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Signed by, and with the bookplates of, John Monk Saunders. In Dust Jackets

1. RALEIGH, Walter and H.A. Jones. The War in the Air, Being the

Story of the Part Played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force. Nine

Volumes (complete): 6 of Text, 2 Map Cases and 1 Appendices Volume. Oxford:

The Clarendon Press, [1922-1937], octavo, six volumes in dark blue cloth with

gilt titles in dust jackets, one volume in black cloth with gilt titles,and two

volumes in black cloth in slipcases with gilt titles. First Editions, First Printings.

All volumes First Editions, First Printings in the First Printing bindings including

the map cases with the Oxford University logo stamped in gilt on the spines.

Volume I: 1922. (xx); 489pp. 8 maps, 1 plate. This first volume deals with the beginnings of the navigation of the air; the invention

and gradual improvement of the airship and the airplane; the building up, very slowly before the War and then very rapidly during the

War, of the aerial forces of the British Empire; the early relation of these forces to the Army and the Navy; and their achievements

during the autumn and winter of 1914. Volume II: (Volumes II through VI were authored by Henry A. Jones based on Raleigh's

notes). 1928. (xx); 508pp., 13 fold-out maps. The air story of the Dardanelles Campaign; the Western Front from the winter of 1914-

1915 to the end of the Somme Battles in November 1916; and the naval operations in home waters down to the end of 1916. It

includes the naval air operations from Dunkirk in 1915 and 1916, and the bombing operations from Luxeuil in the latter part of 1916.

Appendices. The Index covers Volumes I and II. Volume III: 1931. (xxii); 443pp., 6 fold-out maps, also 42 individual fold-out maps

of the Air Raids on Great Britain, 1917-18, in separate case. This volume tells of the part played by aircraft in the destruction of the

Konigsberg, and in the campaigns against German East Africa and German Southwest Africa; gives an account of the air attacks on

Great Britain, 1914-1916; reviews the problem of supply, administration, recruitment, and training, 1914-16; and outlines the air

developments and operations on the Western Front in the winter of 1916-17, and during the battle of Arras, 1917. Appendices, Index.

Addenda and Corrigenda to Volumes I and II. Volume IV: 1934. (xx); 484pp., 11 fold-out maps. This volume covers the period 1917

and early 1918, from operations on the Western Front from the Battle of Messines (June 1917) to the close of the German offensive of

March-April 1918; including airships, bombers, fighter operations, anti-U-Boat warfare, and naval operations from Dunkirk.

Numerous Appendices include fold-out orders of battle. Index. Volume V: 1935. (xxiv); 537pp., 21 maps (several fold-out). Also 26

maps of the Air Raids on Great Britain, 1917-18 in separate case. Contents include chapters on German Air Raids on Great Britain,

1917-18; Air Operations in Egypt, Darfur, Palestine, 1914-17; The Fall of Jerusalem; The Campaign in Mesopotamia, 1914 - March

1918; Air Operations in Macedonia, 1916 - March 1918; Naval Air Operations in the Mediterranean and Near-Eastern Waters, 1916 -

March 1918; and Training Developments. Volume VI: 1937. (xxviii); 583pp., 23 fold-out maps. Chapters include the Creation of the

Royal Air Force; Problems of Supply and Manpower; The Independent Bombing Force. Matters of Policy; Operations of the Independent Force, 1917-18; Air Operations in Palestine in 1918; Mesopotamia, Persia, and India; The Italian Front; Macedonia. FinalAir Operations, 1918; The Mediterranean in 1918; Naval Air Developments and Operations, 1918. Home Waters; Prelude to Victory; The Amiens Offensive; The Battle of Bapaume; Victory. Appendices in separate volume. Volume VII: Appendices. 1937. (viii); 173pp. Contains 46 appendices on topics such as lists of targets and raids on German industrial sites by the Independent Air Force, several orders of battle of the Western Front, tables of casualties, price list of aircraft and engines, etc. The seven text volumes are in original dust jackets. John Monk Saunders' copies: volume one with his bookplate, volumes two and three with his signature on front endpaper, volume four with his bookplate and signature. Saunders served in the USAS during World War One but was never able to obtain a posting to France. After the war Saunders wrote the short story "The Flight Commander" which became the bases for the movie "Dawn Patrol" winning Saunders an Oscar for Best Story. He went on to become a Hollywood screenwriter with screenwriting credits including "Wings" and "The Last Flight". One 1/4" x 1/2" chip at top of spine of volume IV jacket, else all jackets fine to very fine. (24886) $2,500.00

Inscribed by Squadron Commander

2. (3 SQUADRON). Christmas card, 1916, 3 Squadron, RFC. 6 x 9 1/2 inches, printed on heavy card stock, folded once, cover with RFC Wing and "Chrstmas Greetings from No. 3. Squadron R.F.C. printed in black, second page with inscription in ink "To Professor Harvey Littlejohn from Major D E Stodart France", page three with photographic reproduction painting of 3 Squadron Morane attacking a German plane in clouds, page four blank. with wrap-around, tied, red, white and blue ribbon. Stodart was a Second Lieutenant (on probation) in the Royal Flying Corps (the British Aviation Corps) on 17th May 1913, Flight Officer on 5th February 1914, and Flight Commander on 6th May 1915. He commanded No 3 Squadron, RFC, in 1916 and 1917, and was mentioned in dispatches in March 1917. The outstanding incident in Squadron Leader Stodart's war record occurred when, owing to the incapacitation of all other officers of

his unit, he carried out the administrative work of the entire squadron for three weeks, as well as taking part in routine flights for bombing, observation and photography. During a period of twenty-one days he was thirty-seven hours in the air, performing the dutiesof an entire flight. He dropped 115 bombs, exposed 326 negatives, and acted as observer for 163 rounds of heavy artillery. Stodart wasawarded the Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette, 21st September 1918). He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (London Gazette, 3rd June 1918). Slight foxing and dust soiling but still a very nice copy of this attractive card with a wonderful inscription by a true leader. (24884) $195.00

3. (6 SQUADRON RFC). Christmas card, 1916, 6 Squadron. Two sheets, heavy card stock, 3 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches, folded once to form a four page card, tied with red, white and blue ribbon. Page one with image of a BE2c over an RFC badge in color with"Per Ardua ad Astra" ribbon beneath. All other pages blank save for page five: "With Hearty Christmas Greetings from (Phil?, in ink) 6 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, in theField. Christmas 1916." Ribbon a bit worn, otherwise a very fine example. (24885) $175.00

4. (6 SQUADRON RFC). Original Final Dinner Menu for "C" Flight, 6 Squadron, RFC. One sheet of heavy paper, 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, mimeographed on both sides, folded once to form four pages. RFC Wing on front. "Menu. "C" Flight Final Dinner November 15th,1917." This is followed by a list of wines available and the dinner menu. There is a poem on the back of the menu by "Mud": "Vale Abeele" / When weather's dud. we rag and laugh / We even count the Huns well / strafe / But, these hard days, we hope, are past / They think we want a rest at last / So now, as a farewell to Abeele, / We're going to have a real good meal / -9perhaps) / Remember, one & all, to-night, / You will not have the early flight. / So do not waver on the brink, / But do full justice to the drink."Outer two pages dust soiled, inner two pages clean. No tears or wear. (24887) $150.00

Very Nice Christmas Card

5. (45 SQUADRON). Christmas card, 45 Squadron, 1917. 2 sheets, 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches, on heavy stock with "crown" watermark, folded once to make (8)pp. Cover with a dramatic color drawing by E. Whittaker of a 45 Squadron plane flaming a German plane and sending it down, with RFC Wing at top of card and "45 SQUADRON" at bottom. Second page blank, third page in red and black: "45 Squadron RFC In The Field Christmas. 1917", fourth page blank, fifth page: "A Merry Christmas...". balance of card blank. Very fine condition. (24883) $125.00

Beautifully Printed

6. (60 SQUADRON). Christmas card, 1917, 60 Squadron. 3 1/2" x 5 3/8" heavy stock card folded once. page (1) printed in black, red and gilt: "On Active Service / [Royal Flying Corps wing insignia] / Per Ardua ad Astra / The Season's Greetings / From The / Royal Flying Corps." The remaining 3 pages blank. Laid in on lighter stock is a leaf folded in half with Christmas and New Years greetings printed in brown and with the senders signature, on the verso is a reproduction of a photograph of two planes flying over a pasture with a flock of sheep. Fine. (24445) $195.00

Original RFC Flying Maps

7. (ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE MAPS). World War I Royal Naval Air Service OS Flying Maps. 1915 Air Packet No. 10 Mesopotamia, Irag, Persia, Baghdad. World War

One Ordnance Survey. Nine original linen-backed flying maps, Air Packet No 10, AdmiraltyWar Office Intelligence Division, December 1915, complete. Includes an "Explanatory Sheet to Flying Maps of River Tigris" providing "Conventional Signs Used on Flying Maps." Each map measures 12" x 12" and is in very fine condition. The envelope is slightly soiled. Several of the maps contain interesting annotations in pencil in an unknown hand: "Aircraft park goodlanding," "Aerodrome marked 'T' on ground," "petrol & oil (?)," "Aerodrome fully equipped (cannot be mistaken)," "Aerodrome with wind N. land over top of town," "Aerodrome good landing but very small." (24620) $1,250.00

Original Fokker Report

8. (FOKKER BIPLANE REPORT). "Report on Fokker Biplane." Details of Capture. 1918, large quarto, one sheet 8 x 10 inches (laid paper) printed on one side only. "Allotted R.A.F. No. G./5 Bde./17. Details of Capture. - This machine was flown by Lieut. Wusthoff, and was brought down near Cachy on 17-6-18 by Capt. G. O. Johnson, M.C., Capt. I. D. R. MaDonald, D.F.C.., M.C., and Lieut. H. D. Barton, on S.E.5'sfitted with Viper engines." The report goes on to detail the construction of the Fokker, dimensions, colors, tires, shock absorber, engine and armament. Signed in print: "G. Barfoot, 2nd-Lieut., for Lieut.-Colonel, Air Staff. Air Staff (Intelligence), Headquarters, R.A.F., 28th June, 1918." Looks like the very top of the sheet hasbeen trimmed (perhaps to fit into a slip?), otherwise fine. (24881) $225.00

In Dust Jackets

9. FALLS, Capt. Cyril. Military Operations Egypt & Palestine from June 1917 to the End of the War. 2 volumes text plus 1 case of maps, all in ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1930, octavo, original red cloth stamped in gilt on spine, in original dust jackets. (xxiv), 394, xiv; 395-748pp. First edition. With folding maps in map cases and folding maps in pockets at the end of the first volume of text. A truly remarkable set, rarely encountered in jackets (especially the map case), and in such beautiful condition. Each volume neatly signed by the original purchaser on the half title. Hard to beat this one. (24874) $550.00

In Dust Jackets

10. FALLS, Capt. Cyril. Military Operations Macedonia from the Springof 1917 to the End of the War. 2 volumes text plus 2 cases of maps, all in ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1933 and 1935, octavo, original red cloth stamped in gilt on spine, in original dust jackets. xvi, 409 and xvi, 365pp. First edition. With folding maps in map cases and folding maps in pockets at the end of each of the two text volumes. A truly remarkable set, rarely encountered in jackets (especially the map cases), and in such beautiful condition. Each volume neatly signed by the

original purchaser on the half title. Along with an original sales receipt to this buyer from Francis Edwards Ltd., London. Hard to beat this one. (24805) $650.00

Killed in Action

11. (1 SQUADRON RNAS). VINEY, Flight Lieutenant Taunton Elliot, DSO. Autograph air letter written "30.VII. 15" to his mother. A very early RNAS letter in Viney's holograph "No. 1 Squadron R.N.A.S." "My very dear Mother, Had a very nice crossing to Boulogne, where a Rolls Royce met us, or rather another man in the boat, and brought us here. Had a joy-ride of 40 minutes this morning...Dunkirk is very deserted. The bombardments did a lot of damage....you might as well send all the soft white collars you can find...remember me to all. Your dear loving son. Taunton E. Viney." With red "Passed by Censor" stamp on address side. Flight Lieutenant Taunton Elliot Viney, DSO, was born in Johannes burg, South Africa and raised in Fronton, Essex, England. He flew for No. 1 Wing, St. Pol, and later for No. 5 Wing's "A" Flight. He was killed 21 May, 1916, while flying a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter and crashed his aircraft into the sea off Ostend, Belgium. Exterior side soiled, interior clean. Two very small holes at fold, else without wear. (24298) $150.00

12. (11th BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, USAS). CRAIG, Lt. William C., Sr. Photograph of Lt. William C. Craig, Sr.,

inscribed. Lt. Craig is standing in uniform, with left arm resting on the wing of a SPAD XIII. Inscribed on the face of the photo by Craig, "To William Radloff with best wishes Wm. C. Craig." A very nice photo of both Craig and the SPAD. Copyprint, 7" x 5", with original signature. Signed circa 1970. Craig was a member of the 11th Bombardment Squadron, USAS. (23369) $65.00

