LEETHAM LIEUT.-COLONEL A. F.S.A.

The Cavalry Journal Vol. VIII, No. 29 - January 1913

Whitehall, Royal United Service Institution. 1913, First Edition. Original Wraps, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. original buff wrappers with black and red titling and illustration, light rubbing to spine, printed with perforated paper near the gutter so that the articles to be removed and passed around, but all pages are intact and undetached, includes equestrian and military advertising, some light handling soiling to wrappers and mild foxing to edges, 1-132 pp + frontis and plates +16pp adverts between front and rear, various cavalry related articles and essays, scarce in this condition ( ie as issued and undamaged or rebound). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005287

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Military Militaria Military History Equestrian Cavalry Horse Mounted Quarterly Journal Original Wrappers

LEETHAM LIEUT.-COLONEL A. F.S.A.

The Cavalry Journal Vol. IX, No. 33 - January 1914

Whitehall, Royal United Service Institution. 1914, First Edition. Original Wraps, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. original buff wrappers with black and red titling and illustration, light rubbing to spine, has a closed tear at foot of upper cover, a Y shaped tear but no loss, printed with perforated paper near the gutter so that the articles to be removed and passed around, but all pages are intact and undetached, includes equestrian and military advertising, some light handling soiling to wrappers and mild foxing to edges, 1-128 pp + frontis and plates +16pp adverts between front and rear, various cavalry related articles and essays, scarce in this condition ( ie as issued intact and unrebound). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005288

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Military Militaria Military History Equestrian Cavalry Horse Mounted Quarterly Journal Original Wrappers

LEETHAM LIEUT.-COLONEL A. F.S.A.

The Cavalry Journal Vol. IX, No. 34 - January 1914

Whitehall, Royal United Service Institution. 1914, First Edition. Original Wraps, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. original buff wrappers with black and red titling and illustration, light rubbing to spine, printed with perforated paper near the gutter so that the articles to be removed and passed around, but all pages are intact and undetached, includes equestrian and military advertising, some light handling soiling to wrappers and mild foxing to edges, 129-260 pp + frontis and plates +16pp adverts between front and rear, various cavalry related articles and essays, scarce in this condition ( ie as issued and undamaged or rebound). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005289

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Military Militaria Military History Equestrian Cavalry Horse Mounted Quarterly Journal Original Wrappers

RAYNER COMMANDER D. A.

Escort, the Battle of the Atlantic

London, William Kimber. 1955, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped dust jacket has some short edge tears, large chip from bottom edge of rear panel, rubbed edges, 250pp+ 6pp adverts +plates and map endpapers, escorts of the RNVR druing the Second World War. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 010382

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War Merchant Marine Escort Navy Vaval Aircraft Carrier U-Boat Submarine Wolf Pack British

HAYES-MCCOY G.A.

Sixteenth Century Irish Swords in the National Museum of Ireland

Dublin, National Museum of Ireland. 1959, First Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (200 gram rate) folded sheets sewn in paper wrapper, small amount of water damage and loss to top corner of frontis page facing title, no loss to the image, light handling wear to wrappers, 60pp. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008617

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Swords Weaponry Medieval Arms Armoury History Ireland Irish Eire Celtic Re-Enactment

BISHOP MAJOR W. A.

Winged Warfare, Hunting the Huns in the Air

London, Hodder and Stoughton. 1918, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. tan cloth with black titling, lower joint split, spine attached by upper joint, name to fep, some foxing, both hinges showing binding mesh, 301pp + portrait frontis. + 5 plates Memoirs of a Canadian pilot in First World War. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 013185

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Rfc, Aviation, Air Aces, Fighter Aces, Wwi, Ww1, Great War,

JUBELIN ANDRE REAR ADMIRAL

The Flying Sailor

London, Hurst and Blackett. 1955, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. blue cloth boards and titling fresh and crisp. March 1955 fourth printing of English translation of Marin de Metier-Pilot de Fortune translated by James Cleugh. 276pp + 34 photos. Top edge dusted blue Unclipped DW rubbed to edges with some light chipping to corners. the upper joint of the DW has split through along the bottom half, and the spine is marked with some white from where it has been creased. The top and boittom edges of the DW have been taped in the past now only showing some browning. Generally an intact DW, the illustrated front panel being still very good. Tipped onto the free end paper is a note as follows [19th.Dec.56. | To L.A.C. L. Holland in appreciation of | your services to the Squadron and the Radio | section during 1956. | (signature) | N.H.Scott. M.B.E. | Flight Lieutenant. ] I can only assume this refers to a New Zealand Squadron as this is where the book was sourced from. Also this page has an embossed booksellers details to the bottom corner. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000284

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: World War Two Naval Aviation French Military Fleet Air Arm

GALLAND ADOLF & HUBERTUS HITSCHHOLD

The First and the Last, the German Fighter Force in World War Two

London, Methuen. 1955, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. facsimile dust jacket taken from a fifth impression, the outside parts are a colour copy but the internal flaps are b&w and attached to the colour sheet, under mylar wrap, book spine lightly faded and rubbed, joints, fore edges and corners rubbed,small stationer's stamp to fep, some minor browning to fep, internally VG, first English translation from the German, xii 368pp + plates, one of the top German fighter aces gives his side of the story, including conferences with the Fuhrer and the development of jet fighters. Good/facsimile.

