Davis Col John (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. JOHN FOWLER (MAPS) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Maroon Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and regimental badges to front , 220 x 145 mm approx. Illustrated end papers, xviii + 370 pp. 21 line maps as called for + numerous unspecified line drawings of British and German equipment by James Dodds and Frontis and other sketches by Col. P.I.D. Tetley.First Edition 1980. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book- no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - light general shelf soiling, non price clipped cover £12.50, in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No notable defects to book or jacket).

Octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt military motifs to front board, illus eps, frotnispiece, xvii + 370pp, folding maps throughout, VG+ (light creasing & bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate sun fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, price clipped).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. First Collected. Volumes I-IV, VII, VIII (6 volumes of an eventual 8), reprinting the papers presented to the Bucks County Historical Society. Uniformly bound in red cloth, spine panels lettered in gilt. All volumes show minor soiling to cloth and slight rubbing to extremities, with text block edges typically a bit tanned by age, mild rubbing to portions of edges. Vol. VIII is minimally ex-library, with call label on lower spine, F&M College (Gift of B. F. Fackenthal, Jr.) book plate mounted inside front cover. Vol. VIII shows minor loss (nibbling?) at top corner through most of text block, not affecting any text, this copy thus Good only, the set overall VG. Firm bindings, clean interiors. Approx. 600-750 pp. per volume. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 6 volumes complete. A near fine set ( Volume 6 has a slight spine fade. ). Deep blue cloth with gilt motifs Blindstamped on.the covers and spines. pp. xxiv, 322, v, xxxvii, 430; xxxix, 395; xxxiii, 429; xxiv, 307; xvi, 374. With many plates and maps.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 96 pages. Features: Cover photo of the first Canadian-built Hampden Bomber leaving Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. hangar for its first flight; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Great illustrated full-page ad for Brewster shows a great aircraft carrier scene; Nice full-page Vickers ad includes photo of a "Stranraer" - the largest aircraft ever built in Canada; Full-page ad for the Ryan ST-3; Great Wright Aircraft Engine full-page photo ad shows dozens of their large new engines in a warehouse waiting to be shipped; Nice two-page two-colour ad for Snap-On Tools shows a map with their 35 dealer branches in North America; Canada Wire & Cable ad shows their product being used by assemblers at Fairchild; The Bristol Bolingbroke Bomber-Night Fighter is Made in Canada - article with fantastic photos; When Pilots Reach the Ceiling - what the Luftwaffe has learned about the effects of altitude on men; Observations in an Avro Anson - article with photos; Great two-page two-colour photo ad for Snowgo runway snow removal equipment; Ad for teh Vega 35; Canadian Fighter Pilots Score - the story of Bader's Famous All-Canadian Squadron in the R.A.F.; There are no Miracles in Aircraft Production - the case for a great, growing industry; National Steel Car ad with photos; Canadian Aircraft Production - major feature articles; Intelligent Vigilance is check on Saboteur in aircraft production; Great two-page colour Lockheed ad boats of their stamina; Great photo ad for the National Defense Cessna AT-8; Aircraft Accessories offer Easy engine starting; Beautifully illustrated Bristol engine ad shows what appears to be a large Caribou flying over a huge ship; Text of speech by Horace T. Hunter on Courage; Great illustrated Avro ad for their Reconnaissance and Training Aircraft; Cygnet ad; Stylish ad for Bell Airacobra; T.C.A. Reports Year of Rapid Expansion; Index to advertisers; Report on Contracts Awarded by Munitions and Supply Dept; Intava ad on back cover announces their new Aviation Oils D.M.S. oils; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Clipping from page 73 has removed half the page; Covers present but free of staples, otherwise a sound vintage copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1887-1906 published by two different publishers but kept uniform (a couple more volumes were published later). New endpapers on all the volumes make for a very solid set. The boards are a little bumped and there is some loss of the blue cloth surface on a couple of volumes. One volume has a modern postcard of uniforms pasted to the endpaper, but overall this is a very presentable set. Size: Octavo. 6-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; History. Inventory No: 77828.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The complete 7-volume set with an 8th. volume/pouch containing 14 no. maps, all in first edition and the first 6 no. with the armorial bookplate of Major Geoffrey Brooke-Parnell (1882-1916). The first three volumes were published by Richard Bentley; the following three by Eyre & Spottiswoode. Externally and uniformly: 27 x 17.5 cm. Blue cloth with gilt decor and titles to darkened spines; occasional corner or spine abrasion; rough cut page edges. 1) Pub. 1887. xv. 322 pp. v. Minor strain to front hinge. 2) Pub. 1895. xxxvii. 430 pp. Minor strain to front hinge. 3) Pub. 1895. xxxix. 395 pp. Vols. 4-6. Eyre & Spottiswoode with uniform style entirely congruent with the Richard Bentley imprint: 4) Pub. 1902. xxxiii. 429 pp. 5) Pub. 1906. xxiv. 307 pp. 6) Pub. 1906. xvi. 374 pp. Vol.7. Compiled by H. C. Wylly and published by Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd.: 7) Pub. [1925]. 25 x 19 cm. xiv. 308 pp. 8) Vol. 7. Pouch with 14 no. maps: Ordnance Survey on paper: (i) 'Western Theatre' (ii) 'Retreat from Mons' (iii) 'Aisne Battlefield' (iv) 'Belgium' (v) 'Ypres' (vi) 'Principal Fighting Areas. Western Theatre' (vii) 'Loos' (viii) 'Somme Battlefield' (ix) 'Arras' (x) 'Italian Theatre' (xi) 'Gallipoli' (xii) 'Palestine' (xiii) 'Battles of Gaza' (xiv) 'Mesopotamia'. A VG set with significant provenance of this scholarly, dedicated work. More photos, details or condition reports on request. Postage will be assessed at point of sale.