13. (213th AERO SQUADRON). "History of the 213th Aero Squadron." Photocopy of 7 page typed history. With photocopies of letters between the C.O., John A. Hambleton and pilot Roland Richardson. The first photocopied letter from Hambleton to Roland Richardson is dated February 25th, 1920, and concerns his desire to have a full history of the Squadron published and enlisting Richardson's assistance. Hambleton has included this seven page "official history of the Squadron, which will form the basis from which our book could be prepared." This is followed by a 1 1/2 page photocopied typed letter from Roland Richardson to Hambleton dated March 1, 1920, expressing his complete enthusiasm with the project and throwing out the names of a few pilots whom he felt should be able to contribute interesting experiences. The next 1 page photocopied letter is from Richardson to Hambleton dated five years later, July 25, 1925, discussing meeting with several Squadron members, his own marriage and two children and inquiring after the Squadron history. This is followed by a photocopy of Hambleton's 1 page reply dated two days later on the 27th. Hambleton expresses disappointment that his "circular" he sent to Squadron members elicited only fourteen replies so he dropped the project. These are followed by the 7 page "History of the 213th Aero Squadron" with the first 6 pages covering "From December 1, 1917 to November 11, 1916' and the final page "From November 12th, 1918 to April 20th, 1919." Laid in is a copyprint photo of Richardson standing in front of his plane. (23980) $95.00

24 Squadron

14. (24 SQUADRON). Four Programmes for musical presentations presented by "The Monos"

of No. 24 Squadron, R.F.C. Included are two postcard style photographs of the personnel who participated in this choral group. Ten of the fourteen men are in costume. The programmes are 8" x 13"printed on recto only describing the musical numbers. The programmes are dated "1/8/1917", "August 29th, 1917", "15/9/1917", and "May 1st, 1917". Each has been folded three times and some have minordust soiling. There is a fifth programme for a "Musical Extravaganza" performed by "The Joysticks" of No. 24 Squadron R. F. C. complete with orchestra "under the direction of Cliffe Ellis" and "Switch Off:A Review in two scenes introducing a galaxy of talent and a Bevy of Beauties" [one can only imagine].

This programme is also 8" x 13" but is lacking 4" x 3" in the lower right corner. (21029) $175.00Signed by 30 Squadron Members

15. (50th Aero Squadron). Roll Call. 50th Aero Squadron A.E.F. [Akron OH]: 50th Aero Squadron Association, 1938, octavo, red cloth . 84 pp. First Edition. Privately printed. This book commemorates the 20th reunion in 1938 in Washington, DC of the 50th Aero Squadron. It is a list of those living and deceased, and their families, at the time including their two Medalof Honor winners. Includes "The Rescue of the Lost Battalion. An Epic of the War" by James M. Richardson, reprinted from the May, 1931, issue of Popular Aviation. With short history of the Ladies' Auxiliary and Society of the Sons and Daughters of the 50th Aero Squadron. This copy is signed by 30 members of the Squadron, including Daniel Morse who authored the history of the 50th Aero Squadron. Light scuffing to cloth at corners. A clean copy. (23120) $175.00

16. (74 SQUADRON). CHESTER, Don. Undaunted. The Courage of Sydney Carlin. No place: Published by the author, No date (2014?), octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 104pp. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs. Carlin served in three separate branches of the services and was decorated for gallantry in each of them. He was wounded in action four times and ended World War I as a prisoner of war. He flew with 74 Squadron. As new. (24731) $25.00

17. (74 SQUADRON RFC). 74 Squadron RFC (transfer card). [London Colney: 74 Squadron, 1917], 4" x 13" broadside, mimeographed. Original 74 Squadron RFC transfer card. Interesting service memento to be filled out by pilots when leaving their home squadron at London Colney, for transfer to their assigned squadron in France. Blanks not filled in although the date "Jan 1917" has been noted in ink. Most uncommon item. (22033) $45.00

18. ALEXANDROV, Andrei and Kyosti Partonen. Seaplane Type M-16. St. Petersburg/Helsinki (?): 2001, quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers in color. 20pp., plus 10pp. translation and fold-out drawings. First Edition. With numerous photographs. Very fine copy. (24773) $40.00

19. (AUSTRALIA). HUNT, Roger. Australian Air Aces. Sydney: Horwitz, (1962), octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 130pp. First Edition. A story of No. 1 Squadron, AFC and its achievements in the Middle East. A very fine copy. (24675) $25.00

20. (AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS). Australian Flying Corps. 3 Squadron,

A.F.C., Officers' Mess booklet containing four ten cents paper chits. The chits are 3.25" x 1.75" in a perforated booklet 4" x 1.75" The plain grey covers simply have the number "10" printed on them. Printed by Mark & Lee, Aylesbury. A few very small spots of foxing along top edge, else very fine. One single chit sold at an auction in Australia in December, 2013 for $200. (24435) $295.00

21. (AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS). CUTLACK, F. M. The Australian Flying Corps in the Western and Eastern

Theatres of War 1914-1918. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1935, thick octavo, maroon cloth stamped in gilt on spine. (xxx), 494pp.Fourth Edition. Extensively illustrated with photographs. A fine writing achievement, and a virtual biographical dictionary of Australian Flying Corps pilots. Slight fading and wear to spine, but still a near fine clean copy. (24754) $85.00

22. (AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS). HAIGH, J. Bryant. "The Mesopotamian Half Flight 1915 (The Genesis of the Royal

Australian & Royal New Zealand Air Forces)". (London: Military Historical Society, February, 1974), octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers . (7pp) article. First Edition. An article on this unit in Bulletin of the Military Historical Society, Vol. XXIV, No. 95, February, 1974. With one photograph. A fine copy. (24727) $25.00

23. BAMFORD, Joe. Surviving the Skies. A Night Bomber Pilot in the Great War. (Stroud: Spellmount, 2012), octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 160pp. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs. Captain Stephen Wynn Vickers joined the CheshireRegiment in August 1914, but after being badly wounded, he remustered to the RFC (Royal Flying Corps). While other young pilots were killed or injured almost as soon as they got their wings, Captain Vickers survived numerous crash and forced landings. He joined101 Squadron in 1917, completed 73 sorties over enemy territory before being repatriated in May 1918, and was awarded the newly inaugurated DFC as well as the MC. With the war drawing to a close, he became a flying instructor at an RAF station in Lincolnshire, but he did not live long enough to receive either his medals or the distinction that he deserved. New. (23541) $9.00

24. BARBER, H. The Aeroplane Speaks. New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., November, 1917, octavo, green cloth with gilt stamping on front cover and spine. (154)pp., (40pp. unpaginated). Third Printing. The author presents a practical look at the technical aspects of flying an airplane. The Prologue's text is of the elementary principles of an airplane "speaking." Technical chapters include flight, stability and control, rigging, propellers, and maintenance. With 40 full pages of "Types of Aeroplanes" and 89 sketches and diagrams. Binding worn at top and bottom of spine and corners. Inscribed on front endpaper: "Sam G. Clark 492 Squadron 41". Original printed announcement for this book laid in. (24766) $35.00

25. BARFOOT, John. Essex Airmen 1910-1918. (Stroud): Tempus , (2006), quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 192pp. FirstEdition. Extensively illustrated. The story of this county in England leading up to and throughout the First World War. Airmen from this county served in the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force and the Royal Naval Air Service (one of whom pioneered deck landing on aircraft carriers and another who shot down a Zeppelin). As new. (18321) $22.50

26. BARING, Maurice. R.F.C H.Q. 1914-1918. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1920, octavo, dark blue cloth. (323)pp. First Edition. Baring's account of the war is an unusual source of information because of his command viewpoint as a non-pilot. Includes index. A highly entertaining and perceptive memoir. Small abrassion on spine affecting the "19" in "1914-1918" of the title stamping. Offsetting from binding to free endpapers, else a fine, clean copy. (22268) $95.00

27. BARNETT, Lieut. Gilbert. V.C.'s of the Air. The Glorious Record of Men of the British Empire Air Force awarded the

Victoria Cross for Valour, with an additional chapter on Heroes of America. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co., [1918], large octavo, heavy card wrappers. 36pp., plus 16 full page plates. First Edition. Accounts of the deeds of airmen who were awarded the Victoria Cross. Dramatic illustrations are provided. Represented are Lt. W. B. Rhodes-Moorhouse, Lt. Alan McLeod, Capt. A. Ball, Lt. Alan Jerrard, Lt. G.S.M. Insall, Maj. L.G. Hawker, Maj. J. B. McCudden, Capt. J.A. Liddell, Sgt. Thomas Mottershead, Capt. W. Leefe Robinson, Maj. L. W. B. Rees, Flt. Sub-Lt. Warneford, Capt. A. W. Beauchamp Proctor and Lt. Col. W. A. Bishop. In a section devoted to colonial heroes, Capt. Cobby and Lt. H. Axford are mentioned and in another section entitled "Heroes of America." Lt.

Luke, Lt. Rickenbacker and Ens. Ludlow are acclaimed (no portraits of these men are included). Small, neat number "0402" stamped on front cover, light wear to extremities (21909) $50.00

Inscribed by Bartlett

28. BARTLETT, C. P. O. Bomber Pilot 1916-1918. London: Ian Allan Ltd, (1974), octavo, green boards in pictorial dust jacket.180pp. First Edition. Edited by Chaz Bowyer. The author's comprehensive diary of day-to-day events from his first day in France in August, 1916, to his last day in April, 1918, as a member of No. 5 RNAS Squadron (later 205 RAF). Bartlett few 101 bombing raids along the Belgian coast and later in France with the RAF during the Ludendorff offensive. Prolonged exposure to the physical and mental rigors during his 18 months of continuous flying took its toll on Bartlett and resulted in the impairment of his health and the hardening of his outlook despite his pure joy of flying both detailed here. With 75 photographic illustrations, many of the author's own. A very fine, clean copy, jacket not price clipped. Two upper corners very lightly bumped. Signed and dated "20.9.74" on the titlepage. Also inscribed and signed on the front pastedown (under the jacket flap), "To Gary Reath, an aero-historian whose grandfather flew on the Western Front in World War I. With my very best wishes and hopes that he may enjoy this book. C.P.O. Bartlett 6/11/74."(24074) $250.00

Signed by the Ace

29. BARTON, Horace Dale. Christmas card, 1917, 24 Squadron Royal Flying

Corps. Signed by 19 Victory Ace. 5.25" x 3.5" with a drawing of three S.E.5A Scouts in the sky. Inside the card is printed "With all Good Wishes for A Happy Xmas and the New Year. From [signed] Horace D Barton [printed] 84 Squadron Royal Flying Corps B.E.F. Xmas, 1917. The blank verso of the front cover is annotated by Barton, "S.E.5A. Scout / Flown by self." Captain Horace Dale Barton was a South African born on 22 November

1891, he served for eight months in German South-West Africa and then 16 months in German East Africa, before joining the RFC. After training, he went to 84 Squadron in November 1917, then to 24 Squadron on 3 January 1918. Following a slow start, he rapidly became one of the stars of the squadron, was promoted to Captain, and awarded the DFC and Bar. On 17 June he was involved in the action which resulted in the German Ace, Lt. Kurt Wusthoff (27 victories) being captured. By the end of the war Barton was a 19 victory ace. Two 1/2" marks to the printed page from mounting in an album, minor dust soiling. (24492) $250.00

30. BENN, Captain Wedgwood. In the Side Shows. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1919, octavo, blue cloth with gilt stamping and decoration on front cover. (xii), 310pp. First Edition. Illustrated with 17 photographs and 4 maps. Recounts Benn's experiences flying Nieuports in the East Indies and later at Port Said. He served on the HMS Ben-my-Chree as an observer, did anti-submarine duty in the Adriatic, and in 1918 he was doing spy dropping with the Italian army. A well written, highly entertaining and informative account. Inscribed and signed by Wedgwood Benn on the front endpaper, "Wedgwood Benn / In Respectful homage / to the good taste* /of General Seely / 17.XII.19 / *H.C." General Jack Seely led one of the last great cavalry charges in history at the Battle of Moreuil Wood on his war horse Warrior in March 1918. Seely was a great friend of Winston Churchill and the only former Cabinet Minister to go to the front in 1914 and still be there four years later. Gilt on spine has darkened and spine is a bit faded, all edges of text block foxed. One tiny piece of paper stuck to bottom of front cover. (24129) $175.00

31. BEWSHER, Paul. "Green Balls." The Adventures of a Night-Bomber. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1919, octavo, green cloth, stamped in black. (x), 309pp. First Edition. An account of night bombing activities in which the heavy bomber was utilized. Bewsher served at an RNAS station in England from 1915 to 1918 and with No. X Wing (Handley-Page) in France. The raids described include Hagendingen, Bruges aerodrome, Bruges harbor, Namur bridge, and Zeebrugge Mole. He later served on the HMS Manica and was an observer of the sinking of the HMS Triumph. Spine darkened, light shelf wear to extremities. (21897) $150.00

