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NAVAL & AVIATION HISTORY

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100180 Miller, Geoffrey Superior Force : The Conspiracy Behind the Escape of Goeben and Breslau Hull: The University of Hull Press, 1996 6¼” x 9¼”. 458pp, ills, maps. New softback. Can be inscribed by the author if desired. The definitive account of the escape of the German ships to Constantinople in August 1914.

100207 Hythe, Viscount [ed.] The Naval Annual, 1913 Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints, 1970 [being a facsimile reprint of the 1913 edition originally published by J. Griffin & Co., Portsmouth] 6¼” x 10”. 520pp, ills, plans. Light blue cloth in d/j. A few small creases in top of d/j, else near fine. A snapshot of the world’s navies immediately before the outbreak of the Great War. Articles include: “The Progress of Naval Aeronautics”, “The Turco-Italian War”, “The Dominions and Imperial Defence”, “The Personnel of the German Navy”, etc.

100653 Danielsson, Bengt What Happened on the Bounty London: Readers Union/George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1963 5” x 8¼”. 221pp, map. Green cloth, no d/j, corners bumped, spine cocked, else Very Good

100682 Winton, John Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor : Life on the lower-deck of the Victorian Navy London: Michael Joseph, 1977 6¼” x 9½”. 320pp, ills. Original cloth in very slightly chipped d/j, previous owner’s name inscribed, else Very Good+/Very Good+

100994 Cunningham of Hyndhope, Admiral of the Fleet Viscount A Sailor’s Odyssey London: Hutchinson, 1951 6” x 9¼”. 715pp, 46 photographs, 16 maps. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, front and rear inner hinges exposed, otherwise Good.

101083 Willmott, H. P. [with Tohmatsu Haruo and W. Spencer Johnson] Pearl Harbor London: Cassell and Company, 2001 10” x 10”. 208pp, illustrations. Black cloth gilt in d/j, as new.

101105 Domville-Fife, Charles W. [Ed.] Evolution of Sea Power : studies of modern naval warfare and the effect of evolution on the basis and employment of Sea Power London: Rich & Cowan, Ltd, 1939 6” x 9¼”. 258pp, ills, map. Blue cloth, no d/j, spine faded, some spotting to edges, else Very Good

102120 T124 Sea Power London: Jonathan Cape, 1940 [2nd impression] 5½” x 8”. 261pp. Blue cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed and faded, gift inscription on front end-paper, otherwise Very Good

102305 Farago, Ladislas The Broken Seal : The dramatic story of Operation Magic and the Pearl Harbour (sic) disaster London: Mayflower, 1969 4¼” x 7”. 415pp. Paperback, page edges browned, spine creased, well-used, otherwise Fair/Good

102849 Whiting, J. D. S.O.S. : A Story of the World War at Sea Indianopolis: The Bobs-Merrill Company, 1928 [1st ed.] 5¼” x 8¼”. 303pp, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt with [chipped] print laid-in on front cover, no d/j, rear pastedown torn at edge, bookplate on front pastedown, gift inscription on front end-paper, edges grubby, otherwise Good Plu

103616 Bainton, Roy Honoured By Strangers : The Life Of Captain Francis Cromie CB, DSO, RN : 1882-1918 Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 2002 6¼” x 9½”. [xvii] + 315pp, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt in d/j, As New. From the dust-jacket: “For many years the story of Francis Cromie has been overshadowed by histories of the greater tragedy found on the Western Front in World War I. Yet, like TE. Lawrence, Cromie’s individual exploits reveal a classic British hero: noble, tenacious and beloved by all who served under him. Churchill called him `a man of exceptional gifts’. Captain Francis Cromie became a submarine commander at the remarkably young age of 24. By this time he had already seen action in the Boxer Rebellion, received the China Medal and had been mentioned in despatches. His compassion and care for his men had already gained him the Royal Humane Society’s Bronze Medal, when he almost lost hislife attempting to save a drowning sailor. In 1915 he was chosen to head a flotilla of submarines to attack German shipping in the Baltic Sea. Here,he achieved great success despite the hazardous nature of the climate and the threat of the German navy. He was decorated three times by the Czar of Russia and received the DSO. During his three years in the Baltic he became fluent in Russian. He only survived the difficulties of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 because of his consummate skills as a mediator and diplomat. His murder in the British Embassy in 1918 at the age of 37 remained a tragic mystery for many years - until now. Roy Bainton’s extensive researcheshave revealed why Cromie has previously been omitted from official histories of that difficult period. The circumstances surrounding his murder exposed facts about his complex character, his relationship with the Bolsheviks and the British Establishment- and importantly the story uncovers the duplicity of the allies as they struggled to formulate a reaction to the tidal wave of the Russian Revolution.”

104332 Various H.M.A.S. Mk III Published for the Royal Australian Navy by Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1944 8½” x 11”.200pp, colour frontis, illustrations. Original cloth, no d/j covers marked and rubbed, previous owner’s name inscribed, shaken, covers bowed otherwise Good

104473 O’Kane, Richard H. [Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.)] Wahoo : The Patrols of America’s Most Famous WWII Submarine Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1987 6¼” x 9½”. [x] + 345pp, maps, illustrations. Blue boards in d/j, Fine. Wahoo was christened in February 1941, with her mission already decreed the night of Pearl Harbor: Conduct unrestricted submarine warfare. Her first patrols were average for a new boat, but then came Commander Dudley W. (“Mush”) Morton. He cast aside bugaboos, and originated daring new submarine tactics. His credo was: We’ll go wherever the Japs are, and do whatever it takes to sink there. Morton’s astonishing tactics included a successful down the throat attack against an attacking Japanese destroyer, and surface-running gun attacks. He also formed a rubber-boat landing and assault team known as Wahoo’s Commandos. The results spoke for themselves; Wahoo soon led in sinkings as she went after the Japanese with a vengeance and Morton became known as the Navy’s most aggressive and successful sea raider. Wahoo’s first spectacular achievement was the sinking of a 4-ship convoy in one day: coming back into port after this exploit, she displayed a broom atop her periscope, signifying a clean sweep, while below placards proclaimed Wahoo’s motto-Shoot the Sons of Bitches. Through the eyes of her executive officer, we become members of the sub’s crew: standing watches, readying the torpedoes, coaxing more speed, tracking ships with the scope, playing cribbage. The general alarm calls all hands to battle stations. Then the deadly duel between enemy and submarine begins: in the conning tower, angles and bearings are called, the order is given-Mark! Set! Fire!, and with a shudder each torpedo is on its way. With the whack of the torpedo detonations, the escort heads down the torpedo wakes, and Wahoo goes deep, rigging for depth charge and silent running. After many daring missions, Wahoo’s brilliant career was cut short. O’Kane, through extensive research and assistance from the Japanese, has written her final, fatal patrol, with its heart-rending revelations. So, of all 37 American submarines lost without survivors, only Wahoo’s story is finally complete.

104474 Galantin, Admiral I. J. [U.S.N. (Ret)] Take Her Deep! A Submarine Against Japan in World War II London: Unwin Hyman Ltd, 1988 [1st English edition] 6¼” x 9¼”. [xviii] + 262pp, illustrations, map as end-papers. Black cloth gilt in d/j, Fine

104475 O’Kane, Richard H. [Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.)] Clear the Bridge! The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1989 [first published 1977] 6¼” x 9¼”. 480pp, maps, illustrations. Blue boards gilt in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, otherwise Very Good. From the date of her departure on her first patrol in January, 1944, to her tragic loss only nine months later, “Tang” averaged one enemy ship on the bottom every 11 days, a rate twice that of any other U. S. Submarine. “Tang” also developed new tactics in sub-air rescues, picking 22 navy fliers out of the water while under Japanese gunfire at Truk.

104561 Stinnett, Robert B. Day of Deceit : The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor New York: The Free Press, 2000 6¼” x 9½”. [xiv] + 386pp, illustrations. Grey boards in a rubbed d/j, corners bumped otherwise Very Good

104624 Cassells, Vic For Those in Peril : a comprehensive listing of the ships and men of the RAN who have paid the supreme sacrifice in the wars of the twentieth century Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press, 1995 5¾” x 8¾”. 269pp, illustrations. Softback, Near Fine

104884 Rose, Lisle A. The Ship That Held the Line : The USS Hornet and the first year of the Pacific War Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1995 6” x 9”. [ix] + 309pp, illustrations. Grey cloth gilt in a scuffed and chipped d/j, otherwise Near Fine

104901 Parkes, Dr Oscar British Battleships : ‘Warrior’ 1860 to ‘Vanguard’ 1950 : A History of Design, Construction and Armament London: Seeley Service & Co., 1957 8¾” x 11½”. [xv] + 701pp, 450 plans and photographs, advertisements. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, remnants of removed bookplate, small stain on page ix, tiny blemish on backstrip, otherwise a very good copy indeed of an exceptional work of reference. Please note, as this is a very heavy book postage will be charged at actual cost.

