Buy this book on-line DOWNES, COLIN: : BY THE SKIN OF MY TEETH: Flying RAF Spitfires and Mustangs in World War II and USAF Sabre Jets in the Korean WarUK.BARNSLEY.PEN & SWORD AVIATION/PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD.,2005. ISBN 1844152979.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - virtually as new - laid in publisher's FREEPOST order postcard.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork illustarted upper wrap,author sepia portrait photographic rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - an unread copy? Bright,clean, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3-315pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4 comprising 4 chapters,32pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 16pp apiece,between pp120/1 and pp192/3 respectively,an epilogue,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, dedication,contents list/table,prologue and 4pp blanks to rear.
This is a memoir of flying with the Royal Air Force in war and peace during a career in military and civil aviation covering half a century.The text is filled with personal experiences,reminiscences and impressions and is written in four parts. Part One covers the years leading to the author's graduation and the winning of his RAF Wings.This is followed by action-packed stories of flying propeller-driven fighters,Spitfires and Mustangs,during and just after the Second World War.The author then tells of his unique experiences of front-line fighter operations when he flew jets with the United States Air Force during the Korean War.The final chapter covers the remainder of his RAF Service flying until retirement.
Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.
Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of DOWNES, COLIN: : BY THE SKIN OF MY TEETH: Flying RAF Spitfires and Mustangs in World War II and USAF Sabre Jets in the Korean War. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, antiquarian books, libri rari, libri antichi and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |