Oh my!!! a box of WWI books at a garage sale!

StephenLawson · 2 April 2005, 01:49 PM

Just returned from Boulder where a great fellow modeler and friend Mr. Paul Dart found for me a box of WWI books and gifted them to me. Mostly 1960's -70's stuff but oh my! WOW! Will list them later for anyone looking for the odd book.

Lufbery · 2 April 2005, 01:52 PM

Awesome find, and a good friend.

Congrats!

StephenLawson · 11 April 2005, 06:01 PM

Greetings all and thanks Lufbery;
Herein lays the list I have forged from the contents of said box. Originally the property of L.B.Martin of the Ball Corp. you will see many WWI aviation topics. If you find one that catches your fancy let me know I'm always open for a trade ( 1/48 scale Eduard, DML, Roden, Special Hobby or Hi-Tech.)

Ace Books/ Air Combat Classics
The Zeppelin Fighters by Arch Whitehouse 1966. # 95501

Avon Books
Aces High by W. Hughes 1976. 30692

Award Books
Hun Killer by Arch Whitehouse 1966 A214XK
The Years of the Sky Kings by Arch Whitehouse1964 A111S

Ballantine Books
Slide Rule by Nevil Shute Norway 1964. U5007

Bantam Books
Falcons of France by C. Nordhoff & J.N. Hall 1966. HP138
The Red Knight of Germany by F. Gibbons 1959.A1919
They Fought for the Sky by Quentin Reynolds 1963. SP5341

Batsford Ltd
The Fighter Aircraft Pocket Book by R. Cross 1972.

Collier Books
Sagittarius Rising by

Cecil Lewis 1970. 03439

Curtis Books
Amphibious Operations by Arch Whitehouse 1963. 502-09095-095 55B.C. to modern day.

Goshawk Squadron by D. Robinson 1973. 671-78577-X
Heroes and Legends of WWI by Arch Whitehouse 1964. 502-09097-095
Heroes of the Sun lit Skies by Arch Whitehouse1967. 502-09105-095
Legion of the Lafayette by Arch Whitehouse 1962. 502-09087-095
Playboy Squadron by Arch Whitehouse 1970. 502-09107-095
Squadron 44 by Arch Whitehouse 1965. 502-09101-095
Squadrons of the Sea by Arch Whitehouse 1962 502-09086-095 1918 to modern.
Squadron Schilling by Arch Whitehouse 1968. 502-09104-095

Monarch Books
Falcons of France by C. Nordhoff & J.N. Hall 1957.

John Masters · 11 April 2005, 07:03 PM

Stephen---I'd be interested in the Fonck and Coppens books. I don't have much to trade---except my new Voisin 10 LAR 48th from Hi-tech. I would part with that. Howz about it?

From the Factory Librarian,
John

StephenLawson · 11 April 2005, 07:36 PM

JDCMasters; Now your taliking...PM me and well hash it out.

Ginger. · 11 April 2005, 11:49 PM

ROLL UP! ROLL UP! SHOP AT HONEST STEVE'S, YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE!

Whomsover gleans this little gem will have got the pick of the bunch in my 'umble opinion ....

Pocket Books
No Parachute by A. G. Lee 1971. 671-77346-1

Bluedevil · 12 April 2005, 05:23 AM

No Parachute: A Fighter Pilot in World War I by A. G. Lee 1971. 671-77346-1

I found this one in a local second -hand books store ...
Great read!
So is the Coppens book

StephenLawson · 12 April 2005, 01:23 PM

Wot's that? look ere mates don't crowd round the barrow there's plenty for all. Ace of Aces, Flying in Flanders and No Parachute: A Fighter Pilot in World War I are in the post and ave been nicked off the above list. Ginger, old Bean ow bout a nice Red Baron book to nod off to sleep with?

Ginger. · 12 April 2005, 03:53 PM

Only way that'd happen is if it fell off the bookshelf and landed on me 'ead!

Bulldog90 · 12 April 2005, 04:27 PM

I'll take this one

Wind in the Wires by

Duncan Grinnell-Milne 1968. #89225

I have a Smer DIII. Interested?

Dereck