Lancaster at War: 3
London: Ian Allan, 1984. Quarto, black hardcover, illustrated endpapers, 154 pp., profusely illustrated throughout. A fine copy in dust jacket. First edition. An account of the Lancaster story during World War II. More
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Lancaster at War: 4 Pathfinder Squadron
London: Ian Allan, 1995. Quarto, black hardcover with spine lettering, 128 pp., profusely illustrated. A fine copy in dust jacket. Reprint. A look at the formation of the Pathfinder Force (PFF) through the lense of Lancaster pilot and Master Bomber Alex Thorne who was part of the No. 635 Squadron..... More
Military Aviaiton Australia's Heritage in Stamps
Melbourne, Australia: Australia Post Philatelic Group, 1996. Folio, illustrated hardcover, 40 pp., profusely illustrated with colour and black and white. A fine copy. This book accompanies the Australia Post stamp issue Military Aviation which features the stories of the three Defence bodies from WWI period to 1996. Little known aspects..... More
Silvered Wings The Aerial Photography of Gordon Bain
Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 1991. Folio, dark blue cloth, 144 pp., profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Spotting on dust jacket, torn on rear inner hinge, otherwise a near fine copy. A beautiful collection of air-to-air photographic studies of some of the world's classic airplanes. Gordon Bain's evocative sympathy with..... More
AIR Twentieth Century War Machines
London: Chancellor Press, 1999. Folio, illustrated hardcover, 288 pp., profusely illustrated with colour. A near fine copy. AIR follows the evolution of all forms of military aircraft in the 20th century. It is fully illustrated with colour diagrams, drawings and photographs. The book traces technical developments from giant aircraft carriers..... More
The Illustrated History of Helicopters
London: Bison Books, 1985. Folio, red cloth, gilt spine lettering, 112 pp., profusely illustrated with colour. Spotting on dust jacket, otherwise a near fine copy. Despite their relatively short gestation, helicopters have become a ubiquitous part of everyday life. Today, in addition to their numerous peaceful activities, helicopters are employed..... More
Smithsonian Frontiers of Flight
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1992. Folio, light blue cloth, 256 pp., profusely illustrated with photographs. A near fine copy. The story of aviation is one of technical innovation and visionary genius, of extraordinary courage and dogged determination. This book celebrates the milestones in the history of flight by profiling the..... More
Flying: The Golden Years A Pictorial Anthology
London: Tiger Books International, 1994. Folio, illustrated hardcover, 144 pp., profusely illustrated with colour. Light foxing on endpapers, shelf wear on dust jacket, otherwise a near fine copy. Copiously illustrated, with pictures drawn from some of the world's finest aviation collections. This book will delight all those who yearn for..... More
Knights of the Air
Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1981. Folio, olive green faux leather cover, 192 pp., colour illustrated front endpapers, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. Foxing on rear endpapers, otherwise a near fine copy. In this book from "The Epic of Flight" Time-Life series, WWI provides the stage for a new..... More
The Airforce Museum
Dayton, Ohio: Central Printing, 2003. Folio, printed wrappers, 216 pp., illustrated with black and white photographs. A fine copy. On the outskirts of Dayton, Ohio, and just three miles from Huffman Prairie, where the Wright Brothers perfected controlled flight in 1904 and 1905, is the US Air Force Museum -..... More
Airland Battle 2000 The US Army's Blueprint for the War of Tomorrow
London: Hamlyn, 1986. Folio, illustrated hardcover, 190 pp., profusely illustrated. Light foxing on rear endpapers, frayed on inner front hinge, otherwise a near fine copy. High technology and high politics combine in this profusely illustrated analysis of the future shape of land warfare in Europe. Drawing on the US Army's..... More
Fighter Technology, Facts, History
Bath UK: Parragon, 2008. Folio, illustrated hardcover, 320 pp., profusely illustrated with colour. Rubbed on spine ends, otherwise a fine copy. This highly informative and beautifully illustrated volume presents the reader not only with an overview of more than a century of powered flight and the key technical developments but..... More
Soviet Combat Aircraft The Four Postwar Generations
