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Soft cover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. This new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Thomas Francis "Ginger" Neil, DFC & Bar, AFC, AE (14 July 1920 - 11 July 2018) was a British aviator, fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force. Neil flew during the Battle of Britain, and shot down 14 enemy aircraft during the Second World War. Neil was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 8 October 1940 and was awarded a Bar to the award on 26 November 1940. He embarked with No. 249 Squadron on HMS Furious on 10 May 1941 and sailed for Gibraltar, and on arrival the squadron transferred to Ark Royal. The squadron flew to Ta' Qali on 21 May to take part in the Battle of Malta and he shot down a Macchi C.200 fighter on 12 June 1941. Spitfire-From the Cockpit is lavishly illustrated with many never before seen photographs and combat tales, this book will be a delight from start to finish and also a record of when Britain built the best fighters in the World. Ref Q 4.

HB. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. First Edition. Blue cloth on boards with gilt titles. Very light thin yellowing to boards bottom edge and faint touch of sunning to boards top-edges. Spine: thin light bumping to head & foot. Edges: faint and few only foxings. Clean contents. B/w glossy illustrations. Binding is VG albeit only very slightly cocked. 188p Dj: mild dusting of soiling and rubbings. Spine: lightly sunned; head & foot with couple of chips. Chip to head of rear flap spine.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 270 pp with monochrome and sepia archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. 6'' x 4½'' private colour photograph of the author at his home in Bungay, Suffolk, loosely inserted. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 10'' x 7''. Contains 263 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'With best wishes | Tom Neil 249 Squadron 1940 - 1942' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original steel blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 10'' x 7''. Contains 259 pp with monochrome illustrations. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'With best wishes | Tom Neil 2012' + 7'' x 5'' private colour photograph of the author and Tony Iveson sitting together at a private ceremony. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

First impression of the new edition | First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 270 pp with monochrome and sepia archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'With best wishes | Tom Neil 249 Squadron 1940 - 1942' + 7'' x 5'' private colour photograph of the author and Tony Iveson sitting together at a private ceremony + A4 typed letter dated 28th December 2011 from the author's private residence in Bungay SIGNED 'Tom Neil' + A4 typed letter from 249 Gold Coast Squadron Association SIGNED 'Tommy Cullen' Honorary Secretary + press clipping. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

First edition in publisher's original colour photographic card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9¼'' x 7''. Contains 80 pp + covers with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Feint crease line to the top front corner, else in Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'With best wishes - Tom Neil, -249 Sqn. 1940 - 1942'. Member of the P.B.F.A. AEROPLANES.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards. 8vo. 9¾'' x 7''. Contains (vii)-1, 216 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. In Fine condition. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'With best wishes - Tom Neil, -249 Sqn 1940 - 1942' + photo corner mounted 6'' x 4'' private colour photograph of the author at his home in Bungay, Suffolk, opposite the title page. Supplied in archive acetate film protection. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

11'' x 9'' framed and glazed colour photograph of Tom Neil and Tony Iveson sitting together at a private ceremony. SIGNED to the cream mount 'Tom Neil 249 Sqn' and 'Tony Iveson 616 Sqn'. In Fine condition. Please note that for overseas buyers the paper seal to the rear will be slit open so that the glass can be removed. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.