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Wollombi, NSW, Australia: Exisle Publishing, 2007. 96pp. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over firm spine. Plain red boards undamaged. Text-block pristine. Printed dustjacket minimally shelfworn only. A stand-alone title in Exisle Publishing's 'Little Red Book' series, this concise history of aviation in Australia tells the story "from the barnstorming pioneers to the airlines of today." Contents include: Prelims., 9 chapters, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 210g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +.

Marlborough, Wiltshire, U.K.: The Crowood Press, 2002. 192pp., unpaginated colour-plate section. Intext b/white photographic halftone plates throughout (various sources). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain black boards nominally splayed, with a blind indentation on front board. Textblock pristine. Colour-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with a short closed tear plus a blind indentation (as front board). The Avro Shackleton was the final extension of a design that began with Britain's great wartime bomber - the Lancaster. Designed not for bombing but maritime reconnaissance, the Shackleton MR. 1 first flew in 1951, and despite nearly being retired in the 1970's, the craft as Shackleton MR. 2s remained in service until final retirement in 1991. This is the Avro Shackleton story . . . Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Introduction, 11 chapters. Appendices (3): Squadrons/Production/Conservation. Index. Book weight approx. 1.12 KG. *Customers outside Australia… Read More

Shrewsbury, U.K./ New South Wales, Australia : Airlife Publishing/Wilson Media , 2000. 48pp., colour plate illustrations throughout, including frontispiece. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. A stand-alone volume in the 'Aviation Notebook' series, this book tells the story of the Harrier, the revolutionary combat aircraft that was the world's first V/STOL fixed wing aircraft. Initially 'unloved', respect for the aircraft changed after spectacular performances in the Falklands and Gulf Wars . . . Contents include: Prelims., Towards V/STOL. Harrier GR.1/3. AV-8A Harrier. Sea Harrier. Colour Profiles. Harrier II. Harriers for Two. Harrier Operators. Serial Numbers. Book weight approx. 190g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Australian Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Portfolio (Penguin), 2004. xxi, + 262pp., plus 1 x 8 page b/white illustrated section. Book clean, square. Silver title to firm spine. Lightly bumped head and heel. Plain blue boards negligibly edge-rubbed. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket softly edge-creased, minor edgewear. From the jacket flap: "Five years ago an unknown entrepreneur named David Neeleman uprooted his wife and nine kids and moved from Utah to New York, dreaming of a bold new company that would make jaded travelers fall in love with flying again. Despite the recession and 9/11, he has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. JetBlue Airways is consistently profitable, growing rapidly, and the clear winner in customer satisfaction ratings . . . " Contents include: Acks. Introduction. 11 chapters. Epilogue. Notes. Index. Book weight approx. 521g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover and… Read More

Shrewbury, England: Airlife Publishing, 1987. (viii) + 188pp., montage-style, colour plate endpapers (different), art-work by Richard Ward. Numerous intext b/white halftone plates (many archival), line-drawings, cutaways, and tables. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket near fine. Conceived as a private venture by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1926, the Bulldog was one of the best of the silver biplanes to fly with the Royal Air Force . . . Gives a detailed account of the Bulldog's conception and design, construction, engines and modifications. Contents include: Prelims., 10 chapters, Appendices, Biblio., Index. More. Book weight approx. 710g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Hounslow, Middlesex, United Kingdom: British Airways Health Services, Dept. Of Medical Training, 1995. vii, + 121pp., plus v, + 35. Intext line-drawings throughout. Book clean and square. Text printed card wrapper mildly bumped and edgeworn. Textblock bumped on upper foredge corner, else unmarked. Third issue of the British Airways Cabin and Flight Crew Medical Manual, Part 1, consists of 9 chapters: aviation physiology, first aid, life-threatening emergencies, other medical emergencies, injuries, other medical problems, emergency childbirth, hygiene, crew health care and index. Part 2 consists of an Introduction, and 4 chapters: crew responsibilities, aircraft medical equipment and documentation, notified medical passengers/medical clearance, crew health care, index. Book weight approx. 240g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

South Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Hyland House, 1979. xiii, 130pp., plus 4 x 4 page b/white illustrated sections. Illustrated endpapers. Book clean. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards have a light bump to upper front foredge corner. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, edge-creased and indented, plus areas of surface abrasion/damage and tanning to upper edge of reverse (inner) surface. Contents include: Preface, 11 chapters over three 'parts'. Epilogue. Index. Book weight approx. 360g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good-. 8vo - (approx. 21.75cm x 14cm).

