One of Our Aircraft: The Story of "R for Robert", the Loch Ness Wellington by Robin Holmes - 1991-06-04

Quiller Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x7x1. Not price clipped, no inscriptions, illustrated. Very slight rubbing to wrapper, no creasing, fading or tears. Excellent condition internally, appears almost unread. Heavy book, will require additional postage outside the UK.

Paperback. Like New.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Quiller Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 1870948564 . Tight unmarked book in lightly rubbed dust jacket. ; 9.8 X 7.4 X 1.0 inches; 240 pages .

Quiller Press Ltd. very nice copy; slightly larger-format . Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1991.

London: Quiller Press, 1991. Quiller Press for The Brooklands Museum. 1991 1st edition hardback. Very good/Very good. 255 x 185 mm, 190 pages. B/w photos, line drawings, maps. Book condition: Very good, clean blue boards, tight binding. Dust jacket condition: Very good, clean, bright, not faded, not creased, not price-clipped, protected in removable sleeving. The fascinating story of the the Vickers Wellington bomber N2980, 'R' for Robert, which went missing after engine failure on New Year's Eve, 1940 and crashing into Loch Ness. The book details the search and ultimately recovery of the downed WW2 bomber.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Quiller Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Publisher's hardback in better than very good condition: firm and square, no scuffs, no cracks. Complete with original dustjacket, not showing any tears or chips now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.

Quiller Press Ltd. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

London: Quiller Press, 1991. This is from the dustwrapper: "Loch Ness is the most avidly watched body of water anywhere in the world. During the 'season' bus loads of tourists alight at Urquhart Castle to stand and gaze out over the loch in the hope of catching sight ofthe monster. An old log or the wake from a passing boat can cause fingers to point and adrenalin to pump. Seventy metres below the surface on the soft peaty bottom lay the body of a monster that died many years ago. In places its skin had rotted away to reveal its shiny bones and its life blood has long since drained into the silt but - it was not Nessie. Its skin was fabric, its bones duralumin, its blood hydraulic fluid and its name was Wimpy. Today, long after that monster died and sank. gently to the bottom of the loch, the name Wimpy means little to a generation familiar with aircraft that fly faster than the speed of sound, instant television reporting and phrases like "I counted them all out, and I counted them… Read More