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London: The Times, 1917 Cover portrait of M. Venizelos. Abundant black and white photographs. Contents: History of Modern Greece; The Crown and the Protecting Powers; The Balkan Wars and the Alliance with Serbia; Policy of M. Venizelos; King Constantine's Opposition; Politics and Diplomacy in 1915; The Refusal to apply the treaty with Serbia; Pro-German Manoeuvres; Surrender of Fort Rupel; Crisis of June 1916; Entente Negotiations with Constantine's ministers; The National Defence Movement; M. Venizelo's Salonika government; The entente still hesitates; Allied troops attacked; the 'Battle of Athens'. Unmarked. Above-average-wear externally. Textblock sound. It is recommended that this issue be read in conjunction with the following issues: Part 21 - The 1st Austrian Invasion of Serbia; Part 28 - The Intervention of Turkey; Part 36 - The 2nd and 3rd Austrian Invasion of Serbia; Part 88 - The Tragedy of Serbia; Part 144 - The Salonika Expedition, Oct 1915-Nov. 1916. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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UK: Rolls House, 1966 Features: General Dynamics F-111; Indian Air Force at War; Flying Jeep; Around the Airlines; No. 115 Squadron History; Fokker Fellowship; Between the Wars; Bridging the Production Gap; Below Zero Flying; Pakistan Air Force; Air League on Defense; Vickers Windsor; Stratoliner up to date; "The Blue Max"; No. 205 Squadron History; Power for the Concorde; The Spey-Mirage; Swissair in 1966; Kavochkins over Slovakia; British Production; LTV A-7A Corsair II; Skyways Coach Air; The British Spads; Beagle joins the R.A.F.; Bolkow Junior Air-Test; R.A.F. in the Far East; Britain's Defense Plans; Soviet Stratospheric Aircraft; Concorde Takes Shape; Supermarine Attacker; "Southern Cross" - Sir Charles Kingsfors Smith's Fokker Monoplane; British Spads - Part 2; Alpavia R.F.3 Air-Test; German Aircraft Industry; Aircraft Carriers after the 1966 Defence White Paper; Ancestor Airline No. 2; "Winter Express"; U.S.A.A.F. Paintwork - I; Sud Horizon Air-Test; Death of a Squadron; German Naval Air Arm; R.A.F. 'Nav.' Training; Aer Lungus History; U.S.A.A.F. Paintwork - 2; Potez 41; No. 114 Squadron History; West Country Museums; Dornier Do 28 Air Test; The European Airbus; Report from Hanover; U.S.A.F. Displays; Biggin Hill Air Fair; U.S.A.A.F. Paintwork - 3; Gliding Championships; Lufthansa Pilot Training; Sunderland at Pembroke; Military Miscellany; H.M.S. Theseus in Korean War; Reconnaissance Victors; Aircraft Oil Engines; 'Mods' to the Belfast; Brazilian Photo Review; VARIG, Brazilian airline; Atlantic Crossing 1922; Centre Est DR 250; Sheila Scott's Flight; Britain's Aircraft Industry - at the crossroads; What to see at Farnboro'; Tiger Meet; R.A.F. Persian Gulf; R.A.F. Strength 3/9/39; R.Ae.S. Centenary; Slingsby Dart 17R; Farnborough Report; Farnborough checklist; Argentine Airlines; Boulton Paul Overstrand; U.S.A.F. "Airevac"; No. 72 Squadron History; Slovak Air Force; Airshipping in 1966; Spanish Fighters; Ancestor Airlines - 3; Strike on Farnborough; Holland's Air Museum; Swedish Mustangs; Alon A-2 Aircoupe; Another look at the U.S.A.F.; South African Airways; Indian Air Power; Wassmer Super IV Baladou; and much more. Includes index . Gilt lettering to front board and backstrip. Moderate wear. Partial slant to spine.. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Newsweek, 1944 Contents: Caterpillar Diesel ad - They pushed back the sea at Port Moresby; drawing of a very primitive snowmobile as part of an electric power company ad; Photo of JFK - he returned to Los Angeles for a leave after 11 months of fighting in the Pacific; Greatest battle of air weighs U.S. Bombers vs. Nazi industry - but Germans still produce - meanwhile Eisenhower begins speeding D Day preparations; Mustang, aviation's ugly duckling, becomes a top long-range fighter; The outlook in the Battle of Russia - by Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone; Bid for Burma; Nazis seem to plan Ukraine stand despite red encirclement tactics; Why our Italian campaign is so tough; Enveloping Rabaul; Reds keep Curzon Line the issue in rejecting Polish conference - Pravda story of British offer of separate German peace injects new note in Allied relations; Lucky Strike cigarettes - attractive color ad; chart showing FDR's 12 budgets - reflect massive spending increases of WW II; Riddles of contract termination hold key to postwar prosperity; Nice military Oldsmobile/GM ad; Hereford T.Royal Rupert sells for record $38,000; A harbinger of things to come - photo of 5 Mexicans, wearing native hats and panchos (!), brought to New Haven to shovel snow due to manpower shortage; Photos and article on Bronko Nagurski; Kinsey Whiskey - nice color ad; Leadership in Merchant Shipping presents U.S. with big problem - is subsidy war inevitable or can world powers co-operate to ease trade competition. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 Illustration Features: Surrending Germans pass through the French lines; The Battle of the Nieuport Dunes - Matchless story of the Northamptons and the King's Royal Rifles (article by Max Pemberton); Canadian Pioneers at work and at Liesure (5 photos); Men of many climes who fight for France; Italians in the Alps and in the air; These Three historic years - article by Lovat Fraser; Aerial activity of four warring nations; Immortal Heroism of K.R.R.C. & Northamptons; Incidents in the Battle of the Nieuport Dunes; British Women's Mission of Mercy in France; How the Hun encourages neutral powers; 'Pipsqueaks' that served to alarm all London - 5 photos of air raid sound rockets; When Paris was in Peril - article by Hamilton Fyfe; Fire and Fury Flaming upon the foe in France. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. . Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1910 20 pages. Black and white photographic portrait of Captain K. H. Bruce (Gordon Highlanders), who takes up his appointment as Adjutant to the London Scottish on February 3rd. Black and white photographic portrait of Lieut.-Col. Duncan Murdoch Robertson, M.V.O. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Government of Canada, 1969 Features: Cadets climb mountains (7 pages); 405 Squadron takes anti-submarine trophy; Militia take to the field at Camp Dube; Interesting collections and hobbies at La Macaza; How are you with the Press?; Annual Art Competition; They shall never forget - Shelburn and the other escape organizations set up throughout Western Europe; A North Atlantic Christmas - MWO J.L. Wilson. Sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 Cover portrait of Lieut.-General Sir Francis Lloyd, who has commanded the London District since 1913. Features: The Socialisation of Great Britain (conclusion); The Life of Germany During the Year 1916 - with many interesting photos. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name upon front cover. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1906 Features: Frontis photo portrait and writeup on Captain Francis Howard Lindsay; Company Notes; The Bisley Meeting, with photo of the King's Prize Winner; The Route March in Scotland - continued from prior issue); The Clan Chattan; and more. Average wear. Staples disintegrated.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1919 Includes chapter CCXCVII - President Wilson's Visit to Europe, with many great photos including a nice shot of the King and Queen with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. Full page photo portrait of Wilson (in top hat) with King George. Centerfold photos in Iran and Mesopotamia. Also includes first portion of chapter CCXCVIII - The Triumph of the Army of Mesopotamia. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy reference copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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U.K.: Fine Scroll Limited, 1979 Features: Westland Newcomer detailed; Seven Hundred Up for the 737; AD-1 Oblique-wing trials begin; Petlyakov Pe-2. Light wear. Nice copy.. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Air Force Productions Limited, 1990 44 pages. Features include: Ballooning; EH-101 Canada's New Shipborne Aircraft; Cessna - Living Memorial to BCATP; Airforce Cupid - Overseas Romance; Air Cadets; Defence Minister Explains Budget Cuts; Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Solid copy.. Stapled. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: The Times, 1919 Great black and white photos. Topics include: The Old Regiments; Early Difficulties; The Brassard; Unsettled Conditions; "Special Units"; The Honourable Artillery Company; The London Scottish; A Striking Object Lesson; The Natural Reserve and Royal Defence Corps; Serious Effort; Trench Digging; A Great Turning Point; The Four Classifications; Defaulters; A Remarkable Incident; Camp Life; The National Guard; The Volunteer Training Corps; Volunteer Officers and Cadet Units; Ambulances and Hospitals; The Artists' Rifles; Statioln Work and Motorcyclists; Special Recognition. Average wear. Staples rusty. Bit of writing on front cover else unmarked.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Granada Hills, CA, USA: Sentry Books Inc., 1996 Features: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt - World War II's biggest, brawniest single-engined brawler; Mystery Messerschmitt - High flying Me 109h; Electronic snooper - RB-47 Recon-spyplane. Art: Seversky P-35 & Republic XP-47B; Republic P-47Ds; Republic P-47D-30; M/Gen. William Kepner's P-47D-25; Republic P-47D-27; Republic P-47D, 12th AF.. Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: The Times, 1917 Abundantly illustrated with contemporary black and white photographs. Contents: Switzerland's position among the nations; the army; mobilization and its effects; declarations of neutrality; frontier incidents; German-Swiss and French-Swiss opinion; Herr Spitteler's Speech; Gradual change in public opinion; Swiss dislike of militarism; Methods of the General Staff; The Arrest of 'Times' correspondents; The Affair of the Two Colonels; British Ministers in Switzerland; Federal Council and President Wilson; Swiss Protest against intensified blockade; M. Ritter's action in Washington; The Hoffmann-Grimm Affair; Colonel Stegemann; The economic situation; Establishment of the S.S.S.; The 'Fiduciary Bureau; Coal and Cotton; Swiss-German Agreement; Smuggling - The Financial Situation; Various Loans - Swiss good works; Refugees; Rapatries; Evacues; The Missing; Visits to Prison Camps; Medical aid to belligerents; Grands Blesses; Internes; Protests by the Federal Council and International Committee of the Red Cross Against German Inhumanity. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. It is recommended that this issue be read in conjuction with: Issue 89 - Sea Power and Neutrality.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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USA: Challenge, 1981 Features: Contemporary happenings in the military aerospace world; HMS Invincible; Re-Engined 135 - Re-engining of the existing KC-135 tanker fleet may mean operation into the next century; HiMAT - this flying test bed is used to develop combat aircraft of the future; New York's Finest - visiting with the Voodoos of the 107th Fighter Interceptor Group; MiG Killer - an interview with a Marine fighter pilot; Greeks over Britain - the first ever visit by Royal Hellenic A-7s to Britain; Corsair II Markings; Lone Eagles - Hungarian Ju 88s battle the Russians during WWII; Turbo Trojan - flying the North American YAT-28E Turbo Trojan; Lightning Deployment - Royal Air Force Lightnings deploy for combat practice; Farnborough military report; Flugtag at Ramstein; Vought's Rugged Corsair II - part II of a markings feature on the Corsair II; "The Face of God" - the life and times of North Vietnam's leading ace; School for Aces - leadership program for NATO pilots; Sea Harrier goes operational; New tanker for the Navy - Modified Convair 8E80; Jaguars meet the Eagles - how California's 144th Fighter Interceptor Wing won top honours at the 1980 William Tell meet; RAF's new helicopter - the Chinook; Lizard fighting Falcon - experimental paint scheme for the F-16; Bear Intercept! - how the USAF Phantoms intercept and track Soviet Bears that prowl the North Atlantic shipping lanes; Canadair's Tutor - the rugged Canadian training aircraft shows no signs of slowing down; Salute to the Skyraider; Navy accepts first operational Hornet; These two pilots have recorded over 1,000 flying hours each in the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird; Falcons of Georgia - History of Reserve Squadron VA-205; Igloo White - how we listened to the Ho Chi Minh Trail in stereo; Angel of another color - a new paint scheme for the Blue Angels aircraft; Fighting Falcon for Export - re-engined F-16 planned for sale to smaller countries; Marines fighting helicopters - how the USMC developed the helicopter into a fighting machine for aerial envelopment; Stratojet - looking back at the USAF's Boeing B-47 bomber; Scratch five MiGs - the story behind the only enemy aircraft ever destroyed by the Boeing B-52; Mirages over Spain - an exclusive look at a rarely illustrated fighter operated by the Spanish Air Force; Down by not out - last flight or new future for the B-1?; An old-fashioned dogfight - aerial combat during the early days of the Vietnam war were not unlike some of the free-wheeling fights of WWII; A time for change - the changing look in USN aircraft camouflage; New Sea Harrier Squadron - Fleet Arm Air takes on another Sea Harrier unit; The Aggressors - these specially tasked units are some of the most unique in the USAF; Tigershark - Detailed portrait of Northrop's new fighter; Mirage IIIE in Spanish Service; Strike Command - can the RAF's Strike Command stop Soviet air strikes in Britain and Europe?; Fists of the Fleet - a close look at the markings of USN Phantoms and Tomcats; Blowtorch built for two - the life and times of the two TF-86 training Sabres. Privately bound in blue hard cover.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: The Illustrated London News, 1917 Features: photo of Annamite workers; photo of a New Zealand signaller on a just-captured German dug-out; Two-page photo of the men who charged the guns at Masnieres - Heroes of a Canadian 'Balaclava' Exploit - a single squadron of the Fort Garry Horse; The Italian Army's stand to keep the enemy from Venice; On the Italian Northern Defence Line; The Buffs; On the British Western Front in France; New Zealanders detraining after an attack on the Western Front (2 pages); 2 page photo of a group of U.S. soldiers on their way to a training camp; Hermes with a Tab; Withe the Canadians on the Western Front and in Paris; Torpedo-boat of the air; 3 photos of the typhoon disaster in Japan; The Charges of Treason against M. Caillaux; Photos of the British Army in Italy. Staples disintegrated. Above-average wear. . Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 Portrait of General the Hon. Sir Julian Byng on front cover. Features: Britain's Special Constabulary (conslusion); South America and the Great War, with photos. Staples disintegrated. Average wear. . Stapled. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1909 Features: Phot and write-up re: Lance-Sergeant Leonard Criswick; Company Notes; The London Scottish Athletic Club; Shooting Results; Notes by the Commanding Officer; Editorial; Former London Scottish Regiments; Scots Abroad - 'Rugger' in India; Territorial Nurses; and more. Average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: The Times (of London), 1919 Approximately 1,000 pages. Very large volume measures over 18" high by over 12" wide and approximately 1.5" thick. Extensive coverage of the final weeks of World War I, its conclusion, and aftermath, plus other news of the day and contemporary advertisements. Each page very densely packed with small type-faced print and occasional maps. Contents appear to be bound original issues rather than reprints. Includes an 8 page illustrated section devoted to "London's Great Peace Celebration Procession" in July, 1919. Small original bookseller's sticker inside front board at bottom. Binding sound. Moderate wear and soiling externally. Partially rubbed gilt lettering upon front board and backstrip. Contents yellowing at edges. Please note: the April 11, 1919 issue was not bound in this volume. A sound copy of this most enthralling, comprehensive and unique reference. