Aero-Engines. Inspection Before Flight "C" Licence; Aeronautical Engineering Series
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1940. Reprint. Slim octavo, original printed boards; vi, 36 pp. Boards mildly rubbed, yet a very good copy overall. More
WWII
Pilot's and Flight Engineer's Notes: Liberator III, V, VI & VIII
Lancashire: Air Data Publications, no date. Facsimile reprint of October 1944 issue. Small octavo, printed wrappers, 72pp., six folding plates, very good condition. More
Wings of the Phoenix; The official story of the Air War in Burma
London: HMSO, 1949. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth, [vi], 144 pp, plates; a fine copy in dust-jacket (rubbed and a bit torn). When, early in 1942, the Japanese poured into Burma from the south-east and drove the Allies out, it seemed that there was no way of re-conquest. No..... More
Australia's Frontline; The Northern Territory's War.
Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1991. First Edition. 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
Darwin's Air War 1942-1945; An illustrated history
Darwin: Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory, 1992. Commemorative edition. Large quarto, hardcover, 80 pages, plates; a fine copy with dust-jacket. Inscribed by the Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory to aviation enthusiast John Fisher. An excellent history of the air battles over Darwin, being the first publication..... More
Darwin's Air War 1942-1945; An illustrated history
Darwin: Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory, 2001. Reprint. Large quarto, illustrated wrappers, 80 pages, plates. A fine copy. An excellent history of the air battles over Darwin, being the first publication issued by tha Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory. Many of the images have never been..... More
Guida agli Aeroplani d'Italia dalle origini a oggi
Milan: Mondadori, 1981. First edition. Octavo, hardcover, 320 pp., colour illustrations throughout, a very good copy. More
Roger Keyes; Being the biography of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Keyes of Zeebrugge and Dover
London: Hogarth Press, 1951. Octavo, original blue cloth, frontispiece and plates, xvi, 478 pp., a very good copy. Biography of Roger Keyes, mastermind of the legendary raid on Zeebrugge during the First World War, which was largely responsible for disarming the U-Boat menace. More
Flying Stations; A Story of Australian Naval Aviation
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1998. First edition. Quarto, hardcover, x, 290 pp., illustrated. A fine copy with dust-jacket. More
Target Area
Sydney: Australasian Publishing Company, 1943. First edition. Octavo, original red cloth, 180 pp., frontispiece and plates. The cloth is a bit rubbed at extremities, yet a very good copy overall. First-hand account by an anti-aircraft gunner stationed in Darwin and northern Australia during the Second World War. The front endpaper..... More
Hawker. One of Aviation's Greatest Names; A biography of Harry Hawker MBE, AFC. Foreword by Sir Thomas Sopwith CBE
Auckland: David Bateman, 1990. First edition. Octavo, hardcover, 232 pp., plates, a fine copy with the dust-jacket. More
142 Mosquito Bomber Squadron RAF; 25th October 1944 - 28th October 1945
Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside: published by the author, 2001. second revised edition. Quarto, paper wrappers, 116 pp., illustrated. One corner a bit bumped, a very good copy. This history has been researched and written by Barry Blunt, assisted by former aircrew, groundcrew and relatives of those who served in the Squadron whilst..... More
162 Mosquito Bomber Squadron RAF; 18th Dec. 1944 - 14th July 1946
Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside: published by the author, 1999. First edition. Quarto, paper wrappers, 162 pp., illustrated. A very good copy. This history has been researched and written by Barry Blunt, assisted by former aircrew, groundcrew and relatives of those who served in the Squadron whilst it flew Mosquitoes. More
War in the Air.; By arrangement with the B.B.C. and based on the series of fifteen television films 'War in the Air'
London: Evans Brothers, 1956. First edition. Octavo, hardcover, 224 pp., plates; some moderate preliminary foxing, a very good copy with the dust-jacket. More
Mosquito Bomber/Fighter-Bomber Units of World War 2
Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 1998. Reprint. Small quarto, card wrappers, 96 pp., colour plates, a very good copy. Number 4 in the Osprey Combat Aircraft Series, edited by Tony Holmes. More
Mosquito Photo-Reconnaissance Units of World War 2
Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 1999. First edition. Small quarto, card wrappers, 96 pp., colour plates, a very good copy. Number 13 in the Osprey Combat Aircraft Series, edited by Tony Holmes. More
Thunder in the Heavens; Classic American Aircraft of World War II
London: Salamander Books, 1994. Quarto, hardcover, 144 pp., colour plates; fine copy in dust-jacket. More
History of the RAF
Connecticut: Bison Books, 1983. Quarto, hardcover, 224 pp., illustrated; near fine copy with dust-jacket. More
Royal Flying Corps Communiques 1917-1918
London: Grub Street Books, 1998. First edition. Small quarto, hardcover, 258 pp., plates, fine copy with dust-jacket. The RFC soon developed its own strong identity, and from July 1915 onwards weekly communiques of squadron activities were published. Based on the pilots' own reports, the concise, factual terms of these communiques..... More
Cheshire V.C; A study of war and peace
London: Evans Brothers, 1954. First edition. Octavo, original cloth, 218 pp., plates; a very good copy. More
The Tiger Moth Story; Foreword by Sir Alan J. Cobham KBE AFC
Manchester: Crecy Publishing, 2005. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged. Quarto, hardcover, 272 pp., plates; a fine copy with the dust-jacket. More
Reach for the Sky; The story of Douglas Bader
London: Collins, 1954. First UK edition. Octavo, hardcover, 384 pp, frontispiece and plates; a very good copy. A most readable biographical account of the great Second World War fighter pilot. More
Air Navigation.; Based on principles and methods applicable also to sea navigation
London: Angus & Robertson, 1940. Octavo, original cloth, xvi, 374 pp., numerous diagrams throughout. Fore-edge a little stained, endpapers browned, overall a very good copy with the dust-jacket. From the collection of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia, with associated stamps and markings. The author was Chief Naval Instructor, Royal..... More