104966 Tuleja, Thaddeus V. Climax at Midway : The Story of the Battle that Changed the Course of the Pacific War London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1960 5½” x 8¾”. 248pp, illustrations, maps. Blue cloth gilt in a scuffed and chipped d/j, otherwise Very Good

105015 White, W. L. They Were Expendable New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942 [fourth printing] 5½” x 8¼”. [vii] + 209pp. Blue cloth in a scuffed and chipped d/j with some minor loss, covers rubbed, page edges yellowed, offsetting to end-papers otherwise Very Good

105060 Samuels, Peggy and Harold Remembering the Maine Washington and London: Smithsonian Institute Press, 1995 6” x 9¼”. [viii] + 358pp, illustrations. Blue boards quarter-bound in red cloth, in d/j, Fine

105061 Blow, Michael A Ship to Remember : The Maine and the Spanish-American War New York: William Morrow and Co., 1992 6¼” x 9½”. 496pp, illustrations, map as end-papers. Red boards with cloth backstrip in d/j, As New

105067 Kurzman, Dan Left To Die : The Tragedy of the USS Juneau New York: Pocket Books, 1994 6” x 9½”. [xii] + 335pp, illustrations. Grey boards quarter-bound in blue cloth, in d/j, remainder mark on top edge of text block otherwise Near Fine

105387 Theobald, Rear Admiral Robert A. The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor London: Holborn Publishing Company, 1959 5½” x 8¼”. [xix] + 204pp. Red cloth gilt in a scuffed, torn d/j, covers rubbed, end-papers renewed, otherwise Good Plus

105410 Corbett, Sir Julian S. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy London: Conway Maritime Press, 1972 [first published 1911] 5¾” x 9”. [xvi] + 317pp. Softback, covers rubbed otherwise Very Good

105414 Gannon, Michael Operation Drumbeat : the Dramatic True Story of Germany’s First U-Boat Attacks along the American Coast in World War II New York: Harper & Row, 1990 6¼” x 9½”. [xxi] + 490pp, illustrations, maps. Grey boards in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, otherwise Very Good Plus. ‘Operation Drumbeat’ was the code for the first German submarine assault against the United States in WW2. The book focuses on U-123, the first successful submarine in the assault force, and on her commander, Reignhard Hardegan, who sank 19 ships on two American patrols. Also covered are the other ‘Drumbeat’ U-boats, two of which operated in Canadian waters in the first 6 months of 1942. The U-boats sank nearly 400 ships in Navy protected waters off the American East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean, at the cost of only six U-boats sunk.

105415 Gannon, Michael Black May : The Epic Story of the Allies’ Defeat of the German U-Boats in May 1943 New York: HarperCollins, 1998 6¼” x 9½”. [xxviii] + 492pp, illustrations. Black boards in d/j, As New. This book tells the story of the month May 1943, when the Allies finally and decisively gained the upper hand in the Battle of the Atlantic. In the course of that month the Allies sank 41 U-boats and damaged another 37 and Admiral Doenitz was forced to withdraw the surviving boats from the fray. It describes the hundreds of separate engagements that took place in the course of the month in vivid detail, drawing on archive records as well as personal recollections from both sides.

105431 Wohlstetter, Roberta Pearl Harbor : Warning and Decision Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1974 6¼” x 9½”. [xviii] + 426p ,maps. Grey cloth in a scuffed and chipped d/j, lacks title page otherwise Very Good

105582 Krug, Hans-Joachim; Hirama, Yoichi; Sander-Nagashime, Berthold J.; and, Niestle, Axel Reluctant Allies : German-Japanese Naval Relations in World War II Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2001 6” x 9¼”. [xxii] + 414pp, illustrations. Red cloth gilt in a rubbed d/j, otherwise Near Fine. Often forgotten among the many aspects of World War II is the alliance between Germany and Japan. Japan had long shown an interest in German military ordnance and technical innovations, and the rapprochement of these former enemies went smoothly enough at first. Eventually, however, their philosophical and operational differences along with their vast geographical separation led to serious difficulties. The Two Axis powers also had to contend with the widely differing doctrines of Japan’s ocean-going big-ship navy versus Germany’s relatively small navy, which fought covertly, mainly with submarines. Nevertheless, in the vast middle ground of the Indian Ocean, these reluctant allies came together to conduct naval operations that could have had disastrous consequences for the United States and it Allies. In thoroughly documenting this long-neglected subject, the authors provide valuable insight into the faulty mechanism of an alliance between totalitarian powers that was characterised by suspicion and a reluctance to freely share information and assets. The authors also focus on the difficulties and consequences of dealing with the megalomania and criminal intellect of Adolf Hitler.

105883 Reed, E. J. [Chief Constructor of the Navy] Our Iron-clad Ships : Their Qualities, Performances and Cost, with Chapters on Turret Ships, Iron-clad Rams Etc. London: John Murray, 1869 First Edition 5½” x 9”. [xxxii] + 330pp, frontispiece, illustrations, publisher’s catalogue. The original covers have been professionally re-backed, no d/j, bookplate, tanned pages, otherwise Very Good

106113 Gordon, Andrew The Rules of the Game : Jutland and British Naval Command London: John Murray, 1997 6” x 9½”. [xii] + 708pp, illustrations, charts. Red cloth in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, otherwise Very Good

106139 Wester-Wemyss, Admiral of the Fleet Lord The Navy in the Dardanelles Campaign London: Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. [c.1924] 5¾” x 9”. 288pp, folding map. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, head and tail of spine and corners bumped and rubbed, otherwise Very Good. Awarded two stars by Cyril Falls in his “War Books”, and described thus: “Lord Wester-Wemyss, known to the war-time public as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, was one of the great organisers on the Naval side of the War. He might have been one of the great fighting men had that chance come his way, but it did not. In the Gallipoli Campaign his powers of organisation were thoroughly tested. His account is frank, his criticism full-blooded, his comments shrewd. A good idea of the problems of policy, strategy, and administration in regard to the campaign can be obtained from this book.”

106425 Fayle, C. Ernest Seaborne Trade Volume I : The Cruiser Period [History of the Great War based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the C. I. D.] London: John Murray, 1920 5½” x 9”. [xvii] + 442pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, spine dull, covers marked and rubbed, head of spine snagged, inner hinges cracked, edges dusty, bookplate of Chatham Dockyard Trust on front pastedown, otherwise Good Plus

106717 Steinberg, Jonathan Yesterday’s Deterrent : Tirpitz and the Birth of the German Battle Fleet London: Macdonald & Co. Ltd, 1965 5½” x 8¾”. 240pp, portrait frontis, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt in a chipped, scuffed and rubbed d/j, stain on front free end-paper from old label, page edges yellowed otherwise Very Good

106772 Bywater, H. C. and Ferraby, H. C. Strange Intelligence : Memoirs of Naval Secret Service London: Constable & Company, 1934 [first published 1931] 4¾” x 7½”. [xi] + 299pp, fold-out map. Tan cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed, backstrip soiled and faded, top edge of upper boards frayed, previous owner’s name inscribed, edges lightly foxed otherwise Good Plus

107022 Chatterton, E. Keble Fighting the U-Boats London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd, 1942 5¼” x 8¾”. 216pp, maps, illustrations. Blue cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine dull, head and tail of spine bumped, otherwise Good Plus. Uncommon.

107217 Plivier, Theodor [Translated from the German by William F. Clarke] The Kaiser’s Coolies London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1932 5” x 7½”. 332pp. Red cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers rubbed and blotchy, spine lean otherwise Very Good

107247 Stumpf, Richard [Edited, Translated and with an Introduction by Daniel Horn] The Private War of Seaman Stumpf London: Leslie Frewin, 1969 [first published 1967] 5½” x 8½”. [vi] + 442pp, illustrations, map as end-papers. Blue cloth gilt in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, edges lightly foxed otherwise Very Good

107341 Kopp, Georg [Translated by Arthur Chambers] Two Lone Ships : “Goeben” & “Breslau” London: Hutchinson, 1931 5½” x 8¾”. 288pp, frontis, illustrations. Original blue cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers rubbed, head and tail of spine bumped, edges foxed, otherwise Very Good

107450 Brassey, T. A. [Ed.] The Naval Annual, 1909 [23rd year of issue] London and Portsmouth: J. Griffin and Co., 1909 6” x 9¾”. [ix] + 440pp, frontis, 6 illus, 64pp plate section, text illus. Blind-stamped blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed with some damp-staining along bottom edges of boards, spine darkened, shelf number on spine, front free end-paper and frontispiece originally missing but replaced, front inner hinge taped, otherwise Good. Standard rundown of naval strengths & naval expansion of Germany, new construction, the all big gun ship, engines & means of propulsion. Naval Volunteers, Naval Expansion in Germany, Dockyard Administration

107452 Auten , Lt. Commander Harold, V.C. “Q” Boat Adventures : The Exploits of the Famous Mystery Ships by a “Q” Boat Commander London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1919 4¾” x 7¾”. 289pp, frontis, illustrations. Red cloth blocked in black in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j with some loss, covers rubbed and faded, spine cocked, shaken, previous owner’s name inscribed, a Good copy only, but was formerly the property of John Kirby, who was clearly in correspondence with the Admiralty regarding Decoy Ships (with pencilled annotations throughout, mentioning, inter alia, letters he wrote to both Fisher and Churchill). Attached to the rear cover is a note (1919) concerning “The Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors : In the Matter of Claim of Mr John Kirby as to Decoy Boats v. U Boats”. In 1915, Harold Auten was one of the first six officers selected for Q-Ship service. As one of the pioneers, he helped develop the design and tactics of Q-ships. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his involvement in a fierce encounter with a U-boat off Start Point in July 1918.

