Sydney: 1930. Bookplate measuring 176 x 114 cm, fine and uncirculated, 1930. Amy Johnson was a pioneer English aviator, revered as the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in the year 1930. This bookplate depicts her route across the globe and her de Havilland Gypsy Moth, affectionately..... More
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
Shrewsbury: The Airlife Publishing Company, 1979. Octavo, black cloth hardcover, 190 pp., six double-sided B&W plates, decorated with B&W drawings throughout. Original dust wrapper covered in archival grade clear mylar protective cover, minor foxing isolated to top of text block. Otherwise a very fine copy. Alone In The Sky tis..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1938. Octavo, green cloth hard cover, 304 pp., frontispiece, 15 double sided plates. Some rubbing of hard cover and loose spine to text block, otherwise a fine copy. This is the autobiography of the great New Zealand female aviator Jean Batten and details her..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1938. Octavo,green cloth, 304 pp., frontispiece, 15 double-sided plates. Cloth dulled, marks on spine, spine ends frayed, library stamps, some spotting, tear on the dust-jacket, otherwise a good copy in a foxed dust jacket. First edition. Jean Batten's personal account of her life..... More
Manchester: Goodall, 2004. Octavo, printed wrappers,192 pp., four double-sided plates. A fine copy. Reprint. The true story of a World War II RAF Bomber Command Radio Telephony operator who talked down the crews on their return from operations, met them off duty and so often, within days, mourned their loss..... More
Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 1984. Quarto, black cloth, 288 pp., profusely illustrated with photographs. Mild foxing, otherwise a very good copy. The WAAAF Book shows the sex discrimination of WWII in rates of pay and allowances, and in the hostility of some male officers to women holding status. It also..... More
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003. Octavo, brown papered-boards, xvi, 384 pp., eight plates. A fine copy in dust jacket. First edition. The fascinating biography of Amy Johnson which gives an intimate portrait of a complicated and passionate woman, a fearless adventurer with an inexhaustible lust for life. More
London: The Bodley Head, 1966. Octavo, black cloth with gilt spine lettering, 286 pp., frontispiece, eight double-sided plates. A fine copy. First English edition. In 1937, Amelia Earhart, already famous as the first woman to cross the North Atlantic by air, hit even bigger worldwide headlines when she and her..... More
London: Counstable Young Books, 1966. Octavo, blue cloth hardcover, dust jacket, 160 pp. Some minor rubbing of dust jacket, mild foxing of text block, otherwise a very good copy. This is the biography of Amy Johnson, British pioneering aviator in the 1930's who was the first woman to fly solo..... More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1979. Octavo, hardcover, 180 pp., plates and endpaper maps. Foxing on endpapers, shelf wear on dust jacket, otherwise a near-fine copy. 'Pioneer Airwoman' is the fascinating story of Mrs Harry Bonney, the world famous Australian aviatrix who was forgotten by the world for forty years. More
Kettering: Bridewell Works, [1916]. Staple bound octavo pamphlet in original titling wrappers, 40 pp. A very good copy. Several short accounts of the combat activities of flying men are related. Nungesser is mentioned but all other names are omitted. Noffsinger 675. More
London: Aardvark Bureau, 2016. Octavo, printed wrappers, 464 pp. A near fine copy. First UK edition. The account of Jane Batten, the pioneering woman known as 'the Garbo of the Skies' who climbed into the cockpit of her Gipsy Moth aiming to beat Amy Johnson's solo flight record from England..... More
London: Sampson Low, 1960. Octavo, original decorated cloth, viii, 184 pp., decorated endpapers, illustrated throughout. A very good copy in worn dust-jacket. English edition, for South Africa and the Commonwealth, from the New York Sheets by Grosset & Dunlap. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Octavo, grey paper hardcover, embossed book title on spine, 320 pp., four double-sided B&W book plates, B&W diagrams throughout. Minor rubbing around extremities of dust jacket, otherwise a fine copy. This book is an in-depth account of one of modern aviation's greatest mysteries, providing..... More
New York: Random House, 1985. Octavo, hardcover, xvi, 160 pp., plates. A fine copy in dust jacket. The disappearance if pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart along with her navigator, Fred Noonan, during their round-the-world flight on July 2, 1937, remains one of the greatest mysteries of the century. More
Melbourne: Five Mile Press, 2003. Oblong quarto, hardcover, 232 pp, colour illustrations throughout. Near fine copy with the dust-jacket. This book 'showcases the brilliant minds, bodies, and spirits of the people behind the flight revolution. David Marshall's beautiful colour illustrations, teamed with Bruce Harris's riveting storytelling, make these true-life adventure..... More
Sydney: F.H. Johnston Publishing, 1943. Octavo, blue cloth hard cover, dust jacket, 88 pp. 8 double sided plates. Some ripes of dust jacket, otherwise a fine copy. This book tells the story of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force. Written with informality, these women give graphic cameos of what their..... More
London: The Bodley Head, 1955. Octavo, black cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket, 222 pp., frontispiece, four double-sided plates. Minor discolouration to both internal and external text block, rubbing and wear to peripheries of dust jacket, other wise a very good copy for its vintage. First English edition. An..... More
Canterbury: Mullaya Publications, 1974. Octavo, printed wrappers, xvi, 112 p., seven double-sided black-and-white illustrated plates. A very good copy First Edition. Signed by author on title page. The Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force was formed in 1941 and was the largest of the World War Two Australian Women Services, with..... More
London: Collins, 1967. Octavo, blue cloth, 384 pp., 12 double-sided plates. Discolouration of the spine, a few stains on cloth, otherwise a fair copy. An account of pilot Amy Johnson's life based to a very large extent on original material, notably her own letters, as well as on the memories..... More
Australia: The Heritage Collection, 1980. Illustrated plate, 26cm, wooden plate holder. As new. It is one of a limited edition of 5,000 plates in the world. This commemorative plate was issued in association with the Australian Women Pilots' Association to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the First Solo Flight from..... More
Washington D.C. The National Geographic Society, 1935. Small quarto, staple-bound, illustrated printed wrappers, approximately 175 pp. (paginated from 533 to 662 with 46 pp. of advertisements), 12 double-sided colour plates, five leaves of colour advertisements, four double-sided blue-tinted photographs, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and drawings. Spine worn and rubbed..... More
Adelaide: Nan Witcomb, 1986. Tall octavo, hardcover, x, 342., illustrated. Some spotting of the edges, otherwise a nice copy. First edition. This is an adventure story, with letters, photographs, cartoons, and memorabilia, representing over fifty years of air hostessing in Australia with Australia National Airways, Ansett, and subsidiary airlines... More
Adelaide: Nan Witcomb, 1986. Tall octavo, hardcover, x, 342., illustrated. Names of pilots inscribed on title page, a near-fine copy. First edition. Signed by the author. This is an adventure story, with letters, photographs, cartoons, and memorabilia, representing over fifty years of air hostessing in Australia with Australia National Airways..... More
