DJ shows shelf wear with short tears, creasing and chipping, some soiling on back DJ panel. Previous owner's bookplate on FFEP. Light foxing top page edges. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Illustrated with a few B&W photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages; "The first offer of the Wright brothers patent to the Admiralty in 1908 was refused. Short shrift was given in the same year to a report by Commander Newton, advocating a Naval Air Service. But the following year some action was taken and the embryo of the Royal Naval Air Service came into being - with a strength of one officer and one rating." (jacket blurb) Needless to say it gradually grew through 2 world wars from a Coastal Air Force to become the Royal Air Force or RAF. This is Joubert's account of the process. Title: Birds and Fishes The Story of Coastal Command Author Name: Joubert, Philip Edition: First Edition Location Published: London, Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.: 1960 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket Item: 1.00 lb Categories: Militaria, Aviation, RAF Seller ID: 22771 Keywords: royal air force coastal raf