107557 Hirst, Lloyd [With a Preface by Admiral Sir Herbert W. Richmond] Coronel and After London: Peter Davies Limited, May 1934 First Edition 5” x 7½”. [xvi] + 278pp, maps. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine faded, otherwise Very Good.

107571 Gwatkin-Williams, Captain Rupert Stanley Prisoners of the Red Desert : Being a Full and True History of the Men of the “Tara” London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, n.d. [November 1919] The September 1922 Second Edition gives the date 5” x 7¾”. [xii] + 304pp, two small linear sketch maps in text; rough map and sketch of Camp as end-papers. Original red cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine faded, edges lightly foxed otherwise Very Good. An account of Light Armoured Car Brigade operations against the Senussi. Having been captured, Gwatkin-Williams led his party to freedom through the desert.

107621 Marder, Arthur From the Dardanelles to Oran : Studies of the Royal Navy in War and Peace 1915 - 1940 London: Oxford University Press, 1974 5½” x 8¾”. 301pp, b&w plates, 5 charts. Blue cloth gilt in a rubbed, creased d/j, ex-Library formerly from the Royal Naval College, Greenwich and subsequently The Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) Library, gift inscription on front end-paper, otherwise Very Good.

107698 Various Contributors [James Irvine, Brian Budge, Jude Callister. Kevin Heath, Andrew Hollinrake, Issy Grieve, Keith Johnson, Neil Kermode, Michael Lowrey, Tom Muir, Emily Turton and Ben Wade] HMS Hampshire : a Century of Myths and Mysteries Unravelled Kirkwall: Orkney Heritage Society, 30 August 2016 8¼” x 12”. [viii] + 112pp, map, illustrations. Original pictorial boards, no d/j [as issued], As New. On 5 June 1916, HMS Hampshire left the Royal Navy’s anchorage at Scapa Flow, Orkney, bound for Russia. The Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, was on board as part of a diplomatic and military mission aimed at boosting Russia’s efforts on the Eastern Front. At about quarter to nine in the evening, in stormy conditions and within two miles of Orkney’s northwest shore, she struck a mine laid by German submarine U-75. Only twelve survived. To help commemorate the centenary, twelve authors with local knowledge have pooled their expertise to sort fact from fiction with an objective review of the many books, press cuttings and copious unpublished records now available.

107714 “Taffrail” [Captain Taprell Dorling, , D.S.O., F.R.Hist.S., Royal Navy] Swept Channels : Being an Account of the Work of the Minesweepers in the Great War London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935 6” x 9½”. 388pp, frontispiece, b&w plates. Original black cloth blocked in white, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, backstrip split along front gutter, spine snagged and very dull, front free end-paper missing, ex-Library with a few stamps, end-papers browned, edges dusty and foxed, otherwise Good.

107726 Brassey, Earl [Thomas] [Conducted By Earl Brassey ] and Leyland, John [Ed.] Brassey’s Naval Annual, 1915 [War Edition] London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited, 1915 6” x 9¾”. [vii] + 264pp + (x pp advert.), frontispiece and five other plates, numerous ship sketches and illustrations to the text, some full-page. Blind-stamped blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed with small stain in centre of rear cover, otherwise Very Good.

107727 Brassey, T. A. [Ed.] The Naval Annual, 1910 [24th year of issue] London and Portsmouth: J. Griffin and Co., 1910 6” x 9¾”. [vii] + 471pp, frontis, 7 illus, diag, 63pp plate section, text illus. Original blind-stamped blue cloth blocked in gilt on the spine. The covers are scuffed, rubbed and dull, faded around the edges and with noticeable surface scratching and variation in colour on the rear cover, and two holes on the front cover, near the head of the spine. These holes appear to have been drilled for some reason, but do not penetrate completely through the cover as the board is quite thick. The spine has faded completely with total loss of original colour; there is also patchy discolouration, resulting in a mottled appearance. There is a small frayed patch on the front spine gutter an inch below the head. The spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed, with splits in the cloth, particularly at the head of the spine, where there is some minor loss. There are some indentations along the edges of the boards.

107840 Fitzgerald, Rear-Admiral C. C. Penrose Life of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, K.C.B. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1898 Cheap Edition 5½” x 8½”. [xvi] + 338pp, publisher’s advertisements, portrait frontis, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, old Prize Label (dated 1902) on front pastedown otherwise Very Good. A bright copy. Tryon (1832-1893) commanded the first British ironclad, and later rose to command the Mediterranean Station. In 1893 he went down with his ship (HMS Victoria) after a collision at sea during naval manoeuvres.

107854 Fleet, Vice-Admiral H. L. My Life and a Few Yarns London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1922 5½” x 8¾”. 343pp, frontispiece. Blue cloth blocked in black, no d/j, end-papers browned otherwise Near Fine. Chapters : 1. Boyhood; 2. The Britannia; 3. The Victory; 4. The Constance; 5. The Duke of Wellington; 6. The Monarch; 7. The Plover; 8. The Raleigh; 9. Half-Pay; 10. The Indus; 11. The Condor; 12. The Serapis; 13. The Express; 14. The Northampton; 15. The Tartar; 16. HMS Magdala; 17. The Howe, Empress of India, Thames and Eolus; 18. Coastguard and Retirement. With index.

107857 Anon. [by the Author of “In the Northern Mists”, “Grand Fleet Days”] (Montague T. Hainsselin) Naval Intelligence London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1918 4¾” x 7½”. [xiii] + 237pp, publisher’s advertisements. Blind-stamped blue cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, head and tail of spine frayed, pages very browned, otherwise Good

107863 “R.N.V.” [Dawson, Eric P.] Pushing Water London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1919 [On Active Service Series] 5” x 7¾”. 143pp, publisher’s advertisements. Blind-stamped blue cloth blocked in dark blue, no d/j, covers rubbed, spine mottled, two small abraded areas each on front and rear pastedowns, tanned pages, otherwise Very Good.

107952 Goodchild, George [from the log-book of Ex-Petty Officer J. G. Cowie, HMS “Majestic”] The Last Cruise of The “Majestic” London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd, 1917 4¾” x 7½”. 189pp, frontispiece and one other illustration. Original paper-covered boards, now soiled and discoloured, no d/j, pages very browned as usual, otherwise Good. Comprises an account of service in the pre-Dreadnought battleship from late 1914 until her sinking in the Dardanelles on 27 May 1915.

107955 Milne, Admiral Sir Archibald Berkeley The Flight of the ‘Goeben’ and the ‘Breslau’ : An Episode In Naval History London: Eveleigh Nash Company Limited, n.d. [c.1921] 4¾” x 7½”. 160pp, map as end-papers. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers creased and rubbed with some colour loss and shadow from old Boots Library label, spine quite dull, edges dusty, remnants of old label on rear pastedown, small hole in front free end-paper, a little shaken. This copy was presented to the Ward Room Mess of the Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham by Lieutenant R. T. C. Woods, RN in May 1931 [inscribed thus on front free end-paper]. There are two “Port Library Chatham” stamps on the front end-papers. Milne’s furious apologia was written following the publication of Volume I of Sir Julian Corbett’s Official History of the War : Naval Operations, in response to some mild criticism.

107968 Cato, Conrad [Pseudonym of Cyril Cox, Assistant Paymaster RNR] The Navy in Mesopotamia 1914 to 1917 London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1917 4½” x 7¼”. [xi] + 211pp, maps. Rebound ex-Library, reading copy.

107990 Manwaring, G. E. and Dobree, Bonamy The Floating Republic : An Account of the Mutinies at Spithead & The Nore in 1979 London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd, 1966 [first published 1935] 5½” x 8¾”. [xi] + 299pp, illustrations. Original blue cloth blocked in gilt on the spine in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, otherwise Very Good.

107991 Gwyn, Julian [Ed.] The Royal Navy and North America: The Warren Papers 1736-1752 London: Navy Records Society, 1973 (Navy Records Society volume 118) 5¾” x 9”.

108042 Garbett, Captain H. [R.N.] Naval Gunnery : a Description and History of the Fighting Equipment of a Man-of-War London: George Bell and Sons, 1897 4¾” x 7¼”. [xiv] + 360pp, frontispiece, illustrations (plates and in text). Original blind-stamped blue cloth gilt, no d/j, extensive foxing otherwise Very Good.

108050 Giffard, The Late Admiral Edward Deeds of Naval Daring : Anecdotes of the British Navy London: John Murray, 1910 4¾” x 7¾”. 410pp. Red cloth gilt, no d/j, covers spotted, spine very faded although gilt still bright, contents very clean and tight.

108148 Cato, Conrad [Pseudonym of Cyril Cox, Assistant Paymaster RNR] The Navy Everywhere London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1919 5¾” x 9¼”. [ix] + 297pp, maps. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, spine quite faded, end-papers lightly foxed, front free end-paper removed otherwise Very Good.

