Wings of Night: The Secret Missions of Group Captain Charles Pickard, DSO and two bars, DFC by Hamilton, Alexander - 1993

London; William Kimber; 1977.. First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 206; text illustrated with 16 pages of b/w. plates, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, good copy.

Crecy Books, 1993. Super octavo (NF) in d/w (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

Lon.: Kimber. very nice copy . Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 1977.

London: Kimber, 1977. 1st edition. Nice Copy. 8vo.. dust jacket 206pp., b/w plates, index, Charles Pickard joined the RAF before the outbreak of WW2, and initially was posted to No.99 Bomber Squadron & later to commanded the Czech 311 Squadron. He took part in the Bruneval raid, and came to the forefront of public attention when he starred as 'F for Freddie' in 'Target for Tonight', a film made to illustrate the operational role of the bomber. His secret missions began when he was posted to RAF Tempsford, the jumping off ground for the SOE operations from where, as a Lysander pilot, his sorties took him deep into enemy territory at night to drop secret agents and supplies. Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy

HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1977-11-21. Hardcover. Very Good Minus/Very Good Plus. 9x6x1. 206pp. (grey spine) 1977. First edition. A very good minus, tight copy in very good plus jacket. Original publisher's blue boards - gilt embossed to the spine. The text supported by a number of photographic reproductions. A former zealous owner has made some very neat corrections to the text in biro - not very noticeable. The tips of 4 upper leaf corners have been turned. Some notable uneven toning to the preliminary blank page and the title page caused by the loose insert of now missing newspaper clippings. 2 or 3 small marks to the rear board and the head and tail of the spine lightly bumped. The jacket has not been price-clipped and has slight creasing to the head of the spine. A very good minus copy in very good plus jacket.

Kimber, 1977. Hardcover. Good.