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 about IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY
Its Origin, Growth and Development. Written by John Bilton, in association with Joan Brunt and Professor J. Macdonald Holmes, on behalf of the Federal Council of The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, and in collaboration with the Sections of the Service. Pp. [xiv]+258(last blank), 20 plates, full page map... More about THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE OF AUSTRALIA
Foreword by Gaby Kennard. Pp. 216, 24 plates, bibliography; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edge a trifle rubbed; text block faintly browned, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1991. Paperback edition, reprinted. *The autobiography of one of Australia's early woman pilots. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. More about MY GOD! IT'S A WOMAN
[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 about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AERONAUTICS, 1909-1916
[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 about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AERONAUTICS
Introduction by J. R. L. Anderson. Pp. 352, 16 plates, 10 full or double page text illustrations (mostly maps), appendix, index; green cloth, spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle sprung and slightly marked, edges a trifle rubbed and lightly bruised; top edges grey; price-clipped... More about THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY
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 about ARTHUR WILLIAM COLES
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 about PHOENIX TRIUMPHANT
Volume one [of two]. Pp. 576(including pictorial advertisements), frontispiece, plus numerous text illustrations and figures, appendices, indices; boards a trifle canted; top edges navy; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper free endpaper; Putnam, London, 1959. First edition. *Volume I only. More about BRITISH CIVIL AIRCRAFT 1919-59
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 about BRING ME A UNICORN
Diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1929-1932. Pp. xii+336(last blank), 32 plates, printed endpapers, index; corners of boards slightly rubbed; fore-edges uncut; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, the backstrip slightly damp stained on reverse; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, a little light foxing; Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich... More about HOUR OF GOLD, HOUR OF LEAD
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 about LISTEN! THE WIND
Foreword by Major-General Sir Frederick H. Sykes. Pp. xx+36, 8 hand-tipped coloured plates (including frontispiece), 80 black & white plates, text illustrations (2 double page); roy. 4to; dark blue cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed; t.e.g.; free endpapers slightly offset, plates 74... More about AERONAUTICAL PRINTS & DRAWINGS
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 about THEY ALSO SERVED:
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 about THE GERMAN AIR FORCE GENERAL STAFF
In two volumes. Volume 1: Pp. 144, black & white and coloured text illustrations, appendices, index; demy 4to; dust wrapper; Volume 2: Pp. 144, black & white and coloured text illustrations, index; demy 4to; dust wrapper; Kookaburra Technical Publications, Melbourne, Volume 1: 1980, Volume 2: 1989. First editions. More about RAAF CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS 1939-45
The golden years: a pictorial anthology. Compiled by Rupert Prior. With a Foreword by A. E. Tagg. Pp. 144, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; med. 4to; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; inked gift inscription at head of upper pastedown, small red ink stain near top fore-corner of upper... More about FLYING
Flying the World's Great Aircraft. Introduction by Jeffrey Quill. Edited by Anthony Robinson. Pp. [viii]+304, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index; med. 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the bottom fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Orbis Publishing, London, 1980. Second... More about IN THE COCKPIT
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 about FLIGHT IN THE CHINA AIR SPACE 1910-1950
A short history of the Royal Air Force Regiment from 1942 to 1970, with a brief account of the approach to the problems of airfield defence in the Royal Air Force from 1918 until the formation of its own airfield defence corps in 1942. Pp. 70, coloured frontispiece, black &... More about PER ARDUA
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 about THE SKIES REMEMBER
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 about THE TIMES AVIATORS
The plane crash that destroyed a government. Pp. x+310(last blank), 16 plates, full and double page text illustrations, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; pictorial papered boards; dust wrapper; University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2013. First edition. *The 1942 Canberra plane crash which resulted in the death of three... More about AIR DISASTER CANBERRA
A Pictorial History. Pp. 284(last blank), numerous text illustrations, index; dust wrapper, lightly worn and browned, top edge of the back panel split, with some lifting of the glycine surface; Robert Hale, London, 1983. First U.K. edition. *An examination of the uses of helicopters in warfare. More about HELICOPTERS AT WAR