Patrick stephens yeovil uk (14 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. 200 pp., illus., color plates, jacket now in a clear mylar protector.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. 204pp, illustrated throughout in both colour and black and white photographs. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine end and bottom corners. Illustrated endpapers. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to top edge, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Interweaves technical detail with the personal involvement of those who worked on both restorations.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Black cloth-effect boards, lettered in gold foil. 1st ed. As issued. Color pictorial dust jacket VG with mild surface rubbing, 2" tear along upper rear joint with shallow loss at head of spine, crease to upper rear panel, now in mylar. 176 pp., illus. w/ color plates. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Includes numerous b/w photographs. 256pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good +. Etat de la jaquette : Dustjacket Very Good +. Reprint. 219 pages + index. Dustjacket has light wear/small creases to top spine-ends and upper edges, light wear to corners. Hardback binding has light wear with creases to spine-ends. Pages very clean.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Includes numerous b/w photographs. 256pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Includes many b/w photographs. 216pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition (?). B&W Illustrations; 9.29 X 5.98 X 1.18 inches; 239 pages; Hard cover has light bumping. DJ has some shelf wear, rubbing/scuffing, in a mylar cover. Boards are blue with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Blue end papers. Extensively illustrated with 70+ b/w photographs and drawings. ".to throw light on 45 moments in aviation history, from the first flying machines and strange deaths of WW1 fighter aces to the first jet fighter, the Comet and the ill-fated TSR 2.unfailingly entertaining collection.".…

Hard Cover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Dust jacket complete except price clipped. Black cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Photographs. 172 pages clean and tight. This text concentrates specifically on the various types of hostile action committed against commercial aircraft from the earliest days of air travel right up to the present day. It provides a detailed reference, presenting the information in a factual, readable format. Each entry lists the date, airline, aircraft serial number, location, details of the action, and reasons if known. The book covers incidents such as the first proven case of aerial sabotage involving a United Air Lines Boeing 247 in March 1933, and obscure incidents such as the hijack on 16 September 1969 of a Turkish Airline Viscount turboprop by a lone man protesting Turkish travel restrictions. Other examples include tragedies like the suicide and mass murder on a Pacific Southwest Airlines flight on 7 December 1987 when a dismissed staff member went berserk on board, and fake attacks such as the Iberia DC-10 wide-bodied jet airliner hijacked on 26 July 1996 with the aid of a hoax bomb. Size: Sm 4to.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Includes various b/w photographs and maps. 232pp. Owners name stamp to front pastedown.

Hardcover. Etat : VG+. Etat de la jaquette : VG+. 1st. Much has been written about the WWII bomber offensive mounted against Germany by the RAF, but much less about the top secret technological developments aimed at reducing the heavy losses sustained by the attacking aircraft at the hands of the German defences. In 1943 100 Group of the RAF was formed to integrate the units operating an electronic combat and intelligaence war against the Luftwaffe and German anti-aircraft defences. Radar, radio and spoofs were among the weapons ranged against the efficient German night fighters and guns. As one side gained a technological advantage this was quickly countered by the other and thus the conflict was finely balanged, almost to the end of hostilities. This battle, confined mainly to the night skies, has been little publicised and this detailed account follows it from both side, with many first hand-accounts as well as tracking the various electronic devices and aircraft used. This a first edition of 1996. 232 pages including three appendices and index, b/w photos throughout, with some drawings, diagrams, tables etc. Blue hard covers with gilt spine titles VG+, internally excellent, no inscriptions. Colour art/pictorial DJ also VG+. Photos, Drawings, Diagrams etc (illustrateur).…

Cloth, Gold Foil Titles. Etat : FINE ( as new). Etat de la jaquette : FINE ( as new). 1st Edition. 302 pages, 32 pages of photos, appedices, ( including a detailed list of all recorded ejections ,worldwide, and descriptions of all Martin - Baker aircraft, built and unbuilt ) index . The detailed story of Sir James Martin the founder of the Marin -Baker Aircraft Company. This book is in immaculate condition , no flaws or signatures , not price clipped Size: 9 x 6.…

Hardback. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. This lovely 1996 first edition of Sir James Martin The authorised biography of the MartinBaker ejection seat pioneer by Sarah Sharman is housed in its original pictorial dustjacket featuring a fullcolour photograph of the ejection seat in action This hardback book is bound in navy cloth with gold gilt lettering to the spine and contains 304 pages of text supplemented by black and white photographs This copy which offers an important contribution to aviation history provides an account of the man who was recognised as one of the great British engineers of the century This book and its original dustjacket are in very good condition with no notable blemishes or imperfections they appear virtually asnew Sir James Martin is looking for a new home and would make for the perfect gift for any aviation engineering enthusiast or lover of a varied autobiography. book.…

Hardcover. Etat : VG. Etat de la jaquette : VG. 1st. For more than a century from 1857 ships of the Union and Castle lines provided the vital communications link beween Great Brirain and South Africa. Contracts with the governments of both countries for the important carriage of mails created competition between the two and this was an major factor in the formation of Union-Castle Line as one company, from the competitors, in 1900. Union-Castle became iconic in the carriage of mail, passsengers and cargo and famous for building many beautifully proportioned ships, including a number in the liner age dominated by multi-funnel ships, The line also operated cargo vessels alongside its liner services. Like so many famous shippling lines, Union-Castle fell victim to tthe rise of jet travel for passengers and containers for cargo and in 1977 it ceased trading. While most of its ships sailed via the west coast of Africa and serviced major South African ports, others transited the Mediterranean, Red Sea and the East Coat of the African continant. This fine book covers the introduction of the two lines to service, their fierce competition for mail contracts, the eventual merger, the two World Wars and dealing with the changing shipping technologies and other challenges of the years leading to the line's closure. A thorough and in-depth study of one othe great shipping lines. First edition from Patrick Stephens of 1994, 180 pages including four appendices, bibliography, acknowledgements, index and subscribers list. This a little-used ex-library copy, illustrated throughout with b/w and colour photos, colour art including commissioned paintings by Peter Bilas, many document reproductions, colour page at back showing company badges of rank, cut-away accommodation diagramp of Pendennis Castle, flags and funnels, colour map showing line routes, decorated e/papers. Blue hard covers with gilt front decoration and titles VG, library stamp top edge FFEP with issue sheet and crossed bar code lower right corner, library stamp top edge first text page, only one other library stamp in text block, at page 174 (colour badges, profile and flags/funnels), text block otherwise excellent, library stamps upper and vertical page edges as closed, light shelft wear cover lower edges/spine base. Colour art/pictorial DJ is plastic protected and VG with slight damage to .plastic sheet top rear corner, jacket carefully taped to both covers. This large and heavy book (1.4kgs) would require additional postage for international delivery. Photos. Art, Map, Documents Etc (illustrateur).…