Pp. xii+212(last blank), 15 plates (one double page, pictorial title page printed in grey/green & black, endpaper maps printed in brown, blue & black; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, small bruise to top edge of upper board near head of spine, the boards a trifle canted; dust..... More
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
[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
[Facsimile edition]. 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..... More
With Zeal and Integrity. Pp. 116(last colophon, blank), coloured frontispiece portrait, plus a hand-tipped coloured armorial bookplate (as plate), black & white text illustrations (mostly full page), appendix; qr. dark brown buckram, spine lettered in gilt, lighter brown cloth boards, the upper board lettered in gilt; ribbon marker; top edges..... More
The Rise and Rise of the Luftwaffe. Pp. 320, 48 plates, notes to chapters, appendices, bibliography, glossary, index; dust wrapper, small closed tear (tape repaired) in tail of backstrip, date stamp on upper free endpaper; Arms and Armour Press, London, 1994. First edition. More
The Beginnings of Marine Aircraft, Winged Hulls, Air-Cushion and Air-Lubricated Craft, Planing Boats and Hydrofoils. Pp. 94(last blank), frontispiece, numerous text illustrations and figures, index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the upper board a trifle marked, fore-corners faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper; bookseller's stamp at foot of..... More
1969 onwards (all models). Owners' Workshop Manual. An insight into owning, flying and maintaining the world's first supersonic passenger jet. Pp. 160, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, appendices, index; small demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Haynes Publishing, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, 2010. More
Diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1922-1928. Pp. xx+236, 24 plates, printed endpapers, index; fore-edges uncut; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges chipped and split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the upper free endpaper slightly soiled, plate opposite p. 204 lightly creased; Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc., New..... More
With foreword and map drawings by Charles A. Lindbergh. Pp. xii+276(last blank), 1 plate, half-title page vignette, 3 full page text maps plus endpaper map, appendix; red cloth, upper board decorated in gilt, the gilt lettering on spine dulled; top edges originally dark blue, but now faded; price-clipped dust wrapper..... More
Out of Africa's hidden free spirit and Denys Finch Hatton's last great love. Pp. xx+396, 32 plates, notes, references, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; qr. blue/grey cloth, spine lettered in gilt, cream papered boards; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1993. U.S. edition..... More
Citizen Soldiers in the Air Force Training and Service Commands 1942-1945. Pp. [ii]+viii+184(last blank), 13 plates, occasional text illustrations, full page map, appendix (including chronology and rolls), indices; dust wrapper, scuffed, two small closed tears (tape repaired on the reverse) in lower edge of backstrip; Burd Street Press, Shippensburg, PA..... More
Introduction by Telford Taylor. Pp. [10]+xviii+266(last blank), appendices, glossary; demy 4to; corners of boards a trifle worn; dust wrapper, soiled, edges chipped and several closed tears tape repaired on reverse; title page slightly marked; Arno Press, New York, 1968. USAF Historical Studies No. 173. Reprint. *Originally published by the USAF..... More
A History of Ballooning 1783-1903. Pp. 268(last blank), 32 plates, appendices, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; top edges grey; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the back panel slightly soiled, backstrip faintly faded; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper free endpaper; Longmans, London, 1966..... More
Pp. 240(last blank), text illustration and maps (some full page), bibliography, notes, index; med. 4to; art. leather boards, lettered and decorated in gilt; gift inscription on the upper free endpaper; Rosholt House, Rosholt, Wisconsin, 1984. First edition. *Signed by the author on title page. An overview of both military and..... More
The Founding of T. A. A. Pp. xiv+130, 16 plates (edges faintly browned), pictorial endpapers printed in dark blue, index; demy 8vo; navy papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, fore-corners lightly bruised; dust wrapper, sightly scuffed; inked gift inscription (dated 1979) on half-title page; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1979. First edition..... More
Pp. viii+292(last blank), printed in red & black, frontispiece, plus 23 plates, folding map; light blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, with publisher's device in blind on lower board, the boards slightly canted and a trifle soiled, faint vertical scratch at centre of lower board, fore-corners slightly worn; the..... More
The story of Ross and Keith Smith. Pp. xx+156(last blank), 24 plates, 3 text maps plus endpaper map, index; corners of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, backstrip lightly faded; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1969. First edition. More
A history in photographs. Pp. 192, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index; demy 4to; dust wrapper, back panel slightly creased; Times Books, London, 2003. First edition. More
Foreword by The Hon. Sir Thomas White. Pp. xii+244(last blank), frontispiece plus 16 plates, text map, endpaper map printed in blue; demy 8vo; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in white, fore-corners of upper board a trifle bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split, with a...... More
Pp. 256, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, further reading list, glossary, index; cr. 4to; pictorial boards, edges a trifle bruised; top edges brown; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split; a little light foxing; Andre Deutsch/ Rainbird Reference Books, London, 1973. First U.K. edition. More