32. BISHOP, William A. Winged Warfare. New York: Ace Books, (1967), small octavo, pictorial paper wrappers. (256)pp. First Printing of this Edition. Edited by Stanley M. Ulanoff. Bishop enlisted in the Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1914 but transferred tothe RFC in 1915. He served with Nos. 21 and 60 Squadrons before becoming Commanding Officer of No. 85 Squadron in 1918, compiling 72 victories by the end of the war. A good personal narrative and a good account of his victories but with little mention of his fellow pilots. With photographic illustrations. A very fine copy. (24677) $15.00

33. (BISHOP, William A.). CHADDERTON, H. Clifford. Hanging a Legend: The NFB's Shameful Attempt to Discredit

Billy Bishop, VC. Ottawa: The War Amputations of Canada, (1986), quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (xii), (376)pp. First Edition. Illustrated. A full-scale rebuttal of the National Film Board production "The Kid Who Couldn't Miss". A very fine copy. (24776) $30.00

In Striking Dust Jacket

34. [BLAKE, Wilfred Theodore]. The Royal Flying Corps in the War. By "Wing Adjutant".London: Cassell, 1918, octavo, orange cloth stamped in black on front cover and spine, in dust jacket. (viii), (124)pp. First Edition. Slightly fictionalized stories by a Royal Flying Corps pilot. Several small spots on front cover where cloth has lifted. Former owner's birthday gift inscription onfront endpaper. dated 1918. Offsetting at front and back endpapers. Dust jacket has light shelfwear along edges with a small chip at top of spine else fine. Beautiful jacket design. Jacket not clipped. (24209) $195.00

35. BOUDWIN, Joseph E. Photographic snapshot copyprint, 3.5" x 5", of Joseph E. Boudwin sitting in an airplane. Along with a page (the verso of a sheet of his stationery) in Boudwin's hand describing the photograph and signed by him, "The above picture was taken while a member of 84 R.A.F. Sq. Bertangles, France, 1918." Very fine. (23000) $45.00

36. (BOUDWIN, Joseph E.). BROWN, Warren J. Child Yank Over the Rainbow Division. 1918. (Largo, FL: Aero-Medical Consultants, 1975), octavo, pictorial wrappers. (6), 290pp. First Edition. An excellent book based on the diary of Joseph E. Boudwin who flew SE5's in No. 84 Squadron RAF and No. 25 Squadron USAS, and Yanks of the 42nd Rainbow Division. Because of his smallsize and youthful appearance he was called "Child Yank." The day-to-day activities of these pilots describe most of the action that took place in France in 1918. Inscribed and signed by Boudwin on the verso of the front cover: "Best regards to... Col. Joe "Child Yank" Boudwin 16 Jan. 1978". Tipped-in is a typed note from the author to the recipient sending a list of textual correction which is alo tipped in. Laid in is an original prospectus for this book. A very fine copy. (24755) $110.00

37. BOUDWIN, Joseph E., Jr, 2nd Lt. Autograph Letter, signed "Shorty" from Boudwin to a friend dated 12 Aug. 76. One closely written page, 6" x 9". "...Peg and I had a nice trip up North in June, visited friends and relatives, also spent 10 days in Bermuda, celebrated our 50th anniversity [sic] - was there when the tall ships came in, on there [sic] way to U.S. Beautiful sight - Dr. Brown and I are flying down to Homestead A.F.B. 19th of this month, give a talk to Daedalians dinner and spend the night.. Book Sales still going good, wonderful letters back...." With an envelope containing a color slide of Boudwin with tail fabric off Fokker D-7he shot down while attached to 84 Squadron RAF." Boudwin was assigned to 84 Squadron RAF, Bertangles, France flying the SE5a in combat, 4 July - 6 September 1918. Assigned as Flight Commander, Toul, France, October 1918 until returning to U.S. 2 June 1919. Credited with 2 official victories and claimed 3 unconfirmed victories. (23899) $40.00

38. BOYLE, Andrew. Trenchard, Man of Vision. London: Collins, 1962, large octavo, red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 768pp. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs. A fine biography of one of the truly great men in British history. A great deal of information on World War One aviation. A very fine copy of a book usually found in poor condition. Jacket not price clipped. (24373)$65.00

39. BRETT, R. Dallas. History of British Aviation 1908-1914. 2 volumes. London: The Aviation Book Club, (1933, 1935), octavo, original green cloth in printed dust jacket. (6), 216; xx, 207pp. Reprint. Illustrated with photographs. Valuable information on the state of British aviation at the beginning of World War I. Shelf wear, cloth of volume I water stained and spotted, volume 2 nice and clean. Spines of jackets faded. (24850) $65.00

Fine Copy

40. BURGE, C. Gordon. The Annals of 100 Squadron. Being a Record of the War activities of the Pioneer Night Bombing

Squadron in France during the period March 1917 to November 11th 1918, including its operations against German Towns

whilst serving in the Independent Force of the R.A.F. Covent Garden (London): Herbert Reiach Limited, (1919), quarto, blue cloth and black leather. (x), 211 pp. First Edition. Foreword by Sir Hugh Trenchard. Excellent squadron history with a resume of all operations reports from April 5, 1917 to November 11, 1918. In October, 1917, the squadron was moved to the vicinity of Nancy to begin the bombing campaign of Germany. FE2b's and BE2c's were the equipment until the arrival of Handley-Page bombers on August 13, 1918. Includes experiences of prisoners of war, honors and awards, roll of honor, list of officers and other ranks, and conclusion. With photographic illustrations. Fine copy. (24442) $225.00

41. BURNS, Ian. Ben-My-Chree. Woman of My Heart. Isle of Man Packet Steamer and Seaplane Carrier. Leicester: Colin Huston, (2008), quarto, pictorial wrappers. vi, 234 pp. First Edition. This absorbing volume traces the extraordinary career of an Isle of Man Steam Packet Company ship, the third to carry the Ben-my-Chree name, but the only one to become an aircraft carrier! Havingentered passenger service between Liverpool and Douglas in 1908, on the outbreak of the First World War it was taken over by the Royal Navy and converted into a seaplane carrier, finally being lost to enemy action in the Mediterranean in 1917. This very complete history of the ship concentrates especially on the pioneering role in the navy that made it famous, and the related naval operations. An extraordinary collection of photographs of the ship itself, related vessels, aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service and the enemy, personnel, vehicles, maps and diagrams complements the text, the result of some 30 years of intermittent research by the author. Although there are only two pages of color in the book itself (a Turkish officer's graphic water colors of the shelling that ended Ben-

my-Chree's life) clever use has been made of the front and back covers to present a general-arrangement drawing of the ship as fitted out in 1915, two more maps and four full-color side elevations of aircraft connected with the ship's activities. (19289) $60.00

Fine Letter from the Ace

42. CALDWELL, Keith "Grid". Autograph Letter, signed, dated "21-1-1960" and written on his Forres Farm, Papatoetoe, New Zealand stationery. Closely written two page letter on 8" x 10.5" stationery, addressed to H. H. Russell. Dear Russell, Your letter...asking for information & photos of the first SEs 60 Sqdn had. Am enclosing 2 small snaps, one of Bishops SE blue nosed & of 2 others or maybe one is Bishops, standing in line. We got these SE's very slowly & it was some time before we were fully equipped...I remember collecting the first one...& forced landing it...just short of the aerodrome....(date 8-7-17). These were Viper SEs with 180 hp Hispano Suiza engine...Your 1st question: Can you recall colour? Answer: only vaguely, Bishops was blue nose on chocolate fuselage...The Squadron marking appears to have been double white lines. I think we painted in the centre same colour as nose...." Caldwell continues with brief comments on former 60 Squadron members: "E. W. Springs - Yes, I had heard he had died. J. A. Carr's photos of B. Brown - I don't know if he got them...Re. Albert Ball's death - yes, thank you I received the German officer's accounts. It was a bit garbled & confused & I don't know what to think about it. What do you think?..." Caldwell ends with giving information about previously published books on 60 Squadron for "the history you have to

write." An information, lengthy letter., signed "K. L. Caldwell." Caldwell was the highest-scoring New Zealand air ace of the First World War, with 25 credited victories. Had it not been for his indifferent marksmanship, he could have become one of the most outstanding aces of the war. (24297) $275.00

43. CALLENDER, Gordon W., Jr. and Gordon W. Callender, Sr., (editors). War in an Open Cockpit. The Wartime Letters of

Captain Alvin Andrew Callender, R.A.F. West Roxbury, MA: World War I Aero, (1978), octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. 108pp. First Edition Limited to 500 numbered copies. Alvin Andrew Callender, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 4, 1893, was educated at Boys High School and Tulane University. He received his degree in architecture in 1914. After serving on the Mexican Border with the Louisiana National Guard's Washington Artillery in 1916, he was frustrated in attempts to enlist in the Aviation Section, U.S. Army Signal Corps. In the summer of 1917 he crossed the Canadian Border to join the Royal Flying Corps. After commissioning he became an instructor flying gunnery training "machines" in Canada and Texas. Among his students were several ensigns from a group of U.S. Naval Officers who later established a gunnery training school at the "Pensacola Naval Air Station." Another of his students from this group was Ensign James Forrestal. Callender completed his training on fast single-seaters at the Central Flying School, Upavon, Wiltshire. By May 1918 he was piloting a S.E. 5a over the Western Front. As a member of No. 32 Squadron, Royal Air Force, attached to the R.A.F.'s IX Brigade, he saw action in every major German, British and French offensive during the last six months of the War and was credited with 14 victories. This publication of Alvin Callender's wartime letters reflects over twenty years of research related to British aviation during the 1914-1 918 War and to the part, largely anonymously played, by Americans serving in the Royal Air Force. Noffsinger 427. Illustrated with photographs, line drawings and two fold-out maps. Includes a list of reference works. A fine copy. (24726) $75.00

44. CAMPBELL, Capt. George F. A Soldier of the Sky. Chicago: Davis Printing Works, (1918), octavo, blue cloth stamped in white on front cover and spine, with small, mounted photo of Campbell on front cover, in dust jacket which has a "window" opening so the photo can be seen through the jacket. (234)pp. First Edition. Campbell was wounded while fighting with the Highland Light Infantry in 1914. Unfit for land combat, he joined the RFC on 1 September 1915 and attended Central Flying School at Upavon. A very fine, nearly "as new" copy with bright, stamping, however there are a few chips from the stamping on the spine. Jacket is not clipped, it has a tiny wrinkle at the spine and one small smudge to the base of the spine. A "knock out." (24185) $175.00

45. (CASTLE, Vernon). CASTLE, Mrs. Vernon (Irene Castle). My Husband. New York: Scribner's, 1919, octavo, green cloth and tan buckram stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. xii, 264pp. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs. Inscribed on the frontendpaper by Irene (Foote) Castle's sister: "To my dear friend Sue Hatch from her faithful chum Elroy Foote". A near fine, very clean copy. (24752) $150.00

46. CHAPUT, Jean. Quelques lettres de Jean Chaput, lieutenant pilote, commandant l'escadrille "SPA 57." Paris: Tolmer, (1920), octavo, printed wrappers. 77 pp. First Edition. Text in French. Chaput had 16 confirmed victories. He served with C28, MF28,N57, and SPA57. A memorial volume which contains letters to his father and friends. Chaput was killed in action 6 May 1918. With a tipped-in frontispiece portrait of Chaput and of his bullet damaged cigarette case. 1/4" chip to top of spine and a bit around to the top of the front cover. A clean, sound copy of a fragile item. (22236) $225.00

Outstanding RAF Christmas Card

47. (CHRISTMAS GREETING). 213 Squadron R.A.F. Flanders. [Cover title]. (1918), oblong 9 1/2" x 6" One sheet of heavy brown paper folded once to make (4) pp.. Christmas sentiment on page (2) with full color cartoon tipped onto page (3): "He's Crashed for Good, so here's for --- / A Merry Christmas and a / Happy New Year / 1918 - 1919." Very fine. (24152) $350.00

48. (CHRISTMAS GREETING). No. 1 Wing R.N.A.S. France. [Cover title]. 1917 A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year 1918. (1917), oblong 9 1/2" x 6" printed brown wrappers, stapled. (4) pp. Christmas sentiment on page (2) with full color cartoon on page (3): "On Christmas Day we sallied forth / To cheer the restive Hun. / A 'U' Boat interfered with us, / And his day's work was done!" / "Cheshire." Holograph inscriptions at the bottom of the page, "Commanding Officer & Officers / No. 48 Squadron R.F.C." [and] "From the Commanding Officer / and Officers of the Seaplane / Base Dunkurque." Trace of circular stain on front wrapper, staples rusty. (24151) $350.00

49. CHRISTY, Joe and Page Shamburger. Aces and Planes of World War I. New York: Sports Car Press, (1968), octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 120pp. First Edition. Part of the Modern Aircraft Series. A good, brief introduction to the subject. Very fine copy. (24678) $15.00

