Rosier Frederick (15 results)

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Lydia Rosier (illustrator). 1st Edition. Black letters on beige cloth spine strip. Green boards. 341 pages. The top end of the spine strip has darkened a little. The top end of the text block has darkened from shelf wear; the foredge has light foxing. The DJ's lamination has sparse shelf wear rubbing. Photos e-mailed upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy, gift inscription in pencil to a previous owner on the half-title page otherwise with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket, b&w plates, 256pp.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. owards the end of a long and distinguished career, Sir Fred Rosier was persuaded by his son David to write his autobiography. He did so and the result is an extremely engaging and enlightening account of his life to the end of the Second World War. This title starts with his humble beginnings to his time as a pre-war fighter pilot on 43 Squadron at Tangmere; seeing action in France with 229 Squadron where he was shot down and burnt; his return as CO of that squadron during the Battle of Britain; taking 229 to the Western Desert, becoming one of two Fighter Wing commanders there; and, then being appointed Group Captain Ops in 84 Fighter Group for the invasion, on through Europe, to the demise of Germany. David Rosier and his mother then completed the story up to Sir Fred's final appointments in the RAF as the last C-in-C of Fighter Command in 1968 and Deputy C-in-C Allied Forces Central Europe in 1973. Sir Fred was an inveterate letter writer, extracts from many of which appear in the book, and with a superb collection of photographs, this long-overdue account will be welcomed by anyone interested in one of the RAF's major personalities. This title features Foreword by Sir Michael Graydon. An autobiography of Sir Fred Rosier, one of the RAF's major personalities. It offers an account of his life to the end of the WWII, starting with his beginnings to his time as a pre-war fighter pilot on 43 Squadron; to his appointment as Group Captain Ops in 84 Fighter Group for the invasion, on through Europe, to the demise of Germany. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 8 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 17 x 24 cms. Category: Royal United Service Institution Journal; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2011 1st edition. Firmly bound & carefully read. SIGNED on the title page by David Rosier. No further inscription or ownership markings. The book & unclipped jacket are in VG clean condition. No tears or loss. Signed by Author(s).

Octavo hardcover (nr fine) in d/w (nr fine); 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A near fine hardcover copy in a very good dustcover and which is dedicated by the author to a previous owner. Some mild shelfwear to the dustcover and some very light marks on the page ends. The spine is straight, the binding is tight and the text is very clean and bright. Please see photos. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. With dedication to Mike on front end paper along with authors signature, dustjacket good, boards good and slight browning to front end paper, internally appears generally clean and good. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Signed and inscribed on the title page to "David", with inscription, by David Rosier. Signed compliments slip with brief message also to "David" loosely inserted. Autobiography of Air Chief Marshall Frederick Rosier (1915 - 1998), edited and complied by his son, David. Illustrated by maps and photographs. No faults for either book or dust jacket, an "as new" copy. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. owards the end of a long and distinguished career, Sir Fred Rosier was persuaded by his son David to write his autobiography. He did so and the result is an extremely engaging and enlightening account of his life to the end of the Second World War. This title starts with his humble beginnings to his time as a pre-war fighter pilot on 43 Squadron at Tangmere; seeing action in France with 229 Squadron where he was shot down and burnt; his return as CO of that squadron during the Battle of Britain; taking 229 to the Western Desert, becoming one of two Fighter Wing commanders there; and, then being appointed Group Captain Ops in 84 Fighter Group for the invasion, on through Europe, to the demise of Germany. David Rosier and his mother then completed the story up to Sir Fred's final appointments in the RAF as the last C-in-C of Fighter Command in 1968 and Deputy C-in-C Allied Forces Central Europe in 1973. Sir Fred was an inveterate letter writer, extracts from many of which appear in the book, and with a superb collection of photographs, this long-overdue account will be welcomed by anyone interested in one of the RAF's major personalities. This title features Foreword by Sir Michael Graydon. An autobiography of Sir Fred Rosier, one of the RAF's major personalities. It offers an account of his life to the end of the WWII, starting with his beginnings to his time as a pre-war fighter pilot on 43 Squadron; to his appointment as Group Captain Ops in 84 Fighter Group for the invasion, on through Europe, to the demise of Germany. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. owards the end of a long and distinguished career, Sir Fred Rosier was persuaded by his son David to write his autobiography. He did so and the result is an extremely engaging and enlightening account of his life to the end of the Second World War. This title starts with his humble beginnings to his time as a pre-war fighter pilot on 43 Squadron at Tangmere; seeing action in France with 229 Squadron where he was shot down and burnt; his return as CO of that squadron during the Battle of Britain; taking 229 to the Western Desert, becoming one of two Fighter Wing commanders there; and, then being appointed Group Captain Ops in 84 Fighter Group for the invasion, on through Europe, to the demise of Germany. David Rosier and his mother then completed the story up to Sir Fred's final appointments in the RAF as the last C-in-C of Fighter Command in 1968 and Deputy C-in-C Allied Forces Central Europe in 1973. Sir Fred was an inveterate letter writer, extracts from many of which appear in the book, and with a superb collection of photographs, this long-overdue account will be welcomed by anyone interested in one of the RAF's major personalities. This title features Foreword by Sir Michael Graydon. An autobiography of Sir Fred Rosier, one of the RAF's major personalities. It offers an account of his life to the end of the WWII, starting with his beginnings to his time as a pre-war fighter pilot on 43 Squadron; to his appointment as Group Captain Ops in 84 Fighter Group for the invasion, on through Europe, to the demise of Germany. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo 256pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, appends., bibliog., index, 'Starting with his humble beginnings to his time as a prewar fighter pilot on 43 Squadron at Tangmere; seeing action in France with 229 Squadron where he was shot down and burnt; his return as CO of that squadron during the Battle of Britain; taking 229 to the Western Desert, becoming one of two Fighter Wing commanders there; and then being appointed Group Captain Ops in 84 Fighter Group for the invasion, on through Europe, to the demise of Germany.'.

Bookplate of Lord Carrington, Near Fine in publishers cloth in like dustjacket. 1st edition, 1st issue. Inscribed to Carrington on title page 'To Lord Carrington with best wishes David Rosier May 2012'. Towards the end of a long and distinguished career, Sir Fred Rosier was persuaded by his son David to write his autobiography. He did so and the result is an extremely engaging and enlightening account of his life to the end of the Second World War. This title starts with his humble beginnings to his time as a pre-war fighter pilot on 43 Squadron at Tangmere; seeing action in France with 229 Squadron where he was shot down and burnt; his return as CO of that squadron during the Battle of Britain; taking 229 to the Western Desert, becoming one of two Fighter Wing commanders there; and, then being appointed Group Captain Ops in 84 Fighter Group for the invasion, on through Europe, to the demise of Germany. David Rosier and his mother then completed the story up to Sir Fred's final appointments in the RAF as the last C-in-C of Fighter Command in 1968 and Deputy C-in-C Allied Forces Central Europe in 1973. Sir Fred was an inveterate letter writer, extracts from many of which appear in the book, and with a superb collection of photographs, this long-overdue account will be welcomed by anyone interested in one of the RAF's major personalities. This title features Foreword by Sir Michael Graydon. ISBN 1906502978.