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| Keay,Douglas ALWAYS ANOTHER DOOR - |
£9.50 |
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| Evans 1st, 1958; 215pp, 18 photos; fine, sl torn d/w.Story of Pamela Russell, paralysed herself, fought back from injuries to success on Television & marriage to RAF pilot Michael Cross who also recovered from injuries to return to test flying. |
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| BN: 23731 |
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| Keith C.H. FLYING YEARS - |
£10.00 |
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| Av.B.Club edn, from John Hamilton 1st of 1937; 22 x 15cm, 315pp, 34 photos, 6 maps; only fair - some cuttings attached at fronnt..Good (topical?) description of RAF life in Iraq, Persia, Egypt and Palestine (1926-1930).
Also another with spine breaking £8. |
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| BN: 22267 |
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King, Alison GOLDEN WINGS -
The story of some of the women ferry pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary.
White Lion edn, 1975 (from Pearson 1st of 1956) ; 191pp, 26 photos; near fine. |
£15.00 |
| A good picture of the wartime lives of those amazing women ferry pilots of the ATA. |
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| BN: 24027 |
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| Kling, Tammy EXIT ROW - |
£15.00 |
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| Sourcebooks USA, 2002; 231pp; fine inc d/w."The true story of an emergency volunteer, a miraculous survivor and the crash of Flight 965 (A 1995 American Airlines flight in Columbia) |
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| BN: 30297 |
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Kingsford-Smith, Sir Charles MY FLYING
LIFE - authentic biography from diaries & papers: |
£16.00 |
| Av. B.C. edn, 1939; 284pp, 23 illus; vg except spine
corners sl chipped; ink quite relevant correction in margin of one
page |
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| BN: 22268 |
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| Ladd, Fred with Ross Annabell A SHOWER OF SPRAY AND WE'RE AWAY! - |
£22.00 |
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| Reed (New Zealand) 1st, 1971; 233pp, 38 photos; fine inc d/w, AUTHOR-SIGNED.After some WW 2 flying Ladd started Fiji Airways and then Tourist Air Travel with Widgeons. A well-told story. |
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| BN: 28350 |
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Ladd, Fred with Ross Annabell A BIT OF A
LADD - |
£16.00 |
| Reed Methuen, Australia 1st, 1987; 211pp, 33 photos;near fine inc d/w.
Autobiography - WW 2 with the RNZAF, the early days of Fiji Airways, air tourist travel etc; the airline captain who occasionally played practical jokes on his passengers! |
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| BN: 29008 |
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| Lanchbery,Edward AGAINST THE SUN - story of Wg Cdr Roland Beamont, pilot of the Canberra & the P 1. |
£18.00 |
| Cassell 1st, 1955; 270pp, 29 photos; vg, v torn remains of d/w. Career story inc RAF service through WW 2, test & Atlantic record flying. Now hard to find. |
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| BN: 20917 |
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| Lanchbery, Edward A.V.ROE - A biography of Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe, Pioneer of British Aviation. |
£17.50 |
| Bodley Head, 1956; (Men of the modern age series); 140pp, 14 photos; vg (sl foxing to page edges, o/w fine, vg d/w. |
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| BN: 25153 |
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| Langewiesche, Wolfgang HIMMEL, ERDE UND PILOTEN - |
£7.00 |
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| Bastion Verlag, 1952; (trans. from the USA original "A Fliers World"); 348pp, sketches in text; ex-lib with a few stamps at front, o/w mostly vg. |
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| BN: 30039 |
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| Lee, A.v-M. Arthur Gould FLY PAST - Highlights from a flyer's life. |
£16.00 |
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| Jarrolds 1st, 1974; 222pp, 38 photos; fine inc d/w.From training in Maurice-Farman Shorthorns, through WW 1, RAF service including WW 2 Air Commands; AND some post-WW 2 flying. |
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| BN: 26336 |
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Lee, David (A.c.M. Sir David)
NEVER STOP THE ENGINE WHEN IT'S HOT - Harmsworth 1st,
1983; 330pp, pen and ink sketches by Richard Lee; nr fine inc d/w. |
£16.00 |
| Although a serious RAF historian, in this book
author gives a light hearted account of North-West frontier flying
in the early 1930's. |
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| BN: 22271 |
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Lewis, Cecil GEMINI TO JOBURG -
true story of a flight over Africa: Random House, New York, (from Viking 1st ,1984); 128pp, map; fine, vg d/w. |
£14.00 |
| 1947 flight in Miles Gemini by famous author of "Sagittarius Rising". |
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| BN: 22272 |
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Lewis, Cecil ALL MY YESTERDAYS -
an autobiography. |
£16.00 |
| Element, 1st, 1993; 24 x 16cm, 210pp, 14 photos; fine inc d/w.