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 Features: The Potsdam Conspiracy - Chapters from the Inner History of the War - 1, by Lovat Fraser; Photos of the varied work of General Currie's (Canadian) gallant troops; French Pontoniers - the master bridge builders; Working amid the waters on the Flanders front - chain ferry/dam building; Vanguard of a vast American host for France; Waves of attack from trench and breastwork; The Third Battle of Ypres - article by Max Pemberton on the dawn of a titanic conflict in the Flemish markets; In Battle or Barter Ever Cheerful Canadians; French Infantry advance in battle formation - firing-line and supports take a German trench; When Paris was Saved - how Bordeaux celebrated the Victory of the Marne; U-boat Pirates Captured by Belgian Cavalry; How the Gotha's Gun Tunnel Cures the "Blind Spot"; Huns glorify their air-murderers and macines; Gog and Magog on Rations - article by Harold Ashton; Impressions of the Inferno in Artois and Lens; Warm welcome waiting at journey's end; The Empire's Roll of Honour. Staples disintegrated. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. . Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1910 20 pages. Photo of new Brigadier - Col. Cuthbert (Scots Guards). Laid-in full-page black and white photographic portrait of Colonel The Earl of Wemyss and March, A.D.C. (Hon. Colonel, L.S.R.V.), complete with faux signature. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Challenge, 1979 82 pages. Features: New Bronco from Rockwell - first production OV-10D NOS has flown; Japan's captured Warbirds - rare photos of the Japanese military aircraft that were brought to America for evaluation; Super Sabres over Bradley - one of the last units operating the Super Sabre is visited along with a pictorial view of other units that have recently been operating the F-100; Tri-National Tornado Training Unit - unique Allied establishment for training Tornado crews; Jetstream Ahoy! - the Royal Navy has received a new aircraft; Green Lizard replaces Grey Ghost - new camouflage scheme for the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II; AV-8B - the advanced Harrier - the AV-8B is what the Marines want for close air support; A Coven of Dangerous Witches - Hungarians operating Caproni Bombers during World War II. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Granada Hills, CA, USA: Sentry Books Inc., 1987 Features: Flying combat air patrol with the greatest carrier fighter aces of WW II; Diary of a Luftwaffe mechanic; From the Channel coast to Russia!; What were Daimler-Benz & BMW engines like to work on? Art: TBF Avenger; F^F-3 Hellcat; F6F-5 Hellcat; Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver; F6F-3 Hellcat; F6F-5 Hellcat; Grumman TBF Avengers. Water rippling along top edge.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Air Force Productions Limited, 1991 44 pages. Features include: Chopper Gunship Diplomacy; Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Sam; Balloons in the Royal Air Force; The Persian Excursion; The Luck of Santa Maria; Top Nav? - G/C Hugh Hay; Not Lost Merely Confused - C-5; Gunner Ace Remembered - Sgt Peter Engbrecht; Mother of all airfields - Hinaidi Airfield; Secret Army, Take Two; WDs, Japs and Perfidious Albion; Airman of the Quarter is a Woman - Cpl Pat Lockhart; I Have Control... Sir - by P.S. Lennie; Feeding Hungry Kurds; Requiem for a Heavyweight - CH-147. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Address label upon back cover. Nice copy. . Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Switzerland: Interconair, 1977 Features: NATO Today Supplement; JMSDF (Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force) - long article with multiple photos; Future Trends in Fighter Aircraft - CCV and ECM gain prominence; Is the Super Cargo on the Way In? - by Claudius Dornier Jr.; Pocket Rama - Light Forces Today; Many additional illustrated stories. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: The Times, 1917 Front cover illustration of the red flag at the gate of the Tsar's Palace. Abundantly illustrated in black and white with excellent contemporary photos. Contents: Chapter CXCVI - The Adbication of the Tsar... Russia in 1916, The Stuermer Premiership, Growth of Discontent, M. Protopopoff as Minister of the Interior, Meaning and history of the autocracy, character of the Tsar, why the revolution failed in 1905-7, The Empress Alexandra, Forces behind the throne, Rasputin, His Murder, Economic Chaos in Russia, Responsibility of M. Protopopoff, The Revolution, March 1917, Police Provocation, Diary of Events in Petrograd, Provisional Government under Prince Lvoff, The Duma, Recognition of the new government by the Allies. Very important history. Average wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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UK: Rolls House, 1969 Features: Bristol Sycamore; No. 809 Squadron History; History of the R.A.A.F. - I; Birmingham Airport; Chilton Monoplane; Maritime Mainstay - Shackleton; Towards cheaper flying; H.M.S. 