Wing Leader de Johnnie Johnson - 1956

A true and moving epic of war in the air, by the top fighter ace of the Second World War, Group Captain J.E.Johnson.

Penguin Books, 1959. Paperback. Good. 1959. No Edition Remarks. 304 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

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Chatto & Windus, 1956. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and plates. Foreword written by Douglas Bader. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages and plates remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Pen markings to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Slight tanning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 320 pp. Tightly bound. NOTE: Top corners are bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Good to very good dust jacket. Jacket not price clipped. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

Goodall Publications Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Chatto & Windus. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket. (Vintage books, antique books, World War II, Royal Air Force) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Chatto & Windus, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Sunning to spine. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.

Scottish Rock Garden Club: Midlothian, 1994. Soft. Very Good. 8vo,81/4. Illustrated with colour photographs.. Very good. Very light shelf wear.

Chatto & Windus, 1956. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 320 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to spine. Foxing overall.