Search Results: Titles starting with U from BookAddiction

London, UK: Britannia Press, 1993. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 128pp. In laminated, illustrated, light card covers. 8vo. Gentle edge wear to card covers, a little rubbed on corners, else neat, clean, bright and tight. An historical approach to U2's progression from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of the rock music establishment.

London, UK: Conway Maritime Press, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 224pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Page margins just starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to top edge, price unclipped. 8vo. Revealing account by one of the few authors who had permission from Grand Admiral Karl Donitz to study his war diary at a time when it was still considered to have been a classified document in Britain.

London, UK: Conway Maritime Press, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 312pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Blue cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Bottom front corner lightly bumped. Umber endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to top edge, price unclipped. 8vo. Comprehensive examination of the U-boat section of the German Navy, which came so very close to bringing Britain to its knees during the Battle of the Atlantic. Also looks at the development of the Type-XXI- and electro-U-boats which, had they been part of a more organised effort, could have changed the pattern of the second half of the war.

London, UK: Putnam, 1955. 1st UK Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 288pp, section of black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Titles faded. Bumped corners and spine ends, cloth worn through in places. Wear to boards. Text block edges tanning. Signed and inscribed by translator on front free endpaper 'To H. Muhlenstedt (?) With Many thanks for his help with the illustrations & some of the technical expressions in this book from: Lawrence P.R. Wilson. 11th July 1955'. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 8vo. Looks at the role of the German U-Boat during the Second World War.

New York, NY, USA: D Van Nostrand, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. viii, 238pp. Dark purple cloth-covered boards, blind embossed emblem on front, gilt titles on spine, several black and white diagrams. 8vo. Boards lightly soiled. Spine lightly sun-faded and soiled. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and rounded. Text block edges tanning. Front endpapers very lightly soiled. Light tanning around page margins. Volume quite loose. With chapters on the higher frequencies, magnetron oscillation, the klystron, etc.

London, UK: Macdonald & Jane's, 1978. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 84pp. Laminated printed light card covers. Covers sun faded. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 4to. Describes, alphabetically, the products of fighter aircraft manufacturers from Douglas to Vultee. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams.

Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Each issue numbered individually. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Free endpapers starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some light shelf wear, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. Folio. Facsimiles of the first six volumes of the journal that the US government issued to all American combat forces whose purpose was to help the men in the field distinguish enemy hardware from their own and thus limit incidents of friendly fire. Illustrated with black and white photographs.

London, UK: Blackwell, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 180pp. Navy cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. Spine ends very slightly bumped. Dust jacket spine ends and rear flap chipped. Introduction chapter marred by underlining and margin notes in black pen. 8vo.

Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fosten, Bryan. 48pp. Pictorial laminated light card covers; black and white and colour illustrations throughout. 8vo. Light chipping to edges, sun-fading and wear to covers. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight.

Osceola, USA: MBI, 1998. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 96pp. Laminated pictorial light card covers. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. Recalls some of the hardest fighting planes from this important time in history. Complete with 85 colour photographs.

London, UK: Bison Books, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 96pp. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine; colour photographs throughout. 4to. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear. Explores the Navy's strategic mission at the time of publication, including its role in the Lebanon, the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.

Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 238pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Top of boards fading. First 1cm of pages starting to tan. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket mirrors book damage. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 4to. Covers the development of the suits for each manned spaceflight programme ( Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Shuttle) and the care and maintenance of the space clothing.

London, UK: Bison Books, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 80pp. Laminated pictorial paper-covered boards. Lightly bumped spine head. Black endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some very minor shelf wear, curling to edges, mirrors book damage. Largo 4to. Charts the history of the American elite forces from World War Two onwards. Illustrated throughout, mainly in black and white.

London, UK: Ian Allen, 1968. 1st Edition 3rd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Third impression. 444pp with numerous black and white illustrations throughout. 12mo. Cloth a little rounded and faded at spine tips. Hint of spotting at text block edges. Previous owner's name and details penned on front free endpaper else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, just lightly bumped along upper edge and now protected in a Brodart-style protective sleeve.

London, UK: The Institute of Economic Affiars, 1992. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi, 174pp. Pictorial light card covers. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. Looks at the emergence of prolonged high unemployment in both countries between the two World Wars and the long-lasting mark it left on economic policies.

London, UK: Osprey, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brittain, Tom. 48pp. Pictorial laminated light card covers. Curling to cover edges, outer text block edge foxing. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. Looks at the role of the USAAF, its men, missions, machines and markings covering North Africa, Europe, the Aegean Diversion, Birth of the 15th, Strategic Operations Jan-Sept 1944, the Italian Front, Strategic Operations Oct 1944-April 1945. Illustrated with black and white photographs and colour illustrations by Tom Brittain and Gerry Embleton.

Virginia, VA, USA: The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, 2003. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hoffman, J Christian (design). x, 184pp, a few black and white maps. Illustrated card covers. 8vo. Light wear to covers and spine, patch of sticker residue on front, crease on rear. Very lightly sun-faded spine. Lightly rubbed extremities. Text block edges very lightly soiled. Couple of tiny marks on final page, otherwise internally very neat, clean, bright and tight.

Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag, 1992. Hardcover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 198pp. Pictorial cloth-covered boards. In as new condition throughout. 4to. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.

Cambridge, UK: WHP, 1979. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ii, 83pp. Laminated card covers. Signed by author on first page (dated April 1981). 8vo. Moderately soiled covers. Lightly sun-faded spine, shelf number sticker at heel. Spine ends and corners very lightly rubbed. Text block edges tanned and foxed, remainder mark on upper edge, bottom edge very lightly soiled. Lender's markings on inside of front cover and copyright page. Small stain on first page, otherwise, internally neat, clean and bright.

San Francisco, CA, USA: Superscope, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Unpaginated. Laminated pictorial paper-covered boards; stapled, no endpapers. 16mo. Bumped extremities. Staples oxidising. Internally clean, neat, bright and tight.