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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
     
     
     

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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

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

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

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  

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