Search Results: the r c a f overseas by gibson colin

Oxford, 1945-01-01. Hardcover. Good. .

Toronto: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1945. Hardcover. 404 pages. Blue cloth with gilt printing to the spine. The covers are just slightly scuffed and soiled with rubbed spine ends. Previous owner signed. Otherwise, bright and complete. About Very Good. .

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1945. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Fair Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (18)404pp. Indexed. Roll of Honour. Full-page photos. Dj has a 2" chip along top edge front panel.

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp. xi 2 537. Heavy book additional postage will apply. top and tail of spine worn

Oxford University Press. Very Good+. 1945. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue boards sharp, age toning and shelf wear to spine ends. Very Good+. Book is firm in binding, b&w historic photographs throughout, 404 pages include Index. Gift inscription on free front endpaper. Else free of any markings, not ex-library. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 404 pages .

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1945. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Essentially fine, apparently unread copy, with only light traces of wear to extremities. The jacket has a bit of wear to top edge, and extremities, but remains bright and clean. A very attractive copy..

Toronto, ON, CA: Oxford University Press, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii, 404pp, 37pp black and white photographic plates. Text illustrated with numerous photographs from the British Ministry of Information, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on printed maroon spine label. Bumped spine ends. Text block edges starting to fox and tan, just affecting page margins. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded, has small area of loss bottom front, two closed tears, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Symbolises courageous Canadian youth serving in the RCAF, covering the period September 1943 to August 1944. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1945. 404 pages in very good condition. VOLUME 2 ONLY. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white plates throughout. Previous owner's bookplate on the fpdep. Page edges are lightly smudged and darkened. Bound in blue cloth with silver titles on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges. Blue dustjacket in good condition with light blue titles. Faded on the spine. Heavily worn and darkened around the edges with chips and tears. 1ST EDITION. VG+/G. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good.

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1944-1949. Hardcover. Good +. 3 vols.: xv, 376; xviii, 404; xi, 537 p. 24 cm. Over 600 b&w illustrations of aircraft and servicemen. Blue cloth hardcovers in mylar-covered dustjackets. Ink signatures or inscriptions on front free endpapers of first 2 vols. Spine ends softened with small tears. A little fading or discolouration to spine cloth, esp. vol. 3. A comprehensive look at the RCAF's activities during the Second World War. The volumes covers events such as the Battle of Britain, the air offensive over northern France, fighter operations after Dieppe, convoy patrols and interceptions, the Battle of the Atlantic, preparations for invasion, the Italian Campaign, etc. The Fifth Year and The Sixth Year were printed in smaller numbers, making them scarcer, so that a complete set is hard to acquire.

Oxford University Press, 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . All three volumes are in a protected removable plastic sleeve. All 3 volumes have pages tanning but clean.

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1944-1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Blue cloth, lettering and decoration in gilt on spine; dust jacket; 8vo; illustrated in b/w throughout. All volumes in VG or better condition, with bumped spine tips and corners, in about VG dust jackets, with sunned spines, some light creasing and chipping along the edges. An excellent working set, with clean and unmarked text blocks, and jackets displaying nicely in mylar.

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Second volume only. 404pp. Illustrated from black and white photographic plates. Pages lightly age-toned, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, spine slightly cocked a bit, a very good copy in a good only edgeworn dustwrapper with tears and tape repair being W.G.M. Hume's copy with his name inked on the front fly and his disagreeable notation on page 135 in which Hume exclaims "I NEVER DID!!" in respect to the incident occurring on May 3rd, 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.IX MK179 of No.403 Sqn RCAF was hit by flak and he baled out 12 miles off Le Treport. He drifted about an hour in a dinghy until he was rescued by an Air Sea Rescue Walrus. This is the second volume in the story of the Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons during World War II. An interesting association copy.