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CAYGILL, PETER: : SPITFIRE MARK V IN ACTION: RAF Operations in Northern Europe

UK.SHREWSBURY,SHROPSHIRE.AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.,2001.

ISBN 1840372486.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [From the home of a fastidious ex-Service's collector.See also the previous 2 alpha-numerical listing rja1177924 and rja1178024 the following alpha-numerical listing - rja1178224 - all from the same collector and all superb examples.] No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy colour pictorial aerial combat painting by Jim Brown to front of dw/dj,with mixture of capitalised,white+red lettered title to top edge; white-lettered sub-title and author's capitalised,pale blue-lettered name to lower edge.A dark blue spine/backstrip with mixture of capitalised white and graduated(?) red lettered part-title and author's similarly coloured and lettered name as front's - spine does not appear to be sunned/faded,as background dark blue is unaffected by sunning,with publisher's white lettered part name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a red-bordered, rectaangular b/w photograph of 3 Spitfires in flying formation and 2 b/w barcodes at lower edge.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and near scoring/indent-free.Top+fore-edges bright, crisp and clean with no ageing/toning,spotting or foxing; 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, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,1-262pp [paginated] includes 15 chapters with profuse contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,b/w maps,Appendices (A-E) and anIndex; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,Acknowledgements,a Preface,and a Contents list/table. Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s 20+ year-old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for it’s brightnesss, cleanliness and lack of other or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in a book of its age.  The Spitfire Mark V was built in greater numbers than any other variant.Its story is inextricably linked to the Focke-Wolf 190,which entered service with the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1941 and caused RAF Fighter Command a profound shock.Combat losses were worringly high until Rolls-Royce gave the Mark V a lifeline that allowed the Spitfire to compete on almost equal terms when flying at low and medium altitude.                                        Although it was progressively replaced by the Mark IX from June 1942,there were still ten front-line squadrons flying Mark Vs at the time of D-Day and it continued in the firing line until the end of the European war.             As an operational history,ths book tells the aircraft's story from the viewpoint of various squadrons and wings throughout 10,11 and 12 Groups.Many of the actions described are based on pilot's combat reports which,together with intelligence documents and first-hand accounts, provide a detailed story of same of the more notable air battles that took place over Northern France,Holland and Belgium.              The book concludes with a chapter that charts the operational histories of preserved Spitfire Vs that fought in the skies of Northern Europe. 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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