Aviation

    £250

    Translated by Claud W. Sykes London, The Ace Publishing Co., [1938].First Ace edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5/-.FFA 17 memoir, drawn from the author's own combat reports and illustrated with photographs he took on observation duties - jaunty in tone against a grim backdrop of heavy casualties, and the second of a trilogy of his air-war memoirs.

    £75


    Hunting the Huns in the Air
    London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1918.

    First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth.

    A vivid account of the early days of aerial combat, describing Bishop's Nieuport Scout and his battles against the Baron von Richthofen's squadron. Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED (1894-1956) was a Canadian flying ace officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the First World War.

    £195


    ...with an introduction by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris...
    London, Michael Joseph, 1946.

    First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.

    A wartime memoir by the commander of RAF No. 617 Squadron, recounting his role in the 1943 Dambusters raid and other operations during the Second World War.

    £395


    A Romance of the Air
    London, Harrap, 1924.

    First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

    An aviation-themed romance/adventure, capitalising on early 20th-century fascination with flight. Attractive jacket artwork.

    £195


    Solo Along the Arctic Air Route
    London, Edinburgh & Glasgow, William Hodge, 1936.

    First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.

    An account of the first solo flight from Great Britain to Canada via Greenland.