Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1991. Oblong quarto, hardcover, 120 pp., profusely illustrated. A fine copy in dust jacket. Published by the Northern Territory government for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Australia in 1942. More
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2006. Octavo, printed wrappers, xxii, 298 pp., 12 plates. A fine copy. Biography of Clive Caldwell and his military achievements detailing his rise from a green fighter pilot to Wing leader and includes striking details of air battles. More
Sydney: Clarion Edition, 1992. Small quarto, printed blue cloth, 192 pp., numerous illustrations. Cover edges a little rubbed, otherwise a fine copy in dust jacket. First edition. A life story that encompasses the adventure of flight in the 20th century and the Golden Years of Australian aviation. More
Weston Creek: Aerospace Publications, 1995. Complete in two volumes, large octavo, illustrated wrappers, many illustrations throughout. Front covers a little rubbed with a minor stain on the rear cover of volume one. A very good set. 'Airliners' features the operational histories of sixteen Australian airlines. The set covers the airlines'..... 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
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 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
London: The Field Press, 1920. Large quarto, original blue cloth with gilt lettering and crest to the front board; unpaginated preliminary leaves comprise the colour ornamental title-page, a photogravure portrait of C. Alma Baker and a further decorated leaf, followed by single leaf listing contents and plates; then 148 continuously..... 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
Melbourne: Spectrum Publications, 1991. Quarto, red cloth with gilt lettering, [vi], 384 pp., profusely illustrated. Moderate foxing, otherwise a near-fine copy in dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author. The story of the people of the 'Sigint' organisation. Their skill and dedication in analysing and decoding the enemy's signal..... More
Shrewsbury: The Airlife Publishing Company, 1979. Octavo, hardcover, 190 pp., illustrated. A signed copy with inscription by the author. Top edge a little foxed, otherwise an attractive copy. 'Alone in the Sky' tells the story of Jean Batten's early life and of all her famous flights. The book is based..... More
Sydney: Jackson & O'Sullivan, 1934. Octavo, blue cloth, [x], 256 pp., illustrated, d/w incomplete. Boards rubbed at spine ends, some browning on the spine, flecking along the boards' edges, some spotting on preliminary pages, previous owner's stamps on both free-endpapers, dust jacket incomplete. Overall, a good copy. An account of..... More
Sydney: Jackson & O'Sullivan, 1934. Octavo, original blue cloth, [x], 256 pp., endpaper maps, photo plates and portrait, facsimile of the London to Sydney log book. A few external spots and a little foxing, overall a near-fine copy with a small cache of contemporary newspaper clippings loosely inserted. First Australian..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1938. Octavo, frontispiece, 304 pp., 15 photo plates. Gilt lettering intact, some browning and foxing to preliminary leaves and fore edge, but a very good copy in green cloth, with very good dust jacket (this chipped and clipped with some loss). More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1938. Octavo, frontispiece, 304 p.p., 15 photo plates; gilt lettering intact. some browning and foxing to preliminary leaves and fore edge, but a very good copy in green cloth, with very good dust jacket (this chipped and clipped with some loss). Jean Batten's..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1938. Octavo, frontispiece, 304 p.p., 15 photo plates; gilt lettering intact. Some browning and foxing to preliminary leaves and fore edge, but a very good copy in green cloth, with very good dust jacket (this chipped and clipped with some loss). Jean Batten's..... More
Melbourne: published under direction of the Military Board, 1946. Octavo, green papered-boards, continuously paginated from page 741 through to 1777 (following on from the first volume). With additional separately paginated appendices. Cloth bumped and marked, internally in very good order, a well-preserved copy. A list of reserve, retired and deceased..... More
North Sydney: Random House Australia, 2009. Octavo, illustrated wrappers, 308 pp., plates. The rear cover a little rubbed. Otherwise a very good copy. This is the Qantas story that covers the greed, lies, and crashes of the airline and its pilots. It takes you into the boardroom, where giant golden..... More
Sydney: Echidna Publishing, 1993. Large octavo, hardcover, 176 pp., illustrated. A fine copy. Much of this book describes the events of the 1930s. The author participated in many of the experimental flights which led to improvements in aircraft, aerodromes, radio and electronic devices, and meteorology. More
Sydney: Echidna Publishing, 1993. Quarto, hardcover, [ii], 176 pp., dust-jacket. Spine ends and extremities slightly bumped, previous owner's bookplate and details to front endpaper, a nice copy in clean dust-jacket. A scarce self-published history of the golden days of Australian aviation, rich with biographical information on prominent and relatively obscure..... More
Canberra: Aerospace Centre, 2004. Octavo, printed wrappers, xiv, 220 pp. Cover lightly worn, a near-fine copy. The proceedings of the 2003 RAAF History Conference held in Canberra on 4-5 August 2003. More
London: Hutchinson, circa 1936. Octavo, original red cloth, 232 pp., plates. Spine moderately sunned, neat inked number on spine, moderate foxing throughout, browning of the front end-paper. A good copy of a scarce book. This comes from the personal collection of Barry Lake, Australian motoring journalist and racing sports historian..... More