Sydney: Lansdowne Press, 1983. Quarto, grey hardcover, 224 pp., illustrated in colour and black and white. A near-fine copy in dust jacket. The story of aviation's golden age of air racing (1909-1936) which was the catalyst for the development of the aeroplane as a machine of war and, in later..... More
Sydney: Lansdowne Press, 1981. Quarto, brown cloth hardcover, dust jacket, 128 pp., illustrated throughout. A fine copy. A collection of stories of some of the best known pioneers in aviation including Harriet Quimby,Francis Chichester, Wiley Post, and many more. More
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1991. Octavo, blue cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 333 pp., illustrated throughout. Some spotting otherwise a very fine copy. This book chronicles the golden age of aviation from the perspective of it's two main goals of speed and distance. Gwynn-Jones describes developments in these areas with..... More
Sydney: Allem & Unwin, 1991. Octavo, blue hardcover, xviii, 334 pp., illustrated. A near-fine copy. First Australian edition. Faster and Faster chronicles the golden age of aviation from the perspective of the dual goals of speed and distance, describing the airplane's practical advances: first regarded primarily as a novelty, it..... More
Sydney: Rigby Publishers, 1981. Quarto, brown cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 192 pp., profusely illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Some rubbing around periphery of dust jacket and hard cover, otherwise a fine copy. Written by prolific aviation author Terry Gwynn-Jones, this book captures the most famous heroic air..... More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1979. Octavo, hardcover, 180 pp., plates and endpaper maps. A fine copy with dust-jacket. 'Pioneer Airwoman' is the fascinating story of Mrs Harry Bonney, the world famous Australian aviatrix who was forgotten by the world for forty years. More
Sydney: Rigby, 1977. Octavo, red cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 176 pp., illustrated throughout. A fine copy This book highlights Australia's record aviation success with a selection of our greatest aviation pioneers and their stories. More
Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1996. Octavo, printed wrappers, (ix), 288 pp., 16 double-sided illustrated plates. Mild foxing throughout, otherwise a good copy. Wild Blue Yonder tells the stories of a handful of the world's most adventurous aviators. Here are balloonists who placed their faith in the vagaries of the..... More
New York: Orion Books, 1991. Quarto, two-toned hardcover, xiii, 256 pp., illustrated throughout. Boards slightly bumped, otherwise a fine copy in dust-jacket. An history of transpacific flight and the pilots who made it possible. More