Roseville, NSW, Australia: McGraw-Hill Book Company Australia, 1993. xxii, + 378pp. Australian edition, printed and published 1993, but consisting of American data. Book clean, square. Spine firm, mildly colour-faded. Illustrated card wrapper slightly creased and edgeworn. Textblock minimally dampstained on last six leaves, else unmarked. "Scary stuff, best read after your aircraft has landed." Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 20 chapters over 7 'parts', Epilogue, Appendix (NTSB accidents), Abbreviations, Glossary, Refs., Index. Book weight approx. 550g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Softcover. Good +.

London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1991. 176pp., intext, b/white illustrations throughout: line-drawn maps, candid halftones and some graphically illustrated disasters. Book clean and square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Former owner's name, felt-pen deleted on [plain] inside rear board. Flying is not inherently dangerous, but when things go wrong.The author has gathered together varied and captivating accounts of military flying accidents ranging from the Wright Brother's early flops to high-tech incidents in the supersonic era.Contents include: Prelims., [Incidents], Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 550g.. 1st U.K.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, U.K.: Patrick Stephens Limited, 1984. 184pp. Illustrated endpapers, plus intext b/white halftone plates (various sources) and line-drawings throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over nominally bumped spine. Plain blue boards bumped on lower foredge corner. Textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, with a repaired closed tear and crease on lower front foredge fold. This book tells the story of the BAC Lightning, first flown in 1957 and still in active service (read 1984). The Lightning was the first supersonic aircraft designed and built in Britain, setting new standards with its rate of climb and handling qualities . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. Introduction. Acks., 9 chapters. Appendices x 4. Index. Book weight approx. 615g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - (approx. 24.5cm x 17.25cm).

Glasgow, Scotland: The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 1994. 88pp., intext, colour and b/white halftone plate illustrations (some archival, others contemporary) throughout. Oblong format, double column text. Book clean. Spine square. Art-illustrated (Dugald Cameron) card wrapper lightly edgeworn, soft corner crease to rear panel. Text-block unmarked. The story of one hundred years of aviation in Scotland. Book weight approx. 440g. Size: 8vo [Oblong/Landscape format). First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Princeton (via Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury, England), 1984. (viii), + 285pp., illustrated throughout: intext b/white half-tone plates, line-drawings, maps and tables. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Light bump on foot of plain blue boards. Text-block unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn, and minimally colour-faded on spine. A career aviator, the author, Stanley Stewart, takes the reader, chapter-by-chapter, from the basics of the big jets in preparation for the pilot's seat on an 'actual' flight from London to New York . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, Part 1/ The Facts. Part 2/ The Flight. Appendix (The Big Jets), Abbs., Index. Included loose: A Royal Victorian Aero Club recommended check list card (annotated), previously creased, in good condition. Item weight approx. 580g.. First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Cassell & Co., 1999. 256pp., awesome colour plates, complimented by archival b/w plates, a combined display of stunning fire-power.Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Surface scratch on front board, otherwise fine. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn and has a clean, closed cut, across the middle, at the front. Fifty years ago sixteen nations came together to form NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organisation], with the goal of keeping the peace in Europe. More than 250 photographs, many air-to-air shots, pay tribute to fifty years of NATO.Contents include: Prelims., Formation, Cold War intensifies, New Aircraft, Technology advances, Keeping the peace, New dawn, NATO Tigers, Postscript, Credits, Glossary, Index. Book weight approx. 1450g. [1.45KG.] * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hertfordshire, England: Model and Allied Publications Ltd., 1974. 120pp., intext, b/white schematic line-drawings. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket noticeably nipped, edgworn, plus several closed tears. The author was persuaded to join the Southdown Gliding Club as a way of overcoming some personal problems. So begins his story . . . It portrays the experience of 'one glider pilot' who is indebted to the club . . . Contents include: Prelims., 14 chapters, Postscript. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chancellor Press, 1992. 207pp., colour art illustrations and b/white line drawings, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Colour illustrated gloss boards negligibly bumped on one corner. Like-illustrated dustjacket mildly edge-creased. From the jacket flap: "Fifty of the world's most successful fighting aircraft are depicted here in a series of stunning full-colour paintings. Special features or major developments in aircraft technology are highlighted with blow-ups of those sections. A warm and lively narrative accompanies these aircraft, describing not only the special character of each plane, but also the skill of the engineers who built them, and the pilots who tested and flew them in aerial combat. The text is supplemented by three-view line drawings and specification boxes, giving full details of performance, power, dimensions, equipment and armament." Book weight approx. 920g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it… Read More

