London: Odhams Press, circa 1950s. Octavo, blue cloth, 128 pp., profusely illustrated. Cover slightly bumped at spine ends, discolouration of cloth on both top and bottom-edges, dust jacket a little worn and torn; overall, a very good copy. An account of the struggle of the people of Malta as they..... More
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946. Octavo, navy cloth hard cover, dust jacket, ix, 190 pp., frontispiece, 27 double sided black and white photographic plates. Dust jacket missing front flap plate, wearing of dust jacket, some foxing on paste downs, minor rubbing of hard cover corners, discolouration of text block, otherwise..... More
Chicago: Privately Printed, 1921. Octavo, brown cloth with gilt lettering and squadron emblem on front cover, 90 pp., frontispiece, 19 plates. Spine ends a little rubbed, hinge slightly split but firm, otherwise a very good copy. First Lieutenant Fletcher Ladd McCordic was born on December 1st, 1891. In the autumn..... More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing, 1995. Octavo, red cloth, two preliminary pages, 72 pp., illustrated in full colour. Light foxing; overall, a near-fine copy in dust jacket. A pictorial history of Australian military aviation features paintings from the Harry Hawker Collection, the RAAF Heritage Awards, RAAF commissions and a number of..... More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1995. Quarto, burgundy-red hardcover, gilt embossed lettering on spine, [iv], 72 pp., illustrated in full colour throughout. Foxing on first few leaves and inside of free endpapers, light foxing on last few leaves, slight spotting on top of text block, spine and small localised area..... More
St Mawgan, Cornwall: Royal Air Force, 1974. Octavo, printed wrappers, 54 pp., illustrated with photographs in black and white, three appendices. A near-fine copy. An account of No. 7 Squadron Royal Air Force from its foundation in 1914 to 1974 in six chapters. This book marks the sixtieth anniversary of..... More
London: Studio Editions, 1989. Quarto, blue hardcover with spine lettering, 318 pp., profusely illustrated. Previous owner's inscription on front free-endpaper, chipped dust jacket, otherwise a very good copy. This special edition of Jane's Fighting Aircraft provides an invaluable and fascinating guide to the fighters, bombers and transport aircraft of World..... More
London: Bracken Books, 1989. Quarto, blue hardcover with spine lettering, 318 pp., profusely illustrated. A few scratches on front board, dust jacket a little torn at the back, otherwise a very good copy. This special edition of Jane's Fighting Aircraft provides an invaluable and fascinating guide to the fighters, bombers..... More
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1972. Octavo, yellow papered-boards with gilt spine lettering, [iii], 208 pp., seven double-sided plates, ten appendices at the end of the book. A near-fine copy in dust jacket. An account of No. 8 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service throughout its turbulent service in World War..... More
Chicago: Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, circa 1918. Small slim quarto, original brown cloth with gilt lettering, 70 pp., illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and drawings. Cloth rubbed, internally excellent. A scare and attractive First War memorial volume published by the Chicago Steelmakers Ryerson and Son. The book..... More
London: Andrew Melrose, 1937. Octavo, blue boards with gold spine lettering, 284 pp., with 32 pp. publisher's advertisements bound in. With a frontispiece, 14 plates and two integral maps. Some flecking at edges of the boards and spine, page edges foxed, overall a very good copy in a heavily worn..... More
London: The Aviation Book Club, 1939. Octavo, blue boards with gold spine lettering, 284 pp., frontispiece, 14 plates and two integral maps. Rubbed at spine ends, some foxing, otherwise a good copy in worn dust-jacket. Book club edition. The autobiography of the great Australian airman, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, who narrated..... More
USA: Friedman-Fairfax Publishers, 2001. Quarto, illustrated printed wrappers, 144 pp., illustrated in colour. A fine copy. This volume presents more than seventy paintings illuminating battles taking place in the skies between pilot aces during World War Two. More
London: Signal Press, 1931. Octavo, black cloth with spine gilt lettering and decoration on front board, 208 pp., frontispiece, six double-sided plates. Boards flecked, mild spotting throughout, otherwise a very good copy. The No. 8 Squadron was established in October, 1916 at St. Pol. On April, 1918, it changed into..... More
London: Signal Press, 1931. Octavo, black cloth with spine gilt lettering and decoration on front board, 208 pp., frontispiece, six double-sided plates. Slightly frayed corners, previous owner's inscription on front inner board, light spotting throughout, otherwise a good copy. The No. 8 Squadron was established in October, 1916 at St..... More
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
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1927. Octavo, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, xxxix, 288 pp., six appendices. Cloth a little flecked along the edges, otherwise a good copy. This book is divided into fourteen chapters discussing the principles of transport and navigation, thunderstorms and aircraft navigation, and airship policy and..... More
Nicosia, Cyprus: Zavallis Press, 1963. Octavo, red paperbound wrappers illustrated with No. 6 squadron insignia, 72 pp., illustrated with black and white photographs. Wrappers a bit worn, otherwise a very good copy. An account of the No. 6 Squadron from its early days to bomber days. More
Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2006. Octavo, printed wrappers, 268 pp., 16 double sided plates. A very fine copy. Well known industrial historian and author, Rolt, draws from primary source evidence and contemporary accounts in his publication on the history of balloons. From those first nascent flights in 1903 to the heavier-than-air..... More
Princeton: Privately Printed, 1920. Octavo, original black cloth, [ii], 204 pp., frontispiece, 25 plates. Cloth slightly rubbed at extremities and spine ends, hinge split on front inner board, otherwise a good copy. A collection of letters written by Arthur Richmond Taber from his time as a member of the "Paris..... More
