Double Bay: Focus Publishing, 1995. Large quarto, black hardcover, 224 pp., illustrated. Former owner's inscription on front endpaper, localised scratches on on hardcover boards, otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust-jacket. '...from the dawn of aviation' captures the history and frontier spirit of one Australia's enduring icons, Qantas Airways..... More
Double Bay: Focus Publishing, 1995. Large quarto, original gilt blue cloth, 224 pp., illustrated. Case lightly rubbed. Otherwise a fine copy with a near-fine case. Scarce in this edition. This copy of "...from the dawn of aviation" is a special edition that was cloth bound within a cloth-bound case... More
Double Bay: Focus Publishing, 1995. Large quarto, black hardcover, illustrated endpapers 224 pp., illustrated throughout. A fine copy in dust jacket. First edition. '...from the dawn of aviation' captures the history and frontier spirit of one Australia's enduring icons, Qantas Airways. Author John Stackhouse takes us on a fascinating journey..... More
Edgecliff: Focus Publishing, 1997. Quarto, red hardcover, spine and cover embossed with silver lettering, 192 pp., illustrated endpapers. Illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white photographs, documents, drawings and graphics. Spine ends and corners of covers a little bumped, small black Messrs Berkelouw sticker on inside lower-right edge of front cover;..... More
Edgecliff: Focus Publishing, 1997. Large quarto, original red harcover with silver lettering on front and spine, illustrated endpapers, 192 pp., illustrated throughout. A near-fine copy in dust-jacket. First edition. Since the Lockheed Constellation Charles Kingsford Smith climbed out of Sydney through drizzling rain shortly after 10pm on 1 December 1947,Qantas..... More
Edgecliff: Focus Publishing, 1997. Quarto, red cloth hardcover, dust jacket, 192 pp., profusely illustrated throughout. Some rubbing on extremities of dust jacket. Otherwise a very fine copy. This book celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic first Sydney to London flight made by Charles Kingsford Smith in 1947, as well..... More
