Cheesman e c (10 Ergebnisse)

Blue and green card cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 240mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). 82pp. An Heraldic Quarterly Magazine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 192pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Foreword by Peter Scott. Light foxing on page edges, front hinge cracked, very good lacking the dust jacket. A compilation of new discoveries of new lands, archaeology, the voyage of the Joseph Conrad, the first flight from England, Mallory and Norton on Mount Everest, Brazilian wilderness, and more. …

Hardback. Zustand: Fair.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback. Excellent account of the A.T.A. with appendices including list of ATA Commendations with citation, also full list of officially recognised ferry pilots with those notes as sadlykilled. 248pp., ills., Corners slightly rubbed a few blemishes and a little minor gaping at a few centrefolds. Overall good+ condition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardback, maroon cloth. Important reference on the ATA, with full list of officially recognised Ferry Pilots and Air Crew who flew operational aircraft at A.T.A. Pools. 1st Edition 1946 and Published by the famous Harborough, later Harleyford Publishing company. 248pp., ills., appendices, including ferrying figures, Certificates of Commendation with citation, honours list etc. Some modest foxing, else very good condition in repaired dustwrapper, some loss to spine and cello remains, now in removable, transparent protective cover. Uncommon.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First published, 1946. There is gilt on the spine and the front of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. 1st Edition. - First Edition - Signed dedication opposite title page from author to W. G. Vokes - Covers worn w/ edges rubbed and lettering to upper board and spine slightly faded - Spine ends and corners bumped and a little crushed - Edges of text block toned w/ some staining - Endpapers and page margins lightly toned and foxed - Dustwrapper marked, stained and worn w/ spine tanned - Several sections missing at corners w/ large 4cm by 2cm section missing from front top edge - Numerous small tears to edges, corners and spine - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight - 248 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. 248 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. More than seventy black and white photos. "The first authentic account of the romantic rise to fame and ultimate disbandment of the Air Transport Auxiliary, the little-known Ferry Pilot service of the (second world) war. Starting with 30 amateur pilots, its numbers finally totalled over 700 who, between 1939 and 1945, ferried more than 308,000 aircraft of more than a hundred different types from the factories to the Royal Air Force." - dust jacket. Appendices include: Special Commendations; Honours List; List of A.T.A. Pilots Who Actually Ferried Aircraft at Pools; Ferrying Figures; Lists of All Types of Aircraft Ferried. Book clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Heavy wear to dust jacket, now preserved in archival Brodart, which is missing large chunk from top of backstrip, affecting front and back panels. Bonus: Laid-in is A.T.A. Association Newsletter No. VIII from 1955 which runs 16 pages, including a seven-page list of current members. Also, laid inside this newsletter is an obituary news clipping of the A.T.A.'s wartime second in command, Philip Wills, plus a letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Mather, O.B.E., dated 10 May 1996, which concerns the wartime record and award of Mr. James Bain, MBE, who served as Superintendent, Flight Engineers, A.T.A. ENSER p.376. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Cloth showing through heavily on spine, rubbing and depressing to top and bottom of cloth spine, name and vintage ink dedication at front, internally clean and good.

Zustand: Good. Brief Glory - The Story of the A.T.A. by E. C. Cheesman, 1st edition, 1946.The A.T.A. were civilians in uniform who played a part in the Battle of Britain.Publisher: Harborough Publishing, UK.Binding: hardback cloth.Illustrated: yes.Pages: 248pp.Description / Condition: Light edge wear/bumps/browning to boards; no jacket although inner flap stuck to inner board. Ownership inscription to first page that has left a mark to the opposite page. Inner back hinges a little worn/open along with hinges between pages 32/33. Light foxing to pages. A rare title.Please see pictures for further information.…