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Bagshawe, Peter : Warriors of the Sky: Springbok Air Heroes in Combat

Ashanti Pub, 1990

ISBN 1874800111

The jacket is shelf rubbed.Internally clean.Well bound.[R.K]. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

1st Edition.

Bagshawe, Peter : Warriors of the Sky: Springbok Air Heroes in Combat

Ashanti Pub, 1990

ISBN 1874800111

The jacket is rubbed and marked.Internally clean.Tightly bound.Very good copy.[R.K]. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

1st Edition.

BAGSHAWE, PETER: : WARRIORS OF THE SKY: SPRINGBOK AIR HEROES IN COMBAT

UK.BARNSLEY,SOUTH YORKSHIRE,Pen & Sword Aviation/an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd.,20060.

ISBN 1844153371.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Originally and first published by Ashanti Publishing, Johannesburg, South Africa,in1990.] FINE/FINE. [From the home of a fastidious ex-Service's collector - see previous 3 alpha-numerical listings' book IDs' rja1177924 - rja1178124 inclusive for WW2 aviation and aviators.] No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour pictorial illustrated artwork to front of dw/dj with capitalised,white-lettered part-title and capitalised,off-white-lettered sub-title and author's other white-lettered name to lower edge.Spine/backstrip with thumbnail,colour illustrated detail from front's image to its head; capitalised black-lettered part-title and author's name - separated by colour detail illustration of SAAF badge separating author name and publisher's black+blue lettered name and blue+white illustrated colophon respectively,to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a contemporay sepia aviation photograph and no text,and a b/w barcode.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - foot of spine towards the front's gutter with reciprocal crease to concomitant area of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean with no ageing/toning,spotting or foxing; text body contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn, viii-xvipp+1-272pp [paginated] includes an Introduction by Honourable Mr. Justice Cecil Margo DSO,DFC.,with author's Acknowledgements to its verso,b/w facsimile document [Allied Force Headquarters,April,1945 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY] reproduction with a contemporary b/w Spitfire photographic frntis to its verso,a Foreword by 'Laddie' Lucas,over forty stories/accounts by pilots - all edited by the author other than the 3 of which he is the author, accompanied by individual subject/authors' b/w portrait photograph or b/w illustration,other contemporary b/w wartime photographs throughout the text and the book,a Postscript with b/w facsimile document of German First Army surrender to its reverse; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,an Airnamn's Prayer [Eric Ben Horton Impey,killed over Warsaw,16-17 August 1944] with recto of first page of double-paged Contents list/table to its verso. Visually,the external appearance is still exceptional,and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s age.It is only the minor fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of other or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a book of comparable age. This is a collection of over forty exciting stories by pilots of the South African Air Force. The majority concern WW2 when,along wit other Commonwealth air forces,the SAAF fought alongside the RAF in the war-torn skies over Europe.The book captures the esprit de corps that existed between all the nationalities that fought on the Allied side and creates a splendid record of the many heroic actions in which the Springbok pilots fought.Some of the other stories relate flying in the border wars that South Africa fought in post-war years,often against vastly superior and better equipped communist inspired regimes. Peter Bagshawe flew two wartime tours with the RAF in Mustangs,Typhoons and Kittywakes.After the war he travelled the world as a delivery and personal pilot living a life of high adventure.He became a South African citizen and in the 1950's and 1960's he took part in many hazardous exploits including crop spraying and aerial photography.After completing over 10,000 hours on single-engined aircraft he retired from flying and is now a full-time writer. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.                           N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **      

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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