Walter Raleigh and H a Jones (1 results)

First Editions, First Printings. First Editions, First Printings. octavo, six volumes in dark blue cloth with gilt titles in dust jackets, one volume in black cloth with gilt titles,and two volumes in black cloth in slipcases with gilt titles. The Clarendon Press, All volumes First Editions, First Printings in the First Printing bindings including the map cases with the Oxford University logo stamped in gilt on the spines. Volume I: 1922. (xx); 489pp. 8 maps, 1 plate. This first volume deals with the beginnings of the navigation of the air; the invention and gradual improvement of the airship and the airplane; the building up, very slowly before the War and then very rapidly during the War, of the aerial forces of the British Empire; the early relation of these forces to the Army and the Navy; and their achievements during the autumn and winter of 1914. Volume II: (Volumes II through VI were authored by Henry A. Jones based on Raleigh's notes). 1928. (xx); 508pp., 13 fold-out maps. The air story of the Dardanelles Campaign; the Western Front from the winter of 1914-1915 to the end of the Somme Battles in November 1916; and the naval operations in home waters down to the end of 1916. It includes the naval air operations from Dunkirk in 1915 and 1916, and the bombing operations from Luxeuil in the latter part of 1916. Appendices. The Index covers Volumes I and II. Volume III: 1931. (xxii); 443pp., 6 fold-out maps, also 42 individual fold-out maps of the Air Raids on Great Britain, 1917-18, in separate case. This volume tells of the part played by aircraft in the destruction of the Konigsberg, and in the campaigns against German East Africa and German Southwest Africa; gives an account of the air attacks on Great Britain, 1914-1916; reviews the problem of supply, administration, recruitment, and training, 1914-16; and outlines the air developments and operations on the Western Front in the winter of 1916-17, and during the battle of Arras, 1917. Appendices, Index. Addenda and Corrigenda to Volumes I and II. Volume IV: 1934. (xx); 484pp., 11 fold-out maps. This volume covers the period 1917 and early 1918, from operations on the Western Front from the Battle of Messines (June 1917) to the close of the German offensive of March-April 1918; including airships, bombers, fighter operations, anti-U-Boat warfare, and naval operations from Dunkirk. Numerous Appendices include fold-out orders of battle. Index. Volume V: 1935. (xxiv); 537pp., 21 maps (several fold-out). Also 26 maps of the Air Raids on Great Britain, 1917-18 in separate case. Contents include chapters on German Air Raids on Great Britain, 1917-18; Air Operations in Egypt, Darfur, Palestine, 1914-17; The Fall of Jerusalem; The Campaign in Mesopotamia, 1914 - March 1918; Air Operations in Macedonia, 1916 - March 1918; Naval Air Operations in the Mediterranean and Near-Eastern Waters, 1916 - March 1918; and Training Developments. Volume VI: 1937. (xxviii); 583pp., 23 fold-out maps. Chapters include the Creation of the Royal Air Force; Problems of Supply and Manpower; The Independent Bombing Force. Matters of Policy; Operations of the Independent Force, 1917-18; Air Operations in Palestine in 1918; Mesopotamia, Persia, and India; The Italian Front; Macedonia. Final Air Operations, 1918; The Mediterranean in 1918; Naval Air Developments and Operations, 1918. Home Waters; Prelude to Victory; The Amiens Offensive; The Battle of Bapaume; Victory. Appendices in separate volume. Volume VII: Appendices. 1937. (viii); 173pp. Contains 46 appendices on topics such as lists of targets and raids on German industrial sites by the Independent Air Force, several orders of battle of the Western Front, tables of casualties, price list of aircraft and engines, etc. The seven text volumes are in original dust jackets. John Monk Saunders' copies: volume one with his bookplate, volumes two and three with his signature on front endpaper, volume four with his bookplate and signature. Saunders served in the USAS during World War One but was never able to obtain a posting to France. After the war Saunders wrote the short story "The Flight Commander" which became the bases for the movie "Dawn Patrol" winning Saunders an Oscar for Best Story. He went on to become a Hollywood screenwriter with screenwrting credits including "Wings" and "The Last Flight". One 1/4" x 1/2" chip at top of spine of volume IV jacket, else all jackets fine to very fine. octavo, six volumes in dark blue cloth with gilt titles in dust jackets, one volume in black cloth with gilt titles,and two volumes in black cloth in slipcases with gilt titles.