Kiama: published by the author, 1997. First edition. Large quarto, hardcover, x, 272 pp., illustrated. A fine copy with the dust-jacket, from the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher. 'Aussie Moths' is a book of pure history. It is believed to be the only attempt to record the history of..... More
Cambridge: Patrick Stephens in association with Airfix Products, 1976. Reprint. Quarto, hardcover, 104 pp., plates and diagrams. A very good copy. An informative book for aircraft enthusiasts and modellers that describes the early development of the Spitfire and explains how to make really accurate models of this world-famous fighter, using..... More
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1938. Sixth edition. Quarto, original navy cloth, xviii, 616 pp., numerous diagrams and a folding plate. The sleeve attached to the rear endpaper contains a further three loose folding charts: Tasmanian navigation, the English Channel, and a guide to signs and symbols for map-reading. The..... More
London: HMSO, 1963. Octavo, navy cloth, iv, 198 pp., diagrams. Old sticker on title-page, very good copy in worn dust-jacket. This book is the first of three volumes which have been written primarily to assist airmen under training as mechanics in the Radio Engineering Trade Group of the R.A.F. More
Waiuku: New Zealand Aviation Press, 2004. First edition. Quarto, hardcover, 238 pp., generously illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. Top edge of the front board gently bumped, otherwise a fine copy with the dust-jacket. The de Havilland Aircraft Company was one of the most successful aeroplane builders in..... More
Shrewsbury: AirLife Publishing, 1987. First edition. Quarto, hardcover, 160 pp., illustrated. A very good copy with dust-jacket. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her from England to Australia in 1996. This book is a pictorial history of..... More
Canberra: Aerospace Publications, 1994. Quarto, hardcover, 194 pp., illustrated throughout. Eight leaves creased at one corner margin, otherwise a fine copy with dust-jacket. Front endpaper inscribed by previous owner. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her from..... More
Leicester: Chris Beckett, 1995. Reprint. Quarto, hardcover, 148 pp., colour plates, a fine copy with dust-jacket. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her from England to Australia in 1996. A splendid pictorial celebration of the major de..... More
Hertfordshire: issued by the de Havilland Engine Company Limited, 1948-1957. Original folder with preliminary leaves and 20 separately paginated sections. A well-preserved maintenance handbook. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her from England to Australia in 1996..... More
Gloucestershire: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1998. First edition. Oblong quarto, hardcover, 128 pp., illustrated. A near-fine copy in modestly worn dust-jacket. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her from England to Australia in 1996. Limited edition..... More
London: Quiller Press, 1990. First edition. Large oblong quarto, green cloth with gilt lettering, 160 pp., illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. A near-fine copy with the dust-jacket. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her..... More
Ontario: SBGB Publishing, 2009. Large quarto, hardcover, 440 pp., illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, with charts and technical diagrams. One corner of the front board is modestly bumped, otherwise an excellent copy with the dust-jacket. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a...... More
Gloucestershire: Alan Sutton, 1998. Reprint. Quarto, hardcover, xii, 272 pp., frontispiece and illustrations throughout. A fine copy with dust-jacket. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her from England to Australia in 1996. The de Havilland Vampire was..... More
London: Putnam, 1962. First UK edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, 492 pp., illustrations and diagrams throughout, a fine copy with dust-jacket. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her from England to Australia in 1996. Descriptive catalogue of..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1961. Second impression. Octavo, hardcover, 240 pp., frontispiece and plates. A near-fine copy in a worn dust-jacket. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her from England to Australia in 1996. Geoffrey de Havilland is..... More
Shrewsbury: AirLife Publishing, 1982. Revised edition. Octavo, 488 pp., frontispiece and plates. Previous owner's details on front endpaper, A very good copy with the dust-jacket. From the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her from England to Australia in..... More
Middlesex: De Havilland Aircraft Company, circa 1945. Third edition. Small octavo, 68 pp., with a double-page plate and six folding plans (some of which are double-sided). An excellent copy from the collection of aviation enthusiast John Fisher, who restored a a single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth and flew her from..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, circa 1939. Octavo, original blue cloth, 390 pp., portrait frontispiece and plates. Some foxing of the edges, spine a bit dulled, yet a very good copy overall. Definitive biography of the daring thespian and aviation pioneer Robert Loraine. More
London: Nicholson & Watson, 1938. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth with red lettering, 332 pp, portrait frontispiece and 13 plates. One corner of the front board bumped, cloth a little rubbed, yet a handsome copy overall. Includes a chapter on British airmen, including the author, who fought in North..... More
London: Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1936. Reprint. Octavo, original black cloth with red lettering, xvi, 304 pp., portrait frontispiece and nine plates. Front inner hinge split but holding, cloth rubbed and worn at extremities, some preliminary foxing, a good copy. Biography of Mick Mannock, acknowledged by the British Air Ministry..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1929. First edition. Octavo, [viii], 354 pp, frontispiece and 12 plates, original red cloth with gilt insignia to front board. Inner hinges split and tender, otherwise in very good order, text block remains firm. Bert Hall was one of the first seven pilots to..... More
London: Putnam, 1963. First edition. Octavo, hardcover, xii, 146 pp., portrait frontispiece and plates. A near-fine copy in rubbed dust-jacket. These are the high-spirited reminiscences of a brilliant pilot, telling of the planes he flew - and the crashes he survived - as a Naval airman in the First World..... More
London: Cassell and Company, 1954. Second edition. Quarto, hardcover, 120 pp., plates. A very good copy. More
London: Osprey Publishing, 2012. First edition. Quarto, illustrated card covers, 64 pp. colour plates, fine copy. More
London: Osprey Publishing, 1997. Reprint. Quarto, paperback, 96 pp., colour plates. A near fine copy. More