Narrow Margin: The Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Po by Wood, Derek & Dempster, Derek - 1961

McGraw, 1961., 1961. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Longmans, Green. Good+ EX LIB. 1894. new edition. hardcover. 12mo . 339pp . EX LIB. Spine cocked a bit. Call letters in white ink on spine, couple library stamps, etc, no pockets. Stamped withdrawn. .

Arrow Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 575 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Wash.: Smithsonian 1961,1990. very nice copy; larger-format photographic history . Near Fine. Hardcover. Second.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961. Paperback. 8vo. Home-made stiff tan wrappers with paper labels. 536pp (some uncut). Illustrations, maps. Very good. Minor foxing on half-title and title pages. Uncommon unrevised proofs.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1961. First U. S. Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Format is 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. 536 pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ has some wear, tears, soiling and chips. Derek Wood was a noted writer on aviation and defense topics. Derek Dempster was a volunteer for the Royal Air Force in WWII and began his writing career after the war, The authors spent two years examining pertinent British and German records, and interviewing participants in the struggle that followed Dunkirk. The maps and photographs are expert and the appendices include drawings of all bombers, commands and casualty numbers of both sides and listings of all targets attacked. One of the best tactical recountings of the Battle of Britain. Derived from a Kirkus review: In The Narrow Margin the authors have given us as clear, compact and microscopically close a reading of the Battle of Britain as anyone could… Read More

W upstairs large dark spine: Tri-Service, 1990. Hardcover. Used: Acceptable. Condition good. ref ZKVQ

McGraw, 1961., 1961. 1st ed. 536p. Photos. Line Drawings. Jacket priced. Blemishes on jacket spine. Fine/Very Good Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Book.

McGraw-Hill. 1961 1st ed.; fine condition, DJ very good condition, wear at edges and corners, small chipping at top and bottom edges of spine of DJ.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1961. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. McGraw-Hill Book Company; New York, 1961. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, crimping to spine edges, bit of sunning along board and spine margins, small abrasion top front pastedown, top text block edge a bit dusty with some scattered foxing, age toning to pages, soiled spot on fore-edge, slightly bumped bottom rear board corner, bit of discoloration to pastedowns/endpapers, previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few tears and chips along edges, sunning to spine and flaps, crease top rear flap corner, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 536pp., appendix, bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual… Read More