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  • DANS LE CIEL DE LA PATRIE [IN THE SKY OF THE HOMELAND.] by COCTEAU, Jean.
    COCTEAU, Jean.
    DANS LE CIEL DE LA PATRIE [IN THE SKY OF THE HOMELAND.]

    Paris: “Societe Spad.”, 1918. Texte de J. Cocteau. Illustrations De Benito. Croquis d’Appareils De Capelle. Imprime par Draeger. [32] pages. Illustrated with 11 colour plates after paintings by Edouard Garcia Benito showing cubist-like aerial views of landscapes and planes; 4 pages with black & white portraits of French WW1 pilots; 3 pages of showing various planes in flight. Illustrated endpapers with silhouettes of squadron insignias including the flying crane. Bound in pictorial boards with a black string binding; the printed signature of Louis Bleriot, of SPAD to the front cover. Preface by Jean Cocteau, With a final essay on the SPAD fighter planes by Jacques Mortane. Text in French. Small stain on front cover; binding just a little rubbed;…

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    Paris: “Societe Spad.”, 1918. Texte de J. Cocteau. Illustrations De Benito. Croquis d’Appareils De Capelle. Imprime par Draeger. [32] pages. Illustrated with 11 colour plates after paintings by Edouard Garcia Benito showing cubist-like aerial views of landscapes and planes; 4 pages with black & white portraits of French WW1 pilots; 3 pages of showing various planes in flight. Illustrated endpapers with silhouettes of squadron insignias including the flying crane. Bound in pictorial boards with a black string binding; the printed signature of Louis Bleriot, of SPAD to the front cover. Preface by Jean Cocteau, With a final essay on the SPAD fighter planes by Jacques Mortane. Text in French. Small stain on front cover; binding just a little rubbed; else a very good copy of a superbly illustrated book.

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  • OPERATIONS OVERFLIGHT. The U-2 spy pilot tells his story for the first time. by POWERS, Francis Gary with Curt Gentry.
    POWERS, Francis Gary with Curt Gentry.
    OPERATIONS OVERFLIGHT. The U-2 spy pilot tells his story for the first time.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Fifth printing, July 1970. 375, [1] pages. Illustrated. Original cloth; original dust-wrapper. Octavo. Wrapper a littler worn at head & heel of spine; inscription on endpaper; fore-edges a little browned; else a very good copy

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  • THE AEROPLANES OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS (Military Wing). J. M. Bruce, ISO, MA, FRAeS, FR Hist S. by BRUCE, J. M.
    BRUCE, J. M.
    THE AEROPLANES OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS (Military Wing). J. M. Bruce, ISO, MA, FRAeS, FR Hist S.

    London: Putnam, 1982. 642 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth; original dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Signed by the author on the title-page. Neat ownership name on endpaper; else near fine.

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  • The DOUGLAS DC-3 and its predecessors. J. M. G. Gradidge in collaboration with J. M. David and J. A. Whittle. by GRADIDGE, J. M. G.
    GRADIDGE, J. M. G.
    The DOUGLAS DC-3 and its predecessors. J. M. G. Gradidge in collaboration with J. M. David and J. A. Whittle.

    Tonbridge: Air-Britain (Historians) Limited, 1984. 672 pages. Illustrated. Hardback; dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. A very good copy Together with Update 1, 1987. Softback.

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  • THE HURRICANE STORY. by Gallico, Paul.
    Gallico, Paul.
    THE HURRICANE STORY.

    London: Michael Joseph, 1959. Hardback; dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Presentation inscription on the front free endpaper: ‘To Dickson Wright with esteem and so much gratitude Paul Gallico Xmas, 1959.’ Dust-wrapper has a short tear in the front panel, else a very good, clean copy. Arthur Dickson Wright was a highly respected surgeon who may well have had Gallico as a patient.

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  • THE U-2 AFFAIR. by WISE, David and Ross, Thomas B.
    WISE, David and Ross, Thomas B.
    THE U-2 AFFAIR.

    London: The Cresset Press, 1963. 276 pages. Illustrated. Hardback; dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Wrapper is torn at the head of spine, but without loss; small rub on front panel; else a very good copy.

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