'Fearless'; History of the R.A.A.F. - II; Topdressing in New Zealand; Aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal; Thoughts on the Tu-144; History of the R.A.A.F. - III; Instant Invisibility; Spot the Gaps in our Air Cover - when the carriers have gone; The Air League is 60; Concorde's Structure; Golden Age of Flying; Commonwealth Air Forces; History of the R.A.A.F. - 4; German Fighter Production; DC-9s in Service; R.A.F. Tengah; History of the R.A.A.F. - 5; History at Yeovilton; France's Aircraft Industry; Sud Spin-off; Central Flying School; History of the R.A.A.F. - 6; Rollason's Luton Beta; British European Airways (BEA) History; No. 230 Squadron History; Civilian Coupe; Paris Photo Report; Britten-Norman BN-3 Nymph; History of the R.A.A.F. - 7; Air Power Needs Afloat; 'Emily' - Japanese flying boat; Paris Photo Report - 2; British European Airways; SAR Competition; History of the R.A.A.F. - 8; Battle of Britain film; 'Emil' Evaluation; Sywell Display; Italian Raids on Britain; Battle of Britain Displays; History of the R.A.A.F. - 9; Competition Sailplanes - 1; BEA fleet list; Aviation in Costa Rica; No. 27 Squadron History; Leeds-Bradford Airport; Sywell Display; History of the R.A.A.F. - 10; Competition Sailplanes - 2; Learning to Test; Vickers Virginia; History of the R.A.A.F. - 11; Competition Sailplanes - 3; Bristol Britannia; Reforger and Crested Cap; Newbury Eon; History of the R.A.A.F. - 12; Near East Air Force; and much more. Index laid in. Tight and clean with gilt lettering to front board and backstrip. A quality copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated Press, 1918 Photos with the following captions: Lines that all lead to the Hindenburg Line; Wreckage and Waste from Ypres to Cambrai; Freed by British Bravery from the Terrible Turk; 'Tanks' Advance into action & Tow Back a Prize; On the Edge of Great Events among the Alps; Rare and Ready Courage to the Rescue of a Comrade; 'Graft' and Bribery in Russia (story); Clearing the Crescent off the Permanent Way; Weather Difficulties defied by daring and work; Unmasking Spies in London (story); 'Ghost' that Fails to Frighten our Flying Men; Happiness in Hospital in Barge and Burrow; Art's Spirit Shining Amid the Murk of War; The Terriers of the Pack - some of the remarkable doings of the "M.L." Craft (story); Last Moments of the Torpedoed Transport Medie; From London's Roads to Flanders' Muddy Fields; The Royal Highlanders of Canada (story). Above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. . Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Newsweek, 1944 Contents: Interesting color ad for the Dodge "Big Shot" inside front cover; Pontica/GM color ad shows faces of members of the many branches of the U.S. forces; Very nice color ad for Canada Dry water and pale ginger ale; Beech Aircraft ad - featuring the AT-10, the AT-7 and the AT-11; Allies global power builds up to unprecedented trio of blows - might of U.S. Navy permits choice of strategy and locale - enemies can only guess; Buzz-bomber - pilotless planes, though unexpected, give enemy psychological advantage; Fighting on Normandy's Bloody arc seesaws into success for the Allies; Great photo of Rommel mid-strut with a group of his fellow-leaders *before* invasion; Cherbourg - Invasion Prize; Normandy - a turning point in the history of war, by Maj.-Gen. J.F.C. Fuller; Wrath of Giants - B-29s, Global Bombers, single out Yawata, the Pittsburgh of Japan, for first blow; GOP Convention drama keeps backstage wirepullers busy - Dewey managers ready campaign while Bricker backers plan show; Great color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes; Goodyear color centerfold ad for V-belts; Finnish Minister Procope ordered to leave the U.S. due to 'activities inimical to the interests of the U.S.'; French cheers for de Gaulle ring hollow in Allies ears - his refusal to aid invasion by sending vital civil officials is sample of tragic dilemma; three samples of Russian cartoons by Boris Efimoff which excoriate the German people; Leopold III, King of the Belgians; Socialist Tommy Douglas wins landslide election victory in Saskatchewan; CAB plan for postwar air routes spots those thought best for U.S. - monopoly seems remote as Government promises to hear all applicants for routes; Taxes still a stock market bugbear in spite of war-stimulated boom; Penicillin stars at AMA conference; Morris Fishbein retains job as editor of the AMA's journal, despite opposition by California doctors who labeled him unrepresentative of American medicine; AMA's new president, Dr. Herman L. Kretschmer, blasts socialized medicine and demans a 'debunking' of the $250 million a year vitamin trade; International Truck ad; Photo of Standard' new M1-A1 flame thrower in action - rifling gel-gas against targets 180 feet away; The Propaganda War, by Raymond Moley; very attractive color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes on back cover. Average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Granada Hills, CA, USA: Sentry Books Inc., 1977 Features: Tiger Corps Zero - Exclusive Photos; P-47 Toughest Fighter of WW II; A Gallery of Spectacular Crash Photos; Lockheed's Flying Dinosaur XR60 "Constitution"; The Roland Fighters. Art: Mitsubishi Zero cockpit; Mitsubishi Zero 52; Mitsubishi A6M5; Republic P-47C Thunderbolt. Stapled. