Illawong: 450 Squadron (R.A.A.F.) Association, 1996. Folio, printed wrappers, 80 pp., black-and-white period photographs and cartoon illustrations throughout. Very minor markings and rubbing on wrappers, otherwise a very fine copy. Informal and personal accounts of the war in the Middle East and Southern Europe by 44 members of the 450..... More
Croyden, Victoria: Longmans, Green and Co Ltd, 1964. Octavo, red papered boards, illustrated endpapers, 212 pp., eight double sided illustrated plates. Heavy foxing and shelf wear on dust jacket, foxing throughout, tape-marked on rear endpapers, otherwise a fair copy. The Wandering Years is a factual account of the beginnings of..... More
1939. Octavo, orange cloth, vi, 320 pp., separate appendix V booklet tucked in front inner sleeve, eight folding plates, illustrated throughout with in-text diagrams, charts, tables, and maps, seven appendices. Cloth thumbed, some foxing, two plates missing (plates VI and IX), otherwise a good copy. Reprint Incorporating A.L.I. A scarce..... 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
Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, 2006. Octavo, printed wrappers, xxii, 298 pp., 12 double sided black and white plates. A very fine copy. A beautifully written and extremely well researched biography on Clive Caldwell, Australia's highest scoring fighter pilot in World War Two with 27.5 victories, as well as celebrated..... More
Loftus: Australian Military History Publications, 2002. Quarto, illustrated hardcover, xii, 306 pp., illustrated with photographs and maps. A fine copy. Reprint. An account of the 458 RAAF Squadron, formed in Williamtown (NSW, Australia) seen from the perspective of one of its members. The squadron operated during Word War II and..... More
Weston Creek, ACT: Aerospace Publications, 1995. Quarto, green hardcover with gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 166 pp., numerous illustrations. A fine copy in dust jacket. Airliners features the operational histories of sixteen of the famous airliners that established the Australian Aviation environment that is known today. This volume..... More
Kerang, Victoria: the editor, 2009. Octavo, printed papered-boards, xii, 560 pp., illustrated. A fine copy. Signed by the editor. This compilation draws together accounts of individuals from Kerang and their neighbouring districts who have served on operations either the AFC or the RAAF as well as the WAAAF, RAAFNS and..... More
Sydney: A. H. & A. W. REED, 1975. Quarto, blue cloth, [ii], 108 pp., profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and diagrams. Shelf wear and foxing on dust jacket, foxing on endpapers, otherwise a good copy. First Edition. Peter N. Anderson traces the design, development, history and operational use of the..... 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
Australia: ANZ, [1990]. Quarto, stapled, 12 pp., colour illustrations throughout. Rubbed spine, slight tear on rear cover, otherwise a fine copy. A twelve page recollection of Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith and his work with the Southern Cross Trust. More
Sydney: B. Jackson and Company, [1918]. Large quarto, original red cloth, 388 pp., illustrated throughout. Front endpaper slightly chipped, lower edge of the front board bumped, but overall a sound solid copy. Scarce and useful biographical reference for ANZAC troopers of the First World War. Australia's Fighting Sons of the..... More
Carlisle: Hesperian Press, 1994. Octavo, printed wrappers, ix, 275 pp., illustrated throughout. A very fine copy. A history of No 461 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force, 1942-1945. More
Melbourne: Government Printer for the Australian Council for Aeronautics, 1944. Quarto, original blue cloth boards, iv, 20 page introduction followed by twelve successive reports with separate pagination, graphs and illustrations throughout. An excellent copy. This is the first annual volume of the Australian Council for Aeronautics, a milestone in the..... More
Melbourne: Government Printer for the Australian Council for Aeronautics, 1945. Quarto, original blue cloth boards, four page foreword followed by five successive reports with separate pagination, graphs and illustrations throughout. An excellent copy. This is the second annual volume of the Australian Council for Aeronautics, a milestone in the progress..... More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1994. Quarto, paper boards, (x), 168 pp., illustrated with colour photographs. Stains and inscriptions on paper boards, Folded corners, otherwise a good copy. This White Paper, Defending Australia, explains how the Government will manage Australia's defence into the 21st century. It is a comprehensive review..... 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
Sydney: T H Lockley, 2014. Small octavo, paperback, 32 pp., many illustrations throughout. The front and rear cover a little faded, otherwise a near-fine copy. This booklet is a basic report of the flight made by light aircraft from Melbourne to Sydney on July 12-14 2014 to commemorate the first..... More
Sydney: McGraw-Hill Australia, 2002. Octavo, printed wrappers, xiv, 234 pp., black-and-white illustrations throughout. A fine copy. The publication is the recollection of Dick Smith's career and legacy through the eyes of his right-hand man for over thirty-five years, Ike Bain. More
London: The Field Press, 1920. Large quarto, original pale Japon vellum with gilt lettering and crest to the front board; top-edge gilt and others uncut. The unpaginated preliminary leaves comprise a colour ornamental title-page, a photogravure portrait of C. Alma Baker and a further decorated leaf, followed by single leaf..... More
Loftus, New South Wales: Australian Military History Publications, 2009. Octavo, printed wrappers, xvi, 196 pp., illustrated. A fine copy. Third edition. An account of the author's experience as he undertook the Kokoda Trek in 1994. More
South Melbourne: MacMillan, 1985. Octavo, green cloth, viii, 184 pp., six double-sided plates. Cover slightly bumped on fore-edge, cloth a little flecked on spine tail and along bottom-edge, otherwise an attractive copy in dust jacket. An account of the Pacific War as well as a retelling of life in the..... More
North Melbourne: Cassell Australia, 1973. Octavo, illustrated hardcover, 108 pp., profusely illustrated in colour throughout. A good copy. First Edition. Ten stories recounting the journeys made by Australia's pioneering aviators. More
Victor Harbour: Rallye Publications, 1989. Octavo, black cloth hardcover, dust jacket, 246 pp., black-and-white illustrations throughout. Minor rubbing and tiny tear to top extremity of dust jacket. Otherwise a very fine copy. First edition. An autobiography of RAAF pilot and racing car driver, John Barraclough. More
Rosebery: Hippo Books, 1999. Quarto, printed wrappers, x, 162 pp., illustrated with period and contemporary black-and-white photographs throughout. Some miniscule marcations/dents to wrapper, otherwise a very fine copy. One of only 250 copies printed for both first and second editions combined, this copy (from the second edition) contains over 700..... More
