THOMPSON, Wing Commander H L

3 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus/maps, VG (light fading/tanning to spines, light to moderate scuffing & rubbing to board edges & extrems, occasional patches of paper residue to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep of vol 2)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1953-59

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history official war histories series RAF royal air force ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation

EYERS, VIVIEN

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Vivien Eyers 2023

KEYWORDS: Geoff Willams aviation biography Otago New Zealand

MULLEY, CLARE

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Pan / Macmillan 2018

KEYWORDS: Hanna Reitsch Melitta Von von Stauffenberg female pilots aviation history world war two third Reich women

FORRESTER, LARRY & LORD DOWLING, AIR CHIEF MARSHALL (INTRO.)

Ex-library octavo hardcover (VG) lacks d/w; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Collins 1961

KEYWORDS: Wing Commander R. R. Stanford Tuck biography aviation military

GRIERSON, JOHN

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 243pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor tanning & soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional sl foxing/soiling throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Smapson Low, Marston & Co 1949

KEYWORDS: aviation history Antarctica south pole Antarctic

CROUCH, TOM D.

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton and Company 1990

KEYWORDS: Wilbur Wright Orville Wright inventors biography aviation history

TAYLOR, JOHN W R (Fore)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to title page) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light chafing, sl creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Studio Editions 1990

KEYWORDS: military history Jane's Janes fighting aircraft fighter planes ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war aerial combat warfare aviation

ROSS, Squadron Leader J M S

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 343pp, illus/maps- all maps counted & present, VG (light fading & rubbing/bruising to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board edges/corners, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, 3cm stain to preface page, sl foxing to prelims, occasional closed tear to folding maps) in d/w, G+ (heavy cracking & tearing to fold of front flap- failed yellowing tape repairs, other heavy creasing & chipping to edges, minor fading to spine, moderate loss to base of spine, general tanning & soiling & other discreet but yellowing tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs 1955

KEYWORDS: official history series histories RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation

SCHMITT, GUNTER

Quarto, grey cloth boards, black lettering to spine, blue & silver gilt motif to front board, printed/illus eps, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (boards sl warped, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, sm scuff to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate staining to base of rear cover, sl tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Transpress 1988

KEYWORDS: aviation Hugo Junkers aircraft aeroplanes design engineering

DAWSON, LESLIE

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Aviation 2013

KEYWORDS: flying boats history passenger civil aviation engineering maritime aquatic nautical

BEALE, NICK & D'AMICO, FERDINANDO & VALENTINI, GABRIELE

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 232pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges, minor tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing 1996

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Italian Italy aviation axis air force

OGILVY, DAVID

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps to eps, 174pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl fading to board edges, light foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to spine, minor creasing to edges, sl tanning to flaps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: aviation history dh88 dh 88 comet de Havilland monoplane monoplanes

RICKENBACKER, EDWARD V

Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to black cloth spine, blue lettering to front board, unpaginated prelims + 458pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & fading/discolouration to board & spine edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, gift inscription in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate fading to spine, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall 1968

KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Edward V Rickenbacker military history aviation pilots

FLINTHAM, VIC & THOMAS, ANDREW

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 271pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to base of covers, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Aviation 2008

KEYWORDS: military history aviation British Commonwealth allied air force unit codes

WALKER, PERCY B

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, gilt lettering to spine, xxii + 375pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to front board, minor foxing & soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, minor soiling/discolouration to rear eps/terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to base of spine, light creasing & scuffing to edges, sl chafing, light tanning to flaps) in slipcase, VG (moderate fading to spine & edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Macdonald & Co 1974

KEYWORDS: first editions aviation history aeroplanes royal aircraft establishment Farnborough

BROWN, K S et al (Compiled by) & ROBERTSON, BRUCE (Ed)

Quarto, beige buckram boards, red gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 256pp, illus, VG (minor foxing & discolouration to spine, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing & discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, minro wrinkling to prelims) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate fading & cracking/tearing to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to covers & flaps)

PUBLISHER: Harleyford Publications 1961

KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial combat warfare aircraft planes fighter US American army air force design engineering

PENTLAND, GEOFFREY

Quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 66pp, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges, light tanning & eps) in d/w, VG+ (prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, light chafing, light creasing to edges, light tanning & foxing to flaps, sl scuffing to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Kookaburra Technical Publications 1974

KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes aircraft p-40 kittyhawk Australia Australian ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 air force

PETRICK, PETER & STOCKER, WERNER

Quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 176pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, minor discolouration to rear)

PUBLISHER: Midland Publishing 2007

KEYWORDS: military history aviation aircraft fighter planes luftwaffe German Germany

VERNALEKEN, CHRISTOPH & HANDIG, MARTIN

FIRST EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, patterned/printed eps, illus title page, 408pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl fading to base of boards) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 2006

KEYWORDS: first editions military history aviation fighter planes Junkers Ju 388 design engineering luftwaffe German Germany

BARBAS, BERND & GOYAT, RICHARD et al (Illus)

2 VOLS, FIRST EDITIONS, quarto, blue & red heavy boards, white lettering to spines, illus front eps, vol 1- 172pp, vol 2- 172pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & fading to edges/extrems, minor fading to spine of vol 2, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (minor fading to spines, sl creasing & chipping to edges, sl tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Kookaburra Technical Publications 1985

KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes pilots luftwaffe nazi Germany German first editions