50. CLAPP, Frederick Mortimer. A History of the 17th Aero Squadron. Nil Actum Reputans si

quid superesset agendum, December, 1918. [Garden City: Country Life Press], (1920), large octavo, brown cloth stamped with the Squadron's insignia in white on the front cover. (xii), (172)pp. First Edition. Brown cloth stamped on front cover with the Squadron's insignia of a diving great snow owl with barbell over a ribbon carrying the squadron's motto, and with title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. The squadron was initially assigned to the RAF on July 15, 1918, and operated with them until November 4, 1918, upon which date it was attached to the U.S. Second Army. It engaged in 110 combats and had 54 confirmed victories, suffering 24 casualties of 10 killed, 7 prisoners and 2 missing. Contents include: List of officers KIA; organization and training; the Dunkirk front; the British drive for front; Sombrin; Combat reports; Reports of low bombing and machine gun attacks; Statistics; and Appendix, Casualties and changes: Roster of enlisted men. This pursuit squadron was equipped with Sopwith Camels. Noffsinger 502. Printed on "Blandford Bond" paper, uncut. Frontispiece and nine plates printed upon heavy paper after drawings and engravings by Sergeant First Class Hayden C. Kellum, a member of the squadron. Stamping of the insignia on front cover is bright and distinct. Quite

a nice copy of this book. There is a tiny one half by one half inch clear tape mend to front endpaper. Laid into this copy is the separately printed pamphlet: "Addresses of Next of Kin of Officers and Home Addresses of Enlisted Men of The 17th Aero Squadron", (Frederick Clapp), (Garden City, NY: Country Life Press, no date (c. 1920)), self-wrappers, stapled. Also laid in is an Army "Duty Order" to 17th U.S. Aero Squadron Private Doty to take a Crossley tender to 148th Aero. Dunkirk & Return. Dated "7-30-18". Private Doty is listed in the book as a member of the Squadron. A nice grouping. (24305) $425.00

51. CLAPP, Frederick Mortimer. A History of the 17th Aero Squadron. Nil Actum Reputans si quid superesset agendum,

December, 1918. [Garden City: Country Life Press], (1920), large octavo, brown cloth. (xii), (172)pp. First Edition. Brown cloth stamped on front cover with the squadron's insignia of a diving great snow owl with barbell over a ribbon carrying the squadron's motto, and with title in gilt on spine. t.e.g. The squadron was initially assigned to the RAF on July 15, 1918, and operated with them until November 4, 1918, upon which date it was attached to the U.S. Second Army. It engaged in 110 combats and had 54 confirmed victories, suffering 24 casualties of 10 killed, 7 prisoners and 2 missing. Contents include: List of officers KIA; organization and training; the Dunkirk front; the British drive for front; Sombrin; Combat reports; Reports of low bombing and machine gun attacks; Statistics; and Appendix, Casualties and changes: Roster of enlisted men. This pursuit squadron was equipped with Sopwith Camels. Noffsinger 502. Printed on "Blandford Bond" paper, uncut. Frontispiece and nine plates printed upon heavy paper after drawings and engravings by Sergeant First Class Hayden C. Kellum, a member of the squadron. Wear to extremities, corners bumped. Water stains to lower right corner of front cover and first few leaves, front hinge cracked, back hinge weak but still a copy that would be nice in your collection. Gilt stamping on spine quite clean and bright. (23077) $110.00

52. Cross & Cockade Commemorative Dinner and Film - Benefit - 1968. Wheeling, Illinois: November 8, 1968, 6" x 4 1/2" (4)pp. Card folded once to make the (4)pp. with the blank back signed by Rodney D. Williams, 17th USAS; Robert Niemann [Flieger

Abteilung 250]; August Quoos where he notes "1913-1919 in German and Turkish Air Force," and Walter Stahl. Very fine. (22507) $65.00

53. DOERFLINGER, Joseph. Reproduction of a photograph inscribed and signed by Doerflinger, typed letter, signed, and business card. A reproduction of a studio photograph, shoulders up, of Doerflinger in his flight suit, leather helmet and goggles, 8" x 10" with image 5" x 7". Inscribed and signed in 1969, "To Robert M. Stevens from Jos. Doerflinger, pilot of the von Richthofen Squadron Jasta 10 & 4 - July 1918." The typed letter is on his personal stationery, 8.5" x 11" and dated 2 July 1969. He offers the recipient a copy of his autobiography , "Stepchild Pilot" for $5 with a description of the content of the book. "...Book I - The German Flag, contains controversial statements....I was retired from A C Electronics on 1 June 1966, 68 being the mandatory retirement age (and now forced to live on the Security benefit.) Now I am 71 years young." The letter is mounted on black album paper. With the original envelope and Doerflinger's calling card both of which show traces of black album paper on verso. Doerflinger was in the trenches for three years before transfer to German aviation in December, 1917, where he served as a fighter pilot with JASTA 10 and JASTA 64. (23889) $125.00

54. DRAKE, Captain Vivian. Above the Battle. New York: D. Appleton, 1918, octavo, rust-brown cloth stamped with gilt wingsand lettering on front cover and spine, in dust jacket. (x), 322(1)p., (3 pp. ads.). First Edition. With an introduction by General C. G. Hoare, RAF. Sketches of training and of how the pilot copes with life in a Squadron and at the Front. Gilt stamping is quite bright . Some scuffing to the jacket from a piece of tape being removed. Flap price clipped. (22204) $175.00

55. DUVAL, G. R. British Flying-Boats and Amphibians 1909-1952. (Fallbrook, CA): Aero Publishers, (1966), octavo, dark blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 268pp. First American Edition. Extensively illustrated. With three-view drawings, specifications on all types, and an appendix listing serial numbers and civil registrations. Includes Curtiss Flying boats. Very slight shelf wear, a near fine copy. (23756) $45.00

56. EVANS, A. J. The Escaping Club. Harmonsworth: Penguin, (1939), octavo, printed paper wrappers in original printed paperdust jacket. 248pp. First Paper back Edition. With one map. The amazing adventures of an RFC pilot with 3 Squadron in France and later as CO of a bombing squadron in Palestine. A fine copy, jacket very lightly worn. Slight foxing to top edge of text block. (24668) $25.00

57. (FRENCH AIR SQUADRONS). JEAN, David, George Rohrbacher-Didier and Bernard Palmieri. Les escadrilles de l'aeronautique militaire francaise. Symbolique et histoire 1912-1920. Service Historique de l'Armee de l'Air, (2004), quarto, pictorial boards. (608)pp. First Edition. A magnificent reference volume filled with photographs not found elsewhere. The book provides a comprehensive catalogue of the Escadrilles units since their debut until after the First World War, and provides for each squadron, key dates in its history, the list of their commanders and their leading figures, their aerodromes and their insignias. Richly illustrated with drawings and photographs. Complete indices, directories and a concordance, this book is an important reference book on aviation of the Great War. Very fine and clean, without flaw. (24432) $175.00

Field Printed

58. FRENCH, Field-Marshal J. D. P. Special Order of the Day.

G.H.Q.: 4th October 1915, 8" x 6.5" broadside. "The Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief desires to express to Brigadier-General H. M. Trenchard, C.B., D.S.O., A.D.C., and all ranks of the Royal Flying Corps, his appreciation of the valuable work they have performed during the battle which commenced on the 25th September. He recognizes the extremely adverse weather conditions which entailed flying under heavy fire at very low altitudes. He desires especially to thank pilots and observers for their plucky work in co-operation with the artillery, in photography and the bomb attacks on the enemy's railways, which were of great value in interrupting his communications. Throughout these operations the Royal Flying Corps have gallantly maintained the splendid record they have achieved since the commencement of the campaign."This Special Order of the Day was in recognition of the RFC efforts in the Battle of Loos. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) came under the command of Brigadier-General Hugh Trenchard. The 1st, 2nd and 3rdwings under Colonels E. B. Ashmore, John Salmond and Sefton Brancker respectively, participated. As the British had a limited

amount of artillery ammunition, the RFC flew target identification sorties prior to the battle to ensure that shells were not wasted. During the first few days of the attack, target-marking squadrons with better wireless transmitters, helped to direct British artillery onto German targets. Later in the battle pilots carried out a tactical bombing operation for the first time in history. Aircraft of the 2nd and 3rd wings dropped many 100-pound (45 kg) bombs on German troops, trains, rail lines and marshalling yards. As the land

offensive stalled, British pilots and observers flew low over enemy positions, providing targeting information to the artillery. Four folds, two inch tear at one fold mended on the verso with tape. (24303) $195.00

59. FRITZSCHE, Peter. A Nation of Fliers. German Aviation and the Popular Imagination. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. xii, (286)pp. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs. From huge, fragile airships hanging in the sky to dashing young war pilots obsessed with death and destruction, this text describes Germany's perilous romance with aviation, covering the bright idealism of flight and its darker service in total war. With several chapters covering World War One aviation. Near fine, jacket not price clipped. (24806) $35.00

“Flieger-Merkblatt...”

60. (GERMAN DOCUMENT). Flieger-Merkblatt fur Unterrrichts Zwecke. (Flight information sheet for teaching

purposes). Kommandeur der Flieger der 1. Armee, (August 18, 1917), 8 1/4 x 13 inches, one sheet of paper printed from type on both sides. Informative outline of instructions and guidelines for instructing pilots in flying in combat including how a flight should supportground troops, performance of airplanes and the various tasks that pilots will perform. Two slight folds and minor wear to edges. (24889) $175.00

61. GILL, N.J. The Flyer's Guide. An Elementary Handbook for Aviators. New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, (1917), octavo, red cloth . (vi), 153pp. First American Edition. Chapters include I. On Taking a Ticket, II. Practical Flying, III. The Construction of Aeroplanes. Their Care and Maintenance, IV. The Theory of Flight, V. Internal Combustion Engines, and VI. IgnitionDevices. Illustrations of diagrams in color and black and white. Cloth spotted, name on endpaper, two corners bumped. A bit scruffy, but still useable. (17762) $17.50

62. GRINNELL-MILNE, Duncan. An Escaper's Log. London: Pancher, (1956), octavo, pictorial heavy wrappers. (192)pp. FirstPaperback Edition. The author was shot down and captured in 1915, while flying a BE 2 from No. 16 Squadron. He was moved to various prisons and made a final escape in April, 1918, when he joined No. 56 Squadron equipped with SE 5 aircraft. His own story of prisoners of war, his long imprisonment, and escape. Nice, clean copy, not worn. (24676) $20.00

63. GRINNELL-MILNE, Duncan. Wind in the Wires. New York: Ace, (1968), octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (224)pp.First American Paperback Edition. A classic memoir of WWI flying, Wind in the Wires paints a vivid picture of early war training andcombat, especially with the Maurice Farman Shorthorn and the Bristol BE2. After having been forced down and captured, Grinnell-Milne returns to the front to fly late in the war with the famed 56 Squadron, flying the SE5a. The author’s eye for detail, sense of humor, and his truly hair-raising experiences make this a charming and riveting read to rank with the greats of Cecil Lewis, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Arthur Gould Lee. Very fine copy. (24667) $15.00

64. GRINNELL-MILNE, Duncan. Wind in the Wires. London: Jarrolds, (1971), octavo, brown boards in pictorial dust jacket. (224)pp. Revised and Reset Edition. Illustrated with photographs. A classic memoir of WWI flying, Wind in the Wires paints a vivid picture of early war training and combat, especially with the Maurice Farman Shorthorn and the Bristol BE2. After having been forceddown and captured, Grinnell-Milne returns to the front to fly late in the war with the famed 56 Squadron, flying the SE5a. The author’s eye for detail, sense of humor, and his truly hair-raising experiences make this a charming and riveting read to rank with the greats of Cecil Lewis, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Arthur Gould Lee. Top edge of text block slightly dusty, otherwise a fine copy. Jacket not price clipped. (24407) $45.00

65. GROVES, P.R.C. Behind the Smoke Screen. London: Faber and Faber Limited, (1934), octavo, black cloth. (xvi), 352pp. First Edition. Preface by Maj.-Gen. Sir Ernest Swinton. The author's views on air defense, the reorientation of a defense system, and re-allocation of the defense budget of Great Britain after World War I. Includes "Bloody April" losses of the RFC and RNAS. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "To - Lilian and (?), With membrance and kindest regards from - P.R.C. January 17th 1934." In another hand on the following page: "Please return to: - Colonel G. M. Griffith 'Merok' Dyke Road Avenue Brighton." Endpapers foxed, light wear to extremities and scuffing to cloth. A little bit of foxing. (16654) $45.00

Glass Plate Photo

66. (GUYNEMER, Georges). Guynemer - The World's Greatest Ace. (Original glass plate stereoview). Pittsburgh, PA: Fisherview Scientific Meterials Co., circa 1917-18, 2 1/2 x 5 inches, Fine original war-date glass plate stereoview photograph (negative?) of the ace Guynemer standing near the wing of a Nieuport aircraft. Fisherview Card W-E-9. Very fine condition. Looks very nice under a viewer. (24650) $95.00

