Cleveland, Ohio: R. C. Barnum Co., 1919. Single leaf extracted from The People's War Book, measuring 176 x 257 mm., bearing the signature of William Bishop in ink. Slight chipped at one corner, but well preserved. William A. 'Billy' Bishop (1894-1956), the great Canadian air ace was credited with destroying..... More
New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1935. Octavo, original decorated blue cloth, 260 pp. An attractive copy. Reprint. A young reader's novel co-written by a well-known Canadian and English ace of WW1. More
New York: The Sun Dial Press, 1927. Octavo, blue cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 260 pp. Some rubbing of dust jacket, otherwise a very fine copy. A story of two friends, authors Bishop, and Stuart-Wortley, who learn to fly together and grow up to become great aviators. More
Sydney: David Mason Printer, circa 1866. Single printed sheet measuring 570 x 445 mm. Backed on linen, slight loss of text due to a split at folds (now repaired), otherwise in good condition. A rare and desirable piece of early Australian aeronautical history, being one of the earliest instances of..... More
London: Cassel and Company, 1956. Octavo, original blue cloth, spine embossed with silver lettering, [viii], 278 pp., four double-sided leaves of black-and-white photographic plates. Spine ends and lower-right corner of front cover bumped and rubbed, some small pale spots on spine and front cover, foxing on edges of text block..... More
London: University Tutorial Press, 1925. Octavo, brown cloth, embossed title, faded gilt lettering, (vi), 416 pp., diagrams throughout. Frayed cloth, inner rear hinge split but firm, stains on cloth, spotting throughout, otherwise a reading copy. This book deals with all those portions of dynamics which can be satisfactorily treated without..... More
Shrewsbury: Airlife Pulishing, 1987. Quarto, blue hardcover, 176 pp., profusely illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. Mild taped-marks on endpapers, otherwise a near-fine copy in dust-jacket. Reprint. The author's cockpit experiences testing British and American carrier aircraft. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969. Octavo, original cloth, xvi, 270 pp., plates and endpaper maps. A very good copy. An account of Manfred Von Richthofen. More
Cheltenham, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1979. Quarto, black hardcover, 128 pp., illustrated. Slight external wear, a very good copy with the dust jacket. This is a book about the beginning of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It deals with early military aviation in Canada before and during World War I...... More
Cheltenham, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1979. Quarto, black hardcover, 128 pp., illustrated. Slight external wear, a very good copy with the dust jacket. This is a book about the beginning of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It deals with early military aviation in Canada before and during World War I...... More
Glasgow: Blackie and Son, circa 1925. Octavo, illustrated cloth, viii, 264 pp., colour frontispiece and 12 plates. Front inner hinge split and tender, spine a bit rubbed and worn at the top-edge, an attractive book nonetheless. A lovely book in charming decorated cloth. The first section is on balloons and..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. Large octavo, hardcover, xvi, 348 pp., plates; near fine copy with dust-jacket. A near fine copy in dust jacket. The rich and entertaining biography of one of the most extraordinary men in aviation history. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. Tall ocatvo, navy-blue hardcover, spine embossed with rose-gold lettering, xi, 348 pp., frontispiece, four black-and-white plates, eight double-sided black-and-white plates, pp. 283-348 detail the patents of Lawrence Sperry. Spine ends a little bumped, spotting on edges of text block, very light foxing on leaf..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson Ltd, 1945. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, [x], 206 pp., frontispiece, one single-sided and five double-sided black-and-white plates, illustrated throughout with black-and-white plates. Some small marks on edges of text block, cover leaves have come away from stiff wrappers but holds firm at spine; otherwise a very..... More
London: Cecil Palmer & Hayward, 1918. Folio, later brown cloth with the original illustrated front wrapper bound in; dedication plate featuring the poem "To the Men of the A.I.F.", with a total of 52 letterpress leaves (including the preliminaries) interspersed with twenty plates. Cloth moderately flecked, internally well preserved. First..... More
London: Cecil Palmer & Hayward, 1918. Folio, later brown cloth with the original illustrated front wrapper bound in; dedication plate featuring the poem "To the Men of the A.I.F.", with a total of 52 letterpress leaves (including the preliminaries) interspersed with twenty plates. Some spotting on the cloth, a few..... More
Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1882. Two volumes, large quarto. Volume one: [xiv], 10-196 pp., 21 engraved plates and five vignettes (including the frontispiece). Volume two: [x], facsimile muster roll of eight leaves, 232 pp., five engraved plates and four vignettes. Vol I: 21 engraved plates. Vol II: 5 engraved plates A...... More
Greensboro, North Carolina: Pace Communications, 2002. Quarto, blue cloth, 256 pp., profusely illustrated. Dust jacket torn at the back, otherwise a fine copy. The untold story of United through extensive archival art and photography - including a fold-out of United's fleet -thus capturing the spirit of a pivotal player in..... More
Greensboro, North Carolina: Pace Communications, 2002. Quarto, blue cloth, 256 pp., profusely illustrated. As new. The untold story of United through extensive archival art and photography - including a fold-out of United's fleet -thus capturing the spirit of a pivotal player in the invention of aviation. More
London: Bison Books, 1985. Quarto, hardcover, 64 pp., colour plates. A very good copy with the dust-jacket. The North American P-51 Mustang, America's greatest fighter aircraft, was actually designed, built and flown in 117 days. Richly illustrated, this book includes a full colour cutaway schematic diagram by Mike Badrocke... More
London: MacDonald, 1962. Octavo, red cloth, 132 pp., illustrated. Inscription made by previous owner on front inner board, some preliminary foxing, moderate spotting across the book with no loss of text, dust jacket torn affecting title; overall, a good copy. First edition. A history of the development and careers of..... More
London: Macdonald and Company, 1953. Large quarto, original cloth with spine lettering, 160 pp., illustrated throughout. Cover rubbed at spine ends, front board a little frayed at bottom-edge, light spotting on title page, overall a good copy. This publication encompasses every type of aircraft and focuses on the design, performance..... More
London: Macdonald, 1965. Quarto, blue cloth, 360 pp., profusely illustrated with photographs. Torn dust jacket, rubbed at spine ends and cover, heavy spotting on cloth, foxing on endpapers, otherwise a fair copy. Third Edition. This book covers nearly every type of aircraft extant, irrespective of its age. The variety ranges..... More
London: Tiger Books International, 1990. Quarto, red cloth hardcover, dust jacket, 208 pp., profusely illustrated throughout. Some discolouration on the bottom right-hand extremities of dust jacket and first few pages of text block. Otherwise a good copy. Flying Colours features over one hundred types of aircraft and their markings through..... More
New York: Davis McKay, 1967. Octavo, original cloth, 154 pp. A near-fine copy in dust-jacket. Fictional account of First War aviation. More
