New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1918. Octavo, red original cloth, xiv, 388 pp., an additional five pages of publisher's advertising, illustrated front endpapers, frontispiece in colour, 64 plates both in black and white and in colour, 11 in-text drawings. Rubbed spine ends, slightly frayed at corners, cloth thumbed, hinge..... More
London: Allan Wingate, 1958. Octavo, original blue cloth, [xiii], 236 pp., 30 plates. Slight bump on spine end, foxing of edges and endpapers, jacket worn. Overall, a very good copy. Atlantic Adventure is the first comprehensive account of man's conquest by air of that dangerous three thousand miles between the..... More
London: A&C Black, 1927. Octavo, frontispiece, [iv], 124 pp., circa 10 photo plates, illustrated map printed on end papers. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket (this mildly chipped with minor loss). The author was a member of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I, who..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., circa 1940. Octavo, original illustrated wrapped boards, vi, 90 pp. Minor creases and rubbing to the cover, yet a near-fine copy. Jerry Martin, discovers that his remaining family member, Dick Stretton (his cousin) is found in some trouble. Dick stresses not to get involved..... More
Fallbrook: Aero Publishers, 1970. Quarto, soft cover, printed wrappers, 98 pp., profusely illustrated in black-and-white photographs throughout. A fine copy. A list of the RAAF identification numbers of all the aircraft operating during the Pacific War, from the A1 Hawker Demon to the A72 Consolidated Liberator. Supported by photographs of..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1938. Quarto, original tan buckram with gilt lettering, 896 pp., frontispiece, plates, and four maps (two folding). One corner of the boards is bumped, small inoffensive mark affects the fore-edge, yet overall a handsome copy. In addition to the personal correspondence of Colonel Lawrence, this definitive edition..... More
St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1985-1987. Three octavo volumes in red hardcover binding with dust-jackets. Light spotting on preliminary leaves, otherwise an attractive set in dust jacket. First edition. Qantas is the world's second oldest airline, an important and unusual institution in Australian history. With its roots in the..... More
London: Osprey Publishing, 1990. Quarto, printed wrappers, 128 pp., profusely illustrated with colour photography. A very good copy. An in-depth review of the Soviet Superfighter MiG-29, featuring stunning colour photographs of every component of the aircraft, static and in action. More
Sydney: Holland & Stephenson, 1949. Small octavo, original green cloth, 252 pp. From the library of the Eastwood Returned Sailors and Soldiers Club, with stamps through the preliminary leaves, and also to the fore and bottom edges of the text block. Corners a little bumped, yet a remarkably fresh copy..... More
Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1962. Octavo, light blue hardcover with an illustration of an aircraft, xvi, 144 pp., frontispiece, 8 double-sided plates. A near-fine copy in a lightly foxed dust jacket. A vivid account of Bert Hinkler's life from his early years in Bundaberg, his consuming ambition to become a flyer..... More
Hartford, Connecticut: Edwin Valentine Mitchell, 1928. Octavo, yellow cloth, 176 pp., 24 plates, illustrated with diagrams. Light spotting on both endpapers and inner boards, otherwise a good copy in dust jacket. Foreword by Air Vice-Maarshal Sir Sefton Brancker, director of civil aviation. A practical account of flying. More
Boston: Small, Maynard & Co., 1921. Octavo, green original cloth, [v], 286 pp., frontispiece, 15 double-sided plates. Rubbed at spine ends, bumped at corners,a few leaves and plates thumbed, otherwise a good copy. The Manufacturers Aircraft Association was an American association founded in 1917 under the pressure of the U.S...... More
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
London: George Newnes, 1941. Octavo, cloth, viii, 132 pp. some diagrams. Spine sunned, otherwise a very good and sound copy. A detailed description of the chief constructional features and controls and up-to-date practice in this type of construction. Also, instructions for rigging, dismantling, assembling and maintenance is provided in this..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 1989. Quarto, blue hardcover, 144 pp., numerous coloured plates. A fine copy with dust jacket. Firs edition. The Golden Age of flying is depicted in this stunning collection of poster art from the Thirties to the Sixties, from the airlines of Britain and the Commonwealth. All the posters..... More
Zurich: Corinphila Auktionen, 2018. Quarto, hardcover, 112 pp., illustrated in full colour throughout. A near-fine copy with dust-jacket. Elite stamp auction catalogue from a past sale in Zurich. This includes the prospectus for the Cape stamps from the 'Besançon' collection, issued by the auctioneer prior to the sale. More
Arlington, VA: C&D Enterprises, 1993. Quarto, printed wrappers, [ii], 218 pp., preliminary leaf map, profusely illustrated. Shelf wear and marked on cover, otherwise a very good copy. Elite Insignia Guide 2. Elite Insignia Guides are a series of books devoted to the collector of insignia of the International Military Elite..... More
London: Patrick Stephens, 1972. Octavo, hardcover, 176 pp., illustrated. A fine copy in dust-jacket. The development of the bomber as a weapon of war during the First World War and as an instrument for keeping the peace in the years that followed. More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1971. Quarto, printed wrappers, xx, 124 pp., illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs throughout. A very fine copy. Celebrating 50 years of the Royal Australian Airforce. Includes introduction messages from Her Majesty the Queen Air Commodore-in-Chief Citizen Air Force, and His Royal Highness The Prince..... More
London: Pen & Sword Aviation, 2020. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, ix, 264 pp., eight double-sided plates. Wrappers slightly worn, otherwise a near-fine copy. An account of a Lancaster pilot from No. 625 Squadron during Second World War with chapters on the Battle the Atlantic, Bomber Command, Bochum, and Zeitz... More
London: Gordon and Cremonesi, 1980. Small quarto, hardcover, 212 pp., plates. Front board bumped at one corner, otherwise a fine copy with dust-jacket. Tearing through the skies in death-defying feats of air-borne heroism, these ace pilots of World War 1 pushed back the barriers of human endurance. The dare-devil demands..... More
London: John Hamilton, 1936. Octavo, original cloth, xii, 276 pp., frontispiece and 23 plates. Front inner hinge split and tender (not detached), cloth rubbed, back board marked, some foxing. Contains a chapter of some forty-two pages concerning Lawrence of Arabia. The author writes as follows: 'We of No. 1 Squadron..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1944. Octavo, decorated orange boards, map front free-endpaper, 216 pp., four double-sided plates. Spine ends and board extremities frayed, some browning on rear endpaper, overall a good copy. An account of a handful of American pilots who took on the Imperial Japanese Air Force. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. Small octavo, red hardcover with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, illustrated endpapers, xv, 336 pp., frontispiece, 15 double-sided plates. Spine ends rubbed, slight bumped on spine, high school sticker on front endpaper with inscription 'Burra High School 1938. Presented to Reginald..... More
