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| Russell, C.R SPITFIRE ODYSSEY - My life at Supermarines 1936-1957 - | £15.00 | |
| Kingfisher 1st, 1985; 23 x 17cm, 160pp, photos; fine inc d/w. Memoirs, mainly of the Supermarine workshops before & during WW 2. | ||
| BN: 24393 | ||
| Russell, Sir Archibald A SPAN OF WINGS - an autobiography. | £15.00 | |
| Airlife 1st, 1992; 202pp, 30 photos; fine, near fine d/w.Personal memoirs of a life in aircraft design - mainly at Bristols. | ||
| BN: 27096 |
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Saint-Exupery, Antoine de WIND, SAND AND STARS - Reader's Union, from Heinemann 1954 (from1939 1st); 285pp;sketches in text; nr-vg, |
£14.00 | |
| Folio Soc, 1990; fine in slip-case. | ||
| BN: 22291 | ||
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Scott C.W.A. SCOTT'S BOOK - the life & Mildenhall-Melbourne flight of C.W.A.Scott, told by himself: |
£25.00 | |
| H & S 1st, 1934; 264pp, 16 photos, fold out maps; vg. Covers Macrobertson race and author's earlier career. | ||
| BN: 22293 | ||
| Scott, Sheila ON TOP OF THE WORLD - | £14.00 | |
| H & S 1st of 1973; 281pp, 43 illus, 6 maps; near fine inc d/w.The author's second book of light plane travel (sequel to "I Must Fly").Also QBC edn, near fine except front pages sl damp-affected; o/w vg, faded d/w - £7 | ||
| BN: 22098 | ||
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Sheil, F.O.Beau & Colin Simpson CAESAR OF THE SKIES - the life story of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. Cassell 1st, 1937; 202pp, 33 photos; vg. |
£18.00 | |
| Career story by former Personal Assistant. | ||
| BN: 27102 | ||
| Shepherd E.Colston GREAT FLIGHTS - | £11.50 | |
| A & C Black, 1939; 232pp, 16 plates; vg.Includes accounts of the flights of Hinkler & Balbo & the Wellesley record flight. | ||
| BN: 21327 | ||
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Shute, Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway) SLIDE RULE - the autobiography of an engineer Reader's Union 1956 (from Heinemann 1st, 1955); 20 x 12cm, 240pp, 8 photos; vg, good d/w. |
£18.00 | |
| Biog including the production & testing of the R.100 and comparing its merit with the disasters of the R.101; also the author's part in the Airspeed story. | ||
| BN: 21584 | ||
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Sikorsky, Igor I. THE STORY OF THE WINGED - S - the autobiography of Igor I.Sikorsky Hale 1st, 1939; ; 288pp, 39 photos from author's collection; ex-library with minimal stamps; good-vg; rather scarce. |
£14.00 | |
| one of few first-hand accounts of Russian pioniering in aviation. | ||
| BN: 23437 | ||
| Simons, Martin GERMAN AIR ATTACHE - thrilling story of the German ace pilot & wartime diplomat Peter Riedel. | £15.00 | |
| Airlife 1st, 1997; 272pp, 8 sketch maps, 29 photos; fine inc d/w.Gliding successes in Germany and the USA led to Riedel's appointment to the German military attache's staff; later life as a diplomat in Sweden and escape to Venezuela. | ||
| BN: 29179 | ||
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Sims, Charles A. CAMERA IN THE SKY - Temple Press 1st, 1958; 23 x 16cm, 214pp, f.illus; fine, torn d/w. |
£16.00 | |
| Autobiography of "The Aeroplane's" photographer, with many fine examples of his work printed on vg paper. | ||
| BN: 23439 | ||
| Smallpiece, Sir Basil OF COMETS AND QUEENS - an autobiography. | £18.00 | |
| Airlife 1st, 1980; 274pp, 35 photos; fine inc d/w, author-signed. Career story inc leadership of BOAC & Cunard. | ||
| BN: 21643 | ||
| Stannage, John SMITHY - | £15.00 | |
| Cumberlege 1st, 1950; 19 x 13cm, 120pp, 8 plates; vg, good d/w.rather scarce "sketch of Kingsford-Smith's flying career" | ||
| BN: 20875 | ||
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Sykes,Pamela THE RELUCTANT PILOT - A lighthearted autobiography |
£12.00 | |
| M.Joseph 1st, 1963; 160pp; vg, torn remains of d/w. Story of wife who was persuaded to try flying training to cure her fear of her husband's private flying. | ||
| BN: 23193 | ||
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Taylor P.G. PACIFIC FLIGHT - the story of the "Lady Southern Cross": |
£16.00 | |
| Angus & Robertson 2nd,1935; 262pp, 24 photos, ep maps; vg+. Kingsford-Smith's navigator tells the story of the flights of the Lockheed Altair. | ||
| BN: 22295 | ||
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Templewood,Viscount (formerly Sir Samuel Hoare) EMPIRE OF THE AIR - the advent of the Air Age: 1922-29. |
£12.50 | |
| Collins 1st, 1956; 319pp;Sl damaged (poor d/w) Development of air power & air communications during the first three of the author's four terms as Sec. of State for Air. | ||
| BN: 21214 | ||
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Thomas, Lowell THE FIRST WORLD FLIGHT - Hutchinson 1st, c1925; 303pp, 90 photos, endpaper maps; some foxing, mainly to page edges & title page, top of spine sl chipped; o/w vg. |
£35.00 | |
| Personal memoirs of Lowell Smith, Erik Nelson, Leigh Wade, Leslie Arnold,Henry Ogden & John Harding, of the flight by Douglas Cruisers, April-Sept 1924. | ||
| BN: 23744 |