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$55.00
1y79/8

Speed Birds: Les Hydravions de Course de la Coupe Schneider: From 1913 to 1931


N/A

Text in French (contents primarily art); oblong super octavo illus. white laminated heavy card boards, illus., VG+ (some light soiling to boards and within, otherwise nr. FINE)

PUBLISHER: Paquet / Cockpit Collection n/d

KEYWORDS: aviation drawing illustration art planes hydroplane hydravion coupe schneider

$45.00
1y79/17

The Jet Engine


N/A [ROLLS-ROYCE]

Fifth revised edition; quarto blue illus. light card covers, illus., 278pp, VG (light scuffing and creasing to covers and spine with small chip to front/spine, light tanning within)

PUBLISHER: Rolls-Royce plc 1996 [fifth edition]

KEYWORDS: jet engine engines aviation civil technical engineering rolls royce rolls-royce

$45.00
1y79/20

De Havilland Comet


DARLING, KEV

Quarto black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 208pp, illus., VG+ (light tanning and occasional soiling within) in d/w nr. FINE in removable plastic covering

PUBLISHER: Crowood Press 2005

KEYWORDS: crowood aviation series de havilland comet plane planes flight aeroplane crash canadian military royal air force civil mks 2 4 technical engineering

$65.00
1y83/33

History Of Aviation In India - Spanning The Century Of Flight


SINGH, PUSHPINDAR

Quarto hardcover, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, blue eps, illus title page, illustrated, 330pp., VG (slight scuffing to board extrems, slight bruising to spine extrems, slight wear to front pastedown, slight soiling to page edges) in d/w VG (slight markings to wrapper, moderate scuffing to spine of wrapper, v.slight tear to top of spine)

PUBLISHER: The Society For Aerospace Studies 2003

KEYWORDS: history india aviation aeroplanes flight planes

$70.00
1y83/34

Aerial Agriculture In Australia - A History Of The Use Of Aircraft In Agriculture And Forestry


ROLLAND, DERRICK

Square Super Octavo hardcover, blue buckram boards, silver lettering to spine, illus eps, XIV + 231pp., VG+ (slight bruising to extrems of boards and spine, tape residue on feps, v. slight soiling to page edges) in d/w VG+ (slight soiling, slight crumpling to extrems of spine)

PUBLISHER: Aerial Agricultural Association Of Australia 1996

KEYWORDS: history australia agriculture forestry aviation aerial planes aeroplane

$20.00
ak4/7/1898

Messerschmitt BF110 At War


VAN ISHOVEN, ARMAND

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Ian Allan Ltd 1985

KEYWORDS: britain bombers military history weapons aviation bf110 aircraft flying raf royal airforce

$17.50
ak4/7/1900

Hellcat


ANDERTON, DAVID A. & WATANABE, RIKYU (ILLUS)

Quarto hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Jane's Publishing Company 1981

KEYWORDS: military transport hellcat aviation planes bombers war hellcat

$100.00
1y87/32

Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1945/46


BRIDGMAN, LEONARD (ed. comp.)

Second Impression, quarto hardcover, patterned blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine and boards, gilt stamp to front board, eps advertisements, 170 ads + vi + a74pp.+ b53pp. + c315pp. + d94pp., illus, VG- (severe bruising to board corners, moderate bruising to spine extrems, closed tear to front gutter, moderate scuffing to boards and spine, slight browing to page edges, moderate soiling to front board)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low 1946

KEYWORDS: aviation aircraft collection planes war military

$125.00
1y87/34

Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1949/50


BRIDGMAN, LEONARD (ed. comp.)

Quarto hardcover, patterned blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine and boards, gilt stamp to front board, eps advertisements, 89 ads + vii + a21pp.+ b59pp. + c281pp. + d76pp., illus, VG- (severe bruising to board corners, moderate bruising to spine extrems, closed tear to front gutter, moderate scuffing to boards and spine, slight browing to page edges, moderate soiling to front board)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low 1950

KEYWORDS: aviation aircraft collection planes war military

$100.00
1y92/33

Biggles- Charter Pilot: The Adventures of Biggles & Co on a World-Wide Cruise of Scientific Investigation


JOHNS, W. E.

