Alan W. Mitchell; Archibald Sinclair; W. J. Jordan

New Zealanders in the Air War

London, George G. Harrap and Co Limited. 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating work regarding the New Zealand Air Force. A lovely copy in a dustwrapper and inscribed by the author. With an ink inscription from the author: To Neville O'Gwen Duke, God Bless, From Alan W. Mitchell November 1952. Illustrated with sixteen full page monochrome plates. The work details the contribution from the New Zealand airforce against the Axis Forces in the Second World War. Includes an introduction from British politician Sir Archibald Sinclair. In a blue cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart, with some slight edgewear to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is slightly sunned. Internally firmly bound. All pictures are present but are misbound and do not correspond to the pages as stated in the contents. Pages bright and clean with just the odd spot. Dustwrapper is smart, with some chipping to the extremities of the flyleaf and the head and tail of the spine. Wrap is sunned. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: GEN40-C-8

Catalogus: Aviation

Trefwoorden: New Zealand Signed First Edition Airforce Signed Mitchell Sinclair Various

Captain J. A. Sinclair

Airships in Peace and War

London, Rich & Cowan LTD , 1934. First edition. Cloth. Bright first edition of this scarce book on aviation history by J. A. Sinclair. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. Looking into the history of aviation, from pioneers and experiments through descriptions of great achievements as well as disasters, and notable developments. Written by Captain J. A. Sinclair. Featuring numerous black and white plates throughout. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine, back strip and upper margin of front board lightly faded. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to odd leaf, otherwise pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 831A102

Catalogus: Aviation

Trefwoorden: first editions aviation illustrated history aviation Not Stated

Rear-Admiral Murray F. Sueter

Airmen or Noahs, Fair Play for Our Airmen: The Great "Neon" Air Myth Exposed

London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on naval aviation, inscribed by the author to William Joynson-Hicks. First edition. In presentation to Sir William Joynson-Hicks, an English solicitor and Conservative Party politician, best known as a long-serving and controversial Home Secretary in Stanley Baldwin's Second Government from 1924 to 1929. With an inscription from the author dated 11th June 1928. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, and fifty-six black-and-white plates. A detailed and comprehensive work on naval aviation with chapters on military aviation, aircrafts, airships, accidents, the evolution of the tank from the armoured car, the Royal Air Force, air policies, and more. Written by Rear-Admiral Sir Murray Fraser Sueter, a British Royal Naval officer who was noted as a pioneer of naval aviation and later became a Member of Parliament. Illustrated by Sir William Russell Flint, a Scottish artist and illustrator, and Wing-Commander E. G. O. Beuttler. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Author's ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: W. Russell Flint; Wing-Commander E. G. O. Beuttler. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 894T40

Catalogus: Aviation

Trefwoorden: Airmen Noahs Neon Air Myth Noahs Flint Beuttler W. Russell Flint; Wing-Commander E. G. O. Beuttler

Lieutenant M. T. Wordell; Lieutenant E. N. Seiler; Keith Ayling

Wildcats" over Casablanca

Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1943. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first printing of the story of two naval fighter pilots in the Grumman "Wildcat" fighter squadron during the Second World War. The first edition, first printing of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Bookplate of Frank O'Connor to the verso of the half title page. Ink inscription to the title page, dated September 1943. In collaboration with the journalist Keith Ayling, Lieutenant M. T. Wordell and Lieutenant E. N. Seiler give a thrilling first-hand account of serving in the Grumman "Wildcat" fighter squadron during the invasion of French North Africa in the Second World War. This invasion, known as 'Operation Torch', prompted the first large-scale airborne assault carried out by the United States. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very smart except for the odd spot to the upper extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper remains generally bright except for a little sunning to the spine. Chipping to the head and tail of the spine of the wrap and to the folds. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 908M5

Catalogus: Aviation

Trefwoorden: Operation Torch Naval fighter pilot Wildcat squadron Second World War Naval fighter pilot Aviation Naval Not Stated