Philip Wills (71 results)

paperback. Condition: New. Appears to be unread.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. DJ: fine minus faded spine and slight shelf wear BK: as new.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Near fine blue cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks. Good dust jacket which is sunned to the spine. The book, originally published in 1953, is a testament to Wills' status as a top British glider pilot and his role as a pioneer in the British Gliding Association. It includes tales from Wills' early flights, including his World Gliding Championships win in 1952, and provides lucid explanations of gliding techniques. ; Black & white photographs and drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 227 pages.

Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A lot of three VG or better original release 8 X10 stills. Photographic Image.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. George Salter (cover) (illustrator). First Edition. Vol 14 # 71 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1949. Contains stories by Helen McCloy (The Singing Diamonds), Cornell Woolrich (Blind Date), Philip MacDonald (?), Samuel Hopkins Adams (Accessory After the Fact), Margery Allingham (Evidence in Camera), Damon Runyon (Cemetery Bait), Stewart Edward White (The Two-Gun Man), Freeman Wills Croft (The Greuze Girl), Pulitzer Prize winner Zona Gale (Bridal Pond), Vinnie Williams (A Matter of the Tax Payers' Money), Bechofer Roberts (The Lakdoo Dinner), and others. Light wear at the edges. 1" chip at the top of the spine. The cover has separated from the spine glue through about 2/3 of the way down. Browning to the pages. A good copy.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ but has some light rubbing to the fore edges with a scuff to the rear. Small name to front endpaper.

Condition: New. Wills, Philip (illustrator). In.

hardback, 8vo, 227pp, illustrated, slight browning, clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Good dustwrapper. wrapper spine faded. ISBN: 0715374265.

Condition: Good. No edition remarks. 116 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over stiff paper cover. Black and white photographs and diagrams. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fresh looking copy with lovely clean cloth boards. No inscriptions. Dust jacket, although price clipped, is in bright, fresh, unfaded condition with a little light edge wear and a couple of small tears at the top edge. Terrific copy.

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: Good. 1953. Second Edition. 231 pages. Laminated pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Review copy; plate to front free endpaper. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Visible staining to gutter at title page and frontispiece. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 141 pages; illustrations; 23 cm. Subjects: Gliding and soaring. Biography - Memoirs. Genre: Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Condition: Good. 1961. First Edition. 141 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

8vo; 142pp. Maps. B/w illustrations. Original boards, worn dustwrapper, a very good copy. . First edition. From the C.A. Patching Gliding Collection.

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Previous owner's inscription at top of front paste-down. The story of some of the memorable battles that have won the British Gliding Association an autonomy in operational standards that are the envy of similar organizations the world over. Includes appendices and index. 215 x 140 mm. xiv, 246 pp + b&w photographic frontispiece/title page & 16 pages of b&w plates from photographs. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good Dj. First Published.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Introduction by Philip Wills then 96 b&w plates of photos taken of and from gliders. Blue cloth binding is bumped and soiled on edges. Owner's name on front e/p. Binding tight but some foxing throughout.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 141 pages; illustrations; 23 cm. Subjects: Gliding and soaring. Biography - Memoirs. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hb with Dj. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. Passionate and personal account of gliding from a former world champion. Illustrated b/w. Blue boards a little grubby along edges but with bright gilt. Page edges speckled. Clean internally with no foxing, markings or inscription. Jacket ruffled, now protected. All our UK orders are sent by First Class post. All profits to Amnesty International. Size: 14cm - 22cm with 246pp.

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: Good. 1954. Reprinted. 231 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Clean pages, illustrations and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Moderate loss to spine and edges. Moderate tanning and wear marks to jacket and is in removable plastic cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Foxing on jacket en flyleafs. English Free as a Bird by Philip Wills is a nonfiction work in which the author recounts his lifelong involvement with the sport of gliding, combining personal memoir with reflections on the technical, psychological, and environmental aspects of silent flight. Drawing on his extensive experience as a prominent British glider pilot and advocate for the sport, Wills describes the development of gliding in the United Kingdom, the challenges and satisfactions of cross-country soaring, and the unique relationship between pilot, aircraft, and atmosphere. The narrative situates individual flying experiences within the broader postwar growth of recreational and competitive gliding, offering insight into both the culture of flying clubs and the evolving technology of sailplanes during the mid-twentieth century. The book functions both as an autobiographical account and as an informed introduction to the ethos and practice of gliding, emphasizing discipline, freedom, and close observation of natural forces.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 286 Seiten vom Schutzumschlag là st sich oben die Folie etwas ab 124172 (S) Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 621.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Elke Bzdurreck-Wills (illustrator). 127 pages. Oblong (22 cm. x 28 cm.). Couverture souple illustrée couleur. Illustrations (cartes n/b, nombreuses photos n/b et couleur, dessins architecturaux n/b). État neuf.

Gr. 8°. 286 S. Mit Abb. OLn. Su. Su. mit Randläsuren, Widmung auf Vorsatz, sonst gut erhalten. Sprache: Deutsch.