AUSTRALIAN FIRST EDITION, octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering and decorative rule to spine and front board, 157pp, VG- (light creasing and bruising to spine extrems and board corners, sl. soiling to boards, moderate browning to page edges, light to moderate insect damage to hinges of pages throughout book, prev. owners name in ink to fep) in d/w scruffy (light soiling, heavy chipping to spine extrems and flap hinges, title on d/w spine extrem is half missing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1947

KEYWORDS: literature Biggles adventure aviation

$42.50
ak4/11/2469

Hobsonville: Portrait of a Seaplane Station


DAWSON, BEE

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED BY AUTHOR, oblong octavo illus. light card covers, illus., 192pp., VG+ (light scuffing and soiling)

PUBLISHER: Random House 2007

KEYWORDS: hobsonville air force station royal new zealand rnzaf aviation local regional history bee dawson signed waitemata harbour

$125.00
ak4/9/2402

Mac's Memoirs: The Flying Life of Squadron-Leader McGregor


CUNNINGHAM, G. H.

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR (signed twice: once (with inscription) on the fep, and also on numbered page denoting limited exta-illustrated deluxe edition); octavo blue faux leather boards, blind stamp lettering to front, gilt lettering to spine, 159pp, illus., VG (moderate scuffing and rubbing to boards, light tanning foxing and soiling within, prev. owner's occasional pencil annotations (interesting in their own right); with some loss to rear pastedown (minor))

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed [n/d, c. 1937]

KEYWORDS: squadron leader mcgregor mac moth new zealand royal airforce air force military history aviation combat memoir biography great war first world one ww1 1

$135.00
ak4/9/2403

The Kiwi's First Wings: The Story of the Walsh Brothers and the New Zealand Flying School 1910-24


MULGAN, DAVID

Sundry associated signatures to fep. (ex-pupils and relatives, signed at the unveiling of the plaque to commemorate the 75th anniversart of the first flight of the Manurewa); octavo brown cloth boards, black lettering to spine, illus., 150pp., VG+ (light crease to spine, light tanning and foxing to edges & within) in d/w VG ( moderate soiling and light scuffing, creasing)

PUBLISHER: Wingfield Press 1960

KEYWORDS: new zealand civil aviation flying flight history planes walsh brothers flying school manurewa plane

$40.00
ak4/13/2534

The Stars at Noon


COCHRAN, JACQUELINE & ODLUM, FLOYD

Octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus., xv+274pp, VG (light scuffing to boards, light tanning and occassional foxing to edges and within, prev. owner's ink catalogue number to fep.) in d/w VG (light scuffing and chipping, price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale 1955

KEYWORDS: aviation world air speed record records flight civil jacqueline cochran us american united states america usa memoir autobiography wasps women's air force service pilots

$45.00
ak4/13/2535

The Invisible Air Force: The Story of the CIA's Secret Airlines


ROBBINS, CHRISTOPHER

Octavo green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 319pp, VG (light foxing to edges and occasionally within, prev. owner's catalogue number in ink to fep. (unobtrusive)) in d/w VG+ (sl. soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1979

KEYWORDS: military aviation espionage spy spies intelligence cia central south latin america asia china vietnam tibet cold war central agency

$255.00
ak4/14/2569

Brief Glory: The Story of A.T.A.


CHEESMAN, E. C.

Octavo maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to front and spine, 248pp., illus., VG (light scuffing rubbing and fading to boards, light soiling and foxing to edges and within, prev. owner's catalogue number in ink to fep. (unobtrusive), lacks d/w)

PUBLISHER: Harborough Publishing 1946

KEYWORDS: air transport auxiliary aviation ata a.t.a. a t royal air force british military history cheesman scarce flight world war two second ww2 2

$85.00
1y97/47

Topped Gun - Requiem For The Skylark


EWING, ROSS

oblong imperial octavo hardcover, black heavy card boards, silver lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, illus titlepage, 152pp., illus, VG+ (mild scuffing to boards) in d/w VG+ (moderate curling to edges, mild rubbing to faces)

PUBLISHER: Old Sausage Publishers 2002

KEYWORDS: aviation jets jetfighters fighters pilot flying airforce

$18.50
xxpii164556

World Aircraft - Commercial Aircraft 1935-1960


ANGELUCCI, ENZO & MATRICARDI, PAOLO

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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: Sampson Low 1979

KEYWORDS: aviation flight aircraft planes comercial

$18.50
xxpii164557

World Aircraft - Commercial Aircraft 1918-1935


ANGELUCCI, ENZO & MATRICARDI, PAOLO

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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: Sampson Low 1977

KEYWORDS: aviation flight aircraft planes comercial

$18.50
xxpii164558

World Aircraft - World War II - Part II


ANGELUCCI, ENZO & MATRICARDI, PAOLO

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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: Sampson Low 1978

KEYWORDS: aviation flight aircraft planes comercial military wwii ww2

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