Aircraft Versus Aircraft: The Illustrated Story Of Fighter Pilot Combat Since 1914 by Franks Norman - 1986

Paperback. Very Good.

London: Bantam Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0593010213 . Near fine blue clorh hardcover with a very good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions or marks. "Using diagrammatic paintings and pinpoint line artwork, the author illustrates the often complex manoeuvres of air combat, and tells the stories of fighter aces such as Baron von Richthofen, Albert Ball, Saburo Sakai, "Sailor" Malan and Joseph McConnell. The book includes strategy and tactics from World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Falklands and the Gulf." ; Black & white and colur artwork; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 192 pages .

London: Bantam Press. Very Good/Very Good. 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to 0593010213 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Green cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. 192 pages clean and tight. As soon as the first aeroplane proved its value in war it became a target - and the fighter pilot was born. Aircraft versus Aircraft tells the fascinating story of these brave and tenacious men and the aircraft in which they fought from the early dawn of rudimentary tactics to the sophisticated technology of the present day. Using superb diagrammatic paintings Norman Franks illustrates the often complex manoeuvres of air combat on which the survival of each pilot depended. And through the compelling stories of fighter aces such as Baron von Richthofen, Albert Ball, Saburo Sakai, `Sailor' Malan and Joseph McConnell whose skills and heroism have passed into legend, he recreates - for enthusiast and general reader alike - the dangerous and exciting world… Read More

Bantam Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0593010213 . 260x220; 192 pages .

U.S.A.: Barnes & Noble, 1986. New Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. this copy published 1999,original cloth hardcover,illustrated,200 pages,fine in fine unclipped dustwrapper.

Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Di, 1986-06-19. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.1983 in x 25.3807 in x 21.7834 in.

New York, London, Toronto, Sydney & Auckland: Bantam Press, 1986. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper. Price Clipped. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 10¼” x 8¾” (1 kg); 192pp; Index; Bibliography; Includes: Black & white photographs; Colour photographs; Colour drawings; Diagrams; Cutaways; ISBN: 0-593-01021-3 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #186001|| Condition:

Bantam Press, 1986. Jacket has some fading to spine. 192 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Using superb diagrammatic paintings the author illustrates the often complex manoeuvres of air combat on which the survival of each pilot depended. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped to dw/dj.Laminated,colour pictorial (air combat dogfight) illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges,corners and spine/backstrip,miniscule bumping
to spine/backstrip with reciprocal creasing - no major nicks or tears present.Top edge bright and clean,fore-edge clean with a small spot; contents bright,tight and clean.Clean,plain blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6- 192pp
[paginated] includes half-title+title pages,contents list,12 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w,sepia and colour photographs throughout,colour artwork by Peter Endsleigh Castle and Terry Hadley,b/w schematic plans of 'planes,a
bibliography and an index.
As soon as the first aeroplane proved its value in war it became a target - and the fighter pilot was born.Aircraft versus Aircraft… Read More