Philip Joubert (135 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The fated sky This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Hardback. Condition: VG+. First Edition (NAP). Frontis photograph of an early rocket balsting off. Other illustrations also. Rocket history seen from an Allied point of view. Interesting and scarce historical information.

HC. B&W illustrations (illustrator). 190pp The first part of this book is historical and sets out to trace the development of rockets and rocket propulsion to the point where the threat to Britain's security from Hitler's V1 and V2 weapons was brought to nothing by the counter-measures of the Allies. The second part is written to analyze the effects, political and military, that long-range rockets carrying atomic or nuclear warheads can have on the policies of those nations that can produce and use them. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover).

190p, boards, illustrated, light wear to cover edges, endpapers lightly discolored, good. Appendices, index.

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, red cloth lettered gilt to spine, knock to the bottom leading corner tip of the upper board. The binding remains tight and although free of markings, there is foxing present to the front and rear pre-lims. Portrait, b&w plates, 280pp.

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), silver letters, 258 pp. Very Good, with speckling to edges; in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear. From dust jacket: "In earlier books," says Sir Philip, "I attempted a contribution to the history of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, but a life spent in the services brings many experiences not suited to inclusion in such records. Some could not be told till now because the people concerned were still alive, some infringe on security and cannot be told even yet in exact detail as they happened, and some belong to the lighter side of my career. From time top time I may have availaed myself of storyteller's licence, but, oddly enough, on those very occasions when my publisher accused me of having most drawn the long bow I could truthfully plead innocence -- life is like that." From the time when he learned to fly, in days when a handy piece of string might make the difference between a crash and a good landing, to his specialization in radar while at the Air Ministry during the Second World War, Sir Phliip Joubert has always been at the focus of events. Gifted with a zest for travel, an eye for foibles of character, a lively turn as a raconteur, and an unihibited love of good food, he makes the ideal companion behind the scenes of the historical events he commemorated more formallyin The Fated Sky and such other studies as Rocket (the story of Peenemunde), Birds and Fishes (Coast Command), and The Forgotten Ones (a tribute to the Ground Crews). Not least in interest are the years of his retirement, when he tackled a number of daunting projects, and developed his interests in such directions as exotic cookery and science fiction. Aviation, Author Biography, Military History, British History, Royal Air Force, Royal Flying Corps. bslic.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. very nice copy; name on endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small chip to jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is cleanwith minor age tone. Owner name to end paper. Tatty DJ with some edge wear and areas of loss.

HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 190pp, octavo. cover wear, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good- mild cover wear, slight chipping, price-clipped, Good+.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with minor age tone. DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Reading copy only. No Jacket. BP/Cooking/Chefs.

Condition: Good. 1964. Reprinted. 92 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by Nicholas Fisk. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition book with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents, prize label fep, 93pp with B&W illustrations by Nicholas Fisk.

Condition: Good. 1952. No edition remarks. 280 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some small areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Spine faded. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xii, 274pp.

Condition: Fair. 1962. First Edition. 174 pages. Photographic dust jacket with red lettering over brown cloth. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Minor scuffing and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Notable staining and soiling to DJ.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, paper age-toned else a very good tightly bound copy in a price clipped and lightly rubbed dust wrapper, the text is clean and free of marking, portrait frontis, 258pp.

Hard Cover. Condition: NF (spine slightly sunned). Dust Jacket Condition: DJ VG- (rubbed). Size: Large Octavo. Name ffep.

Condition: Good. 1952. First Edition. 280 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Moderate loss to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hutchinson & Co. January 1957 Binding: Hardcover.

Brown hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G: in Good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 174pp.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. DJ with some edge wear and toning.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 174 pages. What starts a man on a cooking career? Necessity, inclination, or both? Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original blue, gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 224 p. : illus. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Philip Joubert de la Ferté Sir 1887-. Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Coastal Command History. World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, British. Naval aviation Great Britain History 20th century. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. VG+ in G+ d/j. Reprint of 5th edition. One of a series of books showing the armed forces in action; essentially propaganda to encourage the general public. Many illustrations showing the majority of aircraft types in use by the RAF in WW2. Blue boards and spine very clean with very bright gilt titling. EPP foxed but o/w very good internally on good quality gloss paper. Pictorial d/j is not price-clipped but is lightly foxed and has a piece missing at the head of the spine resulting in loss of part of the title. The R is creased and there are a couple of closed tears.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. First Edition, 1957. No dust jacket. Foxing to the page edges. Otherwise a clear, bright copy.

Cloth. Condition: Vg. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. First Edition. 258pp. Size: 8vo.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (WWII, world war 2, guided missiles, rockets, military operations) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.