Wind Beneath His Wings Lawrence Hargrave at Stanwell Park
Illawarra, NSW: published by the author, 2004. Small slim quarto, original decorated wrappers, 142 pp., illustrated. A very good copy. Inscribed and signed by the author. More
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The Friendship Story A Complete Production History of all FOKKER - VFW F27, FAIRCHILD F-27, FAIRCHILD FH-227
Düsseldorf, West Germany: Arca Luftfahrt Union e.V., Section Düsseldorf, 1979. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, 200 pp., two additional leaves at end (unpaginated), 16 double-sided black-and-white plates. Spine ends and corners slightly bumped, small price-sticker mark on front cover without loss of text, light spotting on edges of text block, small..... More
The Royal Airforce: The Aircraft Service Since 1918
London: Hamlyn, 1982. Quarto, blue cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 208 pp., illustrated in colour profusely throughout. A very fine copy. Internationally acclaimed aviation painter Michael Turner documents the planes used by the RAF since its foundation in 1918. These paintings are accompanied by comments and assessments by the men..... More
Fighting Colours RAF Fighter Camouflage and Markings 1937-1969
London: Patrick Stephens London, 1969. Octavo, blue hard cover with bold spine lettering, 192 pp., squadron heraldry (post war unit markings) on both free endpapers, profusely illustrated. Boards bumped at extremities, spine ends a little rubbed, otherwise a near-fine copy in dust jacket. The story of the development and changes..... More
Mosquito
London: Faber and Faber, 1971. Octavo, printed wrappers, 498 pp., 138 black-and-white illustrations. A very good copy. An absorbing and highly detailed account of the Mosquito, its development, production, and operations. Profusely illustrated, this is an award winning book and an essential text for aviation literature. Includes a forward by..... More
Coalport Collector's Plate Set by Michael Turner
Shropshire, UK: Coalport, sponsored by The RAF Benevolent Fund, 1990-91. Set of five illustrated traditional English bone china plates, each 21 cm (8 1/4 inches) in diameter. The set is comprised of five plates from the Reach for the Sky series: No.s 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Date, title..... More
Beam Bombers The Secret War of No. 109 Squadron
Gloucestershire: Alan Sutton, 1998. Small quarto, hardcover, dust jacket, x, 198 pp. A near-fine copy. Beam Bombers is the fascinating story of how British scientists and aircrew discovered and combated the invisible beams that guided German bombers to their targets in the dark days of 1940. More
The Society of British Aerospace Companies A Lifetime of Aviation 1916 - 1986
London: The Society of British Aerospace Companies & Ducimus Books, 1985. Quarto, blue hardcover with spine lettering, xxii, 140 pp., illustrated in full colour. Dust jacket a little chipped, a near-fine copy. A picture book illustrated by a distinguished galaxy of aviation artists using original oil and water-colour paintings, rather..... More
So Many A Folio Dedicated To All Who Served With RAF Bomber Command 1939-45
Canada: Macmillian, 1995. Folio, blue cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 276 pp., profusely illustrated throughout with facsimile correspondence and photographs. Very minor bending on top section of dust jacket, otherwise a very fine copy. This fine art folio was produced to commemorate those who served in the RAF Bomber Command..... More
The Illustrated History of Helicopters
London: Bison Books, 1985. Folio, red cloth, gilt spine lettering, 112 pp., profusely illustrated with colour. Spotting on dust jacket, otherwise a near fine copy. Despite their relatively short gestation, helicopters have become a ubiquitous part of everyday life. Today, in addition to their numerous peaceful activities, helicopters are employed..... More
South with Endurance Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917 The Photographs of Frank Hurley
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia: Viking/Penguin Books Australia, 2001. Large quarto, pale teal-blue hardcover, spine embossed with silver lettering, 320 pp., frontispiece, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, some colour photographs included. Spine ends bumped and rubbed, edges of covers rubbed, corners a little rubbed, right edge of front free endpapr..... More
South with Endurance Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917 The Photographs of Frank Hurley
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia: Viking/Penguin Books Australia, 2001. Large quarto, pale teal-blue hardcover, spine embossed with silver lettering, 320 pp., frontispiece, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, some colour photographs included. Spine ends and corners a little bumped and rubbed, very small spot on title and frontispiece without loss of..... More