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Book number: 005754

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Luftwaffe Nazi Hitler German Air Force Fighter Pilot Adolf Galland Die Ersten Und Die Letzen English Translation

GALLAND ADOLF & HUBERTUS HITSCHHOLD

The First and the Last, the German Fighter Force in World War Two

London, Methuen. 1955, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. English language first edition in cloth with facsimile dust jacket taken from a fifth impression, the outside parts are a colour copy but the internal flaps are b&w and attached to the colour sheet, under mylar wrap, book spine sun-faded, corners rubbed, internally VG, first English translation from the German, xii 368pp + plates, one of the top German fighter aces gives his side of the story, including conferences with the Fuhrer and the development of jet fighters. Very Good/facsimile.

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Book number: 005983

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Luftwaffe Nazi Hitler German Air Force Fighter Pilot Adolf Galland Die Ersten Und Die Letzen English Translation

GALLAND ADOLF

The First and the Last, the German Fighter Force in World War Two II 2

London, Methuen. 1955, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. FOURTH IMPRESSION of first edition, pen name to fep, ink name to half title, fep top corner clipped, cloth of spine faded and mottled, some mottling to boards, internally VG, first English translation from the German, xii 368pp + plates, one of the top German fighter aces gives his side of the story, including conferences with the Fuhrer and the development of jet fighters. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009763

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Luftwaffe Nazi Hitler German Air Force Fighter Pilot Adolf Galland Die Ersten Und Die Letzen English Translation

GALLAND ADOLF

The First and the Last, the German Fighter Force in World War Two II 2

London, Methuen. 1955, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. THIRD IMPRESSION of first edition, ink name whited out on fep, cloth of spine faded, internally VG, first English translation from the German, xii 368pp + plates, one of the top German fighter aces gives his side of the story, including conferences with the Fuhrer and the development of jet fighters. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010467

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Luftwaffe Nazi Hitler German Air Force Fighter Pilot Adolf Galland Die Ersten Und Die Letzen English Translation

GALLAND ADOLF & HUBERTUS HITSCHHOLD

The Luftwaffe Fighter Force, the View from the Cockpit

London, Greenhill Books. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 1853673277) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. near fine in same dustwrapper, reports from Luftwaffe members mainly by Galland but also by Milch, Kowalewski, Nolle, Eschenauer, Bar, Dahl, Petersen, Gollob, Hitschhold and Jacob, 238pp with good photo plate section showing experimental aircraft and some of the fighter aces mentioned, rare title in near new condition. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 003746

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Luftwaffe World War 1939-1945 Second World War Nazi German Third Reich Aviation Military Adolf Galland 1853673277

NEAVE AIREY

Little Cyclone, Foreword By Douglas Bader

Panther. 1957, First Thus. Mass Market Paperback, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (200 gram rate) tidy used copy, first thus paperback, light handling wear, true account of an underground escape route for Allied airmen, the Comet Line, and the woman Andree de Jongh, very small pen price to cover, 160pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010340

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War Panther 648 Andree de Jongh Comet Line Escape Route

POLASCHEK ALAN

The Complete New Zealand Distinguished Conduct Medal

Christchurch, Alan Polaschek Medals Research. 1983, revised. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. DW has wear and short tears to the spine end folds, light fade to spine, some creasing and closed tears. former owner inscription to fep, author signed to title page.359pp + col frontis. revised edition after limited private edition of 1978. an account of the New Zealand recipients of the DCM. each recipient bio and war record etc. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 000598

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Dcm New Zealand Medal Military Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal

MARS ALASTAIR

HMS Thule Intercepts

London, Elek. 1956, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. name in pen to fep, gift inscription in pencil, light soiling to endpapers, unclipped DW has a tea stain to front fold in flap, short splits with chipping loss to joint ends and corners, 242pp + plates, Captain of the HMS Unbroken now with the HMS Thule submarine against the Japanese in Malacca Strait in Indo-China. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 003194

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Naval Military Second World War Two Submarine Unbroken Pacific War Non-Fiction