108155 Hase, Commander Georg von Kiel & Jutland London: Skeffington & Son, n.d. [this is almost certainly the Second Edition, circa 1933, with the title shown as “Kiel & Jutland”, rather than “Kiel and Jutland” as on the First Edition of circa 1921] 5½” x 9”. 128pp, 10 illustrations, 2 charts. Black cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, edges foxed otherwise Very Good

108165 Peillard, Léonce [Translated from the French by Oliver Coburn] U-Boats To The Rescue : The Laconia Incident London: Jonathan Cape, 1963 5¼” x 8”. 270pp, maps, illustrations. Original dark grey paper-covered boards blocked in silver on the spine in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j. The covers are rubbed and scuffed with a shallow indentation on the rear cover. The spine ends and corners are bumped, with some fraying to the paper covering at the spine ends. There is a very noticeable forward spine lean.

108201 Admiral Sir Cyprian A. G. Bridge, G.C.B.; Admiral Sir Reginald N. Custance, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.V.O.; Charles H. Firth, Esq., M.A., Regius Professor of Modern History Report of a Committee Appointed by the Admiralty to Examine and Consider the Evidence Relating to the Tactics Employed by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar [Volume 7120 of Cd. (Great Britain. Parliament)] London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1913 8¼” x 13¼”. [xvi] + 107pp, four charts. The combination of paper covers and large size inevitably results in damage to the edges, manifested here by significantly creased and dog-eared corners, torn edges and above average wear and tear. However, this original Command Paper is rare and is, apparently, currently only to be located in the main Holding Libraries.

108234 Neureuther, Karl and Bergen, Claus U-Boat Stories : Narratives of German U-Boat Sailors London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1931 5¼” x 8”. 207pp, illustrations, 8 colour plates (one missing). Blue cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, head and tail of spine frayed, binding failed in places, previous owner’s name inscribed, edges dusty, otherwise Good. An unprepossessing example of a very scarce title.

108261 Hampshire, A. Cecil They Called it Accident : The Unsolved Mystery of the Destruction of H.M.S. Natal London: William Kimber, 1961 5½” x 8¾”. 208pp, illustrations. Black cloth gilt in a scuffed, chipped and torn d/j, otherwise Very Good

108266 Campbell, Rear-Admiral Gordon [Foreword by Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly; Illustrated by Photographs and with Sketches by Lieutenant J. E. Broome, RN] My Mystery Ships London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1929 [first published October 1928] 5¾” x 9”. [xx] + 300pp, colour frontis, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, head and tail of spine bumped, end-papers foxed, previous owner’s name inscribed and inked-out otherwise Very Good

108278 Hampshire, A. Cecil They Called it Accident : The Unsolved Mystery of the Destruction of H.M.S. Natal London: William Kimber, 1961 5½” x 8¾”. 208pp, illustrations. Black cloth gilt in a scuffed, chipped and torn d/j, top corner of front cover damaged otherwise Good

108283 Various [Edited by Matthew S. Seligmann, Frank Nagler and Michael Epkenhans] The Naval Route to the Abyss : The Anglo-German Naval Race 1895-1914 Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate for The Navy Records Society, 2015 [Publication of the Navy Records Society Vol. 161] 6” x 9½”. [xlix] + 508pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j [as issued], Fine.

108295 Tupper, Admiral Sir Reginald [G.B.E., K.C.B., C.V.O., Commander Legion of Honour, etc., Chevalier of the Order of Naval Merit Spain] Reminiscences London: Jarrolds, n.d. [1929] Although there is no date of publication, the standard Bibliographic References all agree on 1929 6” x 9¼”. 281pp, portrait frontispiece, illustrations. Original black cloth blocked in gilt on the spine, no d/j, covers worn and damaged, otherwise Very Good

108336 Agar, Captain Augustus Baltic Episode : A classic of Secret Service in Russian waters London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1963 5½” x 8¼”. 255pp, illustrations. Blue cloth in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, covers rubbed, edges lightly foxed otherwise Very Good

108342 Brodie, C. G. Forlorn Hope 1915 : The Submarine Passage of the Dardanelles London: Frederick Books, 1956 5½” x 8¾”. [ix] + 91pp. Blue cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, covers damp-stained, otherwise Very Good.

108377 Fawcett, H. W. & Hooper, G. W. W. [Eds.] The Fighting at Jutland : The Personal Experiences of Forty-five Officers and Men of the British Fleet London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd, n.d. [5th imp.] 6” x 9½”. 255pp, maps, charts, b&w plates. Red cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, head and tail of spine bumped, spine faded otherwise Very Good.

108410 Scheer, Admiral Germany’s High Sea Fleet in the World War London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1920 6¼” x 9½”. [xiv] + 376pp, portrait frontis, maps, charts. Blue cloth, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, head of spine frayed, spine dull, edges & end-papers lightly foxed, ex-RUSI Library otherwise Good.

108416 Jose, Arthur W. Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 : Volume IX : The Royal Australian Navy 1914-1918 Sydney: Angus & Robertson Ltd, 1940 [8th ed; first published 1928] 5¼” x 8½”. [xli] + 649pp, “202 illustrations and maps”. Maroon cloth gilt, no d/j, some old staining to front cover otherwise Very Good

108449 Chatterton, E. Keble The “Konigsberg” Adventure London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd, n.d. [Sixth Thousand] 5½” x 8¾”. 287pp, frontis, illustrations, maps as end-papers. Blue cloth, no d/j, spine faded and dull, covers lightly marked and rubbed, edges & end-papers lightly foxed,otherwise Very Good

108451 Stoker, Commander H. G. Straws in the Wind London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1925 [3rd impression] 5½” x 8½”. 316pp, illustrations. Green cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers rubbed, end-papers browned otherwise Very Good.

108452 Seligmann, Matthew [Ed.] Naval Intelligence from Germany : The Reports of the British Naval Attaches in Berlin, 1906-1914 Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing for the Navy Records Society, 2007 (Navy Records Society volume 152) 6” x 9”. [xxxv] + 574pp. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j [as issued], As New

108455 Parkes, Dr Oscar British Battleships : ‘Warrior’ 1860 to ‘Vanguard’ 1950 : A History of Design, Construction and Armament London: Seeley Service & Co., 1966 8¾” x 11½”. [xv] + 701pp, 450 plans and photographs, advertisements. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, remnants of removed bookplate, small stain on page ix, tiny blemish on backstrip, otherwise a very good

108466 Fawcett, H. W. & Hooper, G. W. W. [Eds] The Fighting at Jutland : The Personal Experiences of Sixty Officers and Men of the British Fleet Privately Printed [Maclure, MacDonald & Co., Glasgow, 1921] 7½” x 10¼”. [xv] + 472pp, maps, diagrams, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and stained, spine gutters split, ex-Imperial War Museum with usual markings, inner hinges cracked, otherwise Good

108470 Marder, Arthur From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow : The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919 : Volume I: The Road to War, 1904-1914 London: Oxford University Press, 1975 5½” x 8¾”. [xxii] + 459pp, portrait frontis, illustrations, map. Blue cloth gilt in a scuffed and rubbed d/j with some minor tears to the edges, otherwise Very Good. Internally clean and bright.

108511 Crowe, George The Commission of H.M.S. Terrible 1898 - 1902 London: George Newnes, Limited, 1903 5½” x 8¾”. 370pp, 74 plates. Pictorial blue cloth gilt, no d/j, shaken, edges dusty, end-papers discoloured, otherwise Good

108517 Young, Filson With the Battle Cruisers London: Cassell and Company, 1921 Second Impression 6¼” x 9¼”. [xv] + 296pp, colour frontis, illustrations, folding charts. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, head and tail of spine snagged and frayed, slightly shaken, offsetting to end-papers, edges dusty otherwise Good. Ex-Boots Library, 2 plates missing.

108532 Seligmann, Matthew The Royal Navy and the German Threat, 1901-1914 : Admiralty Plans to Protect British Trade in a War Against Germany Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012 6” x 9½”. [x] + 186pp. Black cloth gilt in d/j, As New. When and why did the Royal Navy come to view the expansion of German maritime power as a threat to British maritime security? Contrary to current thinking, Matthew S. Seligmann argues that Germany emerged as a major threat at the outset of the twentieth century, not because of its growing battle fleet, but because the British Admiralty (rightly) believed that Germany’s naval planners intended to arm their country’s fast merchant vessels in wartime and send them out to attack British trade in the manner of the privateers of old. This threat to British seaborne commerce was so serious that the leadership of the Royal Navy spent twelve years trying to work out how best to counter it. Ever more elaborate measures were devised to this end. These included building ‘fighting liners’ to run down the German ones; devising a specialized warship, the battle cruiser, as a weapon of trade defence; attempting to change international law to prohibit the conversion of merchant vessels into warships on the high seas; establishing a global intelligence network to monitor German shipping movements; and, finally, the arming of British merchant vessels in self-defence. The manner in which German schemes for commerce warfare drove British naval policy for over a decade before 1914 has not been recognized before. The Royal Navy and the German Threat illustrates a new and important aspect of British naval history.

108544 Chatterton, E. Keble King’s Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 London: George Allen & Company, Ltd, 44 & 45 Rathbone Place, 1912 First Edition 5½” x 8¾”. [x] + 425pp, colour frontispiece, illustrations. Original blue cloth gilt with print inlaid to front cover, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine dull, head of spine snagged, some pages stained otherwise Very Good. There is a previous owner's name inscribed: Helen Frederica Boyes (née Boxhall).

