Les Allison (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean crisp copy with no markings.

1978. (4to, cloth) Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. 216pp. Illus., ports. Light shelf wear to wrapper. SIGNED and inscribed by author on endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Allison, Les; Hayward, Harry THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD: A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE Brandon, Manitoba: Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum Inc. 1992 NF/NA 892 pp. 4to. No dust jacket. Blue publishers cloth shows dulled gilt titling and detailing on front and spine. Extremities are bumped and rubbed, textblock edges show spots of soiling, flecking on page 168 potentially due to publisher error. Small spots of staining on a few pages, otherwise clean and square. Binding is firm, textblock has separated from back strip. This book remains in Near Fine condition and would make an excellent addition to any collection. ***Book is heavy and may require extra shipping***.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Canadians in the Royal Air Force; by Les Allison; 1978; published by LES ALLISON; Roland, Manitoba, printed by Friesen Printers, Altona, Man. A signed, presentation copy. From the blurb This is a list of Biographies of some 2,000 Canadians who joined the R. A. F. mainly before WW II. It also contains 35 short stories of those from the Air Force who were involved in flying and combat which may be described as heroic, tragic, bizarre, and controversial. The accomplishments of this small group were many times greater than any other similar company. They suffered 50% casualties but earned over 600 decorations. Their contribution to the cause in the first year of the war, when numbers of trained men were so scarce, has never before been assessed. Certainly the Battle of Britain could have been lost without their help. The 126 Canadians who flew Hurricanes and Spitfires in Fighter Command during this four-month critical battle may well have turned a possible defeat into a British Victory. Those many hundreds of Canadians who flew bombers with Bomber and Coastal Command, were in constant action against enemy targets in this same period. They suffered even higher casualties mainlt because they had to raid enemy airfields, invasion barges and military targets, plus even Berlin, quite often in daylight. And they had no fighter protection because every fighter was desperately needed in Britain. This large format book, 216 pages plus Register of Home Towns, measures 278mm X 210mm is in fine condition in a very-good dust jacket that is now in a protective mylar wrap. This large volume may require additional postage. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Reigster of home towns. Black and white illustrations. This is a list of some 2,000 Canadians who joined the R.A.F. mainly before W.W. II. It also contains 35 short stories of those from the Air Force who were involved in flying and combat which may be described as heroic, tragic, bizarre and controversial. Numerous other statistics are also included. Text in English. 220 pp. Signed and inscribed by Les Allison. The spine of the dust jacket is bit worn and some smudging.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. Signed at top of ffep. 216 pages. 8 1/2 in x 11 in. Pilot's prayer on frontispiece. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Short stories, Many names, biographies. Pages water stained at bottom corners, otherwise good condition. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Edges and corners worn and corners bumped. Blue dust jacket illustrated on upper cover. Edges all worn. GOOD+/GOOD+. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First printing. 216 pp., photos, maps, indexes, oversize (4to) hardcover, dustjacket. VG/VG. Some wear/bumping to extremities, some short edge-tears to dj. This copy INSCRIBED by Allison to ex F/L V_____, DFC MD, ex-RAF, & POW "You will likely recognize many names, places and events as you are "one of them" Interesting association. The inscribee has a brief bio on p. 200. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 221 pages. Reigster of home towns. Black and white illustrations. "This is a list of some 2,000 Canadians who joined the R.A.F. mainly before W.W. II. It also contains 35 short stories of those from the Air Force who were involved in flying and combat which may be described as heroic, tragic, bizarre and controversial. Numerous other statistics are also included." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Reading copy only.