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 The truth about Tannenberg, article by Lovat Fraser; 'Billets' in Belgium - Barely better than none; Fighting the mud on the Flanders front; Heroes of Hill 70 who are closing in on Lens; Victors and Victims of the war in the air; Italy's road to victory through the mountains; Sea Men and Sea Dogs of the Swift and Broke; Wanted - a Naval Offensive! - by H.W. Wilson; Fact and fiction from Flanders and France; German super-works won by Allied Super-Men; British Strategy at Sea - a defense of present naval strategy by Percival A. Hislam; Indian Prince's Red Cross Gift for the Tigris - a floating hospital; Glimpses of life behind the French front line; Proud Moments in the progress of the French Army; The Buring of Albert - last terrible hours in a Bombarded Town; Woman War Workers in France and England; Who's Who in the Great War; Centres of Social Life in Salonika and London. Sailors and Soldiers Decorated for Heroism; The Dorset Yeomanry - one page article with photo. Somewhat above-average wear. Staples disintegrated.. Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1910 Includes photo of Captain George Mackenzie's Tent at Wimbledon, 1871 with 8 people identified. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Government of Canada, 1971 Features: CF-5s penetrate eastern Arctic on photo recce; Petawawa signallers in air deployment north; Frontier Quintet - insures longer Argus surveillance flights; 434 in the Yukon - more CF-5s head north on exercise; Arctic in Saskatchewan - winter soldiering from Dundurn; Press tours Maritime Command Manoeuvres; Diary of an Arctic Adventure - ACE Battalion adventures in Norway; Our men at Sperry; Navy League Cadet corps; Hammy Gray - Fighter Pilot V.C. - How RCNVR aviator won posthumous award. Bit of writing atop front cover. Sound copy. . Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 Features: Why did Von Kluck Swerve? - article by Lovat Fraser; Canadians care for their equine wounded; Heroic moments in the shell-stricken West; Vignettes from the Allies' advancing lines; Forward withe the French Troops in Flanders; Masks and faces between Aisne and Oise; Keeping their Pecker up - Queer yarns the Germans believe; Photos in sunny by-paths of war's clouded highway; Western Science in an Eastern Environment - British construction in Palestine; Bridging the Yser and well away beyond Ypres; A Pit in a Beetroot field - some grim experiences of a stretcher-bearer (article by Hamilton Fyfe); Turkish activity in Syria's ancient capital; Dames of the New Order of the British Empire; Alsace celebrates the day of her deliverance; Nets to enmesh the werewolves of the sea (6 photos); Germany preparing for the War after the War; Who's who in the Great War; Peaceful contrasts with the waste of war; The Northhamptons - one-page regimental article with photo. Staples disintegrated. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. . Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1907 Features: Photo portrait and write-up on Major G.A. Malcolm; Company Notes; Our Regimental Plate - No. VII. - The Geddes Mackenzie Cup - photo and description by Ian Bhreatannaich; Photo portrait of George Mackenzie (the late) - First Captain "A" Co. London Scottish R.V.; and more. Average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1919 Includes final portion of the chapter entitled "The Founding of the League of Nations", with photos. Wonderful centerfold photos of returning soldiers. Chapter CCCVII - The Demobilisation of the British Army, with many photos. Above-average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy reference copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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USA: Challenge, 1981 74 pages. Salute to the Skyraider - examing the color schemes and markings of the Navy's most famous attack aircraft; Air Intelligence - news from air forces around the world; Navy Accepts first operational Hornet - a new era in Naval air power; High Times - these two pilots have recorded more than 1,000 flying hours each in the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird - Lt. Col. Robert Powell, Lt.-Col. George T. Morgan; Falcons of Georgia - History of Reserve Squadron VA-205; Igloo White - how we listened to the Ho Chi Minh Trail in stereo; Angel of another color - a new paint scheme on a Blue Angels aircraft; Fighting Falcon for Export - re-engined F-16 is planned for sale to smaller countries; Marines' Fighting Helicopters - how the USMC developed the helicopter into a fighting machine for aerial envelopment. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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U.K.: Fine Scroll Limited, 1975 Features: The Flying Leathernecks; An Oriental Swallow (Kawasaki Type 3 Fighter Hein); UTTAS; Hawker Siddeley Hawk Update. Coupon clipped from page one. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Solid copy. . Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Granada Hills, CA, USA: Sentry Books Inc., 1974 Features: Von Richthofen and the Albatross Aces; Around the World in 175 Days - Anniversary of the First Global Flight. Art: The Douglass World Cruiser New Orleans; Final Prototype XP-40 Plans; Von Richtofen and His Red Albatross; Douglas World Cruiser Plans.. Stapled. Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Airforce, 1993 60 pages. Features include: Canada's Aerobatic Teams; Russians honor Commonwealth Airmen; Two Million Hours for the Hornet; The Grinch who stole Christmas - author was an air gunner on B-25 Mitchells during WWII; 4 wing farewell; Sucan Recce; A Rescue Remembered - Hurricane TF X; Behind the scenes at Abbotsford; The Flying Granleys'; Spitfire Wreckage Sparks Old Memories; '93 Annual Convention; Fighter Group Shows Flag in Europe; The Crash of Rescue 311; Alley Cats Prowl the Adriatic; Turning Point in Bomber Offensive - Fighters Rev Up (50 years ago); Radar - Canada's Hidden History; The Mess Dinner. Address label upon back cover. Unmarked. Average wear. . Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: The Times, 1919 Great black and white photos. Topics include: Fall of Monaster (Nov. 1916), followed by a period of Quiescence on Salonika Front; General Milne's Winter Problems; Offensive in Doiran Sector of April, 1917; Koritza; Allied Success in Albania; The Greek Impasse; Jonnart's Mission and the Coup D'Etat of Athens, June, 1917; Triumph of Venizelos and the Policy of Greek Reintegration and Mobilization in Allied Interest; Internal Situation in Bulgaria; Zenith and Anticlimax of Pro-German Solidarity; Sofia and the Press; Serious Misgivings and Diplomatic Disgusts unite to effect the fall of the Radoslavoff Ministry; Balance of Parties and Leaders; Summary of the Situation, 1917-18; Prospects of Summer Campaign 1918; Topographical Survey of British Front and Communications; Rearrangement of Front; Steady Influx of Hellenic Reinforcements; Combined Advance of September; The Great Days of September 14-28; Bulgarian Envoys at Salonika; Armistice of Sunday, September 29, 1918; Summary of Terms; Percussion Throughout the World; Omens not to be Disguised; Bulgaria as a Belligerent; Vanished Dream of Bulgar Hegemony in South-Eastern Europe. Average wear. Staples rusty. Covers almost loose from staples. Bit of writing on front cover else unmarked.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Publisher Unstated Circa 1994. We have not listened to these tapes but they appear to be a compilation of oral memories of World War 2 from members of the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Speakers include: Lt.-Col. Cec Merritt, VC; Maj. "Lefty" White, C.S.M; Ed Dunkerly; Murray Osten, M.C.; Pte. Paul Delorme; Pte. A. "Schelley" Schellenberg; C.S.M. Elmer "Gunga" Dean, M.M.; Pte. Fred James; Cpl. Art Charnell; Herman Keys; Maj. Peter Watkinson (adjutant); and Les Moore. Each tape is rated at 90 minutes but we do not know how many minutes of conversation are actually recorded. Each tape comes with a labelled insert. Clean and unmarked with light wear. . Very Good. more information

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Canada: NCC, 1996 Topics include: torpedo testing in Georgia Strait; CFMETR's role in the U.S.'s nuclear submarine industrial-complex; the risk of a nuclear accident; environmental damage from military activity and weapons testing; Collisions between warships and civilian vessels; and more. Running time: 18 minutes. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy working copy. . Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Switzerland: Interconair, 1978 Features: SSR.N4 MARK3 starts test program; Type 209 for Iran; Soviet SSNs in the Baltic; The Mil Mi-24 - Exclusive; Genoa 7 May 1978 - the Italian naval industry is on show - long article; Single-engined touring aircraft; Warships of Today - Pocket Rama with dozens of colour illustrations; Additional illustrated stories. Former price on front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: George Newnes Limited, 1938 100 pages. Features: Valley of the Missing Men - Major 'Monty' Hardcastle saves the remnants of a Squadron from the greatest Sky-Trap of the War; Silent Wings - Blind in the Darkness above the Scottish HIghlands, a Sailplane Pilot Gambled with his Life to Save a Nation's Secrets; The Case Against Death - Peter Mohune - and his dramatic exposure of a ruthless Plot; True Story - the Continuation of a stirring year-by-year account of the achievements of Britain's Air Services during the Great War; The Fall of Peter - Peter Brown may have been the unluckiest Pilot in R.F.C history; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. . Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Challenge, 1974 Features: We shall never surrender - a look at the vintage planes flown by the RAF and FAA; The RAF's first jet fighter - a close look at the Gloster Meteor - in service for nearly thirty years!; De Havilland's Vampire - was England's first single engine jet fighter; Sea Hawk - the FAA's first modern jet fighter; The Hunter - Hawker's Classic Jet Fighter; The Delta Javelin; Blackburn's Battling Buccaneer; Two for the Sea - the venom and the vixen, protectors of the fleet; Twin-Engine Lightning - one of the first interceptors ever built; Phantom - the F-4K and F-4M help modernize the FAA and RAF; Harrier - the world's only operational VTOL aircraft; the early machines flown by the American military; the idea of a small easily stored fighter fascinated early designers; the Fledglings - the early Boeing fighters led the way to more modern warplanes; The elegant Curtiss Hawks - Curtiss kept its Hawk series of fighters in action for 20 years; Boeing's Battling Biplanes - a close look at the famous F4B/P-12 series of bi-winged fighters; XF7B-1 - Boeing's Model 273 boasted many new features; The fighters of Berliner Joyce - a company that is now almost unknown produced a number of reliable fighters; Grumman's Flying Barrels - Grumman's early biplanes firmly established their lead with naval fighters; P-26 Peashooter, first of the modern fighters; Some little-known fighters; Rumblings of Mars - surviving examples of the P-35, P-36, and P-64 are rare; P-38 Lightning; The Cobras - the unusual Bell P-39 and P-63 are virtually extinct types; Warbird Color Portfolio, Part One; P-40 Hawks; P-47 Thunderbolt; P-51 Mustang; Wildcat; Corsair; Warbird Color Portfolio, Part Two; Hellcat; Tigercat; Bearcat; Joe McConnell - Top Korea Ace; Thunderjet over Korea; The Last Thunderstreak; Lost at Sea - dramatic naval aircraft accident photos on the high seas; Skyraider - the best all-around airplane of the bloody Korean War; Korean Invaders; Leatherneck Corsairs over Korea - a pictorial essay; 'Mayday, I've been hit!" - a young naval pilot's experiences during the Korean War; Sea Fury MiG Tangler - the Hawker Sea Fury distinguished itself vs. the MiG; Flying the F-82 in Combat; Project Firefly - the Gooney Bird; The Mustang's Last Stand - the (P)F-51 Mustang reached the twilight of its combat career above Korea; The Sabre Saga; The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star's Short-Lived Glory - it was no match for the MiG-15 over Korea; Flying the F-82 in Combat; and more. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy.. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 Features: French Lance-Grenade Battery; Along Russia's long line from Riga to Armenia (4 photos); Forces behind the Russian Revolution (1-page article); Means and modes of locomotion in Mesopotamia; Past and present in picturesque Bagdad; Deadly British Mortar that Balks the Hun; Deceptive Trench-Forestry on the Ancre; On the way to Bapaume - a wingless butterfly; Italians watch effects of new French grenade; The flight from Bukarest - 2-page article plus 4 photos; Indian Empire after the War - article by St. Nihal Singh; 4 photos of Prussian piracy - windjammer torpedoed by U-boat in the Channel; The Scottish borderers on the Somme - article. Staples disintegrating. Above-average wear.. Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Newsweek, 1945 Contents: Oldsmobile Hydra-Matic drive color ad inside front cover. GM Electro-Motive Division color ad; V-E Day eases some controls but nation has no ready chart covering next few months; Great War Bond ad in color; Fisher Body color ad; the U-249 'sails against England' under British escort (photo and story); The Wehrmacht Plot - could keep General Staff alive as nucleus of next German Army; Photos of victory celebrations in Europe; Fat, Satisfied, Vulgar - photo and story of Goering's surrender; Kesselring - soft soap; Quaking Quisling; Photo of the firing squad execution of Mussolini's friend Lt. Gen. Achille Starace; Our Jap Enemy - he is fanatical and capable of long resistance; Delegates face some pitfalls despite wide area of agreement in writing world charter; V-E Day rioters smash the business district of Halifax; Emil Rieve in reverse; Photo of a Northrop XP-56; Amazing photo of Army Capt. Desmond E. Carrig dangling from power lines after his car hit a telegraph pole; An improving reporter in wartime radio must interpret coming peace; Horse racing ban lifted; Douglas aircraft color ad; Interesting color ad for McCall's, extolling the virtues of rationing paper; Interesting story and photos of large military hydroponics farming operation on Ascension Island; Laister-Kauffmann aircraft ad. Average wear. Address label at top of front cover. Unmarked. Covers attached by one staple else a sound copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1918 Portrait of Colonel T.H.J.C. Goodwin on front cover. Features: The Closing Victories on the Passchendaele Ridge (conclusion); The Man Who Willed the War - Words and Wanderings of the Kaiser William - with numerous photos; Centerfold portrait of Lieut.-General Travers Clarke; Centerfold portrait entitled Representatives of the Allied Powers attending the first meeting of the Allied Naval Council, London, January 22nd, 1918; Back cover advertisement for National War Bonds. Staples disintegrated. Average wear. . Stapled. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1910 Photo of "Our Regimental Team in the Great Inter-Regimental Shooting Match reported in last month's Gazette - this team holds the World's Record (1957) for a nominated Regimental Team of twenty men". Photo of Breast PLate for the Officers' New Sword Belt. Obituary and photo for Major Wm. Nicol Polson. Staples disintegrated. Hand-written address and franked postage stamp upon back cover. Fore-edge moisture exposure to last half of contents. Back cover chipped, torn and stained.. First Edition. Stapled. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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