With norman franks (24 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 8vo laminated boards pp182 bw plates index F/F- Memoir by the Scottish RAF officer commanding Free French Spitfire units. A Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Reprint. This is a Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's pictorial laminated boards in a Fine Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.8vo 182pp Reprint Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. First Thus. Pictorial card covers, illstd with b&w photos. An ownership name in front, otherwise unmarked.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 2008 EX-Library with remains of library stamp page on front free endpaper, library stamp on the reverse of title page, library sticker on rear endpaper, very good hardback, page edges browned, in a very good dust wrapper, corners an edges rubbed, small closed tears. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 216 pages with index. Appendix of Record of Service. Illustrations. Bibliography.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 2008 EX-Library with remains of library stamp page on front free endpaper, library stamp on the reverse of title page, library sticker on rear endpaper, very good hardback, page edges browned, in a very good dust wrapper, corners an edges rubbed, small closed tears. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 216 pages with index. Appendix of Record of Service. Illustrations. Bibliography.…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hardback. Dust wrapper over matching pictorial boards; Measures 9½" x 6¼" (0.7 kg); pp 182; Index; Contains: Black & white photographs; Appendix; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #188017 ||.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. NOTE FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS: HEAVY BOOK WHICH WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE FEE FOR OVERSEAS SHIPPING FROM THE UK, PLEASE EMAIL FOR PRICE-DETAILS IF RELEVANT. Excellent fine condition book throughout, no inscriptions and contains sections of photos, d/j unclipped. ./.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. NOTE FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS, HEAVY BOOK WHICH WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE FEE FOR OVERSEAS SHIPPING, PLEASE EMAIL FOR PRICE-DETAILS IF RELEVANT. Excellent fine condition book throughout with no inscriptions, contains a section of photos and not price-clipped./.…

Soft cover. Condición: Fine Paper Back. Air War in the Skies.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in fine condition and has been covered in clear, removable mylar protective film. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Jimmy Sheddan was one of the many New Zealanders who joined the RNZAF, then left his native land to come to England to fight the enemies of Great Britain and her Empire during World War Two. Through his recollections we can share some of the trials and wartime tribulations they faced. Yet we can read too of the enormous amount of fun these men had despite the dangers and sacrifices of war. It is this quality which endears his book to us as well as the achievements of the airmen with whom he served. During the war, Jim Sheddan rose from the rank of sergeant pilot to squadron leader with 486 Squadron, a considerable achievement. After starting with Spitfires, then going onto the Typhoon, Jim became an expert exponent of the Hawker Tempest, winning the DFC. In many ways his is a very special account as, amongst other things, he survived 19 hours in a dinghy off the French coast, a crash landing in a Tempest after a battle with a V1 flying bomb, and the advance across northern Europe in the final weeks of the war. Few Tempest pilots have told their story - but Jim has, and in an honest, self-effacing way that will astound and enthrall. With a foreword by AVM J E 'Johnnie' Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO and 2 bars, DFC and bar; and an appreciation by Group Captain Johnny Iremonger DFC Ref XXX 3.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 8vo, 216pp, illustd, orig green boards, a near fine looks pretty much unused copy in same dustwrapper which is in a clear removeable protector, this copy has the limited edition collectors bookplate on the front end paper which is the same image as the front of the dustwrapper, which is signed by wing commander foster and norman franks. images can be sent of course, a super copy for a gift or a collection. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. Superb new condition book throughout, no inscriptions and contains a section of b&w photos, not price-clipped and a good quality book./.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card cover trade paperback size, 194pp, b&w plates. Card edges lightly worn, spine a little creased, pages lightly tanned, top right corner of front fep clipped; a very good copy. The story of a New Zealand pilot who got off to a shaky start as a Sergeant Pilot flying Spitfires in 485 Squadron RNZAF. He transferred to 486 Squadron RNZAF in May 1943 and worked his way up to Squadron Leader. He converted to Typhoons later in 1943 and finally to the Hawker Tempest. Among his experiences was surviving 19 hours in a dinghy off the French coast and a crash landing in a Tempest. At the end of the war he was in 2nd Tactical Air Force, providing air support for the advance across northern Europe. This is one of the few WWII Tempest accounts.…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, viii/216pp, b&w plates. Very light wear to edges of dw/boards; a near fine copy. Shortly before WW2, Bob Foster learnt to fly with the RAFVR. Called up for war service in September 1939, he completed his training and was posted to 605 Squadron, equipped with Hawker Hurricanes. By early September 1940 he and his Squadron were in the thick of the air fighting over southern England, operating from Croydon. Surviving the Battle, he later became an instructor, but shortly after joining 54 Squadron, which had Spitfires, he and this unit became part of a group sent out to Australia to help defend the Darwin area, engaging the Japanese incursions throughout 1943. He returned to the UK and was given an assignment with a RAF public relations outfit, ending up in Normandy within three weeks of the invasion of 1944. Often serving right up in the front lines, Bob saw the war at very close hand, and then quite by chance became one of the first, if not the first RAF officer to enter Paris with the liberating French army, and again, by chance, was in General de Gaulle's triumphant procession down the Champs-Aelysees. His memoir is an entertaining collection of stories and reminiscences of two distinct areas of WW2, which also shows how luck often shaped the lives of the fighter pilots involved.…

