London: Collins, 1955. Octavo, original black cloth with gilt lettering, portrait frontispiece, eight plates and three maps. A few mild spots affect the cloth, page edges toned, overall a very good copy. This first edition includes an introductory letter from the author to Alister Kershaw. More
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. Quarto, [xxii], 348 pp., frontispiece and numerous photo plates. Original gilt decorated boards, localised stain affects one of the plates but a most attractive copy with the dust-jacket (this a bit rubbed and chipped). Large paper edition, of which five hundred were offered for sale..... More
London: Putnam, 1982. Octavo, blue hardcover with spine lettering, xxv, 642 pp., frontispiece, profusely illustrated. Boards slightly bumped at extremities, otherwise a near-fine copy in dust jacket This book marks the seventieth anniversary of the creation of the Royal Flying Corps on May 13th, 1912, comprising a Naval Wing, a...... More
Lismore: Northern Star Limited, 1988. Quarto, red cloth with bold lettering front and spine, xiii, 258 pp., map on front and back free-enpapers, profusely illustrated. A near fine copy in dust jacket including a leaflet celebrating the centenary of the Upper Clarence Light Horse (1st October, 1885 - 1st October..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919. Octavo, frontispiece, xii, 264 pp., 23 photo plates. Original quarter cloth in green and beige, spine a little dirty, mild browning, otherwise in near fine condition. A highly desirable rare book. Biography of the famous dancer written by his wife Irene. The couple were..... More
Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens, 1942. Octavo, paperback, 204 pp., 8 photo plates. Minor foxing to front endpaper, front board hinge a little loose, dust-jacket a little rubbed. A near-fine copy. An autobiograhpy of the leading fighter ace of the Australian Flying Corps during World War I. Flying a Sopwith Camel..... 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
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1953. Octavo, xxx, 494 pp, 32 maps and 54 illustrations. A fine, bright copy in the original mailing box. Volume eight of the 'Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918'; covers all aspects of the war-in-the-air by Australian forces. More
New York: Macmillan, 1943. Octavo, frontispiece, [x], 170 pp., 7 photo plates. A near fine copy in near fine dust jacket (this chipped with minor loss). "Probably fewe Americans have had more exciting experiences in Air Force action than Flight Lieutenant Donahue, who flew with the R.A.F. for over two..... More
London: Jonathan Cape in association with the Medici Society, 1926. Small thick quarto, original gilt lettered navy cloth, frontispiece, folding plates and plans, large folding map at the rear, xlix, 624; 690 pp. Some foxing, rubbed at spine ends, small located tear on spine end, otherwise a good copy. This..... 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
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1931. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, 256 pp., frontispiece, six double-sided plates. Spine ends slightly flecked and frayed, cloth a bit thumbed, otherwise a very good copy. Foreword by William Wellman. Dick Grace served as a B-17 Flying Fortress co-pilot with the 486th..... More
Philadelphia: David MacKay Company, 1929. Large handsome quarto in the publisher's blue cloth with pictorial onlay, 72 pp., with a total of 23 plates (of which 14 are in colour). Boards bumped at extremities, some scattered stains affect the rear board, old gift inscription on front endpaper, but overall a...... More
Sydney: W. E. Smith, Printer and Stationer, 1897. Small quarto, original gilt lettered deep blue cloth, 42 pp., twenty-one photo plates including the frontispiece. A little spotting of the cloth and some moderate foxing throughout, yet an attractive copy. This scarce book covers the history of the Australian Gas-Light Company..... More
Zurich: Corinphila Auktionen, 2018. Quarto, printed wrappers 400 pp., illustrated in full colour throughout. One corner of final dozen or so leaves is creased. Elite stamp auction catalogue from a past sale in Zurich. More
New York: Van Rees Press, 1960. Octavo, original blue cloth, xii, 192 pp., frontispiece. A very good copy in moderately rubbed dust-jacket. "What the United States Air Force calls the B-70 is the aircraft of the future. It is not just an improved version of a jet that can fly..... More
Canberra: Australian Air Publications, 2007. Set of three octavo-sized books in its blue case, blue printed wrappers, 442 pp., illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white, diagrams, and maps. Spine ends rubbed and slightly scratched, otherwise a very good copy. A concise history of the Royal Australian Air..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. Octavo, original blue cloth with white lettering and aeroplane emblem to front board, [xvi], 268 pp., endpaper maps, portrait frontispiece, and eight double-sided plates. Joints rubbed, a very good copy. Autobiography of Father Paul Schulte, a Catholic chaplain who services the polar Canadian provinces..... More
Ulladulla, NSW: published by the author, 1999. Octavo, printed wrappers, 78 pp., illustrated. A fine copy. Inscribed and signed by the author. Dick Sudlow's account of flying with the Royal Australian Air Force throughout World War II. 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
Loftus, New South Wales: Australian Military History Publications, 2000. Quarto, printed wrappers, 274 pp., frontispiece. Cover slightly creased at bottom-edge corner, otherwise a fine copy. The author's personal memoir of his experiences during World War Two, including service with the Sydney University Regiment and the RAAF from 1941 to 1945..... More
London: Osprey Publishing, 1997. Quarto, paperback, 96 pp., colour plates. A near fine copy. The period covered in this volume was considered to be the 'glory years' for the jagdwaffe - fresh from the experience gained in the Spanish Civil War - and for the Bf 109 in particular... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1928. Octavo, original grey cloth with paper spine label, x, 208 pp., frontispiece and occasional diagrams scattered throughout the text. Rear external hinge is split, yet binding is firm, some foxing, a sound reading copy. The author enlisted in the British Army in 1914 and transferred..... More