driggs laurence (27 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with pink lettering on front cover and faded pink lettering on spine. Lettering on front cover is clear and unfaded, but lettering and cloth on spine has some fading. Covers are overall unmarked, with some rubbing and foxing, especially to back cover. There is some wear to cloth on head and foot of spine, as well as along edges of spine. Title page dated 1931. Copyright page dated 1927. 346 pages. Gutter is cracked, but binding does not seem compromised; there are no loose pages. Pages are clean and unmarked, with a number of black and white plates throughout.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Hardcover. 1918 reprint. Illustrated. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hard cover. Zustand: Very Good-. Illustrated by Henry S. Watson (illustrator). Second Printing. B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 335 pages; Little Brown HC 2nd printing. Original pictorial cloth cover board design boldly illustrated with a squadron of bi-planes aloft over a countryside setting. Solid copy; gift inscription to front end page. Text unmarked. Spine slightly off square; cloth somewhat shelf soiled but with all illustrations and lettering still bright. Corners lightly bumped; light soiling to page block edges. Illustrated w/ 8 glossy stock plates from drawing and photos. VG-.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 382 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.96 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Heroes of Aviation, Driggs, Laurence la Tourette. Published by Little, Brown, Boston, 1927. 346pp. with photographic plates. Photo of Baron Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) to pastedown; contemporaneous newspaper article on the return of Richthofen's body from France to Germany, 7 years after he was shot down. Photo of a second German ace flyer is attached to rear pastedown (name is noted to bottom of photo but difficult to decipher). Blue coated boards with red titles front and spine. Volume has light toning and is otherwise fine; jacket has chips, tears, tape repairs and a strip missing from rear panel top. Focused on the men of aviation before and during World War One including prominent British, American, French, Italian and Belgian flyers. " Those venerable old campaigners, infantry, cavalry, and artillery, have held for centuries the highest pinnacles of achievement in warfare. The three arms have stood united, exclusive, unchallenged, and unafraid. To-day enters a fourth arm whose coming prostrates these old soldiers and whose future dazzles the imagination of the world ?" Laurence la Tourette Driggs (From the Preface).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. private library liquidation ex lib green cloth/gold letters. Mylar on cover, well looked after. Pages have minor darkening/yellowing.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnAccounts of the Knights of the Sky in the Great WarnnFor those interested in the most outstanding airmen of the Great War, this book will a highly satisfying read. The author has chronicled the aces of the allied forces and has .

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Accounts of the 'Knights of the Sky' in the Great WarFor those interested in the most outstanding airmen of the Great War, this book will a highly satisfying read. The author has chronicled the aces of the allied forces and has enhanced his narrative with riveting accounts and first hand experiences and reports of the 'High Aces' in action. Within these pages the reader will discover the exploits of the Lafayette Escadrille, Roland Garros-possibly the first Ace, Guynemer, Lufbery, Fonck, Pinsard and many others of varied nationalities. The valiant flyers of the bomber force are also covered as is the contribution made by American pilots. The appendix includes a list of the Aces of all nations with their 'kills' and much other vital information. Available in soft cover and hard cover with dust jacket. A must for every one interested in the dogfights over the trenches.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Spine and boards faded. Mottled foxing to spine cloth. Joints and edges of boards rubbed. Moderate foxing. Lacking the dust-jacket.; No date [1932]. 256 pages + colour frontispiece + 4 b&w plates + 8 plates on 4 leaves at rear showing aircraft manouevres. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 184 x 119mm. Top page edges dyed blue (faded). The frontispiece and 4 plates are all by Howard Leigh.

Unstated. Not dated, however list of the series on verso to half title indicates this is 1st ed of 1932 (also booksellers marks in pencil, show 1933). Navy cloth with gilt titles on front board and completely faded titles on spine where all navy colour faded from cloth. 2 stickers of inititals on front free end paper; extensive inscription along with plane doodle on half title pagecolour frontis & 4 monochrome plates by howard leigh. Checked and all present. No adverts at rear. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Zustand: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original lilac cloth covers, gilt title, author lettering and sundial to the spine, gilt title to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 284 printed pages of text with 5 monochrome illustrations. Sun fading to the spine, rubs to the gutters edges and corners, age darkened closed page edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. AVIATION & AERONAUTICS.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. New Revised and Enlarged Edition, published June 1927 (the first printing was in March 1927). INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper in the year of publication to US military officer and politician Benedict Crowell: "Benedict Crowell / With the respect and affection of the author / Laurence La T Driggs / New York / July 20 1927." Crowell was a particularly influential in military organization during and following World War I, and was the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1917 to 1920. A comprehensive and enthusiastic review of WWI aviation heroes from the US, the UK, and Western Europe, by an author who in 1918 "visited practically every aeroplane squadron on the battle front, from Belgium to Switzerland." Tape shadows (from an owner, not a library) on the endpapers, a touch of black staining from an old jacket protector at the top edge of the front endpaper. Else Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket with a few tiny chips at the corners and some rubbing at the flap folds. An attractive copy. Signed.