Rosher, Harold (109 results)

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Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. With the Flying Squadron. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Octavo, paperbound (slick, stiff, illustrated blue wrappers), 148 pp. Fine, with bookplate. From lower cover: On the day of the declaration of war, Harold Rosher applied for a commission in the Royal Naval Air Service. The letters which form this book were written between August 1914 and February 1916. They are spontaneous and utterly unstudied documents, and they have been printed almost exactly as Rosher wrote them. Many of them are quite ordinary; most are spiced with slang; the long ones describing his share in the great historic raids are thrillingly dramatic. Three days after the date of the last letter, at the age of twenty two, Rosher was killed. Aviation, Royal Naval Air Service, Military History. bslic.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. SB viii+149 pp 21 photographs 2003 N&MP Reprint of 1916 Original EditionPublished Price £8.50 Aclaimed memoir of RNAS pilot: cross channel raids, BEF in France 1915 with No. 1 Wing, then Executive Officer of Dover Air Station and Killed flying in Februarty 1916."A graphic picture of daily war life in the R.N.A.S.He has left a fine record, and the public, whojhave little conception of the work of the flying services, will realise in reading his letters a little of the dangers risked, and the character required, by those who wage war in the air." - The Times"The finest picture extant of a young pilot's training.Its historic interest in years to come will be very great." - Aeroplane"Such a book as this is above criticism. Every page speaks for itself." - Mr. John Murray in Sunday Times."The frankly intimate character, even the slang, of these letters, make an irresistible appeal. Their metre goes straight to the heart. . . " - The Daily Telegraph. Book.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. With the Flying Squadron: Letters of a Pilot of the Royal Naval Air Service During the First World War. Book.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

With an Introduction by Arnold Bennett. 149 [2] pp. 12mo, publisher's dark blue gilt cloth. Third printing. Spine faded; slightly cocked; tight and sound.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

First Printing of this edition. First Printing of this edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. (viii), (152)pp. Greenhill, Rosher joined the RNAS in 1914, participated in a number of raids on the Belgian coast while a member of No. 1 Naval Aeroplane Squadron, BEF, and was killed at Dover while a member of No. 1 Wing RNAS. A good account of early RNAS activity and raids conducted by RNAS personnel and aircraft types. Photographic illustrations. Very fine copy. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. On the day of the declaration of war, Harold Rosher applied for a commission in the Royal Naval Air Service. The letters which form this book were written between August 1914 and February 1916, are spontaneous and unstudied and those describing his part in the great historic raids are thrilling and dramatic.149pp illustrated in black and white.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good binding. First Edition. 12mo. [8], 149, [1], [6 (adverts)] pp., frontis, plates. First edition. In publisher's cloth; all plates are present. Binding is rubbed at the extremities with minor soiling; toning to some of the leaves adjacent to plates, this includes the title page; previous owner bookplate, otherwise clean. An interesting series of letters from a World War I aviator with many photographic plates of planes.…

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Being the war letters of the late Harold Rosher to his family. Blue cloth with gilt titles and armorial. Very scuffed, some corner and edge wear. No tears.No inscriptions. Tissue guarded frontis of the author. Later photo plates, a couple missing. Some later foxing. Overall the book is reasonably tight and despite the rather scruffy appearance is reasonable for its age.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.