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CHARITY GIRL.

Heyer, Georgette, · 1970

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Bodley Head, London, 1970, 1st edn., 254pp, red cloth lettered and bordered in gilt at spine, Barbosa pictorial dustwrapper, very slightly cocked, edges tanned, faint stamped date final pastedown, dustwrapper: faint fox marks at spine, very good plus in a very good plus dustw...

THE TRANSFORMATION OF PHILIP JETTAN - A Comedy of Manners.

Heyer, Georgette aka Martin, Stella, · 2020

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Spire Books, USA2020, re-issue, 166pp, coloured pictorial paper covered upper board, a re-issue in the original title of Georgette Heyer's third book, first published by Mills & Boon in 1923 under the pseudonym Stella Martin, later edited and re-published by Heinemann under h...

THE QUIET GENTLEMAN.

Heyer, Georgette, · 1951

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Heinemann, London, 1951, 1st edn., [vi], 343pp, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, blind stamped GH upper board and publishers device lower board, slightly cocked, uneven sunning to cloth, lightly rubbed at tips, gilding dull, upper edge dusty, all edges tanned, no dustw...

THE QUIET GENTLEMAN.

Heyer, Georgette, · 1972

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Heinemann, London, 1972, reprint, [iv], 343pp, [i] ad., salmon pink cloth lettered in maroon at spine and upper board, ex public library copy, shaken, rubbed and bumped at extrems., sello marks to boards, old labels to front free endpaper and half title, stamp verso title and...

THE NONESUCH.

Heyer, Georgette, · 1962

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Heinemann, London, 1962, 1st edn., [iv], 300pp, maroon cloth lettered in gilt at spine, blind stamped GH upper board, publishers device lower board, slighlt cocked, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., vertical crease in spine, edges tanned, no dustwrapper, good plus,

PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE R.A.F. - Volume Two 1939-1945.

Taylor, J. W. R. and Moyes, P. J. R., · 1969

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Ian Allan, London, 1969 1st edn., 240pp, numerous half tone photo ills., light blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, a profusely illustrated history of the RAF covering the WW2 years of 1939 to 1945, lightly rubbed at tips, edges a little tanned,...

THE RAF AIR SEA RESCUE SERVICE 1918-1986.

Sutherland, Jonathan and Canwell, Diane, · 2005

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Pen and Sword Aviation, Barnsley, 2005 1st edn., x, 244pp, 48pp half tone photo ills., large format (9.5 x 6.5" approx.), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial montage dustwrapper, an account of the development and operational use of the branch of the Royal...

SEA BATTLES in close-up: World War 2.

Stephen, Martin (Ed. Eric Grove), · 1996

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Ian Allan, London, 1996 reprint, 224pp, numerous half tone photo ills., maps and diagrams in text, large format (9.5 x 7" approx.), navy ble cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, based on an original series produced by the publisher on each WW2 sea b...

THE BATTLE OF THE NARROW SEAS - A History of the Light Coastal Forces in the Channel and North Sea, 1939-1945.

Scott, Lt. Cdr. Peter, MBE, DSC*, RNVR, · 1945

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Country Life, London, 1945, 1st edn., xii, 228pp, 79 half tone photos and drawings on 48pp, coloured frontis and 7 other coloured plates by author, maps (each different) at endpapers and in text, numerous small line ills. in text, pale blue cloth lettered in dark blue at spin...

THE BATTLE OF THE NARROW SEAS - A History of the Light Coastal Forces in the Channel and North Sea, 1939-1945.

Scott, Lt. Cdr. Peter, MBE, DSC*, RNVR, · 1946

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Country Life, London, 1946, 2nd edn., xii, 228pp, 79 half tone photos and drawings on 48pp, coloured frontis and 7 other coloured plates by author, maps (each different) at endpapers and in text, numerous small line ills. in text, pale blue cloth lettered in dark blue at spin...

BOMBER HARRIS - The Story of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris, Bt, GCB, OBE, AFC, LLD, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (sic), Bomber Command, 1942-1945.

Saward, Dudley, · 1984

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Cassell - Buchan and Enright, London, 1984 1st edn., 347pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, coloured endpapers, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, the authorised biography of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris and...

BOMBER HARRIS - The Story of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris, Bt, GCB, OBE, AFC, LLD, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (sic), Bomber Command, 1942-1945.

Saward, Dudley, · 1984

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Cassell - Buchan and Enright, London, 1984 1st edn., 347pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, coloured endpapers, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, the authorised biography of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris and...

WAR BENEATH THE SEA - Submarine Conflict 1939-1945.

Padfield, Peter, · 1995

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

BCA, London, 1995 club edn., xvi inc. maps, 560pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., line drawings and diagrams in text, large format (9.5 x 6.5" approx.), grey cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured photo pictorial dustwrapper, the first book to cover all major submarine campaig...

THE GREATEST GAMBLE.

Hansson, Per (trans.from Norwegian by Maurice Michael), · 1967

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

George Allen and Unwin, Lonndon, 1967 1st edn., 180pp, black cloth lettered in silver at spine, upper edge coloured, coloured lettered dustwrapper, the true story of Gunvald Tomstad, a Norwegian farmer, patriot and owner of a two way radio who, with a group of friends, planned...

COMMANDO.

Durnford-Slater, Brigadier John D.S.O. and Bar, · 1953

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

William Kimber, London, 1953 1st edn., 222pp, half tone photo frontis and 16pp half tone photo ills., 6 maps in text, maps at endpapers, light blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, wraparound pictorial dustwrapper, an account of formation and training of the Commandos and of t...

RAF FIGHTER COMMAND 1936-1968.

Franks, Norman, · 1992

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Patrick Stephens, Sparkford, 1992 1st edn., 253pp, half tone photo ills., maps and diagrams throughout, coloured endpapers, large format (9.5 x 6.5 inches approx.), blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial montage dustwrapper, a history of Fighter Command, formed ...

SUBMARINE.

Crane, Jonathan, · 1984

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

BBC, London, 1984 1st edn., 208pp, half tone photo pictorial frontis, decorated title, 24pp coloured photo ills., half tone ills. and diagrams in text, large format (9.5 x 6.5 inches approx.), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, writte...

SUBMARINER.

Coote, Captain John Royal Navy, · 1991

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Leo Cooper, London, 1991 1st edn., xvi inc. maps and diagram, 240pp, 20pp half tone photo ills., large format (9.5 x 6.5 inches approx.), navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, edges a little tanned, dustwrapper: nick at top edge lowe...

THE CAPTAIN CLASS FRIGATES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

Collingwood, Donald, · 1998

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Leo Cooper, Barnsley, 1998 1st edn., xvi inc. maps, 208pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., large format (9.5 x 6.5 inches approx.), navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, an operational history of the American-built Destroyer Escorts serv...

WOMEN OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.

Chauncey, A., · 1918

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

W.R.A.F. Old Comrades' Association, ND, 1st edn., xviii, 107pp, half tone frontis portrait, 6pp half tone photo ills., coloured decorative endpapers, large format (9.5 x 6.5 inches approx.), dark blue cloth with white title label on upper board decorated and lettered in blac...