Peter m grosz (151 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in stiff pictorial card covers. 13 pages, with page 13 numbered on inside rear cover. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs, 3-view drawings and colored profiles on rear cover. First edition. A well illustrated and informative monograph on this rotary engine trainer for German airmen in WWI. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh unmarked copy with sharp corners and no creases. Fine.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Windsock Datafile 43.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 32 pages plus covers. Illustrated with 82 rare archive black and white photographs; 6 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Martin Digmayer and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. "Fabric: Camouflage and Markings" essay and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. One of very few pusher type aircraft to enter operational service with the German Air Force in World War I, the AGO C.I also stands out due to its unique twin boom configuration. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy, near like new with a touch of toning to covers. Fine.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 36 pages plus covers. Profusely illustrated with 72 rare archive black and white photographs; 3 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Ian R. Stair and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. "Fabric: Camouflage and Markings" essay and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. The LVG C.V was a German two-seat reconnaissance and light bomber biplane that served in World War I, known for its stability and durability. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy which shows slight roll from storage. else like new. Near fine.…

Paperback. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Volume 1 No.1. Book.

Booklet. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. A clean saddle stapled booklet showing light shelf and edge/corner wear and rubbing to card covers; Windsock Datafile; 36 pages.

Condición: Very Good. None. 95 pages. Softcover. Periodical format. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Clean, tight copy. Record # 612069.

Condición: Very Good. None. 95 pages. Softcover. Periodical format. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Clean, tight copy. Record # 612016.

Condición: Very Good. None. 95 pages. Softcover. Periodical format. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Clean, tight copy. Record # 612082.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in stiff pictorial card covers. 13 pages, with page 13 numbered on inside rear cover. Profusely illustrated with over 36 archive black and white photographs, three pages of detailed line drawings by Marty Digmayer in the usual scales and colored profiles on rear cover. First edition. A well illustrated and informative monograph on the first all-metal cantilever design fighter; "the most structurally advanced aircraft of any nation to fly in World War One" (pg. 1) An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh unmarked copy with sharp corners and no creases. Fine.…

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 36 pages plus covers. Illustrated with 53 rare archive black and white photographs and a dozen drawings; 11 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Martin Digmayer and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. "Fabric: Camouflage and Markings" essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. With its completely enclosed engine and sleek airframe the Albatros C.V was among the most modern looking of World Wat I military aircraft. "Previous writings on the streamlined Albatros C.V have presented a somewhat distorted, even detrimental, view of the aircraft which is unmerited as tellingly revealed by this revisionist monograph," writes Ray Rimell in his opening foreword. Though honest differences of opinion may still exist as to the aircrafts performance and Mercedes power-plant no one can argue that the Albatros C.V, stylistically at least, was a worthy precursor to the fighting machines of the next war. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. Fine.…

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 32 pages plus covers. Profusely illustrated with 66 rare archive black and white photographs; 3 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Ian R. Stair and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. "Fabric: Camouflage and Markings" essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. An innovatively designed nearly all metal constructed machine with steel tubing reenforcement marked the radical design introduction of this purpose-built two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft in 1916. Its capabilities were immediately recognized and it served through the end of the war and beyond, most notably being flown by both the Turkish and Polish air forces. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy, near like new. Fine.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 36 pages plus covers. Profusely illustrated with rare archive black and white photographs, including 14 close-up shots; 6 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Ian R. Stair and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover, plus two pages of 1920 Air Ministry drawn-from-life sketches covering many aspects of the unique airframe. "Colours and Markings" essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. As the publisher writes, this issue ".presents the first really accurate and detailed account of these extraordinary metal biplanes. As author Peter Grosz explains,'it precisely fulfilled the roles for which it was designed: low level contour combat, tactical reconnaissance and contact patrol duties.' Lightly armed, the J.I proved invulnerable to enemy ground fire thanks to extensive armour plate areas and not a single one was ever brought down in combat." An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, internally unmarked copy with moderate yellowing to white covers. Very good.…

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 28 pages plus covers. Illustrated with 47 rare archive photographs; detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Martin Digmayer and three color profiles, plus other images, by Bob Pearson on rear cover. First edition. "The revolutionary LVG C.IV two-seater with its 'straight-eight' Mercedes D.IV engine was one of the most distinctive of WWI German aircraft." [Publisher's Blurb]. German aviation historian covers the aircraft with his usual scholarly skill, augmented by photographs, drawings and color profiles. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy with bright covers and no creases, like new. Fine.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in stiff pictorial card covers. 13 pages, with page 13 numbered on inside rear cover. Illustrated with over 30 archive rare black and white photos and close-ups together with 1:48 and 1:72 scale plans plus two pages of original Rumpler works drawings and two color profiles on rear cover. First edition. This Mini monograph details the late-war German Rumpler D.I single-seat fighter aircraft from World War I. Though a bi-plane it boosted a revolutionary and complex design and only 22 were produced, none of which saw combat service. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh unmarked copy with sharp corners and no creases. Near fine.…

octavo, wrappers. First Edition. First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 24pp. World War I Aero Publishers, Volume 1, No. 1 in the World War I Aero Publishers aviation series."This small paper cover pamphlet is a short history of the Pfalz aircraft company which produced a great number of fighter planes used in the German Air Service. Tables list the types of aircraft produced with dimensions and the types used in combat with dates. There are several drawings which are reproductions of factory manual drawings of Pfalz models D III, D VII, D VIII, D XII, D XIV, and Dr. I. The rest of the publication consists of photographs with comments." Noffsinger 1235. A very fine copy.…

Paperback. Condición: VG+. Paperback in Very Good+ condition. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Paperback. Condición: Very good. Paperback. 24pp. Wraps slightly tanned with some light rubbing and edgewear, else very good.

unknown_binding. Condición: Like New. 1 book Winter w/ Index, Volume 5, 1964. ~ Like-New inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (Email for more info/pics).

