The story of how the royal air force
List the story of how the royal air force
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Oxfam shop porthmadog i hold my aim: the story of how the royal air force was armed for war by group captain cgrey cloth boards with dark blue lettering to spinebumping is light there is a brief owner inscription to front endpaperthe binding is very tight and firm condition is goodincluding glossary, measuring 14cm x 22cm a first edition, published by george allen & unwin inas expected for a book of this age, the book block is soiledtext and illustrations are clear throughoutthe original dust jacket is included but is heavily damaged with missing sections (see photograph)the boards are intact and, apart from the upper and lower portions of the spine, unfadedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe inner pages are lightly tanned with no signs of staining or foxing  features 16 full page black and white plates and several text illustrations and diagrams
17 €
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Oxfam shop york narrated by richard todd, this three-part documentary tells the story of the royal air forcethe tapes are in excellent condition and supplied in their original boxsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach video is approximately 60 mins in length
7 €
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"fighting force: 90th anniversary of the royal air force touchstone books ltd; first edition (11 marfor the very first time, this innovative publication will illustrate the raf at work and in action, including some truly stunning aerial photographs, providing a truly ground-breaking insight into the activities of the youngest (and arguably the most important) of the united kingdom's armed services at this most significant time in the royal air force's illustrious history03 x cm "this book will present the reader with a fascinating insight into raf life, showing all of the raf's combat and support aircraft in operation, combined with captivating images of the dedicated men and women who work with these warplanes both in the air and on the groundpages, hardcover x 2" can deliver within north/west kent, west sussex areas
10 €
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5 eagle book of aircraft (4th edn, the royal air force in pictures (3rd edn, turbine -engined airliners of the world £15 spitfire at war: 2 by alfred price £4 spitfire - a complete fighting history by alfred price £6 the lancaster story by peter jacobs was £ but £30 for allpresent for that person who loves air books - who is hard to find a gift fordumpy pocket book of aircraft and flight ( the modern airliner £2 abc civil aircraft markings few markings abc civil aircraft recognition no cover= £5 world?s airliner registrations ( military aircraft markings ( =few pencil markings + notes de havilland (flypast reference library) £1 airliners of the s £1 piston airliners since airliners from to present day ( fighting colours (raf fighter camouflage and markings) £17 stmichael pictorial history of aircraft £2plus postage if not collected excellent conditionprice shown is a guidecan be sent, but heavy (postage and packing extra = £7 for the 10kg)wa4 5pt warrington m56 j10 read more
30 €
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aircraft of the royal air force bookin fair condition for over 50 years oldthis book list aircraft of the rafsorry collection onlylisting loads of aircraft between those years with information and photos of the aircraft
4 €
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History of the royal air force by michael sharpe - in very good condition publish in (more than 90 black and white and full colour photographs, fourteen full colour artworks, thirty self contained feature boxes on a range of subjects including the hawker hind, supermarine spitfire, the messerschmit bf 109, the hawker hurricane and the dambusters) read more
1 €
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90 years of the royal air force stamps commemorative first day cover
151 €
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5 eagle book of aircraft (4th edn, the royal air force in pictures (3rd edn, turbine -engined airliners of the world £15 spitfire at war: 2 by alfred price £ but £30 for allpresent for that person who loves air books - who is hard to find a gift formichael pictorial history of aircraft £2plus postage if not collected excellent conditioncan be sent, but heavy (postage and packing extra)wa4 5pt warrington m56 j10 read moreobserver?s basic book of aircraft (civil) £4 observer?s basic book of aircraft (military) £7 dumpy pocket book of aircraft and flight ( the modern airliner £2 abc civil aircraft markings few markings abc civil aircraft recognition each=£10 world?s airliner registrations ( military aircraft markings ( =few pencil markings + notes de havilland (flypast reference library) £1 airliners of the s £1 piston airliners since airliners from to present day ( fighting colours (raf fighter camouflage and markings) £17 stprice shown is a guide
30 €
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7 batman hardcovers in very fine - near mint conditions 10th anniversary edition of dark knight returns by frank miller & klaus janson 1st printing batman: year one (chip kidd edition) by frank miller & david mazzuchelli fortunate son by gerarld jones & gene ha 1st printing rare & oop the chalice by chuck dixon & john van fleet 1st printing rare & oop fantastic painted artwork by van fleet batman/deadman by james robinson & john estes 1st printing rare & oop dark night a true batman story by paul dini & eduardo rissi 1st printing the true-life story of how the famous artist/writer of the batman animated series was traumatized after a savage beatingbatman & the shadow: the murder geniuses by scott snyder & riley rossmo 1st printing explosive, blazing pulp action with batman and the original dark knight avenger, the shadow! read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableand how he recoveredplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
84 €