Berkshire, England: Osprey Publications Limited, 1971. Unpaginated (48 pages). Eight page colour plate section (artwork and identifying marks by Richard Ward), plus numerous b/white photographic and line-drawn aircraft illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Richard Ward) card wrapper lightly edgeworn only. Primarily pictorial (text by Francis K. Mason), this stand-alone volume in the Osprey Publications 'Aircam Aviation' series reviews the Hawker Hunter, the first phototype of which flew skyward on July 20, 1951. In service 1955-1964, and in operational decline for a further five years. Book weight approx. 200g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First British. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1959. 242pp., unpaginated, candid and archival, b/w halftone plates, and caricature sketch plate, throughout. Book clean, slightly cocked. Spine firm, bright silver title there-on. Bumped on foredge corners [lower worse]. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn with short closed tears, bumped as boards, and production ink-scuff on spine. The story of Sefton Brancker, whose initiative and input was integral to the birth and rise of British Aviation from 1910.Born on 22 March, 1877, he died at Beauvais on 5 October, 1930, in the R.101 disaster. Contents include: 28 chapters, Sources, Acks., Index. Book weight approx. 460g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kogorah, N.S.W., Australia: Historian Publishers, 1973. 52pp., historic b/w illustrations throughout. Staples tight, leaves clean. Full colour [both sides] illustrated wrapper bumped edges and corners, else light scratches to laminated surface. A pageant of aviation history, covering Arvo- Armstrong- Whitworth- Airspeed- De Havilland- Blackburn- Folland- Sopwith- Gloster- Hawker Siddeley Aviation. Book weight approx. 240g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Staplebound Softcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Todtri Book Publishers (Robert M. Tod), 1999. 80pp., illustrated throughout: colour and b/white halftone plates. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Photographic, colour-illustrated gloss boards have several minor blind indentations, else very good. Textblock unmarked. From the rear board: "This authoritative and fascinating book tells the complete story of hot air ballooning, from its eighteenth-century beginnings in France right up to the present day. It describes how balloons are made, what equipment is needed, the record breakers, the excitement of competition flying, the pleasures of leisure flying and what it takes to become a successful pilot.' Book weight approx. 730g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Arlington, Texas, U.S.A.: Jay Miller/Aerofax Inc., 1988. 48pp., pictorially-illustrated throughout; four page centre-spread colour plate section, numerous b/white halftone plates, and fully supported by sectional and cutaway line drawings and tables. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format. Staples clean and tight. Booklet square and clean. Gloss, pictorial and line illustrated limp wrapper lightly bumped on foredge corners, else very good. Text-block unmarked. A stand-alone title in the 'Aerofax Minigraph' series features the formidable powerhouse aircaft, the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, the phototype of which rolled out of its facility in St. Louis, Missouri on September 13, 1978. Contents of this title include: Prelims., Program History, Abbrevs. and Acronyms, Operational Service, Foreign Service, Versions, Construction, plus numerous captioned illustrations. Item weight approx. 235g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition.… Read More