Air Canada, the first 50 years. Pp. 368, 32 plates, pictorial endpapers, index; edges of boards a trifle marked, fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly foxed, bottom edge of front panel lightly creased; outer leaves and edges slightly foxed; McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1986. First edition. *Trans-Canada Air Lines was..... More
Foreword by His Royal Highness the Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. Preface by Air Commodore F. R. Banks. Pp. xiv+552, 13 plates, text figures, index; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt; top fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; free endpapers faintly offset, small chip..... More
Pp. [vi]+336(last blank), 8 coloured plates, appendix; med. 8vo; white boards, spine lettered and decorated in silver; dust wrapper, closed horizontal tears at head and foot of backstrip, small tape repair extending from foot of backstrip into front panel; dHarperCollins Publishers, Sydney, 2015. First edition. *'After 36 years at Qantas..... More
Pp. 192, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (some double page), bibliography, index; med. 4to; olive brown boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded; Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1981. First Australian edition. More
[Volume II, facsimile edition]. Pp. viii+1494(last blank); Martino Fine Books,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[c. 1999]. *Originally printed by the Government Printing Office for the Smithsonian Institution, in 1921. 'This work covers the literature published from July 1, 1909, to December 31, 1916, and continues the work of the Smithsonian Institution issued..... More
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Pp. xiv+940, appendix; Maurizio Martino Publisher, Staten Island,New York, n.d.[1997]. Edition limited to 150 copies. *Originally published by the Smithsonian Institution in 1910, as Volume 55 of the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections series. 'The interest of the Smithsonian Institution in aeronautics dates almost from the beginning of its work. Its early..... More
Pp. [vi]+170, numerous text illustrations, further reading, index; demy 4to; navy boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper; Cassell Australia, Sydney, 1980. First edition. More
Pp. 352, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (some full page), pictorial endpapers, bibliography, indices; demy 4to; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split; Orbis Publishing, London, 1983. Revised edition. *First published in 1978. More
British Aviator. Pp. 272, frontispiece portrait, plus 14 plates, 2 text illustrations (one full page), appendices, index; demy 8vo; purple boards, spine lettered in light blue & black; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly faded; occasional faint soiling; Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1965. First..... More
Pp. xii+162, text figures, notes, glossary, indices; demy 8vo; green boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; top fore-corner of several leaves slightly creased, occasional minor pencilling; University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1994. First edition. *'Examines ambiguities in language and other causes of miscommunication between pilots and air traffic controllers'..... More
Research by Dick Smith. Story by Pedr Davis. Foreword by the Chairman of Qantas, Sir Lenox Hewitt. Pp. 130, printed in brown & black, illustrated throughout in colour and (mainly) sepia; narrow demy 4to; blue boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper; Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1980. First edition. *The story..... More
Pp. 36, numerous text illustrations, notes, further reading; demy 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1972. Third impression (with amendments). Science Museum Booklet series. *First published in 1963. The text is an extended version of a discourse delivered to the Royal..... More
Pp. x+478, index; med. 8vo; grey cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt; dust wrapper; a couple of tiny spots to top edges of leaves; Heinemann, London, 1984. First edition. *'A new analysis of the way in which the British people reacted to the first appearance of machines that could..... More
Pp. 192, mostly printed triple column, numerous text illustrations (some full page); small oblong 4to; plain white paper wrappers; price-clipped dust wrapper; Ian Allan, London, 1973. First edition. More
Pp. xxx+302(last blank), text figures and tables, appendices, references, index; med. 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered in silver, bottom fore-corner of upper board and top fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, front panel with thin faded strip near foot of backstrip; Ashgate, Aldershot, Hants, 1998. First edition. *'The..... More
Pp. 264, 24 coloured plates, black & white pictorial double title page and numerous text illustrations, bibliography, index; med. 4to; blue cloth, spine lettered in navy, edges of boards faintly faded; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split; top edges of leaves slightly foxed; Random House, New York, 1972. First..... More
Pp. 262, 2 text figures, appendices; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; The Macmillan Company, New York, 1971. First edition. * What motivates the skyjacker? 'The startling conclusions of a distinguished psychiatrist who has interviewed many skyjackers' [wrapper blurb]. More
Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams. Pp. [x]+190, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, appendices, chronology, bibliography, index; demy 4to; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly worn, edges lightly rubbed and split; the free endpapers faintly offset, a couple of spots of foxing; Australian..... More
Pp. 232(last blank), 12 plates; demy 8vo; maroon boards, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back panel slightly soiled; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Souvenir Press, London, 1965. First U.K. edition. *Published simultaneously in Canada. 'The..... More
Pp. viii+430, text figures, index; med. 8vo; dark blue boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip and top edge of back panel slightly faded; occasional minor pencilling; Gower Technical, Aldershot, Hants, 1989. First U.K. edition. *'Covers the most salient features of four major disciplines..... More
Foreword by Allan Diehl. Pp. xii+350(last blank), text figures, index; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper, back flap creased; some red or blue inked annotations and underlining; Avebury Aviation, Aldershot, Hants, 1995. First U.K. edition. *'Provides a clear understanding of pilot..... More
Pp. xvi+336(last blank), text illustrations, maps and figures, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, backstrip lightly faded; name in ink at head of upper free endpaper, the text block browned; Chatto & Windus, London, 1986. First edition. *'In the early hours of..... More
Pp. xviii+350, text illustrations (several full page); tall demy 8vo; red boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, the upper board faintly scratched; price-clipped dust wrapper; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Collins, London, 1982. First edition. *An anthology of air travel. 'Among the..... More
Foreword by Sir Lawrence Wackett. Pp. [ii]+162, printed in grey/green & black, illustrated in colour and (mainly) black & white, appendix, index; demy 4to; dark blue boards, lettered in white, the boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper; Summit Books/Paul Hamlyn Pty Limited, Sydney, 1977. First edition. *With a gilt sticker..... More
Foreword by Nancy-Bird Walton Pp. [ii]+162, printed in grey/green & black, illustrated in colour and (mainly) black & white, pictorial endpapers, appendix, index; demy 4to; dark blue boards, lettered in white, a trifle bowed, edges slightly rubbed; dust wrapper; Marque Publishing Company, Sydney, 1988. New edition *Inscribed and signed by..... More