108566 Semenoff, Captain Vladimir (One of the Survivors) Translated by Captain A. B. Lindsay, 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles; With a Preface by Sir George Sydenham Clarke, G.C.M.G., F.R.S. The Battle of Tsu-shima between the Japanese and Russian Fleets, fought on 27th May 1905 London: John Murray, 1906 First Edition 4¾” x 7¼”. [xxxi] + 165pp, 1 folding diagram. Rebound ex-Library, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, tanned pages otherwise Good

108579 Pollen, Anthony The Great Gunnery Scandal : The Mystery of Jutland London: Collins, 1980 5" x 8¼". 280pp, frontis, diags. Original red cloth blocked in gilt on the spine in a scuffed and rubbed d/j chipped around the edges, end-papers replaced, otherwise Very Good

108615 Marder, Arthur From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow : The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919 : Volume I: The Road to War, 1904-1914 London: Oxford University Press, 1961 First Edition 5½” x 8¾”. [xxii] + 459pp, portrait frontis, illustrations, map. Blue cloth gilt in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, ex-Library, reading copy.

108626 Cato, Conrad [Pseudonym of Cyril Cox, Assistant Paymaster RNR] The Navy in Mesopotamia 1914 to 1917 London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1917 4½” x 7¼”. [xi] + 211pp, maps. Rebound ex-Library, reading copy.

108655 "Etienne" [Commander Stephen King-Hall] A Naval Lieutenant 1914-1918 London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1919 5” x 7½”. [xiv] + 260pp, frontispiece, illustrations, plans, folding map, publisher’s catalogue. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed and stained, corners bumped, pencilled drawings on end-papers, otherwise Very Good.

 

100564 Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt The Air War in the Pacific : Air Power Leads the Way London: Edmund War Ltd, 1966 [volume 13 of the Illustrated History of World War II] 7” x 8¾”. 88pp, ills. Black cloth, no d/j, from RAF Old Sarum Library with library label on fep, else Very Good

100566 Price, Flight Lieutenant Alfred Pictorial History of the Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 London: Ian Allan, 1973 [4th imp.] 6” x 9¼”. 64pp of text plus large photographic section. Blue cloth in d/j, Very Good+/Very Good

100570 Bowman, Martin Spirits in the Sky : Classic Aircraft of World War II London: Salamander Books, 1992 10½” x 11¼”. 144pp, profusely illustrated in colour. Grey cloth in slightly chipped d/j, near Fine/Very Good+

100571 Gunston, Bill and Spick, Mike Modern Air Combat : The aircraft, tactics and weapons employed in aerial warfare today London: Tiger Books International, 1991 8¾” x 12”. 224pp, ills. Blue cloth in d/j, near fine/Very Good+

100736 Gilman, J. D. and Clive, John KG200 : The Force with no Face London: Souvenir Press, 1977 5” x 8”. 363pp. Black cloth in chipped d/j, fep missing, a little grubby, else G+/G+

101115 Rendall, Ivan Reaching for the Skies : The Adventure of Flight London: BBC Books, 1989 7½” x 9¾”. 288pp, profusely illustrated. Black cloth in plastic-covered d/j, ex-library with two stamps only, else Very Good

101118 Nesbit, Roy Conyers RAF : An Illustrated History from 1918 Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 1998 8½” x 12”. 276pp, profusely illustrated. Blue cloth gilt in creased d/j, else Very Good+/Very Good. Originally published at £25.

101119 Hough, Richard and Richards, Denis The Battle of Britain : The Jubilee History London: Guild Publishing, 1990 [first published by Hodder & Stoughton] 5¼” x 8”. 413pp, ills. Blue cloth in d/j, edges dusty else Very Good/Very Good

101122 Harvey, Maurice The Allied Bomber War 1939-45 London: Book Club Associates, 1992 [by arrangement with Spellmount Ltd] 8¾” x 11”. 207pp, illustrated in colour and black & white. Blue cloth gilt in a d/j with two one-inch tears where the top section of the jacket has been bent forward, else Very Good/Fair

101126 Mason, Frederick K. The British Fighter since 1912 London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1992 8” x 11”. 448pp, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt in d/j. This book had been in near fine condition until a browser put it carelessly back on the shelf and damaged the dust-jacket which now has a crease and a one-inch tear near the back flap which I have repaired with archival tape. Please note also that this is a heavy book.

101508 Murray, Williamson War in the Air 1914-1945 London: Cassell and Company, 1999 8” x 10¾”. 224pp, illustrations. Black cloth in a rubbed d/j, Near Fine.

101590 Rumpf, Hans The Bombing of Germany London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1963 5” x 8”. 256pp, illustrations. Black cloth gilt, no d/j, ex-library, front free end-paper missing, remnants of pocket on front pastedown, a few stamps, edges very dusty, sporadic light spotting, otherwise G.

101703 Layman, R. D. Naval Aviation in the First World War : Its Impact and Influence London: Caxton Editions, 2002 [a reprint of the 1996 Chatham edition] 6¼” x 9½”. 224pp, illustrations. Laminated boards in d/j, as new.

102055 Parker, John Strike Command : The Inside Story of the RAF’s Warfare Heroes London: Headline Book Publishing, 2002 6¼” x 9½”. [vii] + 376pp, illustrations. Black cloth gilt in d/j, As New

102086 Connelly, Mark Reaching for the Stars : A New History of Bomber Command in World War II London: I. B. Tauris, 2001 6¼” x 9½”. [vii] + 206pp, illustrations. Black cloth gilt in d/j, Fine

102569 Sweetman, John Bomber Crew London: Little, Brown & Co. 6¼” x 9½”.

103841 Anon. [With a New Introduction by Jeffrey L. Ethell] How to Fly the B-29 Superfortress : The Official Manual for the Plane that Bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki London: Greenhill Books, 1995 8¼” x 11”. Not paginated sequentially. Blue cloth gilt in d/j, As New

103942 Landau, Rom The Wing : Confessions of an R.A.F. Officer London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1945 5½” x 8¾”. 331pp. Original cloth gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, spine dull, pages yellowed, otherwise Very Good

103943 Brown, Squadron-Leader A. J. Ground Staff (A Personal Record) London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1943 5½” x 8¾”. 183pp. Black cloth blocked in white, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, some staining to edges and end-papers, produced to War Economy Standard otherwise Good

104043 Lawson, Captain Ted. W. [edited by Robert Considine] Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo London: Hammond, Hammond and Company, 1945 [2nd ed.; first published 1943] 5” x 7½”. [viii] + 184pp. Grey cloth, no d/j, covers marked, front free end-paper excised, spine cocked, produced to War Economy Standard, Good

104207 Badrocke, Mike and Gunston, Bill Boeing Aircraft Cutaways : The History of Boeing Aircraft Company Botley, Oxford: Osprey Publishing Limited, 1998 10¼” x 9¼”. 150pp, illustrations. Grey cloth in d/j, As New

104459 Cumming, Michael The Starkey Sacrifice : The Allied Bombing of Le Portel 1943 Stroud: Sutton Publishing Limited, 1996 6¼” x 9½”. [viii] + 184pp, illustrations. Red cloth gilt in d/j, As New. In the summer of 1943 Churchill sanctioned a make-believe invasion of France code-named ‘Starkey’. Its aim: to dupe the Germans into believing a real invasion in the Pas de Calais was imminent; and to cause the greatest possible damage to the Luftwaffe by drawing them up for battle. To protect the invasion armada from the biggest threat, long-range guns to the north and south of the seaside resort of Le Portel, south of Boulogne, were to be bombed in the final phase of the operation. This was also vital to maintain the invasion deception theme central to ‘Starkey’. On the night of 8/9 September 1943, over 200 RAF bomber aircraft attacked the long-range guns at Le Portel. Regrettably, the Pathfinder’s marking of the targets was inaccurate and drew the bulk of the Main Force bombing effort towards a residential area. The gun sites were barely harmed but in this and in daylight bombing by the USAAF, some 500 French civilians in Le Portel were killed and the town virtually razed. Based on official documents and eyewitness accounts.

104460 Middleton, Edgar C. The Kingdom of the Air London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd and Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd, n.d. [c.1919] 5” x 7½”. [vii] + 252pp, 6 plates. Original grey paper-covered boards, though missing the entire backstrip, edges & end-papers foxed, shaken, scarce but a reading copy only. An early study of aviation during the First World War and the 1920’s. Chapters include The Man. The Machine. Across The Channel. Over The Lines. Reconnaissance. Direction of Artillery Fire and Bombing. The Eyes of the Fleet. Aero-Photography. Commercial Aviation. Aerial Trade Routes. Navigation. Aerial Law. Night Flying. The Cross-Atlantic Flight.

104491 Overy, Richard The Battle of Britain : The Myth and the Reality New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001 [1st American edition; first published 2000] 5½” x 8½”. [xiv] + 177pp, maps, tables. Cream boards in d/j, As New

104507 Lindqvist, Sven A History of Bombing London: Granta Books, 2001 6¼” x 9½”. Unpaginated, illustrations. Blue cloth in a rubbed d/j, otherwise Near Fine.

