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| Russell, C.R SPITFIRE ODYSSEY - My life at Supermarines 1936-1957 - | £16 | |
| 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 | ||
| Sanders, James VENTURER COURAGEOUS - Hutchinson (New Zealand) 1st, 1983; 266pp, photos in text; ex-lib but near-vg (stamp on fep only) vg d/w. | £8.00 | |
| Biography of a survivor of the Ventura raid in 1943 from which one out of eleven returned. P.O.W. life including the "Great Escape", the death march to Trenthorst and final release were followed by more adventures post-war. | ||
| BN: 29013 | ||
| Schulte Omi, Paul DER FLIEGENDE PATER IN AFRICA - | £18.00 | |
| Bonifacius, c1931; 210pp, 30 photos; near fine, good d/w; apparently SIGNED BY AUTHOR.Autobiographical story of the "Flying Priest" in Africa in the late 1920s. | ||
| BN: 30045 | ||
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Scott C.W.A. SCOTT'S BOOK - the life & Mildenhall-Melbourne flight of C.W.A.Scott, told by himself: H & S 1st, 1934; 264pp, 16 photos, fold out maps; vg, sl torn d/w |
£28.00 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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; vg+; rather scarce. | £26.00 | |
| 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. | £16.00 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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Smith, Constance Babbington TESTING TIME - a study of man & machine in the test-flying era. Cassell 1st, 1961; 224pp, 53 photos; nr fine inc d/w. |
£16.00 | |
| Describes the work of test pilots, from the early experiments, Brooklands & Farnborough, through Schneider Trophy aircraft to the jet age; half the book is about pre-1921. | ||
| BN: 22483 | ||
| Smith, Constance Babbington AMY JOHNSON - | £16.00 | |
| Collins 1st, 1967; 384pp, 36 photos, map; near fine, vg d/w. Biography. | ||
| BN: 22249 | ||
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Spooner, Capt A. IN FULL FLIGHT - Macdonald 1st, 1965; 272pp, 44 plates; fine, near fine inc d/w |
£16.00 | |
| Pilot's autobiography covering Brooklands flying & much on WW 2 inc Malta. | ||
| BN: 23740 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Supf, Peter DAS WELTERLEBNIS DES FLIEGERS - | £10.00 | |
| Reimer 1943 edn (from 1932 original); 22 x 17cm, 269pp, many photos; mostly vg int, re-covered in red velvet cloth (!), front endpaper missing.Mainly a description of the author's flights over Europe, Asia, the USA & the polar regions - fine photography. | ||
| BN: 30048 | ||
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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 |