Paper Covers. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 12 pages. 40g. Pictorial stapled paper covers with name to top of cover, Very Good with contents and staples tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs plus 2pp. of colour drawings.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good+. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 36 pages plus covers. Illustrated with 71 rare archive black and white photographs; 5 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Martin Digmayer and four color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. "Fabric: Camouflage and Markings" essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. A superb reconnaissance and light bombing aircraft this famous German WWI two-seater played an important role in the winter campaigns of 1916-1917. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and tight copy, with a minute nick to lower spine. Still a very good+ copy.…

Couverture illustrée. Condición: Très bon. Stapled booklet - Illustrated with black and white photographs and 2 pages of colour drawings - 12 pages (including covers) - REDUCED POSTAGE Collectible aircraft magazine series amongst aircraft and model aircraft enthusiasts. A small thin magazine but collectible as it includes: Colour diagrams of the aircraft (and variations of aircraft) viewed at all angles (some of the magazines in this series has specific plane emblems/markings). Technical specifications - weight & performance table of information of the back page including date of trials, type of engine, max altitude and so on. Dates of when modifications were made to the aircraft and what the modifications were. Black & white photographs of the aircraft. Masses of historical/technical information on the aircraft crammed into this magazine. Superb reference material for aircraft enthusiasts or model aircraft builders.…

paperback. Condición: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 32 pages plus covers. Profusely illustrated with rare archive black and white photographs, as well as a number of shots of the sole surviving example of this type, now housed at the Royal Army Museum in Brussels; 3 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Ian R. Stair and five color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. "Fabric: Camouflage and Markings" essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. The Halberstadt C.V only saw aciion during the final months of the war but is considered one of the finest of its type. Designed for high altitude, long distance and reconnaissance and photographic roles this two-seater biplane had very good flight characteristics, especially maneuverability and rate of climb. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine.…

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 32 pages plus covers. Profusely illustrated with 86 rare archive black and white photographs, with many close-up views; 5 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Ian R. Stair and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. "Fabric - Colours and Markings" essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. Grosz's monograph provides an excellent synopsis of the planes developmental and operational history. With over 500 produced during the war the type performed a variety of roles including bombing raids, photographic reconnaissance and artillery spotting. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and near as new copy. Fine.…

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 36 pages plus covers. Illustrated with 62 rare archive photographs; 6 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Martin Digmayer and three color profiles by Bob Pearson on rear cover. First edition. "This oft-overlooked German two-seater was built by a number of sub-contractors, including Roland and Linke Hofmann Werke - the full story provided here by highly -respected aero historian Peter M Grosz.Although powered by the same Mercedes D.IV motor of the mercurial Rumpler CIV, the Albatros could not match its stellar performance but served a vital role in training pilots for the superior machine." [Publisher's Blurb]. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy with bright covers and no creases. Fine. …

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 32 pages plus covers. Illustrated with over 80 rare archive photographs; 5 pages of detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Martin Digmayer and three color profiles by Bob Pearson on rear cover. Includes "Colours and Markings" essay by Ray Rimell. First edition. "The German C-class two-seaters ushered in a new phase for reconnaissance machines. Up-rated motors fitted to existing airframes enabled machine guns to be carried replacing the carbines and pistols of earlier types. With a rotating gun ring at the rear-brainchild of Swiss engineer Franz Schneider-the first Kampfflugzeuge designs from Ago, Albatros, Aviatik, Brandenburg, DFW, Gotha and LVG entered service in early 1915 and German reconnaissance units never looked back." [Publisher's Blurb, website]. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy with bright covers and no creases. Near fine.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in pictorial covers. 36 pages plus covers. Illustrated with archive black and white photographs; detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Ian R. Stair and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. First edition. This monograph covers both the D.I, D.II and TypeW floatplane variants of the Haifisch (Shark). As noted in the foreword cockpit and close-up detail are lacking in this Datafile treatment as "such material has proved frustratingly elusive." Still, with Stair's detailed (6 pages) drawings and Ray Rimell's "Colours and Markings" section, as well as color profiles, this monograph remains the ultimate modeling reference for the many 1:72 and 1:48 scale kits extant. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A tight, clean copy with sharp corners and no creases. Light black smudge/line on front cover (from printer? as it appears to be under the aqueous coating), else an as new copy. Near fine.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Second Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in glossy pictorial covers. 32 pages plus covers. Illustrated with rare black and white photographs; detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by Ian S.J. Simkin and three color profiles by Ray Rimell on rear cover. Second edition. Grosz provides detailed information about the aircraft's development and design improvements while Rimell ends the book with his usual treatment of colors and markings. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy with sharp corners and no creases, as new. Near fine. …

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Large format paperback, staple bound in stiff pictorial card covers. 8 pages plus covers Illustrated with 9 black and white photographs, 1:72 and 1:48 scale plans and color profiles on rear cover. First edition. This diminutive German fighter design has been referred to as the "most unusual" of the period, which is an understatement and certainly a reflection of English decorousness barring an absence of any aesthetic sensibility. The prototype was ungainly, with a tall and thin fuselage, narrow landing dear and the pilots' position providing little or no forward visibility, most especially when landing. "The prototype crashed during the flight testing programme" putting an end to the experiment. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh unmarked copy with sharp corners and no creases. Fine.…