104594 Tillman, Barrett Hellcat : The F6F in World War II Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1988 [first published 1979] 6¼” x 9¼”. [xiii] + 265pp, illustrations, maps as end-papers. Blue cloth blocked in silver, in d/j, Fine

104748 Treadwell, Terry C. Strike From Beneath the Sea : A History of Aircraft-carrying Submarines Stroud, Glos: Tempus, 1999 6¾” x 10”. 191pp, profusely illustrated. Black cloth gilt in d/j, As New. From the dust-jacket: “From those first attempts in the First World War to the Japanese bombing of the Oregon forests during World War Two, the history of the many submarines and their aircraft is covered in this comprehensive, illustrated volume.”

105055 Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank and Duiven, Rick Casualties of the German Air Service : As Complete a List Possible Arranged Alphabetically and Chronologically London: Grub Street, 1999 7” x 10”. 384pp. Black cloth gilt in d/j, Near Fine.

105066 Stevenson, James The Pentagon Paradox : The Development of the F-18 Hornet Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1993 6” x 9¼”. [xv] + 445pp, illustrations. Black boards quarter-bound in grey cloth, in a rubbed d/j, otherwise Near Fine

105138 Bruce, Lt Cdr Roy and Leonard, Lt Cdr Charles Crommelin’s Thunderbirds : Air Group 12 Strikes the Heart of Japan Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1994 6” x 9¼”. [xvi] + 228pp, illustrations, maps. Red boards quarter-bound in black cloth, in d/j, Fine. “Crommelin’s Thunderbirds”, led by the much-admired navy fighter pilot Charles Crommelin, were involved in the first carrier air strikes in Japan and the worst of the kamikaze attacks off Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Here, two pilots from the group, officially known as Air Group 12, chronicle their operations off the USS Randolph in the last stages of the Pacific war. Given the paucity of good World War II naval aviation histories, this book makes an important contribution to the field while at the same time offering a thoroughly enjoyable reading experience. The authors examine the activities of the entire group: fighters, dive-bombers, and torpedo-bombers, enlisted men and officers, pilots and aircrewmen, as well as the shipboard personnel who kept them flying. They follow the group from its formation in 1944 through the fire storms of kamikaze attacks in early to mid-1945. Official records, reports, and histories form the framework, but the focus of the book is personal narratives by participants, some forty firsthand accounts in all, including two airmen’s descriptions of their capture and internment by the Japanese and accounts of incredible rescues of downed pilots and crewmen. More than fifty photographs, some by Tony Remkus, the navy photographer for Air Group 12, add to the sense of immediacy that the narrative conveys.

105247 Neillands, Robin The Bomber War : Arthur Harris and the Allied Bomber Offensive 1939-1945 London: John Murray, 2001 6¼” x 9½”. [xiii] + 448pp, illustrations, map. Blue cloth gilt in d/j, As New

105248 Longmate, Norman The Bombers : The RAF Offensive against Germany 1939-1945 London: Hutchinson, 1983 5½” x 8¾”. 416pp, illustrations, maps. Black cloth gilt in a scuffed and rubbed d/j, page edges a little grubby otherwise Very Good

105425 Halliburton, Richard The Flying Carpet London: Geoffrey Bles, 1934 5½” x 8¾”. 265pp, frontispiece, illustrations. Red cloth blocked in black no d/j paper has tanned with age, otherwise Very Good.

105459 Charlton, Air-Commodore L. E. O., Garratt, G. T. and Fletcher, Lieut.-Commdr. R. The Air Defence of Britain London: Penguin, 1938 [A Penguin Special] 4¼” x 7”. 224pp. Paperback in a scuffed, chipped and torn d/j, page edges browned otherwise Very Good

105480 Rhys, Lloyd High Lights and Flights in New Guinea : Being in the Main an Account of the Discovery and Development of the Morobe Goldfields London: Hodder & Stoughton, February 1942 First Edition 5¾” x 9”. 253pp, frontispiece, illustrations. Original cloth blocked in black. The covers are rubbed, with some variation in colour. The spine ends and corners are bumped. There is a previous owner’s name inscribed in ink on the front free end-paper. There are no other internal markings and the text is clean throughout. The paper has tanned with age. The edge of the text block is lightly foxed.

105777 Ward-Jackson, C. H. No Bombs at All : Some Short Stories of the Royal Air Force London: Sylvan Press, November 1944 [First Edition June 1944, Reprinted November 1944] 5½” x 8¾”. 125pp + Publisher’s advertisement. Original cloth gilt. The covers are rubbed and dull. There is a rectangular patch of discolouration on the front cover. The spine is very dull and with two small stains on the gutters, near the tail. The spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed. There is a small scribbled mark in ink on the front free end-paper. The end-papers are browned and discoloured. The text is clean throughout, though some pages are stained in the margins and the is another small stain on the outside edge of the text block. Some of the inner gatherings are cracked.

105945 Burge, Major C. Gordon [With a Foreword by Air-Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard] The Annals of 100 Squadron : Being a Record of the War activities of the Pioneer Night Bombing Squadron in France during the period March 1917 to November 11th, 1918, including its operations against German Towns Whilst Serving in the Independent Force of the R.A.F. London: Herbert Reiach Limited, n.d. [c.1919] 8” x 11” [xii] + 211pp, portrait frontis, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers worn and soiled, portrait frontis defaced, rear end-paper excised, rear inner hinge cracked (exposing mull), some marks in text; overall, just about a Good copy in a worn binding. 100 Squadron was a pioneer night bombing unit, and was the first to be raised specifically for that purpose by Hugh Trenchard, the “father of the RAF” who contributes a foreword to this history, commending the squadron, and its willingness to go out and bomb in all weathers, and the ability of its groundcrew to keep their aircraft airborne in all conditions. Equipped with F.E.2B and BE2 aircraft, the squadron, based at Izel Le Hameau airfield, commenced its life with a raid against Douai aerodrome. In May 1917 the squadron transferred to Trexennes airfield near Aire, where, according to the author “the concert pitch of the Squadron’s work was achieved”. In October 1917 it proceeded to the Nancy area in order to begin bombing Germany. Here the Squadron endured one of the hardest winters known, often attempting the work when it was impossible to see the ground from above 100 feet, owing to mist. Forced to evacuate this site during the German advance of 1918, 100 transferred to Ochey in Alsace-Lorriane from where it carried out night raids on Germany itself, targets including Frankfurt, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. Shortly before the war ended, the squadron took delivery of the new and advanced Handley-Page bombers. Uncommon in this edition.

106628 Lewis, Cecil Sagittarius Rising London: Peter Davies, 1941 5¼” x 8”. [viii] + 332pp. Original cloth in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, end-papers foxed, covers rubbed, otherwise Very Good

106969 Macmillan, Norman Freelance Pilot London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1937 5½” x 8¾”. [ix] + 321pp, portrait frontis, map, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j with some loss including a one-inch section at the tail of the spine panel, the rear panel is stained and this has also affected the rear cover which has corresponding loss of colour, edges foxed, slight spine lean otherwise Very Good.

107076 Anon. [Aimée McHardy] An Airman’s Wife London: Herbert Jenkins, 1918 First Edition 4¾” x 7¾”. 303pp. Original grey cloth blocked in blue, no d/j, tanned pages otherwise Very Good.

107094 Gamble, C. F. Snowden The Story of a North Sea Air Station : Being some account of the early days of the Royal Flying Corps (Naval Wing) and of the part played thereafter by the air station at Great Yarmouth and its opponents during the war 1914-1918 London: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1928 6¼” x 9½”. [xvi] + 445pp, illustrations, folding map. Green cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, corners bumped and frayed, spine dull otherwise Very Good. Acknowledged as the finest record of the early days of the RNAS, and the definitive history of the historic Royal Flying Corps (Naval Wing). It also provides an informative account of the operational role of the Royal Naval air station at Great Yarmouth during the First World War.

107365 Scott, Group-Captain A. J. L. (C.B., M.C., A.F.C.) [With a Preface by The Rt. Hon. Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P.] Sixty Squadron R.A.F. : A History of the Squadron from its Formation London: William Heinemann, 1920 5½” x 8¾” [xx] + 145pp, frontispiece, illustrations. Rebound in blue leatherette, no d/j, tanned pages, scattered foxing, otherwise Very Good.

107469 Burge, Major C. Gordon [With a Foreword by Air-Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard] The Annals of 100 Squadron : Being a Record of the War activities of the Pioneer Night Bombing Squadron in France during the period March 1917 to November 11th, 1918, including its operations against German Towns Whilst Serving in the Independent Force of the R.A.F. London: Herbert Reiach Limited, n.d. [c.1919] 8” x 11” [xii] + 211pp, portrait frontis, illustrations. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, covers worn and soiled, portrait frontis defaced, rear end-paper excised, rear inner hinge cracked (exposing mull), some marks in text; overall, just about a Good copy in a worn binding. 100 Squadron was a pioneer night bombing unit, and was the first to be raised specifically for that purpose by Hugh Trenchard, the “father of the RAF” who contributes a foreword to this history, commending the squadron, and its willingness to go out and bomb in all weathers, and the ability of its groundcrew to keep their aircraft airborne in all conditions. Equipped with F.E.2B and BE2 aircraft, the squadron, based at Izel Le Hameau airfield, commenced its life with a raid against Douai aerodrome. In May 1917 the squadron transferred to Trexennes airfield near Aire, where, according to the author “the concert pitch of the Squadron’s work was achieved”. In October 1917 it proceeded to the Nancy area in order to begin bombing Germany. Here the Squadron endured one of the hardest winters known, often attempting the work when it was impossible to see the ground from above 100 feet, owing to mist. Forced to evacuate this site during the German advance of 1918, 100 transferred to Ochey in Alsace-Lorriane from where it carried out night raids on Germany itself, targets including Frankfurt, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. Shortly before the war ended, the squadron took delivery of the new and advanced Handley-Page bombers. Uncommon in this edition.