67. [HALLAM, Theodore Douglas]. P.I.X. The Spider Web. The Romance of a Flying-Boat War Flight. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1919, octavo, blue pictorial cloth stamped in black, blue and white. (290)pp. First Edition. The story of the Felixstowe Air Station from March, 1917, to the end of the war. Hallam, a Canadian, learned to fly at the Curtiss School in Hammondsport, NY in 1914, was a private in a machine gun battery in the first Canadian contingent, became a sub-lieutenant in the RNVR serving with an armored car detachment to the RNAS, sailed for Dardanelles, and in 1915 returned to the Hendon Air Station as acting Flight Lieutenant. He was posted to Felixstowe and became Commanding Officer of the War Flight in 1917. With photographic illustrations and a chart. White stamping on front cover bright and without chipping, gilt stamping on spine bright. Edges of text block foxed, faint marks from tape to front and back endpapers. An exceptionally nice copy. (24108) $175.00

68. HARVEY, W. F. J. 'Pi' in the Sky. A History of No 22 Squadron Royal FlyingCorps & R.A.F. in the Great War of 1914-1918. No place: Privately Printed, 1969, large quarto, dark green buckram stamped with title, author, and "Pi" on front cover. not paginated, c. 224pp. A truly fine history of this important unit which served so gallantly in the Battles of the Somme, Arras, Messines, Ypres, Cambrai and Amiens. A "one-off" copy of the original typescript by Harvey which was made up and bound as a book by Jack Wales. A fine production bound with speckled edges to text block. Inscribed and signed by Harvey on the title page: "To W. J. Wales, Air Historian Whohelps to record the First War in the Air. W. F. J. Harvey". Laid in is a 1 1/2 page autograph letter, signed from Harvey to Wales dated 6 April 70, "...I'm glad you approve of the history. It covers more ground than any other 1st war sq. one [sic] at the War Museum (also, I fear, it treads on some rather holly ground here and there). It is 5 years work completed and I'm glad, for it is doubtful whether any more 14/18 sqs.

will be covered. In any case, it is far more difficult and less authoritative to write about something of which one has no personal experience. My kind regards and good wishes. Yrs. sincerely W.F.J. Harvey." This text was published in 1971 by Colin Huston. (24174) $375.00

69. [HARVEY, W. J.] "NIGHT-HAWK," M.C. Rovers of the Night Sky. London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1919, octavo, blue cloth with pictorial stamping on front cover. (viii), 204pp. First Edition. A personal narrative of night fighting and bombing during World War I. Several sketches reprinted in part from the Daily Mail, the War Illustrated, and Flying. An honest and straightforward account of the bravery and sacrifice of some of the pioneers of aerial warfare. Presentation copy, inscribed, signed anddated by Harvey, "Eric Perry Esq. / With the Author's Compliments, / Wm J Harvey / (Night Hawk) / 31st Dec 1921." Very light scuffing to cloth but without significant wear or bumping. (24104) $175.00

70. HENSHAW, Trevor. The Sky Their Battlefield. Air Fighting and the Complete List of Allied Air Casualties from Enemy Action in the First War. British, Commonwealth, and United States Air Services 1914-1918. London: Grubb Street, (1995), quarto, red boards in dust jacket. 578pp. First Edition. A definitive detailed listing and description of over four years of continuous fighting in the air in WWI, by assembling the 8,000 casualties that the British and Commonwealth, and American, air services suffered. Every single day of the war has been examined in every theater. Both Allied and German sources have been studied.Chronological in structure with exhaustive listings linked by contextual passages and commentary which describe the air war and howit interacted with the fighting on the ground. Almost 11,000 airmen are fully indexed. Over 150 photographs, many published for the first time. Also includes the first authoritative listing of combat casualties to American air personnel in World War I. Very fine copy. (17018) $65.00

71. HERRIS, Jack and Bob Pearson. Aircraft of World War I. (London): Amber Books, (2010), quarto, pictorial boards in dust jacket. 192pp. Second printing. Illustrated with detailed artwork of combat aircraft and their markings, 'The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Aircraft of WWI' is a comprehensive study of the aircraft that fought in the Great War of 1914–18. Arranged chronologically by theater of war and campaign, this book offers a complete organizational breakdown of the units on all the fronts, including the Eastern and Italian Fronts. Each campaign includes a compact history of the role and impact of aircraft on the course of the conflict, as well as orders of battle, lists of commanders and campaign aces such as Manfred von Richtofen, Eddie Rickenbacker, Albert Ball and many more. Every type of aircraft is featured, including the numerous variations and types of well-known models, such as the Fokker Dr.I, the Sopwith Camel and the SPAD SVII, through to lesser-known aircraft, such as the Rumpler C.1, and the Amstrong Whitworth FK8. Each aircraft profile is accompanied by exhaustive specifications, as well as details of individual and unit markings. Packed with more than 200 color profiles of every major type of combat aircraft from the era, 'The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Aircraft of WWI' is an essential reference guide for modelers, military historians and aircraft enthusiasts. Very fine copy. ## (21009) $34.95

In Dust Jacket

72. HEYDEMARCK, Haupt. Double-Decker C.666. London: John Hamilton, no date [1931], octavo, red boards in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 207 pp. First Edition in English. Translated by Claud W. Sykes. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. With fold-out map tipped-in at end which is often missing. The price clipped dust jacket has light shelf wear along edges with stain from transparent tape at top of jacket spine. Label removed from the Hamilton logo on spine causing abrasion to paper but not affecting the printed logo. Foxing to edges of text block. (23884) $195.00

73. HILL, Group Capt. C. W. Hill. The Spook and the Commandant. London: William Kimber, (1975), octavo, green boards in pictorial dust jacket. (204)pp. First Eition. The true story of one of the greatest occult deceptions of all time. Imprisoned in a Turkish POW camp in the First World War, two Royal Flying Corps officers succeed in convincing their Commandant that they werein touch with the spirit world. I would tell you the rest of this fascinating story but you should read it for yourself. A fine, clean copy. (24149) $55.00

74. HOFLING, Rudolf. Albatros D-II. Germany's Legendary World War I Fighter. (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2002), quarto, pictorial wrappers. 53pp. First Edition in English. The history of the Albatross D-II, first airborne in 1916, with some history of the Fokker and other German airplanes of the period. With numerous black and white photographs, drawings in color, diagram of the Albatros D-II, technical data, and military registration numbers. With six pages of plates in full color. At published price. As new. (16087) $19.95

75. JABLONSKI, Edward. Warriors with Wings. The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., (1966), octavo, red and blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 207pp. First Edition. The story of the Lafayette Escadrille for the general reader. Illustrations from photographs. A fine, clean copy, jacket not price clipped. (15798) $50.00

76. (JONES, Capt. Charles M.). Original war date sepia toned photographic print of Capt Charles M. Jones standing next

to his SPAD. Former Lafayette Corps pilot. The photograph is 7" x 5" with the verso identified in the hand of collector Harry Block, "From Bert Atkinsons papers as of Thur Sept 19 - '68 via B.A.'s sister - Mrs Loyd Bradfield. HB." Also typed on the verso of the photograph "Captain Charles M. Jones / C.O., 28th Aero Squadron." Included is a postcard note from Mrs. Jones to the collector regretting that her husband is unable to send photographs or signed material as he has been ill. An interesting photo - one which we have not seen published. Jones flew with Spa73 and Spa124. (22995) $165.00

77. JONES, E. H. The Road to En-Dor. Being an Account of How Two Prisoners of War at Yozgad in Turkey Won Their

Way to Freedom. London: John Lane, (1921), octavo, original salmon cloth in original printed dust jacket. (xvi), (352)pp. Eighth Printing. With photographs, and illustrations by C. W. Hill. The exciting, true adventures of two RAF officers who were downed behind Turkish lines and engineered a thrilling escape. Very nice, clean copy with no wear or scuffing to cloth. Jacket is lightly worn with several small chips to top and bottom of spine. (24088) $85.00

78. JONES, Ira. An Air Fighter's Scrap-Book. London: Nicholson & Watson, 1938, octavo, original dark blue full calf stampedin blind on front and back cover, stamped in gilt on spine. 332pp. First Edition. Informative autobiography of this distinguished pilot and ace. Illustrated with photographs. Inscribed and signed by Jones on the title page: "With the best wishes of the author to Philip & Louise. Ira Jones. Aug 29th 1938". Very scuffing to top edge spine, otherwise a near fine, clean copy. (24138) $175.00

79. JONES, Ira ("Taffy"). Tiger Squadron. The Story of 74 Squadron, R.A.F. in Two World Wars. London: W. H. Allen, 1954, octavo, black boards in printed dust jacket. (301) pp. First Edition. "This history of one of the greatest fighter squadrons of all time is virtually a history of air-combat in both world wars." Compiled from the author's diary this book also contains many personal opinions and references not found in the usual squadron history. The price clipped dust jacket has minor soiling. Stamping on spine is dull, else the book is fine and clean. (24148) $65.00

80. (KENNEDY, Douglas Stewart). In Memoriam. (Cover title). No place: no date [1918], 3.5" x 4.5"printed black bordered wrappers, tied with ribbon. (4) pp. Kennedy was a member of 62 Squadron. "Douglas Stewart Kennedy was born at Broughty Ferry, on September 8th, 1887. He was educated at St. Ninians, Moffat, Trinity College, Glenalmond, and Leeds University, where he trained to be an Engineer. He went to India in May, 1912, as Assistant Engineer...He came home to join the Royal FlyingCorps in May, 1916, and gained the Military Cross in April, 1917, was made a Flight Commander while instructing in England and returned to France in February, 1918, where he was killed in an offensive

patrol over the German lines on March 12th, and is buried in Maretz in France." Page 2 contains a memorial poem and page 3 having a tipped-on photographic portrait. Very light, minor foxing. Fine. (23907) $120.00

“...until we have won this war.”

81. KINGSFORD, A. R. With the Earth Beneath. London: John Hamilton, (1936), octavo, red boards in dust jacket. (12), (212)pp. Aviation Book Club edition. With illustrations by Stanley Bradshaw. This account was taken from the logbook and personal papers of Cary Luke. Luke served with No. 20 Squadron flying FE 2b's in France. Laid in is The Aviation Book Club announcement that this with be the last Club selection "at any rate, until we have won this war" as the Managing Director has been called to military service as had more and more of the membership. There is the offer of the June selection for cash payment, French War Birds by "Vigilant." . The verso of this slip lists 25 titles issued by the Club offered for separate cash payment. Spine of jacket lightly faded, minor spotting to top of text block, else a fine clean copy. (24099) $95.00

Signed by Cole Palen

82. (LAFAYETTE Escadrille). Official Program. First Reunion Airshow Honoring the Lafayette Escadrille Lafayette Flying Corps. (along with) Souvenir Brochure. (Battle Creek, MI): not stated, (1962), quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (16)pp., stapled. First Edition. The brochure is illustrated with many photographs, a few of which have not been published before this printing. With a Roll Call of LFC pilots and their order of enlistment. Brochure is inscribed on the front wrapper: "Best Wishes from Cole Palen". Both items are in very fine condition. (23407) $40.00

A. S. G. Lee's copy

83. LESLIE, Shane (editor). Memoirs of Brigadier-General Gordon Shephard. [London]: Privately Printed, 1924, octavo, tan cloth and brown boards with title on paper label on front cover. 233pp. First Edition. In 1914, Shephard flew to France in command ofa flight from No. 4 Squadron, RFC. He commanded various squadrons throughout the war and became a Brigadier General in 1917. He was killed in an airplane accident in France in 1918, being the highest ranking officer in the British flying services to be killed during the War. It has often been alleged that Shepherd, a keen boatman, was the basis for Erskine Childers central character in his spynovel, The Riddle of the Sands. Illustrated with photographs and two folding maps. Neatly tipped to the title page is Lady Shephard's black-bordered card with her annotation in ink: "With compliments". This copy belonged to 7 victory ace Arthur Gould Lee, author of No Parachute and Open Cockpit. Signed by Lee on the title page "A. S. G. Lee". A wonderful copy of this attractive book. Spine slightly faded, otherwise a fine, clean copy. (24184) $275.00

84. LEWIS, Cecil. Sagittarius Rising. London: Folio Society, 1998, large octavo, pictorial cloth in original slipcase. (xvi), 230pp. First Folio Society Edition. Introduction by Max Arthur. Lithographs by C. R. W. Nevinson. A very fine copy. (24870) $30.00

85. LORAINE, Maj. Robert. Card signed in ink "Robert Loraine / In the Field / 27 - 6 - 18". 3 x 4 inches, Loraine learned to fly in 1910. He volunteered for the RFC when war broke out in 1914 and flew as an observer and then as a pilot. He was wounded by ground fire on 22 November 1914. He joined 5 Squadron in July 1915 and on 6 November 1915 he was awarded a Military Cross. He was later awarded the DSO. Aside from his flying exploits, Loraine was also a noted actor particularly for his role as Cyrano de Bergerac. Card is neatly signed. (21012) $120.00

86. (MANNOCK, Maj. Edward "Mick"). [MACLANACHAN, William] 'MCSCOTCH' . Fighter Pilot. London: George Routledge & Son Ltd., 1936, octavo, blue cloth, in dust jacket. (viii), 248pp. First Edition. After serving two years in the Infantry, MacLanachan transferred to the RFC and was posted to No.40 Squadron in May 1917. He flew the Nieuport 17 C-1, 23, 27, and the SE 5 and SE 5a. He was posted to a home defense squadron in 1918 but only includes his service with the No. 40 Squadron in France in this book. Many respected pilots served in the No. 40 such as "Mick" Mannock, G.E.H. McElroy, "McIrish," "Zulu" Lloyd, and Tudhope. An excellent account of the philosophies and attitudes of the fighter pilots. Illustrations include photographs and one fold-out map. Former owner's name and address on front pastedown endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket in virtually as new condition. Two short, closed tears to back panel, otherwise without flaw. Not only is this title scarce in jacket, but it is remarkable to find a copy in this exceptional condition. (24119) $650.00

87. (MANNOCK, "Mick"). JONES, Squadron-Leader Ira. King of Air Fighters. The Biography of Major 'Mick' Mannock,

VC, DSO, MC. London: Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1934, octavo, original black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (vxi), 303 pp. First Edition. A penetrating study of Britain’s top fighter ace in the Great War. Ira Jones’ biography of Britain’s top scoring ace of World War I has become the subject of some controversy over the last few years, most notably as it is the source of the claim of 73 “kills” forMannock, thereby making him the number one scoring Allied Ace of the war. Later research has thrown serious doubt on this claim and indeed Mannock himself only claimed 51 kills. Jones’s biography is nevertheless an important account, especially when seen in the context of the time in which it was first written. In particular the biography delves into the mind of Mannock, portraying the singular nature of his character and the true stress that these pioneer air fighters experienced in the last few months of the war.

