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Grierson, John I REMEMBER LINDBERGH - |
£15.00 | |
| Harcourt Brace, New York 1st, 1977; 192pp, many photos, diags; fine, sl torn d/w. Grierson collapsed while giving a lecture to the Smithsonian, based on the text of this book, and died hours later. Foreword by Anne Lindbergh. | ||
| BN: 28593 |
| Hagenbach, Arnold PILOT TEX - The adventures of a Californian transport pilot. | £8.00 | |
| Hamilton 1st, l930s; trans by Sykes; 253pp; unillustrated version; vg.Author's story of flying training & mail flying | ||
| BN: 24572 | ||
| Halliburton,Richard THE FLYING CARPET - | £14.00 | |
| Bles 1st, 1933; ; 352pp, 76 photos; near-vg int, spine faded & sl torn at top (f.cover loose). Flights to Africa and The Philippines.Also another, 1950 reprint, 16 photos; vg, ragged d/w - £10. | ||
| BN: 21866 | ||
| Harley, Jane F. MANTLE OF SAFETY - the Flying Doctor service. | £12.00 | |
| Hale 1st, 1963; 189pp, 14 photos, map; nr fine, vg d/w.Widely experienced traveller's account of the early days of the Service and its life-saving value. | ||
| BN: 30484 | ||
| Harvie E.F. GEORGE BOLT - Pioneer Aviator. | £25.00 | |
| Reed (New Zealand), 1974; 29 x 23cms, 176pp, f.illus; fine, vg d/w.Story of the pioneer of experimental aeronautics before WW 1, chief pilot to the Walsh brothers, trainer of NZ pilots during WW 1, pioneering airmail & charter flying; he was eventually chief engineer of TEAL (precursor of Air New Zealand). | ||
| BN: 28345 | ||
| Hay, Doddy THE MAN IN THE HOT SEAT - Collins 1st, 1969; 219pp 9 illus; fine, vg d/w. | £14.00 | |
| Story of sky diving parachutist who tested the Martin ejector seat through all its stages of development. | ||
| BN: 21550 | ||
| Heinkel,Ernst HE 1000 - | £28.00 | |
| Hutchinson 1st UK, 1956 (trans from "Sturmisches Leben" c1955); 287pp, f.illus; nr fine, good d/w; Well illustrated autobiography of Ernst Heinkel to 1950. Also another, vg, without d/w - £24. | ||
| BN: 23167 | ||
| Heinkel. Ernst STUERMISCHES LEBEN - | £30.00 | |
| Mundus Verlag 1st, 1953; 561pp, 113 photos; near fine. German language original of Heinkel's story. | ||
| BN: 30037 | ||
| Henshaw, Alex THE FLIGHT OF THE MEW GULL - Murray 1st, 1980; 310pp, 33 photos, 3 maps, ep photos; fine, near fine d/w. | £20.00 | |
| Henshaw's pre-WW 2 flying career, especially with G-AEXF (1938 King's Cup winner & the almost incredible flight to the Cape & back). | ||
| BN: 25150 | ||
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Herrmann, Dorothy ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH - a gift for life. |
£18.00 | |
| Houghton Mifflin 1993; 382pp, 31 photos, extensive notes & biblio; fine inc d/w. | ||
| BN: 30824 | ||
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Humble, Richard CAPE TOWN TO CLYDE - Longmans Green 1st, 1932; 20 x 15cm, 90pp, 2 photos, 2 maps, performance & cost record; vg (spinecloth faded) |
£18.00 | |
| c1931 flight home from Cape Town in a Puss Moth. | ||
| BN: 25151 |
| Idriess,Ion L. LASSETER'S LAST RIDE - an epic of Central Australian gold discovery. | £7.00 | |
| Angus & Robertson 25th edn, 1939; 19 x 13cm, 251pp; vg (sl foxing).Not much flying in this book - but the gold-diggers were supplied by air. | ||
| BN: 21915 | ||
| Idriess,Ion L. FLYNN OF THE INLAND - | £5.00 | |
| Angus & Robertson (Australia) 1959 reprint from 1932 original; 244pp, 31 illus; vg except frontis photo damaged (but complete). The "Australian Inland Mission", its padres, doctors, sisters & volunteer workers & the Flying Doctors. | ||
| BN: 21294 |
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| John, Rebecca CASPAR JOHN - | £15.50 | |
| Collins 1st, 1987; 240pp, 20 photos; fine, sl torn d/w.A naval officer who chose flying - from 1925 essentially involved in the formation of the Fleet Air Arm. Rose to First Sea Lord in 1960. | ||
| BN: 28347 | ||
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Johnson, Amy SKY ROADS OF THE WORLD - |
£45.00 | |
| Chambers 1st, 1939; 314pp, frontis portrait; near fine inc d/w (exceptional condition!) Now-scarce book by the famous pre-war lady pioneer inc comments on the developing world air routes and some anecdotes from her own experiences. | ||
| BN: 24573 | ||
| Johnston A.M. "Tex" & Charles Barton TEX JOHNSTONE - jet-age test pilot. Smithsonian 1st, 1991; 274pp, 63 photos; fine inc d/w. | £20.00 | |
| During a career from 1930s to 1970s, Johnston flew the early US jets and many of the Boeing bomber & airliner prototypes. | ||
| BN: 28349 | ||
| Johnstone, A.v-M. Sandy DIARY OF AN AVIATOR - an autobiography. Airlife 1st, 1993; 168pp, 23 photos; fine inc d/w. | £16.00 | |
| Story of the author's career, from Commercial pilot in 1939, command of a Spitfire squadron in 1940, to post-war appointments in Malaya, Borneo and with NATO. | ||
| BN: 26930 |