*Sales/posting to the USA suspended*. Hard cover dust wrapper, 182pp, b&w plates. Light edge wear; very good+ "Sales/posting to the USA suspended". A graphic account of Sampson's three years flying Spitfires on offensive operations over France in WWII. He has covered in detail his period commanding the Free French Wing. His recollections of people and events provide an insight into the life of this wartime fighter pilot who previously played rugby for Scotland.…

Pictorial Decorated Boards. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Thus. Illustrated. Some very minor marking to edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pictorial Cased Boards. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Thus. Illustrated. Edges very slightly yellowed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

(10400) Hardback. 182 pages. B.w. photographs. Fine in glossy illustrated boards in a fine unclipped d.w. No markings or inscriptions. Appears unread.

[1-55068-046-3] 1997. (Small 4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 143pp. Black and white and color photographs and illustrations, appendices, index. The spine is lightly cocked and the dust jacket is a bit faded along the spine. "While much has been written about Manfred von Richthofen's last flight and combat on the morning of 21 April 1918, a great deal of controversy still remains to this day". Book about Red Baron & Manfred Von Richthofen. Time Period 1918. (World War 1, Aviation--Military, Fighter Aces, Mysteries, World War 1).…

[0-948817-194] 1990. (Small 4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 392pp. Photographs, tables, map. Lightly edgeworn, the dust jacket is price-clipped and faded along the spine. "Above the Trenches, the result of a painstaking 20 years of research, is the most comprehensive book ever written on the aces of the British Empire fighting scout units during World War I". Time Period 1915-1920. (World War 1, British Airborne Forces, Fighter Aces, Military History, Reference, World War 1).…

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo viii + 216pp., b/w plates, appendix, bibliog., index, 'an entertaining collection of stories and reminiscences of two distinct areas of WW2, which also shows how luck often shaped the lives of the fighter pilots involved'.

Condición: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original moss green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¼''. Contains (viii), 216 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by both authors to the title page 'For (name withheld) with best wishes - Bob Foster and Norman Franks'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN. …

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo 193pp., b/w plates, appends., victories (486 Sq. NZ), index, Squadron Leader C.J. Sheddan, DFC, RNZAF. Great account by an NZ pilot who rose from Sergeant to Commander.

Condición: Fine. Second edition (first published in 1995) hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (vi), 218 pp with 84 plates on 16 and 3 full-page maps. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. SIGNED by the author bookplate to the title page 'Best wishes, Norman Franks' + Colour Flown Cover Card No. 618 SIGNED by Neville Duke which is also SIGNED by W.O.A. Bunn (Royal Air Force, Abingdon) and SIGNED by Allan Wood (Empire Test Pilots School Boscombe Down, Wiltshire 27th October 1982) + SIGNED period monochrome photograph of Neville Duke stepping out of the cockpit. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…