London: Osprey Publishing, 1991. Folio, red cloth, 206 pp., illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Shelf wear on dust jacket, otherwise a fine copy. The sensational appearance of the MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters at Western airshows has highlighted the need for an accurate assessment of these and other Soviet combat aircraft..... More
Fantastic Aircraft
New York: Gallery Books, 1984. Folio, illustrated hardcover, 64 pp., illustrated with photographs, diagrams and art. Light foxing on endpapers, otherwise a fine copy. Chris Chant explores the fantastic dreams of eccentric designers seeking an unusual performance edge, both in the early history of flight and in the current era..... More
Wings Across the World An Illustrated History of British Airways
London: Cassell Ltd, 1980. Folio, blue cloth, 304 pp., profusely illustrated with colour photographs, maps and diagrams. Tape-marked on dust jacket, rubbed on spine ends, foxing on endpapers, otherwise a very good copy. Harald Penrose's text is lively and fast-moving as he relates a six-decade saga of dramatic progress in..... More
MiG-29 Soviet Superfighter
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
Warbirds Around the World
Auckland: Saint Publishing, 1999. Folio, printed wrappers, 126 pp., profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Tape-marked on dust jacket, otherwise a fine copy. Warbirds Around the World is a compilation of warbirds from around the world, including trainers, transport and communication aircraft, bombers, attack aircraft and fighters. Each entry features a...... More
The Leading Edge
New York: Artabras Publishers, 1991. Folio, blue cloth, 232 pp., profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. Tape-marked and heavy spotting on dust jacket, light spotting on endpapers, otherwise a good copy. In The Leading Edge, Walter J. Boyne - formerly Director of the National Air and Space..... More
The World's Strangest Aircraft A Collection of Weird and Wonderful Flying Machines
New York: Barnes & Noble, 2007. Folio, illustrated hardcover, 112 pp., profusely illustrated with photographs. Light spotting on endpapers, bumped on top front hardcover edge, otherwise a near fine copy. A collection of flying machines of all periods of aviation history that were somewhat less than conventional in configuration or..... More
Aerial Firepower
London: Salamander Books, 1990. Folio, grey cloth, 158 pp., illustrated endpapers, profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Shelf wear and spotting on dust jacket, rubbed on spine ends, frayed on cloth, otherwise a very good copy. Combat aircraft of all kinds are portrayed in this exciting volume, whether launching missiles, dropping..... More
101 Great Bombers Legendary Fighting Aircraft from WWI to the Present
London: Amber Books, 2008. Folio, illustrated hardcover, 112 pp., profusely illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Shelf wear on dust jacket spine, otherwise a fine copy. Containing development history, full specifications giving details of the aircraft dimensions, weight, range, speed, payload, crew and country of origin and a photograph and profile..... More
Camera Above the Clouds The Aviation Photographs of Charles E. Brown
Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing, 1988. Folio, black cloth, 164 pp., profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Tape-marked on dust jacket, light foxing on endpapers, otherwise a near fine copy. In this book Charles E. Brown's photographs are shown in their total format to display the superb skyscapes he captured throughout..... More
The Encyclopedia of Aircraft of WWII
London: Amber Books, 2004. Folio, printed wrappers, 512 pp., profusely illustrated with photographs and diagrams. As New Copy. A comprehensive illustrative guide to the best known aircraft of World War II. Three-view artworks and annotations outline the powerplant, performance, weight, dimensions, and armament of every aircraft featured, with all measurements..... More
Supershow The best in air racing and display
London: Osprey Publishing Limited, 1990. Folio, blue cloth, 240 pp., profusely illustrated with colour. Tape-marked and spotting on dust jacket, spotting on endpapers, otherwise a near fine copy. No matter your aviation interest, whether it be warbirds, sport aircraft or antiques and classics, or the souped-up Unlimited racers, Supershow is..... More
Australian Air Power
Sydney: The Book Company International, 1996. Folio, illustrated hardcover, 214 pp., profusely illustrated with photographs. Foxing on endpapers, otherwise a fine copy. Ross Gillett has drawn together an enormous amount of information and has skilfully presented it, in a concise and easily understandable chronological format which includes data tables. As..... More