Illustrated with photographs. Book is in near fine condition with a touch of foxing to the fore edge of text block and end papers, one inch of damp mark at top of back cover. Jacket has some wrinkles and chipping with some clear tape mends to verso but this is still a very attractive copy of a book which does not often show up so nice. Red stamping on spine is NOT faded. (24193) $275.00

88. (MANNOCK, Maj. Edward "Mick"). Jones, Ira R. "Taffy". King of Air Fighters. Biography of Major "Mick" Mannock, V.C., D.S.O., M.C. London: Nicholson & Watson, no date ca. (1940), small octavo, pictorial paper wrappers. 192pp. First Paperback Edition. Slight wear to extremities and a few creases to wrappers, but still a very nice copy. (24669) $35.00

89. MARTEL, Rene. French Strategic and Tactical Bombardment Forces of World War I. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007, octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. xxviii, (466)pp. First Printing of this edition. Translated from the French by Allen Suddaby. Edited by Steven Suddaby. Illustrated with photographs and maps. French Strategic and Tactical Bombardment Forces of World War I is a translation of René Martel's classic L'Aviation Francaise de Bombardement (Des Origines au 11 Novembre 1918), published in Paris in 1939. Martel's history is by far the most important description of World War I French bombing published in any language. This story of French bombardment—during the brief period when France was the world's greatest air power—is virtually unknown in the English-speaking world. France not only supplied aircraft to virtually every Allied power in the war, but by the end of the war her air force routinely conducted raids consisting of 100 to 150 bombers against German troop concentrations. These massive raids occurred at a time when the British and Americans had difficulty mustering as many as three-dozen bombers to send against one target. The pioneering French efforts in technology and tactics—many of which preceded the better-known British and American efforts—are covered, as well as the development of aerial bombs, bomb-dropping mechanisms, bomb sights, intelligence-based targeting packages, formation flying, night flying and navigation, long range fighter escorts, and aerial photography for bomb damage assessment. A keen observer of personalities, Professor Martel describes with great feeling the pioneers who created this new brand ofwarfare: Happe, de Goÿs, the Féquant brothers, de Kérillis, Laurens, and Bouchet. Also included is his analysis of the successful German propaganda response to French strategic bombing, which is particularly insightful. Allen Suddaby's careful translation of this long out-of-print work is enhanced by his son Steven's recent scholarship on Great War bombing campaigns. The original 1939 text is supplemented with the results of 65 years of research since then and benefits from the knowledge of several experts in the field who were consulted in the course of preparing this edition. A very fine copy. (24733) $55.00

90. MCCONNELL, James R. Flying for France. With the American Escadrille at Verdun. Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1917, octavo, flat, brick red cloth stamped in black on front cover and spine and with a depiction of an aeroplane on cover with clouds stamped in white, in original dust jacket.. (xiv), 157, (v)pp. First Edition. James R. McConnell was from Carthage, North Carolina. Desiring to take a part in the War in Europe, he sailed for France in January 1915 and joined the American Ambulance Field Service. Serving in Section 2, he was witness to the heavy fighting which took place around Pont-a-Mousson and the Bois-le-Pretre. Wanting to play a more active part in the war, he joined the French Aviation in October 1915 and received his brevet on 6 February 1916. In April he went to the Front as one of the original members of the Escadrille Lafayette. He flew with the Escadrille Lafayette from 20 April 1916 to 19 March 1917. He proved to be a gallantand courageous pilot, always ready for the fight, but unfortunately never gaining a victory. On 19 March 1917, McConnell was killed in combat near Jussy. For his service with the American Ambulane he received the Croix de Guerre, with Star and for his service with Frence Aviation he received the Croix de Guerre, with Palm.

McConnell's love for life and idealism as an airman come through in this enjoyable book. Name and date "March 1917" on front endpaper, cloth very slightly worn. A bit of chipping around top and bottom of jacket spine. (15831) $450.00

91. (McCORDIC, Fletcher Ladd). [CROSBY, Wilson G.]. Fletcher Ladd McCordic, 1st Lieut. 88th Aero Squadron 1891-1919. A Tribute. Chicago: Privately Printed, 1921, octavo, khaki cloth with gilt decoration on front cover. T.e.g. (92)pp. First Edition.A family memorial written by Crosby in McCordic's own words and in those of his friends and comrades and supplemented by his many letters home. After training at Wright Flying School he enlisted in January, 1917, with subsequent training in Tennessee, Chanute Field, and Kelly Field. He sailed for France and Issoudun and was attached to the US 88th Aero Squadron in February, 1918, flying Sopwith and Salmson observation aircraft. He was killed in a flying accident on February 29, 1919. Illustrated. Foreword by Wilson Crosby. Tipped in are the calling cards of McCordic's parents and for Wilson Crosby. Stain on back cover, otherwise a very fine, clean copy of this attractive book. (24673) $175.00

92. (McCUDDEN, James). COLE, Christopher. McCudden V.C. London: William Kimber, (1967), octavo, grey boards in pictorial dust jacket. 224pp. First Edition. Foreword by Air Vice Marshal "Johnnie" Johnson. With 16pp. of photographs and two maps. Appendix of McCudden's Air Combat Victories, Flying Hours and Aircraft types flown, Aircraft rates of climb, British serial numbers, McCudden's aircraft markings and planes flown. Index. The best biography of McCudden. Jacket not price-clipped. Minute wear to top edge of jacket, otherwise a very fine copy and not often found in this condition. (24299) $75.00

93. MCCUDDEN, James Thomas Byford. Flying Fury. Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps. New York: Ace, (1968), octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 316pp. First American Paperback Edition. Edited and with an introduction to this new edition by Stanley Ulanoff. The memoirs of McCudden's service in the RFC from 1913 to 1918. He is credited with 57 victories and was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1918. He was killed when engine failure caused his plane to crash. Near mint copy. (24670) $20.00

94. MCCUDDEN, James Thomas Byford. Flying Fury. Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps. New York: Ace, (1968), octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 316pp. First American Paperback Edition. Edited and with an introduction to this new edition by Stanley Ulanoff. The memoirs of McCudden's service in the RFC from 1913 to 1918. He is credited with 57 victories and was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1918. He was killed when engine failure caused his plane to crash. Fine copy. (24674) $15.00

95. McGUIRK, Russell. The Sanusi's Little War. The Amazing Story of a Forgotten Conflict in the Western Desert, 1915-1917. (London): Arabian Publishing, (2007), large octavo, brown boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xviii), 332pp. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs and maps. This is the exciting story of a forgotten war, fought out on the fringe of the great First World War campaigns. At its center stands Sayyid Ahmad al-Sharif, the Grand Sanusi, a charismatic Arab leader caught between the rival war aims of the Turco-German alliance and the British Empire. With numerous mentions of the part played by the Royal Air Force, T.E. Lawrence, and the Model-T Ford. As new. (24749) $50.00

96. MEEKER, William Henry. William Henry Meeker. His Book. Privately Printed, 1917, octavo, three-quarter brown cloth and gray boards with printed spine label. (viii), (258)pp. First Edition, Limited to 150 copies. Meeker was a member of the Lafayette Escadrille from 3 June 1917 until 11 September 1917 when he was killed in a flying accident. The text is followed by two engravings: the Lafayette Flying Corps certificate and of two memorial plaques. This is one of the most attractive of the "Memorial Editions". Inscribed by William's parents on the front endpaper. Two very tiny nicks to spine label, otherwise a near fine copy, dusty on top edgeslight foxing to endpapers and fore edge of text block. (24595) $550.00

97. [MILLER, Leonard] L. M. The Chronicles of 55 Squadron R.F.C. and R.A.F. Woking and London: Unwin Brothers, Ltd., 1919, small octavo, green cloth. (130)pp., illustrations unpaginated. First Edition. A monthly account of the formation of RFC 55 Squadron in England in April, 1916, its arrival in France in March, 1917, becoming the Squadron in April, 1918, through its demobilization in January, 1919. Among the important "firsts" for the Squadron was a raid in April, 1917, on which a camera was taken; in March, 1917, the Squadron originated the mounting of twin Lewis machine guns for the observer; and in July, 1917, the Squadron fitted a machine with high altitude oxygen apparatus for solo reconnaissances. With an epilogue, map, chart, and appendices, and six illustrations. Spine faded, gilt stamping on spine dull. 3" wrinkle to cloth on front cover. Hinges solid and the text has no foxing. (24096) $495.00

98. MOOR, Anthony J. Kent's Forgotten Airfield Throwley 1917 - 1919. (Stroud): Tempus, (2007), quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (128)pp. First Edition. Profusely illustrated. The forgotten airfield at Throwley, Faversham, Kent, which existed between 1917 and 1919, was created to aid Britain's coastal defense after the public's fearful outcry in response to Zeppelin raids earlyin the First World War. With background to the country's history of home defense prior to WW1 and the developments that lead to theairfield, such as all RFC fighters having been sent to France in 1914 leaving Britain virtually defenseless, and Churchill's decision to create units of aircraft to aid defense, the book tells the tale of both the airfield and of 112 Squadron, based there to combat the threat. Relates encounters with Zeppelins, and the new menace, the Gotha bombers, along with the last Gotha raid of 1918 and its dramatic destruction. New. (21666) $9.00

100. MORSE, Edwin W. The Vanguard of American Volunteers in the Fighting Lines and in Humanitarian Service, August, 1914-April, 1917. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922, octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. (xii), 231pp. First Edition. Contents include chapters on: The Foreign Legion; With Famous British Regiments; The American Red Cross in Servia; American Ambulances in France; Relief Work in Belgium and in Northern France; and American Volunteer Airmen (the air adventures of Chapman, Rockwell, Prince, McConnell, Genet, Lufbery, and Thaw) with an Index of Names. Illustrated with photographs. Faint water staining to lower portion of binding near the spine - not as bad as it sounds. This is a very attractive copy. (21793) $20.00

101. (NAVAL AVIATION). VAN WYEN, Adrian O. Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, DC: Chief of Naval Operations, 1969, quarto, pictorial paper wrappers. (92)pp. First Edition. Extensively illustrated with photographs. Very fine copy. (23195) $20.00

102. NIEMANN, Robert A. Later copyprint of a photograph of Robert A. Niemann of Flieger-Abteilung A250, signed. The copyprint is 3.5" x 5" and shows Niemann sitting in uniform from the waist up. He has signed it in full. With the original envelope. Both items are mounted on black album paper. Included is a typed letter, not signed, dated Feb 22, 1969, "Just for your information I have located last year some of my old Pilots and some Observers from my old Squadron A. 250 still living in Germany. Enclosed you will find a picture, taken at Christmas 1917 with my autograph to you." The letter has traces of black album paper on the verso. (23891) $75.00

103. (NIEUPORT AIRCRAFT). SANGER, Ray. Nieuport Aircraft of World War One. (Ramsbury): Crowood, (2002), quarto, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. 192pp. First Edition. The French firm of Nieuport built some of the most numerous, best-looking and effective fighting planes of World War I -- the type 17 and 29 gaining particular fame. Ray Sanger's authoritative book covers all these aircraft in detail, paying attention to both the physical detail and operational use. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Very fine copy. Jacket not price clipped. (23153) $45.00

104. NORMAN, Aaron. The Great Air War. New York: Macmillan, (1968), large octavo, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv), 558pp. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs. A very fine, clean copy, very slight scuff to jacket. Jacket not price clipped. (24554) $20.00

Original RFC Photographic Plates in Original Box and Wrapper, Unopened

105. (PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES). Specially Sensitized Panchromatic Plates R.F.C. [Royal Flying Corps]. World War I. Gelatine dry plates manufactured by Wratten & Wainwright Ltd., London. The first panchromatic plates were marketed in 1906 by Wratten and Wainwright of Croydon. The firm was later taken over by Kodak. Panchromatic film is sensitive to all colors of the visible spectrum. Box measures 11 x 14.7 x 2.7cm, plate size stamp on the front of the packaging is 5 x 3 7/8. Unopened with just a few scuffs to the paper covering the box. (24888) $150.00

von Richthofen

106. (RICHTHOFEN, Manfred von). 209 Squadron Christmas card 1918. Christmas Card for 209 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Originally issued by 209 Squadron in 1918 to celebrate Christmas and the shoot-down of Manfred von Richthofen by Roy Brown. This is a Commemorative Re-issue of the Card, perhaps done on the 25th Anniversary of the victory in 1943. Noted on the card as: '"The End of the Red Baron" Reproduction of Christmas card of 209 Squadron 1918". Approx. 5 x 8 1/4 inches. Tied with Royal Air Force colors ribbon. A bit dusty and with slight wear. A very nice example. (24653) $85.00

107. (RICHTHOFEN, Manfred von). GIBBONS, Floyd. The Red Knight of Germany.