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It is the story about how the pooh books came to be written, how the illustrations were created, how pooh got his name and came to be the much loved bear of little brain, and much morefascinating and very readablead id: delivery service consumer creditfeaturing colour illustrations by e h sheppard, the original pooh illustratorin very good condition, except some wear to the edges of the gold seal on the front cover and the back dust jacket flap has become foldeda celebratory hardback book about the winnie the pooh by brian sibley, to mark the 75th anniversary of the winnie the pooh storiesthree cheers for pooheverything you might want to know about how pooh came into being
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Oxfam bookshop brigg having recently arrived in london, tim baker (tyrone power) is hoping to impress his girlfriend carol brown (betty grable) by joining the royal air forcehis 'couldn't care' attitude towards the war changes when he has to fly under combat conditions and prove his abilitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
2 €
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Narrated by american singer and actress lauryn hill, the film combines archive footage with first-hand accounts to tell the story of how the african people have been affected by colonisation over the years and how they chose to fight against itoxfam shop hebden bridge documentary about africa's movement towards liberation from colonial rule which took place during the s and '70ssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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The story of how ki-pat ingeniously brings rain to the arid kapiti plainbringing the rain to kapiti plain
14 €
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Great adventure story based on fact" author explains research at end of the bookoxfam books & music beeston the last englishman the story of hereward the wake by hebe weenolsen "the last englishman is the story of hereward the wake, who returned from the crusades to find england at the mercy of the normans and fought with every breath of his life for her liberationmap illustration to first and last pagespages have foxing to edges, tightly bound, clean and unmarkedhardback is red cloth covered board with silver lettering to spine and embossed cartouche to front and is in excellent conditionfoxing to inside d/jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket, unclipped and in good condition, has rubbing chips and two tears and small surface damage to spinevery rare to find book still with dust jacket
30 €
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Oxfam books & music olney the story of how hornblower saga came to be - with 30 maps illuminating all the major naval exploits of this legendary figurehardback edition from see oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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Condition is newthe wehrmacht consisted of the heer (army), the kriegsmarine (navy) and the luftwaffe (air force)
1 €
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The yellow pirates seized a british coasting steamer and the story tells how the crew held out in the cabin until they were rescued by a british gunboatin good used condition, bound in red cloth with black lettering and designoxfam bookshop sevenoaks by john finnemore, published by amethodist sunday school prize sticker on free end paper datedcolour frontispiece to match cover by jdust jacket in fair condition, clipped, creased and with chips and tears and missing area at headrare with dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
25 €
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A lovely copy in a pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly rubbed at cornerscolour & b/w illustrationsauthor: bryson, billnearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapperred boards, gilt title to spineedited & introduced by bill bryson
17 €
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Marc chagall the story of exodus the golden earrings one original lithograph , from the iconic portfolio the story of the exodus, a portfolio containing twenty-four large color lithographs (mour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesize of the edition: 250 in very good condition size: 51 x 37 cm / 14" x 20" (sheet) size: 48 x 35,5 cm / " x 14" (print) reference: mourlot 451 edited by leon amiel, paris printed by mourlot, paris this auction is only for the lithograph presented on the pictures not for the complet portfolio this lithograph is the original, printed in , not a later reprint or copycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website), published in on arches paper, not printed on the back, none of the individual impressions were signed except the 20 on japan paperare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
341 €
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Since , rob hornstra and arnold van bruggen have been working together to tell the story of sochi, the city in russia where the winter olympics will be heldkummer & herrman are the designers of the book, website and exhibition about the sochi projectan atlas of war and tourism in the caucasus is the result of a five-year project; it is a contemporary masterpiece that combines photography and reporting and fits into the tradition of collaboration between james agee and walker evans or dorothea lange and paul taylorour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableas convinced supporters of slow journalism, they have visited the area many times and, through their research, have laid a solid foundation and developed a strong sense for this small but unimaginably complicated region, even before it comes into the spotlight of the international mediaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
43 €
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Macduff - the healing waters of israel or the story of naaman the syrian - james nisbet & co, london st edition - 300 ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecm - hardcover - condition: goodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
41 €
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle drama, telling the story of billy the kid ()product is sealed and unusedjane russell stars as the half-breed girl who comes between billy the kid, doc holliday and pat garrett when the trio meet up at a railway stationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
