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Cobham, Sir Alan TWENTY THOUSAND MILES IN A FLYING BOAT - Harrap 1932 repring from 1st, 1930; 250pp, 46 photos, map; vg int except 1 plate sl damaged. |
£10.00 | |
| Description of flight round Africa in Short Singapore. Also Dutch language edn "Twintig Duizend Mijlen in een Vliegboot" (24 x 17cm, 255pp, photos, maps; sl foxing, o/w vg - £15. | ||
| BN: 24900 | ||
| Cobham,Sir Alan MY FLIGHT TO THE CAPE AND BACK - | £16.00 | |
| Black, 1st,1926; 70pp, 44 sepia photos, 1 map, diag of DH 50; vg except ragged spinepaper; .Account of the Nov 1925 to March 1926 flight by DH 50. | ||
| BN: 21534 | ||
| Cobham,Sir Alan AUSTRALIA AND BACK - | £25.00 | |
| Black 1st, 1926; 124pp, 28 photos, ep map; vg; . Story of Cobham's 1926 flight by DH 50. | ||
| BN: 22262 | ||
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Cossey, Bob UPWARD & ONWARD - the life of Air Vice-Marshall John Howe CB Pen & Sword 2008; 335pp, 47 photos; fine inc d/w. |
£16.00 | |
| John Howe trained in the SAAF of the early 1950s, transferred to the RAF to fly the first British jet fighters, later demonstrating the Lightning & introducing the Phantom into RAF Squadrons. | ||
| BN: 31413 | ||
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Coupar, Anne Robertson THE SMIRNOFF STORY - Jarrolds 1st, 1960; 272pp, 23 photos; near fine, good (sl torn) d/w |
£15.00 | |
| WW 1 & the early days of KLM. | ||
| BN: 21964 | ||
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Courtenay, William AIRMAN FRIDAY - Hutchinson 1st 1937; 416pp, 69 illus; vg. |
£28.00 | |
| Personal reminiscences (inc early air tours with Amy Johnson c1930) covering all the main aviation developments of the 1930's. | ||
| BN: 21536 |
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Davis, Pedr CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH - Smithy, the world's greatest aviator. |
£30.00 | |
| Summit Books 1st,(50th Anniversary) 1977; 29 x 21cms, 161pp, f.illus inc col cutaway; fine inc d/w. Well-illustrated biography, uncommon in UK, especially the 1st edn. | ||
| BN: 28340 | ||
| De Goutiere, Justin JUSTIN DE GOUTIERE - PILOT - self-portrait of a brave man. | £12.00 | |
| Foulis 1st, 1968; 205pp, 21 photos; nr fine, chipped d/w.Story of flying in British Columbia and a personal battle with paralysis. | ||
| BN: 30483 | ||
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De Wet, Oloff CARDBOARD CRUCIFIX - the story of a pilot in Spain. Blackwood 1st, 1938; 343pp; some foxing, spinecloth faded, o/w vg |
£35.00 | |
| Scarce account of Spanish Civil War flying. | ||
| BN: 26906 | ||
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Denham, T.S SPEED ! - Pilot Press 1st, 1929; 19x13cm, 112pp, 11 photos; vg int, spine worn. |
£24.00 | |
| Rather scarce book on the Schneider Trophy Races. | ||
| BN: 22502 | ||
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Doerflinger, Joseph STEPCHILD PILOT - Longo (USA) 1st, 1959; 191pp, f.illus (aircraft photos, maps |
£28.00 | |
| Biography starting with WW 1 flying training in the German Air Force (von Richthofen Squadron), flying with the Latecoere and other airlines and in USA. Also - another similar, ex-lib with stamp on fep only; cover sl marked - £15. | ||
| BN: 31284 | ||
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Dorman, Geoffrey BRITISH TEST PILOTS - Forbes Robertson 1st, 1950; 165pp, 36 photos; nr fine int (spine sl faded). |
£12.00 | |
| Individual potted biographies of 36 British test pilots. | ||
| BN: 23724 | ||
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Douglas, M of the RAF Lord COMBAT AND COMMAND - The story of an airman in two world wars. Simon & Schuster, New York, undated; Single volume combination of "Years of Combat" & "Years of Command"; 806pp, 39 photos; nr fine, torn d/w. |
£16.00 | |
| Single volume combination of "Years of Combat" and "Years of Command" (see my sections on WW 1 and WW2) | ||
| BN: 31532 |