107471 Lewis, Cecil Sagittarius Rising London: Peter Davies, 1942 8th Impression 4¾” x 7¼”. [viii] + 332pp. Original cloth in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, end-papers foxed, covers rubbed, otherwise Very Good

107486 Scott, Group-Captain A. J. L. (C.B., M.C., A.F.C.) [With a Preface by The Rt. Hon. Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P.] Sixty Squadron R.A.F. : A History of the Squadron from its Formation London: William Heinemann, 1920 5½” x 9”. [xx] + 145pp, frontispiece, illustrations. Air Force Blue cloth blocked in silver, no d/j, front gutter split at head, head and tail of spine frayed, previous owner’s name inscribed on front free end-paper, end-papers browned and discoloured, illustration to face page 58 torn in half otherwise Very Good. 60 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, was formed on 1 May, 1916 and served on the Somme, Arras, Ypres, and the March Offensive (1918). Includes a nominal roll of officers and casualty list. Members of the Squadron included three Victoria Cross winners-Lieut-Col. W.A. Bishop, Capt. Ball and Major McCudden, as well as Sqdn.-Ldr. C.F.A. Portal, future Chief of the Air Staff in World War Two. A very scarce WWI fighter squadron history that includes an account of “Billy” Bishop’s feat in winning the Victoria Cross in 1917.

107532 Heydemarck, Haupt War Flying in Macedonia London: John Hamilton, Ltd, n.d. 5½” x 8¾”. 196pp, illustrations, folding map. Brown blue cloth blocked in black, no d/j, ex-Library, reading copy

107561 Bott, Alan [‘Contact’] Eastern Nights - And Flights : A Record of Oriental Adventure Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1920 5” x 7½”. [viii] + 315pp, frontis. Red cloth, no d/j, covers rubbed, spine faded, edges and end-papers foxed, otherwise Very Good

107700 Grinnell-Milne, Duncan An Escaper’s Log London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1926 [2nd imp.] 4¾” x 7½”. 306pp, portrait frontis, b&w plates, maps. Original cloth, no d/j, previous owner’s name inscribed, edges lightly foxed, otherwise Very Good. The author was shot down and captured in 1915, while flying a BE 2 from No. 16 Squadron. He was moved to various prisons and made a final escape in April, 1918, when he joined No. 56 Squadron equipped with SE 5 aircraft. His own story of prisoners of war, his long imprisonment, and escape.

107756 Bott, Alan [‘Contact’] An Airman’s Outings Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood, 1917 [4th impression] 4¾” x 7½”. [xxv] + 323pp. Red cloth gilt, spine dull, covers rubbed, spine slightly canted, edges lightly foxed, previous owner’s name inscribed otherwise Very Good. Bott flew with the 70th Squadron in France and was the first unit to operate the Sopwith 1½ Strutter. The period covered is June to December of 1916. The first part of the book deals with his reconnaissance flights (and fights) and the second part concerns his letters home during the time he was flying over the Somme sector. Bott also served with 111 Squadron in Mesopotamia and Palestine, where he was shot down and imprisoned by the Turks. He escaped to freedom in Constantinople at the end of the hostilities in November 1918. Because the book was published during World War I, the pilot and squadron names have been omitted. From the Preface: “I hope that this my book, written for the most part at odd moments during a few months of training in England, will suggest to civilian readers a rough impression of such conditions. I have expressed a hope that the chapters and letters will suggest a rough impression of work done by R.F.C. pilots and observers in France. The book deals only with the squadron to which I belonged last year. Ours was a crack squadron in its day and it held a melancholy record in the number of its losses. Umpty Squadron’s casualties during August, September and October 1916 still constitute a record for the casualties of any one flying squadron during any three months since the war began. Once eleven of our machines were posted a “missing” in the space of two days -- another circumstance which has fortunately never yet been equaled in R.F.C. history. It was a squadron that possessed excellent pilots, excellent achievements, and herewith testimonial in a letter found on a captured German airman, with reference to the machine of which we than had the Flying Corps monopoly: “The most-to-be-feared of British machines is the S----.” Our duties were long reconnaissance, offensive patrols around German air country, occasional escort for bombing craft, and occasional photography.” In his “War Books”, Cyril Falls wrote of the author: “He certainly gave us whatever understanding we had of the fighting airman’s life. It was, of course, in a measure war-time propaganda, but it was good stuff of its kind.” Published in the U. S. as “Cavalry of the Clouds”. Written under a pseudonym in 1917, and “one of the first books about fighting in the air written by a fighting airman ..” (extract from the Introduction by Major-General W.S. Brancker). The author, Alan Bott, survived the war.

107757 Strange, Lt. Col. L. A. Recollections of an Airman London: John Hamilton Ltd, May 1935 [The Airman’s Bookshelf Edition; first published March 1933] 5½” x 8¾”. 224pp, portrait frontis, illustrations. Original cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, extensive foxing, otherwise Very Good.

107762 Grinnell-Milne, Duncan Wind in the Wires London: The Aviation Book Club, n.d. 4¾” x 7½”. 288pp, illustrations. Red cloth blocked in black, covers marked and rubbed, edges foxed, otherwise Good.

107959 Lewis, Cecil Sagittarius Rising London: Peter Davies, September 1936 Third Impression [first published in June 1936] 5¼” x 8”. [viii] + 332pp. Original cloth, no d/j, covers discoloured, otherwise Very Good

108017 Rawlinson, A. (C.M.G., C.B.E. D.S.O., Late Commander, R.N.V.R., and Lt.-Col., R.G.A.) [With an Introduction by Admiral Sir Percy Scott, Bart., K.C.B., K.C.V.O., LL.D.] The Defence of London 1915-1918 London: Andrew Melrose Ltd, December 1924 [3rd revised edition; first published October, 1923] 4¾” x 7½”. [xiii] + 267pp, illustrations. Red cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers rubbed and slightly stained, otherwise Very Good

108061 Cutlack, F. M. The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 : volume VIII : The Australian Flying Corps St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1984 [first published 1923; this is a reprint of the 1940 edition] 5¼” x 8¼”. [li] + 493pp, maps, illustrations. Softback, covers rubbed otherwise Very Good

108095 Tennant, Lt.-Col. J.E. (D.S.O., M.C.) In the Clouds Above Baghdad : Being the Records of an Air Commander London: Cecil Palmer, 1920 5½” x 9”. [xi] + 289pp, maps, illustrations. Green cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers rubbed and dull, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, with a tear in the cloth at the tail of the spine, edges lightly foxed, W. H. Smith sticker on rear pastedown otherwise Very Good.

108109 Matthews, R. Borlase The Aviation Pocket-Book for 1918 : A Compendium of Modern Practice and a Collection of Useful Notes, Formulae, Rules, Tables and Data Relating to Aeronautics London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1918 [Sixth Edition, Revised and Enlarged] 4½” x 6¾”. [xvii] + 362pp + [cxxviii] adverts, diags. Blue cloth gilt, no d/j, spine very dull, some small white stains to front and rear boards, folding diagram to face page 190 originally missing but replaced from , ex-Imperial War Museum, previous owner’s name inscribed [181523 Francis Charles Lonsdale] otherwise Very Good.

108139 Springs, Elliott White [Ed.] (Illustrations by Clayton Knight) War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator London: John Hamilton, August 1938 [8th impression, first published May 1927] 4¾” x 7½”. 277pp, illustrations, publisher’s catalogue. Light blue cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, spine very faded, otherwise Very Good.

108160 Bishop, Major W. A. [Major Bishop, VC, DSO, MC] Winged Warfare : Hunting the Huns in the Air London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1918 4¾” x 7½”. 301pp, portrait frontis, illustrations. Tan cloth blocked in blue, no d/j, inner hinges cracked, edges foxed otherwise Very Good.

108161 Kingsford, A. R. Night Raiders of the Air : Being the experiences of a night flying pilot who raided Hunland on many dark nights during the war London: Aviation Book Club, 1939 4¾” x 7½”. 208pp, frontis, illustrations. Original blue cloth, no d/j, and stained otherwise Very Good

108210 Bruce, Talbot Baines [Edited, with a Foreword, by E. D. Cuming] “Missing” Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons Ltd, 1931 4¾” x 7½”. 246pp, portrait frontis, map. Black cloth blocked in white, no d/j, covers rubbed (spine lettering especially), edges lightly foxed, otherwise Very Good.

