Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1974. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, xviii, 218 pp. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, graphs and tables throughout. Light foxing on cover, small price sticker on back cover; otherwise a near-fine copy. First edition. Intended for agricultural engineers, agronomists, plant scientists, entomologists and..... More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, Inc., 1935. Octavo, original blue cloth, 350 pp., illustrated in black and white. Cloth dulled, otherwise a very good copy. First edition, third printing. The author recounts his experiences as a fighter pilot in the 95th Aero Squadron, United States Army Air Service, in..... More
Carlisle: Hesperian Press, 1994. Octavo, printed wrappers, ix, 275 pp., illustrated throughout. A very fine copy. A history of No 461 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force, 1942-1945. More
Carlisle, Australia: Hesperian Press, 1994. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, ix, 276 pp., illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and maps. Spine and corners slightly rubbed, slight spotting on top of text block, very light foxing on leaf edges; otherwise a near-fine copy. First edition, scarce. This is an account of the..... More
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2000. Quarto, navy-blue hardcover with gilt lettering on spine, endpapers illustrated with black-and-white maps, ix, 326 pp., additional leaves at the end (unpaginated), eight double-sided leaves illustrated with both black-and-white and colour photographs, one map showing RAAF base locations included, two appendices included. Some discolouration on..... More
Adelaide: Ridby Limited, 1971. Octavo, blue cloth, [xii], 204 pp., illustrated endpapers, eight double-sided illustrated plates. Tape-marked, torn and spotting on dust jacket, spotting on endpapers, light foxing throughout. The life and times of Australian Aviator Sir Norman Brearley, who held the first regular airmail contract in Australia and founder..... More
Melbourne: Royal Australian Air Force Museum, 1991. Octavo, printed wrappers, 44 pp., illustrated in full colour. A fine copy. In 1988, Hawker de Havilland commissioned Norman Clifford to complete Australia's largest collection of paintings with a historical Service aviation theme. This collection of 20 works depict activities of operational and..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1941. Octavo, red cloth, vi, 250 pp., one frontispiece. Some flecking on spine, corners and bottom-edge, spine faded and torn at extremities, slightly bowed, some foxing, internally in very good order; overall, a good copy. Accounts of the experiences and deeds of 14 Australian pilots, from..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1940. Quarto, illustrated hard cover, 140 pp. Some rubbing around peripheries of hard cover, otherwise a very good copy. First edition. This book showcases tales of famous Australian airmen, such as Lawrence Hargrave, John Duigan, Bert Hinkler. More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1940. Quarto, illustrated hard cover, 140 pp., full-colour frontispiece, a black-and-white illustration is included at the beginning of each chapter. Spine ends bumped and rubbed, edges and corners of front cover slightly rubbed, foxing on inside covers and edges of leaves, small gold sticker on bottom..... More
Sydney: Angus And Robertson, 1961. Octavo, hardcover, 348 pp., plates. A very good copy in worn dust-jacket. An exciting account of the early days of Australian aviation, written by a First War pilot who was personally acquainted with many of the pioneers in this book. More
Sydney: Angus And Robertson, 1961. Octavo, hardcover, 348 pp., plates, with the dust-jacket. A few tiny perforations affect the preliminary leaves, dust-jacket moderately rubbed and chipped. Overall a fresh and attractive copy. An exciting account of the early days of Australian aviation, written by a First War pilot who was..... More
Sydney: Angus And Robertson, 1961. Octavo, hardcover, 348 pp., eight double-sided plates. Endpapers tape-marked, otherwise a very good copy in dust-kjacket. Reprint. An exciting account of the early days of Australian aviation, written by a First War pilot who was personally acquainted with many of the pioneers in this book..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1957. Octavo, pale-blue hardcover, navy embossed lettering on spine, navy embossed illustration on front cover, xii, 348 pp.; black, white and pale blue endpapers illustrated with a map and a list of record flights by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith; illustrated with eight black-and-white double-sided plates. Rubbing..... More
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1961. Octavo, hardcover, spine printed with black lettering, cover printed with illustration in black, xii, 348 pp., illustrated endpapers, eight double-sided black-and-white plates. Spine ends a little faded, light foxing on front free endpaper, edges of dust-jacket a little worn; otherwise a near-fine copy in a...... More
London: Grub Street, 2010. Octavo, red cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 224 pp., eight double sided black and white illustrations. A very fine copy. Taken from the day-to-day diaries of Stanislav Fejfar, this is a first hand account of the Czech born RAF pilot who escaped a collapsing Bohemia in..... More
London and Sydney: Grub Street, 2008. Octavo, black cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 216 pp., eight double sided black and white plates. A very fine copy. Written by Wing Commander R W Foster DFC AE together with Norman Franks, this book is an account of Foster's life as RAF pilot..... More
New York: Bantam Press, 1986. Quarto, blue cloth, 192 pp., photographs and illustrations throughout, some illustrations in colour. Rubbed spine tails, a few localised stains on cloth, very mild foxing on endpapers, otherwise a good copy. First Edition. An account of fighter pilot combat since 1914 with illustrations. More
London: Bantam Press, 1986. Quarto, blue hardcover, 192 pp., numerous illustrations. A near-fine copy. Using superb diagrammatic paintings, Norman Franks illustrates the complex manoeuvres of air combat on which survival of each pilot depended. More
London: Grub Street, 2003. Octavo, red cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 192 pp., eight double sided black and white plates. A very fine copy. Air Sea Rescue by Walrus squadrons in the Adriatic, Mediterranean and Tyrrhenian Seas, 1942-1945. More
Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2002. Small quarto, illustrated wrappers, 96 pp., colour illustrations. A fine copy. This volume traces the history of the Dolphin and the Snipe during First World War. More
Oxford: Osprey, 2009. Octavo, printed wrappers, 96 pp., illustrated. A fine copy. A comprehensive history of the Triplane and the elite pilots that flew it over the Western Front in 1917. More
Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 1998. Large octavo, illustrated wrappers, 144 pp., maps and illustrations. Sticker on title page with author's signature. A fine copy. Von Richthoffen was far from a natural-born pilot but he learned rapidly and became highly proficient. Over the years any people have tried to present him as..... More
London: Grub Street Books, 1997. Quarto, hardcover, 192 pp., illustrated throughout. From the collection of the Australian Society of World War One Aero Historians, with associated stamps and markings, a near-fine copy with the dust-jacket. 124 victories are recorded and analysed in detail with accompanying photographs, maps and artwork... More
London: Grub Street Books, 1997. Quarto, black hardcover, 192 pp., illustrated throughout. A near-fine copy with the dust-jacket. 124 victories are recorded and analysed in detail with accompanying photographs, maps and artwork. More