Baron von Richthofen, Germany's Great War Bird. Garden City: Doubleday, 1927, octavo, original black cloth stamped in red on front cover and spine, in pictorial dust jacket. (6), (384)pp. First Edition. Top edge stained red as issued. Drawings by Clayton Knight. The first complete account of Richthofen's war flying record containing translated copies of letters, official correspondence, and an appendix listing Richthofen's victories. With eight drawings and photographic illustrations in black andwhite. A very fine, clean copy and scarce in this condition. Jacket has a few tiny chips at top and bottom of spine. Although the inner flap is price clipped, the word "Price" is still visible. Many of the copies of this book offered for sale are actually reprints - a true first is tough to find. (24302) $195.00

108. (RICHTHOFEN, Manfred von). GIBBONS, Floyd. Studio portrait of Floyd Gibbons, inscribed, signed and dated

Washington D.C. Feb 4 / 26. The photographic studio portrait is 7.5" x 9" and is tipped onto a board 9.25" x 12" showing Gibbons in a three-piece business suit, hands in pockets casually leaning against a table, his iconic eye patch in place. Inscribed "To Miss Helen O'Connor with the sincere best wishes of Floyd Gibbons with place and date noted in the lower left corner. Floyd Gibbons was the war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I. One of radio's first news reporters and commentators, he was famous for a fast-talking delivery style. As a World War I correspondent at the Battle of Belleau Wood, France, Gibbons lost an eye after being hit by German gunfire while attempting to rescue an American soldier. In August 1918, Gibbons was given France's greatest honor, the Croix de Guerre with Palm, for his valor on the field of battle. In 1927 he wrote a biography of Manfred von Richthofen titled The Red Knight of Germany. (23895) $150.00

109. RICKENBACKER, Capt. Edward V. Fighting the Flying Circus. Chicago: Donnelley, 1997, octavo, brown cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine, in original glassine wrapper. lxxii, (440)pp. First Printing of this edition. Part of The Lakeside Classicsseries. With a Foreword by Laurence La Tourette Driggs. Edited and with an historical introduction by W. David Lewis. Illustrated with photographs. A very fine copy. (24732) $25.00

110. RIDDLE, David K. and Donald G. Mitchell. The Distinguished Service Order Awarded to Members of The Canadian

Expeditionary Force and Canadians in the Royal Naval Air Service, The Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force 1915-1920.

Winnepeg: Kirkby-Merlton, (1991), octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (vii), 130pp. First Edition. A much needed reference book. Very fine copy. (24679) $15.00

111. rimell, Raymond Laurence. The German Army Air Service in World War One. (Poole): Arms and Armour, (1987), quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. Second Printing. Vintage Warbirds No. 2. Profusely illustrated. Very fine copy. (24737) $17.50

112. RIMELL, Raymond Laurence. The Royal Flying Corps in World War One. (Poole): Arms and Armour, (1987), quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 64pp. Second Printing. Vintage Warbirds series No. 1. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Very fine copy. (24738) $17.50

113. (ROBERTS, E. M.). Advertising Poster for the Autobiography of Royal Flying Corps Ace Lieutenant E. M. Roberts, R.F.C., "A Flying Fighter." [1918], 13" x 20" Published by Harper & Brothers for the biography of this multi-talented RFC ace fromNew York. "Read: A Flying Fighter...by Lieut. E. M. Roberts, RFC...He was lorry driver, dispatch rider, bomber, observer, air pilot, ace...$1.50." With illustration by Dalton Valentine and featuring a photograph of Lt. Roberts. Printed in black and red. Fine. (24427) $195.00

Original Photographs

114. (ROBINSON, William Leefe). Original first generation contact print photographs of William Leefe Robinson taken while a prisoner of war at Kriegs Gefangeng Lager, Freiburg, Germany, in 1917.

Five images all 5.5" x 3.5" all mounted on flexible brown album paper. One of the photographs has been published but the rest have not, to the best of our knowledge, been published. (22764) $450.00

In Dust Jacket

115. ROSHER, Harold. In the Royal Naval Air Service. Being the war letters of the late Harold Rosher to his family. With an Introduction by Arnold Bennett. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916, octavo, blue cloth with gilt stamping on front cover, in dust jacket. (vi), (150) pp., followed by (4) pp. ads. First American Edition. Rosher joined the RNAS in 1914, participated in a number of raids on the Belgian coast while a member of No. 1 Naval Aeroplane Squadron, BEF, and was killed at Dover while a member of No. 1 Wing RNAS. A good account of early RNAS activity and raids conducted by RNAS personnel and aircraft types. Photographic illustrations. Book fine, clean and bright. Dust jacket with chips and tears and one tape repair. (24179) $125.00

116. ROSHER, Harold. In the Royal Naval Air Service. Being the war letters of the late Harold Rosher to his family. With an Introduction by Arnold Bennett. London: Chatto & Windus, 1917, small octavo, pictorial wrappers. (vi), (150), (ii) pp. Fourth and cheaper [wrappers] edition. Rosher joined the RNAS in 1914, participated in a number of raids on the Belgian coast while a member of No. 1 Naval Aeroplane Squadron, BEF, and was killed at Dover while a member of No. 1 Wing RNAS. A good account of early RNAS activity and raids conducted by RNAS personnel and aircraft types. Photographic illustrations. This edition contains three additional letters. Spine creased from reading, one closed tear to front wrapper. Cheap paper used in this edition is remarkably intact without chips or tears. (24180) $125.00

117. (ROYAL FLYING CORPS). [Printed Royal Flying Corps stationery]. (circa 1912-1918), 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, Nicely printed sheet of Royal Flying Corps stationery. Very light blue paper watermarked "Conqueror" which has a design of a castle entrance. Royal Flying Corps insignia with RFC wing above and "Per Ardua ad Astra" on ribbon below, printed in dark blue. Very fine condition. (24882) $15.00

118. (ROYAL FLYING CORPS TECHNICAL PAMPHLET). Offence versus Defence in the Air. (Cover title). Issued by the General Staff, October, 1917, small octavo, printed wrappers, stapled. 12pp. First Edition. Printed in France. "For Official Use Only". Last two leaves folded at upper corner. A brief history of the R.F.C. and the German Air Service: organization, training, etc. Staples rusted, else fine. (24215) $125.00

119. RUSSEL, William Muir. A Happy Warrior. Letters of William Muir Russel, An American Aviator In the Great War 1917-1918. Detroit: Printed by Saturday Night Press, Inc., 1919, octavo, tan cloth in original printed dust jacket. T.e.g, . (xx), (214)pp., illustrations unpaginated. First Edition. Family memorial volume of Russel's letters home describing his training and experiences as an American aviator in the U.S. Air Service during World War I. Russel, a Cornell graduate, enlisted in April, 1917, and after training in the U.S. sailed for England in October, 1917. After short duty as a ferry pilot he was attached to the 95th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group of the American Air Service and immediately went to the front on July 16, 1918, at Chateau Thierry. He was killed on August 11, 1918, and is buried in Courville, France. Photographic reproductions in black and white. The book itself is a very fine almost "as new" copy. The jacket is white coated paper with title, sub-title, publisher, etc. stamped in brown. It also reproduces a US aviator's wing. Although a bit dusty, the jacket is in very nice condition. (17109) $595.00

120. RUSSEL, William Muir. A Happy Warrior. Letters of William Muir Russel, An American Aviator In the Great War 1917-1918. Detroit: Printed by Saturday Night Press, Inc., 1919, octavo, tan cloth. T.e.g. (xx), (214)pp., illustrations unpaginated. First Edition. A rare volume of a family memorial of Russel's letters home describing his training and experiences as an American aviator in the U.S. Air Service during World War I. Russel, a Cornell graduate, enlisted in April, 1917, and after training in the U.S. sailed for England in October, 1917. After short duty as a ferry pilot he was attached to the 95th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group of the American Air Service and immediately went to the front on July 16, 1918, at Chateau Thierry. He was killed on August 11, 1918, and is buried in Courville, France. Photographic reproductions in black and white. Front inner hinge weak. (14978) $375.00

121. SCOTT, Group-Captain A. J. L. Sixty Squadron, RAF. A History of the Squadron from Its Formation. New York: George H. Doran, no date [1920], octavo, blue cloth stamped in blind, in dust jacket. xx, (146)pp. First American Edition. With a Preface by the Rt. Hon. Lord Hugh Cecil.This squadron was organized 30 April 1916 at Gosport. On 28 May 1916 the unit went to France to receive its Morane aircraft of three different types: "bullets", biplanes, and "parasols". In August 1916 the squadron received Nieuport 17C1 aircraft. In July 1917 the unit was re-equipped with SE5 and SE5a scouts. The squadron participated in the Somme Campaign, Arras, Passchendale, and the March 1918 offensive. During the war it scored 274 victories over enemy aircraft, and the list of officers contains the names of famous pilots such as H. H. Balfour, Albert Ball, Bell-Irving, "Billy" Bishop, K. L. Caldwell, J. B. McCudden, W. E. Molesworth, A. J. L. Scott was a flight commander in No. 43 Squadron when he was appointed squadron commander in No. 60 Squadron. A valuable record of an active squadron beginning with the early stages of scouting to the final concepts of offensive aerial combat during World War I. Illustrated. With fold-

out color map in very fine condition. The American edition dust jacket differs from the British dust jacket. Endpapers partially offset from glue used in binding (we have seen this on more than a few copies0. Small bookplate and old, neat inscription on front endpaper.Book in very fine condition. Jacket is bright and clean, has several very tiny nick to corners - just plain lovely copy. (24175) $750.00

122. SEWARD, Desmond. Wings Over the Desert. In Action with an RFC Pilot in Palestine 1916-18. (Sparkford: Haynes Publishing, 2009), octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. 224pp. First Edition. Few people know of the battle over the Sinai Desert between the Royal Flying Corps and German airmen, part of Britain’s campaign against Turkey in the First World War. Although a smaller conflict than the Western Front, in some ways it was more dramatic, involving the use of cavalry and the Arab revolt led by T.E. Lawrence. This fascinating book is based around the experiences of the author’s father, W.E.L. Seward, MC, who was a pilot with No 14 Squadron RFC. Illustrated with remarkable photographs that have only just come to light, this book provides a unique historical record. As new, jacket not price clipped. (23073) $20.00

123. (SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION). Shuttleworth Collection banner, Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Original Shuttleworth Collection banner featuring a drawing by Q. F. Bartlett of a Sopwith Pup flying over the aerodrome. Circa 1960, printed on Webbs Pure Irish Linen, approximately 19.5" x 28.5", hung from rod inserts with finials and cord hanger. Faint damp stain which is barely visible on the front, more so on the verso. (24649) $65.00

124. (SOMME). HART, Peter. The Somme. (London): Weidenfeld & Ncolson, (2005), large octavo, green boards in pictorial dust jacket. (592)pp. First Edition. Illustrated with photographs and maps. The Somme: these words conjure the image of war rigidly fought by traditional means even when catastrophe clearly loomed. Relying on personal testimonies never before published, this study of those who survived the first day of battle (July 1, 1916) captures this epic conflagration from all angles. Follow the action as soldiers crawl across No Man’s Land in the face of German guns, struggle with the conditions in the trenches, and survey the scene from the air as the RFC tries to control the skies above the battlefield. Very fine copy. (24756) $35.00

125. (SOUTHEY, Capt Walter Alfred). Twelve circa 1960 copyprint photographs 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" of Southey and comrades along with SE5's etc. Each with identifications on the verso in Southey's hand. Along with the original envelope to an American bookseller, circa 1969. Southey joined the RFC on 5 August 1916. He flew Bristol fighters with 48 Squadron and was wounded on 4 June 1917. He was then posted to 84 Squadron where he scored 20 victories between May and October 1918 flying the SE5a. (19440) $175.00