The World's Classic Aircraft
Devon: Charles Herridge, 1984. Hardcover quarto, 190 pp., plates. Front endpaper stamped by previous owner, otherwise a fine copy in dust jacket. A history of thirty outstanding aircraft as well as an overview of their technical descriptions and flying characteristics. More
With Wings Like Eagles The Untold History of the Battle of Britain
London: JR Books, 2009. Octavo, grey cloth, [iv], 322 pp., 12 double-sided plates. Spine s little bumped at spine ends, otherwise a fine copy in dust jacket. The complete story of the Battle of Britain witnessed through the tales of pilots, ground crews, and commanders on both sides. More
RAAF Richmond Silver Jubilee Open Day Sunday, 4th December, 1977
Windsor: Hawkesbury Press Pty Ltd., 1977. Small octavo, printed wrappers, approximately 14 pp. (unpaginated), illustrated. Wrappers worn and some spotting, otherwise a very good copy. The Silver Jubilee open day program for the RAAF Richmond. More
Australia and the War in the Air The centenary history of Australia and the Great War volume 1
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 2014. Quarto, black hardcover, x, 284 pp., illustrated in black and white. Boards a bit rubbed on bottom-edge, otherwise a fine copy in dust-jacket. First edition. A Scarce copy. Australia and the War in the Air examines Australia's role in history's first major air war. It..... More
Fire in the Sky The Australian Flying Corps in the First World War
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2010. Octavo, paperback, xx, 404 pp., plates. A near-fine copy. From the collection of the Australian Society of World War One Aero Historians, with associated stamps and markings. Using private letters, diaries and official records, historian Michael Molkentin reveals the story of the airmen and mechanics..... More
Fire in the Sky The Australian Flying Corps in the First World War
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2010. Octavo, printed wrappers, xix, 404 pp., eight plates. A fine copy. Using private letters, diaries and official records, historian Michael Molkentin reveals, for the first time over 90 years, the remarkable story of the airmen and mechanics of the Australian Flying Corps. More
Flying the Southern Cross Aviators Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2012. Small quarto, illustrated wrappers, vii, 212 pp., illustrated. Author's signature on title page, rear cover slightly rubbed, yet an attractive copy. Australian aviators Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928 in the Southern Cross, an aircraft constructed largely..... More
The Hindenburg
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1972. Octavo, black papered boards, [iv], 278 pp., 16 double-sided plates. A near fine copy in dust jacket. A minute by minute account of the final flight of the Nazi airship Hindenburg. More
The Hindenburg
London: Granada Publishing Limited, 1973. Octavo, orange cloth, 278 pp., eight double-sided plates. Rear flap of the dust jacket tape-marked, otherwise a very good copy. On 6 May 1937, the Hindenburg exploded in mid-air, caught fire, and lay in glowing ruins on the airfield at Lakehurst, New Jersey. This book..... More
A Unique Flight The Historic aircraft collection of the Australian War Memorial
Sydney: New Holland Publishers, 2008. Quarto, green cloth hardcover, dust jacket, profusely illustrated in colour and black-and-white photographs throughout. A very fine copy. This book showcases primary source material, photographs and first hand accounts, supplied by the Australian War memorial, of World War One, World War Two, the Pacific War,and..... More
Tocumwal to Tarakan Australians and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Canberra: Banner Books, 1994. Quarto, navy-blue hardcover, spine and cover embossed with silver lettering, xii, 172 pp., illustrated endpapers, illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, some maps and documents included, three appendices included. Dust-jacket slightly worn on top edge, otherwise a fine copy. First edition. A history of the Royal Australian..... More
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum An Autobiography
Washington D. C. National Geographic Society, 2010. Quarto, black hardcover, 400 pp., profusely illustrated throughout. A fine copy in a slightly worn dust-jacket. Foreword by John H. Glenn Jr. A complete history of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum written in five chapters by curators and scientists who were..... More
Superbirds Great Gunfighters and Bomb-Haulers
London: Osprey Publishing, 1990. Quarto, blue cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 240 pp., profusely illustrated throughout. Some rubbing of hard cover and dust jacket peripheries, otherwise a fine copy. This book is a presentation of brilliant warbird photography by some of aviation's leading photographers, Michael O'Leary, Norman Pealing, Mike Jerram..... More