Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing, 1987. Octavo, printed wrappers, 190 pp., six double-sided plates in black and white. Some foxing, otherwise a good copy. 'Alone in the Sky' tells the story of Jean Batten's early life and of all her famous flights. The book is based on her earlier work 'My Life'..... More
Lane Cove, NSW: Doubleday, 1982. Octavo, blue hardcover, 208 pp., frontispiece, nine plates. Dulled cloth and slightly stained, rubbed at spine ends, otherwise a good copy in worn dust jacket. Reprint. An account of Francis Chichester's solo flight in the 1920s from London to Sydney in a de Havilland D...... More
Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing, 2016. Quarto, hardcover, 188 pp., profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. A fine copy. In this manual you can read about the Halifax's varied combat career and then lift the hatches to look inside the aircraft and see how it was constructed. Discover what..... More
London: His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1949. Large octavo, hardcover, 144 pp., 16 plates. Some foxing, worn and torn dust-jacket, a good copy. An important summary of a crucial theatre of war that is not well documented. More
Harrisburg: Giniger Book and Stackpole Books, 1936. Octavo, black cloth, [v], 332 pp. Rubbed at spine ends, otherwise a near-fine copy. Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at 17, and later a member of 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was a fighter pilot of World War I, described by..... More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1919. Octavo, blue cloth, xi, 128 pp., frontispiece, 11 plates. Discolouration of the spine, rubbed at spine ends, some preliminary foxing, otherwise a good copy An account of the Hawker's and Grieve's attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean by way of aeroplane and the special..... More
London: Humphrey Milford: Oxford University, 1931. Octavo, illustrated blue cloth, vii, 253 pp., frontispiece, four plates. Spine ends a little rubbed, some foxing throughout, otherwise a good copy. This story begins with an anonymous letter demanding a ransom of sorts. Peter must identify the mystery behind this letter, and more..... More
London: Fredrick Muller Ltd., 1955. Octavo, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, 160 pp., six double-sided plates. Some foxing throughout, otherwise a good copy. Second impression. The story of the Comet, the world's first jet airliner, from its early development to its tragic end. More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. Octavo, original red cloth, 262 pp., frontispiece and numerous plates. Rubbed at spine ends, some foxing, otherwise a good copy. Third impression of the first edition. A personal autobiographical account by the famous New Zealand born fighter pilot Captain Alan Deere. Contains good accounts of..... More
St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1985. Three octavo volumes in red hardcover binding with dust-jackets. Light spotting on preliminary leaves, otherwise an attractive set in dust jacket. Reprint Qantas is the world's second oldest airline, an important and unusual institution in Australian history. With its roots in the pioneering..... More
Harrisburg: Military Service Publishing Company, 1942-1947. Volume 1: octavo, blue cloth, [viii], 338 pp., illustrated with drawings and sketches. Volume 2: octavo black cloth with gilt spine lettering, vi, 504 pp., illustrated with maps and diagrams. Cloth rubbed at spine ends, bumps on corners, otherwise a near-fine copy. Only volume..... More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1934. Octavo, black cloth with gilt spine lettering, xv, 352 pp. Some fraying at spine ends and corners, hinge split, otherwise a good copy. A study of post-War internal affairs. More
London: Air Publication, 1936. Octavo, papered-boards, iv, 502 pp. Boards stained and worn, Station Technical and Reference Library stamp on front board, School Library R.A.F. Gosford stamp on inner front board, some spotting, otherwise a good copy. A historical account of the Royal Air Force divided into eleven chapters which..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1931. Octavo, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, 290 pp. Spine sunned, boards bumped at corners and along bottom edge, slightly foxed front endpaper, otherwise a good copy. Volume 1 November 1783- August 1914. A historical account of the evolution and development of the British military..... More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1928. Octavo, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, xxvii, 448 pp., frontispiece illustrated in colour, 44 plates, three illustration in colour. cloth rubbed, some fraying at corners, cloth thumbed, otherwise a good copy. This book discusses naval, military, and civil aviation, the creation..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1917. Octavo, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, viii, 260 pp., frontispiece, 19 plates. Rubbed at spine ends, light spotting, otherwise a near-fine copy. This book is composed of seven parts discussing the war by air, problems in construction, and the British policy after the Great..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1934. Octavo, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, 288 pp., frontispiece, 23 plates. A near-fine copy in dust jacket. An account of the Royal Air Force history and the intricacies of its employment brought forth in a concise and simple way. More
London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1922. Octavo, blue cloth, 140 pp, unopened. Slight rubbed at spine ends, bumped at bottom corners, some foxing on both endpapers, otherwise a good copy. Presentation copy, rare. In this volume, Major General Sir F. H. Sykes traces the history of aviation from its beginnings..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1936. Octavo, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, xx, 232 pp., five appendices, three maps, one folding map on rear endpaper. Rear cloth discoloured, light spotting on preliminary leaves, tape marks on both endpapaers, a few sentences underlined in blue pen throughout the book, otherwise a...... More
Northfield, Vermont: Norwich University, 1941. Octavo, red printed wrappers, xi, 158 pp. Spine worn, localised stains on back wrapper and spine, the cover shows some discolouration, otherwise a good copy. A treatise on the evolution of combat airplanes. More
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1940. Octavo, dark blue cloth with spine lettering, 320 pp. A near-fine copy in dust-jacket. An account of the Air Ministry in three parts. The first section constitutes a brief but informative history of how the Air Ministry came to be. The Second part focuses..... More
London: William Kimber, 1968-1969. Two quarto volumes, original cloth,608 pp. across the two volumes, profusely illustrated with drawings and plates (collation on demand). A fine copy in dust jacket. These two volumes are composed of communiqués written from July 25th 1915 to November 11th 1918. More
London: William Kimber, 1968. Quarto, blue cloth with spine lettering, 256 pp., 30 drawings and plans, eight double-sided plates. Dust-jacket torn, otherwise a near-fine copy. An account of the Royal Air Force in 1918 with a brief historical introduction of the R.A.F. followed by a list of the squadron equipment..... More
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1988. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, xxiv, 200 pp., seven double-sided plates, illustrated with diagrams and drawings. Heavy browning, water damaged, overall a reading copy. An account of Lawrence Hargrave's life and inventions such as steam, compressed-air and internal combustion engines. He also worked on..... More
Friedrichshafen, Germany: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH, 1976. Octavo, printed wrappers, 190 pp., profusely illustrated in black and white. Wrappers slightly worn and scratched, otherwise a near-fine copy. "The economic and political relations of Germany and the U.S.A. after World War One were influenced and co-determined by the airship construction company Luftschiffbau..... More