108217 Jones, Squadron-Leader Ira [D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C., M.M.] King of Air Fighters : Biography of Major ‘Mick’ Mannock, V.C., D.S.O., M.C. London: Ivor Nicholson & Watson, January 1936 [first published November 1934; Reprinted August 1935; First Cheap Edition January 1936] 5½” x 8¾”. [xv] + 303pp, portrait frontispiece, illustrations. Original black cloth blocked in red, no d/j, head and tail of spine and corners bumped, edges foxed, otherwise Very Good.

108221 P. I. X. [Hallam, Squadron Leader T. D.] The Spider Web : The Romance of a Flying Boat War Flight Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1919 First Edition 5½” x 8¾”. [x] + 278pp, frontispiece, illustrations. Decorative blue cloth blocked in white and gilt, no d/j, covers rubbed, spine very dull, spine ends and corners bumped, front inner hinge cracked, end-papers browned and discoloured, edges foxed and grubby, text quite clean but only Good overall due to the covers. The story of the Felixstowe Air Station from March, 1917, to the end of the war. Hallam, a Canadian, learned to fly at the Curtiss School in Hammondsport, NY in 1914, was a private in a machine gun battery in the first Canadian contingent, became a sub-lieutenant in the RNVR serving with an armoured car detachment to the RNAS, sailed for Dardanelles, and in 1915 returned to the Hendon Air Station as acting Flight Lieutenant. He was posted to Felixstowe and became Commanding Officer of the War Flight in 1917.

108282 Hall, Bert and Niles, John J. One Man’s War : The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille London: John Hamilton Limited, September 1934 [Popular Edition; first published September 1929] 5½” x 8¾”. 384pp, frontis, illustrations. Green cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, slight spine lean, otherwise Very Good.

108290 Samson, Air-Commodore Charles Rumney [C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C., R.A.F.] Fights and Flights London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1930 [1st Ed.] 5¾” x 9¼. [xii] + 372pp, portrait frontis, b&w plates, maps. Rebound by W. H. Smith in green cloth blocked in gilt on the spine, no d/j. There is a partially defaced W. H. Smith Circulating Library label on the front pastedown, and a small stamp on the rear pastedown indicating that the volume was rebound by W. H. Smith. The end-papers are browned and discoloured and there are some erased pencil markings on the rear end-paper. The paper has tanned significantly with age, there is scattered foxing and some pages also are stained or have grubby marks. As part of the rebinding process many pages have been strengthened along the inner margin, reducing the size of the margin and leaving some gatherings proud of the text block. Other pages are chipped or creased along the edges and, overall, the volume appears to have been very well used. The edge of the text block is grubby, dust-stained and foxed.

108294 Grinnell-Milne, Duncan An Escaper’s Log London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1926 [2nd imp.] 4¾” x 7½”. 306pp, portrait frontis, b&w plates, maps. Original cloth, no d/j, previous owner’s name inscribed, edges lightly foxed, otherwise Very Good. The author was shot down and captured in 1915, while flying a BE 2 from No. 16 Squadron. He was moved to various prisons and made a final escape in April, 1918, when he joined No. 56 Squadron equipped with SE 5 aircraft. His own story of prisoners of war, his long imprisonment, and escape.

108337 Briscoe, Walter A. and Stannard, H. Russell [With a Foreword by The Right Honourable D. Lloyd George, M.P. and Appreciations by Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, K.T., Maj.-Gen. Sir Hugh Trenchard, K.C.B., D.S.O., Chief Of The Air Staff, and Brig.-Gen. J. F. A. Higgins, D.S.O.] Captain Ball V.C. : The Career of Flight-Commander Ball, V.C., D.S.O. of the Royal Flying Corps London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1918 Third Edition 4¾” x 7¾”. 320pp, portrait frontis, illustrations. Original red cloth blocked in black. The covers are heavily rubbed and faded, particularly the rear cover, where there is a large faded area with resulting colour loss. The spine has darkened with age, with almost total loss of original colour. The spine ends and corners are bumped and frayed with splits to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine. There are some indentations along the edges of the boards (noticeably on the centre-front leading edge).

108366 L. M. [Leonard Miller] The Chronicles of 55 Squadron R.F.C. and R.A.F. Woking and London: Printed by Unwin Brothers, 1919 5” x 7½”. 126pp, frontispiece, illustrations. Original green cloth gilt, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed, head of spine damaged with some loss, Temple Press Library stamp on front pastedown, otherwise Very Good.

108370 ‘McScotch’ [2/Lt. William McLanachan, No. 40 Sqn RFC] Fighter Pilot London: George Newnes Limited, n.d. [1936] 5½” x 8¾”. [vii] + 248pp, frontispiece, illustrations. Blue cloth blocked in dark blue, no d/j, covers marked and rubbed with a number of old stains, spine darkened noticeably with total loss of original colour, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed with some splitting of the cloth to the head and tail of spine, rear inner hinge cracked, tanned pages and a few pages chipped at the leading edge, edges dusty and lightly foxed otherwise just about Very Good. Signed by William McLanachan on the front free end-paper.

108385 Harding, Geoffrey [Sketches by T. V. Deacon] Escape Fever London: John Hamilton Ltd, 1935 [2nd edition] 4¾” x 7½”. 224pp, portrait frontis, illustrations, map, line drawings. Blue cloth in a torn, scuffed and chipped d/j, covers soiled and rubbed, spine faded otherwise Very Good

108422 Morison, Frank [pseud.: Albert Henry Ross] War on Great Cities : A Study of the Facts London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1937 5¼” x 8¼”. 245pp, frontis, illustrations, maps, diagrams. Black cloth gilt, no d/j, edges lightly foxed otherwise Very Good

108482 Wade, W. L. [Ed.] The Flying Book : The Aviation World Who’s Who and Industrial Directory London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 39, Paternoster Row and The Aviation World Publishing Co., Ltd, Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, 1918 5¼” x 8½”. Unpaginated advertisements, 275pp, further unpaginated advertisements. Thick grey card with colour print laid in to front boards, no d/j, boards have been laminated by a previous owner and the original spine replaced with grey tape (under the laminate), inner hinges badly cracked, contents shaken with many sections loose, tanned pages, otherwise Good.

108490 Various Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Aircraft Industry : appointed by the Minister of Aviation under the Chairmanship of Lord Plowden 1964-65. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1965 [Presented to Parliament by the Minister of Aviation by Command of Her Majesty, December 1965 : Cmnd. 2853] 5¾” x 9½”. 139pp. Original printed paper covers. The covers are rubbed and scuffed and are creased around all edges. There is patchy discolouration, particularly adjacent to the spine and on the untitled spine itself. The corners are creased and dog-eared. The spine is creased and chipped at either end with some loss.

108506 “Wings” [Captain, R. A. F.] With an Introduction by “Apteryx” Over the German Lines and Other Sketches Illustrating the Life and Work of an Artillery Squadron of the R. A. F. in France London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1918 4¾” x 7½”. [xxiv] + 184pp. Tan cloth blocked in black, no d/j, covers rubbed and soiled, edges & end-papers lightly foxed, previous owner’s name inscribed otherwise Very Good. Novelization of the author’s service in an Aerial Observation Unit, July 1915 to May 1917 when he was badly wounded, resulting in the amputation of his right arm.

108513 Neumann, Major Georg Paul (Late of the German Air Force) From the Records and with the assistance of 29 Officers and Officials of the Naval and Military Air Services. [Translated by J. E. Gurdon] The German Air Force in the Great War Reprinted 1969 by Cedric Chivers Ltd, Portway, Bath [a reprint of the original Hodder & Stoughton Edition] 5½” x 8¾”. [xv] + 297pp, frontispiece, illustrations. Original blue cloth blocked in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed with some mild patchy discolouration (darkening to the cloth). There are a few obvious old stains on the spine. The spine ends and corners are bumped and there is a forward spine lean.

108515 Bott, Alan [‘Contact’] With an Introduction by Major-General W. S. Brancker (Deputy Director-General of Military Aviation) An Airman’s Outings Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood, 1917 First Edition 4¾” x 7½”. [xxv] + 323pp. Red cloth gilt, spine dull, covers rubbed, spine slightly canted, edges lightly foxed, previous owner’s name inscribed otherwise Very Good.

108535 Morris, Captain Joseph The German Air Raids on Great Britain 1914-1918 London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd, n.d. [c.1925] 6¼” x 9¾”. 306pp, b&w plates, folding maps within text, publisher’s catalogue. Maroon cloth gilt, no d/j, head and tail of spine bumped, covers marked and rubbed, end-papers renewed, otherwise Very Good.

108664 McCudden, James Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps London: The Aeroplane & General Publishing Co., Ltd, n.d. [1919] 5” x 7½”. [xvi] + 348pp, illustrations. Blue cloth blocked in dark blue, no d/j, covers heavily rubbed with fraying and splits to cloth at spine ends, corners and edges, spine darkened, inner hinges tender, armorial bookplate, end-papers browned, edges foxed, otherwise Good Plus.

108666 McCudden, James Thomas Byford Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps Reprinted by Cedric Chivers Ltd, Portway, Bath at the request of the Library Association (A reprint of the orignal edition: London: The Aeroplane & General Publishing Co., Ltd, n.d. [1919]) 5” x 7½”. [xvi] + 348pp, portrait frontis, illustrations. Terracotta cloth, no d/j, new end-papers, ex-Library otherwise Very Good

 

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