London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1982. First edition. Quarto, hardcover, 270 pp., illustrated throughout. Corners a little bumped, overall a very good copy with dust-jacket. 'Although most of the glamour of military aviation has fallen to the fighters and bombers, in fact these types were comparatively late on the scene when..... More
Barassie, Scotland: published by the author, 1986. First edition. Quarto, hardcover, x, 270 pp., illustrated throughout. A fine copy with the dust-jacket. Signed by the author, this copy has additional commemorative ephemera associated with British Aerospace loosely inserted. More
New York: United States Military Academy, 1947-1948. 3 volumes, octavo, original grey printed wrappers. Part 1: [vi], 140 pp. (last blank), 20 folding maps. Part 2: [iv], 114 pp., 19 folding maps. Part 3: [vi], 100 pp. 19 folding maps. The second part bound without title page (as issued). A...... More
Loftus, N.S.W. Australian Military History Publications, 2007. First edition. Quarto, hardcover, xvi, 528 pp., numerous plates. A near-fine copy. Formed in Egypt in February 1942, 459 Squadron was initially equipped with Hudson aircraft and later converted to Venturas and Baltimores. Operations included anti-submarine and convoy escort, and dangerous low-level shipping..... More
Sussex: Promotional Reprint Company, 1991. Reprint. Folio, hardcover, 152 pp., colour plates. A near fine copy with dust-jacket. The author, John Blake, was a veteran of the Second World War Arnhem campaign and a founding member of the Guild of Aviation Artists. This book presents a selection of premier aviation..... More
Canberra: Aerospace Publications, 1994. Reprint. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, 198 pp., plates and diagrams. A near fine copy. Recounting the exploits and achievements of three of Australia's most important postwar military aircraft. More
Coventry: Toon and Heath Advertising Agency for Armstrong Siddeley Motors, 1957. Cloth-covered spiral bound booklet measuring 205 x 258 mm., illustrated throughout, total of 104 pages. One leaf torn at one corner, covers a bit rubbed and sunned, but good condition overall. A relic from British post-war automobile and aviation..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1956. Second Impression. Octavo, frontispiece, 320 pp., 11 photo plates. Front endpaper inscribed by previous owner, a near-fine copy in mildly worn dust-jacket. Biography of Group Captain J. E. Johnson, the top-scoring fighter ace of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He held..... More
Melbourne: Sotheby's, 2005. Quarto, original wrappers (a little worn), 300 pp., colour illustrated. Sale date 13 to 15 July 2005. More
Zurich: Corinphila Auktionen, 2018. Quarto, printed wrappers 400 pp., illustrated in full colour throughout. One forner of final dozen or so leaves is creased. Elite stamp auction catalogue from a past sale in Zurich. More
London: Stanley Gibbons, 2018. First edition. Tall quarto, original card wrappers, 136 pp., colour illustrations throughout. Fine copy. Catalogue from the prestigious British philately specialists. 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. 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
Zurich: Corinphila Auktionen, 2018. Quarto, hardcover, 96 pp., illustrated in full colour throughout. A fine copy with dust-jacket. Elite stamp auction catalogue from a past sale in Zurich. More
Zurich: Corinphila Auktionen, 2018. Quarto, hardcover, 304 pp., illustrated in full colour throughout. A fine copy with dust-jacket. Elite stamp auction catalogue from a past sale in Zurich. More
Sydney: Government Printer, 1908. Second edition. Small quarto, original papered boards, viii, 426 pp., numerous plates, diagrams and maps, many folding. The front cover is bumped and stained, otherwise an excellent uncirculated copy. Department of Mines Geological Survey, being a re-issue of the first edition of 1899. More
London: Methuen, 1914. Octavo, viii, 406 pp., with the publisher's advertisements of 32 pages. Lacks front free endpaper, some regular scattered foxing, front inner hinge tender but holding, some rubbing of the cloth, lower spine point a bit frayed. A closed tear affects the final leaf of the text. This..... More
Adelaide: published by the author, 1982. First edition. Quarto, hardcover, 264 pp. illustrated. Rear internal hinge becoming tender (but still holding), otherwise a very good copy. Each chapter treats the history of the Australian Squadrons of the R.A.A.F., and also New Zealand auxiliaries. More
New York: Doubleday and Company, 1968. First edition. Octavo, original cloth, xx, 336 pp. Lower corner of the boards lightly bumped, top-edge a little browned. Overall a near-fine copy in a moderately rubbed dust-jacket (price clipped). A novel of aerial combat and espionage in World War I by the author..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1911. Second revised edition. Octavo, original handsome decorated cloth with pale lettering of the front board; xx, 250 pp, frontispiece and 23 double-sided plates. Inner hinges split but holding, frontispiece frayed with some loss at the bottom edge. Otherwise an attractive copy. An excellent and richly illustrated..... More
London: John Murray, 1943. First edition. Octavo, original cloth, x, 120 pp., numerous photo plates. A near-fine copy in a chipped dust-jacket. 'This is a book which may well revolutionise the study of meteorology for pilots. The author, who for two years in the present war has served as a...... More
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1918. Second Edition. Octavo, 304 pp.; enpapers browned, a very good copy in original brown cloth; old ownership inscription to front endpaper reads "John Hays Hammond Jr." This love story published by the wife of airman Capt. William Bond consists of her memoirs and his letters during..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1938. First Edition. Octavo, frontispiece, 304 p.p., 15 photo plates; gilt lettering intact, some browning and foxing to preliminary leaves and fore edge, but a very good copy in green cloth, with very good dust jacket (this chipped and clipped with some loss)..... More
Sydney: F. H. Johnston, 1944. First Edition. Octavo, [vii], 88 p.p., 8 double-sided photo plates; contemporary ownership inscription to front endpaper, overall an attractive near-fine copy with the dust-jacket. An important book in the social history of Australia during the Second World War. Note: the title page is dated 1943..... More
London: Frederick Muller, 1955. First Edition. Small octavo, hardcover, 160 pp., plates. Edges lightly browned, dust-jacket a little creased. A near-fine copy in a very good dust-jacket. This book tells the full story of the Comet, the first jet airliner, from its first flights to its major crashes. Out of..... More