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$25.00
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Meteorology for Glider Pilots (Third International Edition)


WALLINGTON, C. E.

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1977

KEYWORDS: aviation gliders gliding weather meteorology guide

$15.00
xxkad188935

The Winged Gospel: America's Romance with Aviation, 1900-1950


CORN, JOSEPH J.

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1987

KEYWORDS: aviation history culture aeronautics technology flight

$15.00
xxkbb188947

The Day John Died


ANDERSEN, CHRISTOPHER

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: William Morrow / HarperCollins 2000

KEYWORDS: JFK jr junior celebrity deaths conspiracy theories aviation disasters plane crashes

$15.00
xxkda189067

Wild About Flying! Dreamers, Doers, and Daredevils


MARSHALL, DAVID & HARRIS, BRUCE

Oblong super 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: Random House New Zealand 2003

KEYWORDS: pilots aviation history illustrated david marshall bruce harris airplane airplanes aeroplane aeroplanes

$55.00
1c9a/16

Airships - Cardington: A History of Cardington Airship Stattion and its Role in World Airship Development


CHAMBERLAIN, GEOFFREY

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xv + 227pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, moderate adhesive staining to spine & gutters, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Terence Dalton 1991

KEYWORDS: military aviation history airships Cardington

$100.00
1c9a/17

The Van Dyk Collection of LTA Plans & Drawings (With Commentary)


LTA INSTITUTE & VAN DYK, HERMAN (Text & Drawings)

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, viii + 167pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, v sl tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: LTA Institute / Tiola Consolidated 2010

KEYWORDS: Herman Van Dyk aviation airships drawings plans design history

$48.50
1c9a/19

Count Zeppelin: A Psychological Portrait


MEYER, Prof. HENRY CORD

Octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 118pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to board extrems/edges, light chafing to boards, sl tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Tiola Consolidated / LTA Institute 1998

KEYWORDS: Count Zeppelin family history aviation biography memoir airships zeppelins

$48.50
1c9a/23

Despatches From the Front: Far East Air Operations 1942-1945


MACE, MARTIN (Intro & Compiled by) & GREHAN, JOHN (Intro & Compiled by) & MITCHELL, SARA (Additional Research)

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xii + 248pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's labels to rear)

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Military 2014

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii aerial combat war warfare aviation reports air operations

$95.00
1c9a/31

Aero Artbook


GIBELIN, CHRISTOPHE

TEXT IN FRENCH, lg quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 127pp, illus, VG+ (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards, sm script/signature in pencil to full title page)

PUBLISHER: Editions Paquet 2009

KEYWORDS: text in French art collection aviation flight aircraft pilots

$15.00
xxkde189087

The Big Show


CLOSTERMANN, PIERRE & BERTHOUD, OLIVER (Trans) & SLESSOR, Sir JOHN (Fore)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1951

KEYWORDS: French fighter pilots raf royal air force military history aviation anecdotes Pierre Clostermann

$24.50
xxkfc189205

Aviation Disasters (Fifth Edition)


GERO, DAVID

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The History Press 2010

KEYWORDS: aviation disasters late 20th twentieth century flight aeroplane airplane crashes airliners transport travel

$16.50
xxkfd189223

They Fought For the Sky: The Story of the First War in the Air


REYNOLDS, QUENTIN

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (tatty); 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: Cassell & Co 1958

KEYWORDS: aerial warfare combat military aviation history the great war ww1 first 1st world war 1 one i

$345.00
1c27a/20

The Topdressers


GEELEN, JANIC & JAMES, O. G. (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed eps, 367pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems with minor discolouration, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with some minor surface loss, moderate discolouration/fading)

PUBLISHER: NZ Aviation Press 1983

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand aviation aerial topdressing farming agriculture

$16.50
xxkkf189507

Parachutes in Peace and War


LOW, PROFESSOR A. M.

LACKS D/W, octavo 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: The Scientific Book Club 1942

KEYWORDS: aviation flight safety parachutes

$50.00
1c27a/50

The Second World War 1939-1945 Army: Airborne Forces


OTWAY, Lieutenant-Colonel T. B. H. (Compiled by)

Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 468pp, 21 maps to rear- all present, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Imperial War Museum 1990

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii army aviation British airborne forces 9th battalion paras paratroopers parachute regiment

$16.50
xxkrb189725

Scotland's Wings: Triumph and Tragedy in the Skies


JEFFREY, ROBERT

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Black & White Publishing 2022

KEYWORDS: civil aviation history Scotland Scottish military

$38.50
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The Sky Belongs to Them


WINFIELD, DR. ROLAND & ROXBURGH, H. L. (intro.)

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. All online listings are held in our Dunedin shop.

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1976

KEYWORDS: bomber command air flying cross air force world war two second ww2 2 military history memoir autobiography aviation medicine

$100.00
1d31a/4

La Contribucion Italiana en la Aviacion Paraguaya


FRACCHIA, ANTONIO LUIS SAPIENZA

TEXT IN SPANISH, SIGNED & INSCRIBED, octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, yellow lettering to spine, 297pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate to heavy creasing & scuffing to spine & covers, light chafing to covers, heavy creasing to edge of pgs 107/108)

PUBLISHER: Asuncion 2007

KEYWORDS: text in Spanish aviation history signed Antonio Luis Sapienza Fracchia

$40.00
1d31a/5

De Legendarische Vlucht van de Uiver: London-Melbourne oktober 1934


KROESE, WIM

TEXT IN DUTCH, quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Teleboek BV 1983

KEYWORDS: text in Dutch aviation history civilian

$60.00
1d31a/6

De Nederlandse Vliegtuigen


WESSELINK, THEO & POSTMA, THIJS

TEXT IN DUTCH, quarto, illus light card covers, yellow lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 143pp, illus photos, VG (light to moderate creasing/curling to covers with moderate chafing & soiling, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Romen Haarlem 1982

KEYWORDS: text in Dutch aviation history

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