Days on the Wing: Being the War Memoirs of Major the Chevalier Willy Coppens de Houthulst
Willy Coppens [Willy Omer Francois Jean baron Coppens d'Houthulst] / A.J. Insall (Trans)
Published by John Hamilton Limited, London, 1932
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First printing. Lacking jacket. Green buckram binding. Browning and a couple of light marks to spine. Foxing to page edges and first and last few pages. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Complete with eight illustrations. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xv, 290. Seller Inventory # 1234E065
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Title: Days on the Wing: Being the War Memoirs of ...
Publisher: John Hamilton Limited, London
Publication Date: 1932
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good Plus
Edition: 1st Edition.
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Days on the Wing Being the War Memoirs of Major the Chevalier Willy Coppens de Houthulst, D.S.O., M.C. etc etc
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London: John Hamilton, circa 1932., 1931
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Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New Zealand
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Days on the Wing Being the War Memoirs of Major the Chevalier Willy Coppens de Houthulst, D.S.O., M.C. etc etc Translated from the French by A.J. Insall. Publisher:London: John Hamilton, circa 1932. FIRST EDITION, SCARCE. Very good hardback with no jacket. Green cloth boards have some wrinkling to the cloth at the edges with a little bimping and rubbing. Minor marks. Binding firm. No inscriptions. Pages very good, minor marks. 291 pages with photos. Autobiography of Belgian air ace and flier of WWI. Houthulst served with the Belgian Escadrille number one. He later flew with the 37 E.A. Seller Inventory # ABE-1641676543247
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Days on the Wing. Being the War Memoirs of Major the Chevalier Willy Coppens de Houthulst, D.S.O., M.C.
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Aviation Book Club
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Seller: Grampian Books, Est. 1990, ELLON, ABDNS, United Kingdom
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Undated [1930s]. xv + 291pp; 8 illustrations by Leonard Bridgman. Foreword by Sir John M Salmond. Original green boards. No inscriptions. Fine in unclipped, faded and edge-worn dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 10487
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Days on The Wing - Being the war memoirs of Major The Chevalier Willy Coppens De Houthulst, D.S.O., M.C.
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John Hamilton Ltd, 1930
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Seller: Best Books, St. Leonards on sea, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. No date circa 1930, dj has bits missing, old clear tape staining bottom edges, not price clipped 10/6, now in a protective sleeve. Light foxing on end pages and inside boards, light stain on lower back board. Autobiography of Belgian air ace and flier of WWI. Houthulst served with the Belgian Escadrille number one. He later flew with the 37 E.A.and specialized in destroying enemy observation balloons. Air warfare WWI. Seller Inventory # 029812
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Days on the Wing. Being the War Memoirs of Major the Chevalier Willy Coppens de Houthulst
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Aviation Book Club, London
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Seller: Balfour Books, Sidmouth, DEVON, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Leonard Bridgman (illustrator). 1st Edition. Jacket is torn around margins and has piece missing from spine. Copy is in green cloth on boards. Slight bleaching at top of spine, otherwise tidy outers. Private library bookplate on front pastedown. Light foxing on title page, otherwise clean contents. Seller Inventory # 035245
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DAYS ON THE WING being the war memoirs of Major the Chevalier Willy Coppens de Houthulst. DSO MC etc.
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AVIATION BOOK CLUB, LONDON, 1934
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Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. LEONARD BRIDGMAN (illustrator). Green cloth boards with red titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx. Top edge of book block stained green. xvi + 292 pp. Portrait frontis + 7 other illustrations by Leonard Bridgman as called for. Translated from the French by A. J. Insall and with a foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John M. Salmond the book recalls the exploits of the Begian Flying Ace who specialised in destroying enemy observation balloons on the Western Front during the Great War. This brought him international fame, the British D.S.O. and M.C. as well as Belgian and French decorations. This edition in English was first published by John Hamilton in 1934. The copy offered by us is the Aviation Flying Club printing, undated, but probably of the same or following year. VG/VG (Book- Shelf wear to bottom edges. Mild foxing to fore edge of book block. No previous owner name or insc. Binding sound. Dust Jacket - a little rubbed with uneven fading , tiny loss - max- 5x10 mm approx around head of spine. Non price clipped - cover 10s 6d now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale. Seller Inventory # 123513
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Days on the Wing: Being the War Memoirs of Major the Chevalier Willy Coppens De Houthulst
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Aviation Book Club no date, circa 1930's, 1930
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Seller: Koster's Collectible Books, Farmingville, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardcover; Hardcover in dust jacket. Green cloth boards show edge wear, light fraying. Title in orange on spine. Faded endpapers. Slight fore edge soil. Text pages are clean. Browned dust jacket has 3/4 of the spine missing. Chipping throughout. Looks much better in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; B/w Illus. Seller Inventory # 046095
Days on the Wing: Being the War Memoirs of Major The Chevalier Willy Coppens de Houthulst
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Aviation Book Club n.d. c. 1938, Lon., 1938
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Seller: Kisselburg Military Books, Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. very nice copy of this scarce memoir of war in the air in World War One. Seller Inventory # 023141
Days on the Wing, Being the War Memoirs of Major the Chevalier Willy Coppens de Houthulst
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Aviation Book Club London c.1934, 1934
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First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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1st edition orig. cloth Near Fine octavo xv + 290pp., frontis., b/w pls., Autobiography of the great WWI Belgian Air Ace. Boards a little worn but internally excellent. Scarce. Seller Inventory # 31185
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Days on the Wing, being the War Memoirs of Major the Chevalier Willy Coppens De Houthulst, D.S.O., M.C [Hardcover] Willy Coppens and A J Insall (Trans)
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Seller: Richmond Books, Prestbury, CHESH, United Kingdom
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Condition: Very Good. *First Edition* The condition is Good. Days on the Wing, War Memoirs of Major The Chevalier Willy Coppens De Houthhulst, D.S.O., M.C.Translated from the French by A. J. Insall .Illustrated by Leonard Bridgman Published by Aviation Book Club. Complete with unclipped dust jacket protected with clear Mylar cover. 291pp. Edges have intermittent browning. A resume of the book has been written in pencil by AFC. Seller Inventory # B000RWFAQK
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DAYS ON THE WING BEING THE WAR MEMOIRS OF MAJOR THE CHEVALIER WILLY COPPENS DE HOUTHULST. (AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPHED TIPPED-IN)
Published by
John Hamilton Ltd., London, 1934
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Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc., Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Leonard Bridgman (illustrator). First Edition. Autographed photograph of the author is taped to the rear inside board. It is a modern photograph but Coppens has dated it "30 Juillet 1918" which I presume is the date the original photograph was taken. Capt. Ronald B. Bannerman, No. 79 Sqn. R. A. F. Has signed the front inside cover. Label below Banneman's name states he presented it to Steve St. Martin of Cross & Cockade. The Society of World War I Aero Historians. Author and military historian Dr. Edward M. Coffman has signed and dated (Jun 10, 1986) the top of the front fly-leaf. Translated from the French by A. J. Insall. Foreword by Marshall of the Royal Air Ford Sir. John M. Salmond. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Leonard Bridgman. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Very good condition. Lacking the dust jacket. Coppens was Belgium's highest scoring fighter ace. ; Black-and-white illustrations; 8vo.; xv, 290, 28 pages. Seller Inventory # 38318