126. SPRINGS, Elliott White. Letters from a War Bird. The World War I Correspondence of Elliott White Springs. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2011, octavo, boards in dust jacket. 392 pp. First Edition. Ranked among the top five American flying aces of World War I, Elliott White Springs (1896–1959) was credited with shooting down twelve enemy aircraft during his tour in France. In the postwar years, he was a prolific writer whose nine books include War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator, a classic air combat narrative. After his father's death in 1931, Springs inherited Springs Mills and quickly became one of South Carolina's most innovative and successful textile mill owners. Edited by David K. Vaughan, this engaging collection of Springs's wartime correspondence follows the derring-do of an accomplished World War I fighter pilot before he became one of the best-known tycoons in modern South Carolina history. Following enlistment at Princeton University, Springs was sent to England, where he trained with the Royal Flying Corps and joined the prestigious British 85 Squadron, commanded by Canadian ace William "Billy" Bishop. Springs had earned four kills before being wounded in a crash landing in June 1918. On return to duty he transferred to the 148th Aero Squadron of the U.S. Army, where he remained for the next four months. By the end of the war, Springs had amassed eight more kills and was awarded the British Distinguished Flying Cross and the American Distinguished Service Cross. Because of his unique career as a pilot in both British and American flying squadrons, Springs was able to offer especially colorful descriptions of his flight training and aerial combat experiences from both perspectives. Grouped into sections according to his training and combat assignments, Springs's letters from his combat years are rife with the wit, bravado, and fatalism of a young aviatordeeply enthralled with the wartime culture of England and France. His detailed accounts of dogfights bring readers into the action with

all the vigor and danger of the era. In contextualizing this correspondence, Vaughan explores Springs's complex relationships with his father and young stepmother on the home front and maps the connections between Springs's firsthand experiences and his subsequent literary endeavors. This collection highlights the thrills, tactics, and technical aspects of early air warfare from the candid perspectives of a brave young flyer with deadly aim, unflinching nerves, and a prosperous future waiting for him back in his native South Carolina. With 29 illustrations. Remainder dot on bottom edge of text block. (21900) $19.95

Inscribed

127. SPRINGS, Elliott White. Nocturne Militaire. New York: George H. Doran Company, (1927), octavo, black cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Presentationcopy inscribed and signed by Springs on the front endpaper: "To Ray Long with kindest regards. Elliott White Springs, June 1927". A very fine copy of the book with minor weakness to back inner hinge, small bookseller's label to back pastedown, else fine and clean. Dust jacket not price clipped with only two very small chips and two closed tears. Unusual to find in such fine condition. (21676) $450.00

128. SPRINGS, Elliott White. Nocturne Militaire. New York: George H. Doran Company, (1927), octavo, black cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. A very fine, bright copy of the book. Dust jacket not price clipped, and with only a very slight amount of wear to top of jacket spine and with a few tiny closed tears. Unusual to find

in such fine condition. (24186) $175.00

129. SPRINGS, Elliott White. The Rise and Fall of Carol Banks. Garden City : Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1931, octavo, green cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (317)pp. First Edition. "The Don Juan of War Birds swaggers through war and peace with wings on his chest and a cocktail in his hand." A few very tiny scuff and tears to jacket, scuff to bottom edge of cloth, almost imperceptible fading to very top and bottom of spine. This still is the finest copy of this book we have seen. (24223) $120.00

130. (SPRINGS, Elliott White). War Birds. Diary of an Unknown Aviator. Sydney: Cornstalk, 1927, octavo, original blue cloth stamped in dark blue on front cover and spine, in pictorial dust jacket. (iv), 266pp. First Australian Edition. With illustrations by Clayton Knight. Publisher's available titles printed on verso of jacket, as issued. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers, a bit of off-setting to endpapers. Shelf wear to extremities of cloth, a few tears and chips to jacket. (24216) $85.00

131. (SPRINGS, Elliott White). Two decks of Springmaid Fabrics playing cards in the original case. circa 1955, The two decks are still sealed with the Internal Revenue Playing Cards stamp intact. The back of the cards reproduce the Springmaid Fabrics colonial maiden in an unusually modest pose, the face of the cards contain some of the racier illustrations (only the Joker is visible as the packs are sealed). One pack has an orange border, the other a blue border. The two packs sit in a blue velor slide box with silver trim. It is stamped in silver on the front "Merry Christmas [in script] / FROM / ELLIOTT WHITE SPRINGS." Very fine, without wear, packs never opened. (23995) $75.00

132. SWEETMAN, John. Cavalry of the Clouds. Air War Over Europe 1914 - 1918. (Stroud): Spellmount, (2010), large octavo, dark blue boards in dust jacket. 224pp. First Edition. In 1917, David Lloyd George declared that airmen were "the cavalry of the clouds . . . the knighthood of this war." This romantic image was fostered post-war by writers of adventure stories and the stunts ofHollywood filmmakers, and yet it was far from the harsh reality of life of an airman. From their baptism of fire in 1914 carrying out reconnaissance and experiencing the first dogfights, to the breakthrough in 1918 which claimed heavy casualties, the aerial defenders of Britain were continually tested. Here John Sweetman describes the development of British air power during World War I on the Western Front, which culminated in the creation of the first independent air force, the RAF. By making use of the correspondence of airmen and ground staff of all nationalities, he illustrates the impact this new type of conflict had on those involved and their families at home. New. (22595) $20.00

133. TAYLOR, Sir Gordon. Sopwith Scout 7309. London: Cassell, (1968), octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. (189)pp., illustrations. First Edition. As an Australian pilot in WW I, Taylor was still a teenager when he received the Military Cross and was awarded the George Cross (E.G.M.) in 1935. This is his story in 66 Squadron of the RFC in 1917 flying the Sopwith Scout 7309. Illustrated with photographs and a map. A very fine, clean copy in a dust jacket which is not price clipped. (24200) $145.00

134. TAYLOR, W.P. and F.L. Irvin (compilers). The History of the 148th Aero Squadron Aviation Section. U.S. Army SignalCorps A.E.F. - B.E.F. 1917-1918. Manhattan, KS: Military Affairs/Aerospace Historian, [1957], quarto, blue wrappers in comb binding. (250)pp. Reprint. Published for the 40th Reunion of the 148th Aero Squadron. Bound with the War Diary by Francis L. Irvin.Illustrations include photographs, maps, roster of personnel, combat reports, ground attack reports, three stories by Elliott White Springs, and reproductions of newspaper stories of the 40th reunion. Near fine. (24729) $75.00

135. (TIPTON, R. J., Captain). REYNOLDS, James P. (compiler). Captain R. J. Tipton: An Appreciation. With an account of his escape from Turkey in Asia during the world's great war, 1914-1918. [Liverpool: Sloane & Co., Ltd., 1918], octavo, tan cloth, stamped in black on front cover, all edges gilt. (36), 32, (4),pp. plus fourteen tipped-in plates. First Edition. Preface by the compiler. Memorial volume to Tipton who was attached to 40 Squadron, France, formerly 14 Squadron, Egypt. Includes "An Escape from Turkey in Asia, August-September, 1917" by Captain E. H. Keeling. This article was first printed in "Blackwood's Magazine" May, 1918. While serving in Egypt, Tipton was forced down and captured by the Turks. After fourteen months he escaped and eventually reached England. On 4 March he was posted to 40 Squadron and on 9 March he was mortally wounded in combat and died several days later. Signed and dated, "Oct 1918" by Tipton's mother, "from Mrs. Tipton." Accompanying the book is a typed letter, signed "Gwilym" from Gwilym Lewis to Jack Wales dated 30th May 1977. "You wrote me a splendid letter and were good enough to enclose the "Appreciation of 'tiny' Tipton". He really did have a magnetic personality which is almost unbelievable. This is so clearly reflected in my own letter and other letters written to his family at the time of his death. I am sure that somewhere along the line I must have

myself received this book....Unfortunately I failed to make the lunch with Harold Balfour..." Included is the five page holograph "Appreciation" which, although unsigned and in a rough draft form with cross-outs and corrections, is obviously the tribute written by Jack Wales. Also included is a typed letter, signed "Kelly" from Kelly Wills dated 23 Jan. 1969 to Jack Wales. "The item in Kilduff's column was a bit misleading. I am not planning a complete history of No. 4 Sqn. I became interested in No. 40 Squadron while researching the Career of Adolf von Tutschek...Apparently Tutschek scrapped more than a little bit with the 1917 members of the No. 40 Sqn. and I am primarily interested in that portion of the unit's history. I have a copy of the Lorraine book but I have never heard of the Tipton book which sounds fascinating....I would like to borrow, or buy...or trade for the Tipton book....I would like a copy of the text relevant to No 40 Sqn. in any form if you do not wish to part with the book...." Cloth slightly dust soiled, upper right corner mildly bumped. (24144) $595.00

136. VERWOHLT, Howard W. Later copyprint of 1st Lieut. Howard W. Verwohlt standing in uniform. Signed, "1st Lieut. Howard W. Verwohlt / U.S.A.F. Retired W W I - 1918." 10" x 8" Rubber-stamped on the back with the Photo No, "U. S. Signal Corps" and "In the National Archives". Verwohlt was an Observer with the 91st Aero Squadron. He, along with his pilot, Al Lawson, were shot down and became prisoners of war. (22528) $150.00

137. WARNOCK, A. Timothy. Combat Medals, Streamers, and Campaigns. Washington DC: Office of Air Force History, (1990), octavo, blue boards in dust jacket. (xviii), 339pp. First Edition. A documentation of the combat service of the USAF and its predecessor organizations, as recognized by the award of combat service medals to individuals and service or campaign streamers to air units. Separate sections feature descriptions and color photos of the medals and streamers; concise accounts of each campaign in the theater are illustrated with color maps. An appendix on the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal describes the USAF's role in international crises and operations, from Lebanon (1958) to Panama (1990). A very fine, clean copy. (17012) $25.00

138. WHITEHOUSE, Arch. Typed Letter Signed and date February 21, 1969. Written to collector, Robert Stevens. On Whitehouse's stationery, Montvale New Jersey. A somewhat crusty letter in which Whitehouse notes that he does not wish to become involved in a correspondence about World War I since it has already been "hashed over and over" by Cross & Cockade. Lightly tippedto black album paper, including original addressed envelope. (24651) $45.00

139. WILLIAMS, Col. Walter S. Two Autograph Letters, signed. dated April 1, 1968, and September, 1970. Two lengthy letters, two pages and four pages, addressed to the aviation historian, Merle Rice, discussing reunion arrangements of the 27th Aero Squadron, aka the Balloon Busters. (23556) $85.00

140. WORTMAN, Marc. The Millionaires' Unit. (London): Pan Books, (2006), octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. xxii, (314)pp. First Pan Books Edition. The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a gilded generation of young men from the zenith of privilege: a Rockefeller, the son of the head of the Union Pacific Railroad, several who counted friends and relatives among presidents and statesmen of the day. They had it all and, remarkably by modern standards, they were prepared to risk it all to fight a distant war in France. Driven by the belief that their membership in the American elite required certain sacrifice, schooled in heroism and the nature of leadership, they determined to be first into the conflict, leading the way ahead of America's declaration that it would join the war. At the heart of the group was the Yale flying club, six of whom are the heroes of this book. They would share rivalries over girlfriends, jealousies over membership in Skull and Bones, and fierce ambition to be the most daring young man over the battlefields of France, where the casualties among flyers were chillingly high. One of the six would go on to become the principal architect of the American Air Force's first strategic bomber force. Others would bring home decorations and tales of high life experiences in Paris. Some would not return, having made the greatest sacrifice of all in perhaps the last noble war. Illustrated with photographs. As new. (23078) $9.00

141. WRIGLEY, Wing Commander H. N. The Battle Below. Being the History of No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. Sydney: Errol G. Knox, 1935, octavo, blue cloth. 194 pp. First Edition. Illustrated with 10 full page plates and 8 fold-out maps. Includes full rolls of all ranks including ground staff. No. 3 Squadron AFC served on the Western Front from August 1917 to November 1918. They were equipped with RE8s and saw action in Flanders, Amiens, the Somme, Mont St Quentin, Peronne and the

Hindenburg Line. The initial number of the Squadron was No. 69, on 19 January 1918 it became No. 3 Squadron AFC. A very scarce unit history. Small hole in cloth at top edge of back cover, top corners slightly bumped. Contents clean and unmarked. (24182) $950.00

142. YEATS-BROWN, Francis. Caught by the Turks. London: Edward Arnold, 1919, octavo, dark blue cloth stamped white andgilt. (viii), 220 pp., 16 pp. publisher's ads. First Edition. Yeates-Brown was captured on 13 November 1915 north of Baghdad along with Captain T. W. White and spent most of the war in a Turkish prison. With four illustrations. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Yeats-Brown, "To Collie Knox hoping that I shall know him very much better in 1920 from Francis Yeats Brown." A fine, solid copy with an inch of what appears to be a damp mark at the top of the spine. (24146) $275.00