Canadian Airmen and the First World War : The Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Volume I by Wise, S.F - 1980

University of Toronto Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Volume I only. Map endpapers. Colour fold-out maps, neat. Mild spotting and soiling to edges. Water stain, visible only on reverse of jacket; no rippling. Owner's name. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. A sound and handsome copy, very neat. Illustrated. Maps, appendices, notes, index..

Downsview, Ontario, Canada: Univ of Toronto Pr, 1980 hardback book and dust jacket in very good + condition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

University of Toronto Press, 1980. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Toronto Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Volume 1. In protective mylar cover. 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. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

University of Toronto Press, 1980. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2050grams, ISBN:0802023797

Toronto, ON, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1980. First Canadian Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xx, 771pp w endnotes and index. Eighteen indexed maps including two fold-outs in original folds and without tears. Indexed bw photographs. Mapped endpapers. Blue cloth w fine gilt lettering to spine. No edgewear. Light bumping to tail. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ is clean, showing very light wear to tail, preserved in archival cover. Octavo. Volume I only from the three volume set, The Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Downsview, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/very good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Previous owner's inscriptions on half title page and last page of Index. Dust jacket has some light edgewear. Provides story of Canadian airmen in WW I. Endpaper maps. Contains 6 colour maps, 18 sketch maps, and black and white photos. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 771 pp.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1980. 771 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). Map endpapers. Profusely illustrated with photographs and maps (some fold-out). "(P)rovides the definitive story of Canadian airmen in World War I and, moreover, a revisionist account of the war in the air. Organized topically, this volume begins with an overview of military aviation in Canada prior to 1914, as successful aircraft experiments like Baldwin's and McCurdy's 'Silver Dart' are set against Defence Minister Sam Hughes' rejection of any government air policy. Financial timidity and political uncertainty subsequently decreed that the 20,000 Canadians who trained for, or fought in, history's first air war would have no air force of their own but would fly in the British flying services. The sections which follow show that Canadians excelled in every aspect of the air war. Indeed, athough the First World War never saw an exclusively Canadian squadron in action and no Canadian rose to a… Read More

Toronto: University of Toronto Press [0-8020-2379-7] 1981, 2nd printing. (Hardcover) 771pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Map endpapers, photographs, folding maps, maps, appendices, notes, index. Previous owner's stamps. Series: Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force 1. (Military--Canada, Military Aviation, Military--Canada, R.C.A.F., Royal Canadian Air Force, World War 1).