Covers the author's WW 1 career, his adventures flying-training in China, his part in the foundation & development of the BBC, more RAF service in WW 2 and his philosophical thinking thereafter. |
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| BN: 27346 |
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| Levine, Isaac Don MITCHELL - PIONEER OF AIR POWER - |
£16.00 |
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| Duell, Sloan & Pearce, USA 1958 (from 1943 1st); 420pp, 9 photos; nr-fine (owner's bookplate on fep).Reprint of the 1943 "Flying Crusader" with added bibliography on Mitchell's own writings.Also - Arno reprint, fine -
£12. |
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| BN: 24092 |
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Lewis,Cecil GEMINI TO JOBURG -
true story of a flight over Africa: |
£15.00 |
| Viking 1st ,1984; 128pp, map; fine, nr fine d/w.
1947 flight in Miles Gemini by famous author of "Sagittarius Rising". |
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| BN: 22272 |
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| Lindbergh C.A. THE WARTIME JOURNALS OF CHARLES A. LINDBERGH - |
£24.00 |
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| Harcourt Brace 1st, 1970; 1038pp, 75 photos, glossary inc aircraft types; near fine inc d/w.Massive record covering years 1938-1945. |
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| BN: 23830 |
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Lindbergh, Charles A. OF FLIGHT AND LIFE - |
£10.00 |
| Scribners USA 1st, 1948; 56pp; near fine. A post-war statement of philosophy. |
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| BN: 29009 |
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| Lindbergh, Charles A. THE SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS - |
£18.00 |
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| Murray (1st UK) 1953; fine, fair (sl torn) d/w;
the planning and completion of the trans-atlantic flight of May 1927.
Also Scribner's 1st (USA), 1953;(similar except picture
endpapers) vg - £18 |
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| BN: 25156 |
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| Lindbergh, Charles A. "WE" - |
£16.00 |
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| Putnam's 29th Imp, 1928 from 1st of 1927; 318pp, 48 photos; spine lettering worn away; vg int.Lindbergh's story of his life, trans-Atlantic flight & his views on the future of aviation. |
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| BN: 23440 |
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| Lindbergh,Anne Morrow LISTEN! - THE WIND - |
£19.50 |
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| Harcourt Brace USA 2nd Imp of 1st, 1938; 275pp, foreword & maps by Charles Lindbergh; vg inc d/w.The Lindberghs' 1933 Africa-Brazil flight. |
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| BN: 21439 |
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| Lindbergh,Anne Morrow NORTH TO THE ORIENT - |
£16.00 |
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| Chatto 1st, 1935 ; 248pp, ep maps, photo, smaller maps in text; fine.Story of the Lindberghs' 1931 flight by great circle route via Alaska to Asia. |
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| BN: 21638 |
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Lindbergh, Anne Morrow THE STEEP ASCENT - |
£10.00 |
| Chatto 1st, 1945; 104pp; vg+. Musings about what flying is like, by the famous long-distance flyer |
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| BN: 28006 |
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Lindbergh, Anne Morrow EARTH SHINE -
Wolff 1st 1969; 23 x 18cm, 72pp, f.illus; fine, nr fine d/w. |
£17.50 |
| Mainly travel & nature study with references to
rocket flight - by famous aviatrix. |
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| BN: 23730 |
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Lindbergh, Anne M. BRING ME A UNICORN
- Diaries and letters, 1922-1928. |
£15.00 |
| Wolff USA, 1972; 236pp, 40 photos; fine, near fine d/w. |
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| BN: 28603 |
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Lindbergh, Anne M. HOUR OF GOLD, HOUR OF LEAD -
Diaries & Letters 1929-1932. |
£16.00 |
| Harcourt-Brace USA 1973; 340pp, 54 photos; fine, nr fine d/w
Stories of flights, visits and friendships. |
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| BN: 27816 |
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Lindbergh, Anne M. LOCKED ROOMS AND OPEN DOORS
- Diaries and letters 1933-1935. |
£15.00 |
| Harcourt Brace USA 1st, 1974; 352pp, 60 photos; fine, vg d/w. |
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| BN: 28600 |
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Lindbergh, Anne M. WAR WITHIN AND WITHOUT -
Diaries and letters 1939-1944. |
£16.00 |
| Harcourt Brace USA 1st, 1980; 471pp, 41 photos; near fine inc d/w. |
|
| BN: 28601 |
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| Lithgow Lt-Cdr "Mike" MACH ONE - |
£16.00 |
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| Wingate 1st,(2nd Imp) 1954; 151pp, 48 photos; near fine inc
d/w. Author's test-flying career culminating in supersonic flights. |
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| BN: 22273 |
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