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This is the story of that terrible night, the air raid intended to be the climax of sir arthur 'bomber' harris's relentless campaign to defeat nazi germanyoxfam bookshop woodbridge from bestselling author of tail-end charlie and tornado down comes this powerful and deeply moving account of bomber command's nuremberg raid - the raf's bloodiest night of the second world warmore men from royal air force bomber command died on one single night of the second world war than the total raf aircrew losses during the whole of the four-month-long battle of britainjohn nichol's dramatic tribute to the men who flew on the raf's bloodiest raid has provided the surviving veterans with the chance to tell the story of that terrible night - the night they flew to nurembergpiecing together the dramatic stories of these young fliers - the fledgling crews and the veterans, the survivors and the fallen, former raf flight lieutenant john nichol has interviewed the few surviving veterans, british and german, in the air and on the ground, to record the voices of a diminishing generationwhile the airmen of bomber command were among the greatest heroes of the conflict, their contribution and sacrifice has, until recently, been sidelined in the face of post-war criticism of bomber command's tactics795 aircraft set out, nearly 700 men did not returnsee oxfam website for delivery information read more30 march was the night when everything conspired against bomber commandyet they were among the best of their generation
4 €
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford on 11 april , a stricken short stirling royal air force bomber crashes into fields to the east of godmanchester in cambridgeshire, englandauthor roger leivers' meticulous and comprehensive research has brought to life the remarkable story of the godmanchester stirlinga story of friendship, bravery, and sacrifice, acted out against the nightly threat of never returning to this sceptred isle againthis event, hidden for so long, had drifted into the fog of history, but a chance email led to this amazing story revealing itselfstirling to essen is also the story of the men who served alongside their pilot, and the unbreakable bond of friendship they found as they soared over the deadly skies of the third reich and occupied europehours earlier the commitment and skill of the crew had been tested to the limit confronting the formidable searchlight and flak defences of the german city of essenin october , he joined raf bomber command's nowhat became of these men, did fate smile upon them or was luck to desert them? time and again new and unexpected stories came to light, embroidering the already rich tapestrythis hardback and its dust jacket are in near new conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morexv squadron becoming a squadron leader, and taking part in numerous raids on brest and the ruhran epic tale of a wealthy young man, whose mother died during his birth, who lived for excitement, and who went on to join the raf inmatthew drummond henderson wilson went on to become a ferry pilot, a flying instructor and finally a test pilot
25 €
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Price includes packaging and receipted royal mail postagesuperb royal air force book 100 years of britain's air force entitled our magnificent men in their flying machines excellent condition, ninety-five pages in seven chapters, mostly in glorious colour, depicting the men, women and machines that protected, and still protect, our countrythis excellent book comes with a free cd featuring six tracks by the raf's own fine singers, the squadronaires
6 €
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Superb royal air force book 100 years of britain's air force entitled our magnificent men in their flying machines excellent condition, ninety-five pages in seven chapters, mostly in glorious colour, depicting the men, women and machines that protected, and still protect, our countryprice includes packaging and receipted royal mail postage or collect for just £6 from warrington (near gulliver's world) safe distancing area provided read morethis excellent book comes with a free cd featuring six tracks by the raf's own fine singers, the squadronaires
8 €
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The story of music is the story of our urge to invent, connect, rebel -- and entertain in his energetic tour through years of music, from prehistoric instruments to pop, goodall does away with stuffy biographies, unhelpful labels and tired terminology and leads us through the story of music as it really happened, so that each musical innovation strikes us with its original forcealong the way, he also gives refreshingly clear descriptions of what music is and how it works: what scales are all about, what happens in harmony, why some chords sound discordanthoward goodall's beautifully clear and compelling account is both a hymn to human endeavour and a groundbreaking map of man's musical journeyoxfam books & music norwich published to coincide with howard goodall's major new bbc tv series, this is an accessible history for all music lovers for many of us, music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multi-layered orchestration can seem bewilderingly complex and specialisedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe focuses on what changed when and why, picking out the discoveries that revolutionised man-made sound
25 €
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield a bound set of the royal air force flying review from september - augustthe binding is sound but the guttering is split at the back and repaired with tape at the frontbound into a somewhat worn blue cloth-covered hardback book with a faded spinethe magazines are in good condition for the age and nature of the items with just some yellowing at the edges of the pagesthis does not affect the magazinesthe copies appear to have been trimmed a little top and bottom as part of the binding process but no significant text has been lostall copies still have their front pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
40 €
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Spifires from number iii squadron royal air force are depicted patrolling the kent coastline in the summer ofit commemorates the decisive role played by the dover patrol and all the other squadrons of the royal air force in the defence of britain during the crucial days ofthe mark 5 spitfire in the foreground was flown by squadron leader hbuyer to collect please but could postthis coalport fine bone china eleven-inch collectors plate is number in a limited edition of , was purchased new in and in excellent condition
35 €