West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1989. Quarto, illustrated blue hardcover with spine lettering, 246 pp., profusely illustrated throughout in black and white. Rubbed at spine ends, old smell, otherwise a near-fine copy in dust jacket First edition. A history of German close-combat aircraft up to 1945 in more than 500..... More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1940. Slim octavo, original printed boards; vi, 36 pp. Boards mildly rubbed, yet a very good copy. A two-part manual. The first section provides information on how to inspect aero-engines before flight. The second part regards the law relating to civil aviation. More
Lancashire: Air Data Publications, no date. Small octavo, printed wrappers, 72 pp., six folding plates. A very good copy. This publication is divided into six parts: descriptive, handling, operating, data, emergencies and general handling. More
London: HMSO, 1958. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers,34 pp., frontispiece, illustrated with two folding diagrams. A near-fine copy. Facsimile. This book is divided into five parts: descriptive, limitations, handling, emergency handling and operating data. This contains information on fuel and oil systems, engine and aircraft controls, main services, cockpit and radio..... More
London: HMSO, 1953. Small octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, 60 pp., illustrated with diagrams and four cockpit illustrations. Wrappers slightly worn, a few detached leaves, stain p.32-33, otherwise a good copy. 1st edition. This copy belonged to F/L J. A. Carpenter from the 87 Squadron. This manual is divided into five..... More
London: HMSO, 1956. Small octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, 66 pp., illustrated with two foldings diagrams. Wrappers slightly worn and dulled, First edition. This copy belonged to F/L J. A. Carpenter from 151 Squadron. This manual is divided into five parts: description, limitations, handling, emergency handling and operating data. F/L J...... More
London: Air Ministry, 1946. Quarto, stappled printed wrappers, 122 pp., illustrated with diagrams. Worn and stained wrappers, some foxing throughout, otherwise a good copy. This report compiles a list of German aircraft manufactured by the following firms: Arado, Bachem, Blohm and Voss, B. M. W., Daimler-Benz, D. F. S., Doblhoff..... More
Liverpool: Real Photographs Co. Ltd, unknown. Octavo, printed wrappers, 16 pp. including three pages of publisher's advertising, illustrated. A near-fine copy. Fourth edition. A comparison of several single-engined aircraft such as the Vickers-Supermarine "Spitfire", the Hawker "Hurricane", and the Phillips & Powis Miles "Master", the North American "Harvard" as well..... More
Wilmslow: Airplan Flight Equipment, 1993. Octavo, printed wrappers, xiv, 94 pp. (approximate due to unusual pagination), illustrated. A near-fine copy. This book covers in detail everything the pilot needs to know about flying the CESSNA 150. More
Canberra: Airservices Australia, 1996. Quarto, spiral bound, transparent plastic cover with a green end board. 104 pp., profusely illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Scratches and shelf-wear on plastic cover, otherwise a near fine copy. First Edition. The purposes of this Manual are to: (a) provide background information to SAR pilots..... More
Hampshire, UK: Airspeed Limited, 1949. Quarto, leaves held together with decorative paper binders, printed cover, leaves printed on one side only, [vi], 41 pp., two black-and-white plates, one colour plate, one full-colour fold-out illustration, illustrated with black-and-white graphs and tables throughout, three fold-out graphs included, two fold-out diagrams included. Front..... More
London: Putnam, 1975. Octavo, sky-blue hardcover, spine embossed with gilt lettering, [xvi], 556 pp., frontispiece, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and diagrams, some tables included, four appendices included. Spine ends slightly bumped, very light foxing on leaves throughout, dust-jacket foxed and a little worn at edges; otherwise a very good..... More
Coventry: printed by Curtis & Beamish for Alfred Herbert Ltd., 1902. Oblong quarto, original printed wrappers and cloth backstrip; separately paginated in sections alphabetically arranged from A to V (and numbering some hundreds of pages in total). Section of the cloth backstrip is missing, very good condition, internally fresh. Industrial..... More
London: Allen & Hanburys Ltd, 1930. Large thick octavo, original cloth; frontispiece, [32], 1974, 90 pp. Very good condition. A cursory examination of this exhaustive catalogue reveals anaesthetic apparatus (over sixty pages), surgical tools, ligature and suture materials, blood transfusion equipment, cystoscopes, artificial limbs, and a whole section of tools..... More
ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 1996. Quarto, green hardcover, spine and cover embossed with gilt lettering,178 pp.; illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs and diagrams throughout. As new. First edition. A fully illustrated account of some of the aircraft that made Australia's airlines what they are today. The histories of eighteen..... More
Sydney: Golden Press, 1982. Quarto, hardcover, 80 pp., illustrated in full colour. A fine copy in dust jacket. A graphic tribute to World War II American Fighters. More
London: Putnam, 1969. Octavo, dark-blue cloth, spine embossed with gilt lettering, x, 566 pp., frontispiece, profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs and diagrams throughout, five appendices included. Light mark on cover, light foxing on endpapers and fore-edge of text block, dust-jacket a little worn and torn with slightly faded spine; otherwise..... More
Melbourne: Ansett Australia, 1993. Quarto, white binder with Ansett Australia logo, approximately 186 pp., illustrated with diagrams, tables and images in black and white. A near-fine copy. This manual is divided into nine sections and deals with the following subjects: basic aviation physiology and health maintenance, flying and health, human..... 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
Coventry: Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd, circa 1941. Staple bound book in original printed wrappers, [vi], 96 pp., diagrams throughout. Covers rubbed, ink stain affects the title-page. With a letter dated April 1942, from the Flying School at Camden to the Aircraft Maintenance Division at Mascot, regarding spare parts. More
Dumfries: Arrol-Johnston Ltd, 1916. Staple bound octavo booklet, original printed wrappers, 36 pp. (last blank), three folding plates. Wrappers slightly chipped, but an excellent copy. The Beardmore aeroplane engine was manufactured by Arrol-Johnston of Dumfries, and this technical booklet was prepared in June 1916 at the height of the First..... More
London: Association of British Aeroclubs, 1965. Octavo, grey cloth with red spine lettering, xi, 252 pp., illustrated with graphs, diagrams and tables. Writing and emblem on cloth slightly faded, dust jacket worn and torn, otherwise a near-fine copy. Reprint. A manual for civilian pilots, members of flying clubs and private..... More
London: Chancellor Press, 1992. Quarto, hardcover, 208 pp., illustrated throughout in colour. A fine copy with the dust jacket. A collection of fifty of the world's most successful fighting planes including technical specifications and line drawings. More
Canberra: Australian Transport Safety Bureau, 2008. Quarto, printed wrappers, viii, 54 pp., illustrated. Some spotting on the front and back cover, several leaves annotated in pencil in the margins; overall, a very good copy. Draft report on the in-flight break-up of BAC 167 Strikemaster VH-AKY twenty kilometres north-east Bathurst in..... More
