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McVicar, Don A CHANGE OF WINGS -
Airlife 1st, 1984; 178pp, sketches in text by L.R.Williams; vg inc
d/w |
£13.50 |
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| author's post-war adventures with British West Indian Airways &
fur-trading in Canada. |
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| BN: 23433 |
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| McVicar, Don MORE THAN A PILOT - |
£12 |
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| Airlife 1st, 1986; 205pp, drgs in text by Williams; fine inc d/w; more post-war flying adventures in Canada & the USA. |
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| BN: 23435 |
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| Mead,Peter SOLDIERS IN THE AIR - the development of army flying. |
£14.50 |
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| Ian Allan 1st, 1967; 224pp, f.illus; near fine inc d/w.Personal memoirs of training & service by the C.O. of 652 Air O.P. Squadron (1951-53), war office Colonel (1958-61) & Brigadier (Army Air Corps) i/c Middle Wallop (1961-64). |
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| BN: 21764 |
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Migeo, Marcel SAINT-EXUPERY -
a biography. Macdonald, 1st (UK) 1961 (from French of 1958); 335pp, 27 photos; vg. |
£18.00 |
| Biog. of the famous airline pilot & writer, mostly 1930s & WW 2. |
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| BN: 26933 |
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| Miller, Francis Trevelyan LINDBERGH - HIS STORY IN PICTURES - |
£30.00 |
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| Putnams USA 1st, 1929 ("Anniversary edition"); 320pp, pictorial; vg (fine int).Much scarcer than the matching volume "We" by Lindbergh. |
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| BN: 28146 |
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| Miller, H.C EARLY BIRDS - |
£12 |
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| Rigby, Australia, 1968; 166pp, 29 photos; fine, sl faded d/w (spine lettering).Describes the first days of flying in Australia, WW 1 experiences and the start of civil air services after the war. |
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| BN: 22276 |
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Milton, Joyce LOSS OF EDEN -
a biography of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. |
£18.00 |
| Harper Collins USA 1st, 1993; 520pp, 36 photos, notes; fine inc d/w.
A new "intimate portrait" of the famous couple. |
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| BN: 29754 |
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| Mittelholzer, Walter FLYING ADVENTURES - |
£22.50 |
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| Blackie 1st (UK) 1936; 201pp, 32 photos, maps; sl foxing (mainly to page edges) o/w vg.Extracts from several of the author's previous books; post-WW 1 alpine flying was followed by flying in the Arctic, over Persia, Africa - and by the new commercial services around South America. Super photography as always in this author's books. |
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| BN: 25371 |
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| Mittelholzer, Walter ALPENFLUG - |
£15.00 |
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| Fussli 1st, 1928; 156pp, f.illus; vg int,lacks front endpaper, cloth soiled. Description of alpine flying and a selection of fine photos of the alps taken from the air.Also card cover edn, vg int, covers & spinepaper torn & binding loose; picture f cover partly torn away (but the mountain photos are fine!) - £8. |
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| BN: 29814 |
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| Mittelholzer, Walter, R Gouzy & A Heim AFRICAFLUG - |
£12.00 |
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| Fuessli 2nd, 1928; 235pp, 212 photos, map (part-missing); o/w vg int, cloth soiled. An air-travel book with many photos from this excellent photographer. |
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| BN: 30041 |
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| Mole, Gp Capt Edward HAPPY LANDINGS - The recollections of a light-hearted airman. Airlife 1st, 1984; 222pp, 48 photos; fine inc d/w. |
£12.50 |
| Story of 50 years of flying; author was a pioneer of British gliding, served in the RAF through the '30s, developed military gliders in WW 2, BOAC route development & airfield management in Nassau post-war. |
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| BN: 23735 |
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Mollison, J.A DEATH COMETH
SOON OR LATE - Hutchinson 1st, 1932; 283pp, 16 photos, ep
maps; vg except foxing (only to page edged) |
£55.00 |
| Story of author's pioneer flights; scarce. |
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| BN: 22097 |
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Montague, Lord, of Beaulieu ROLLS OF
ROLLS-ROYCE - a biography of the Hon.C.S.Rolls. |
£16.00 |
| Cassell 1st, 1966; 250pp, 60 photos; fine, sl torn d/w. Covers Rolls' motoring, ballooning & flying activities. |
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| BN: 27562 |
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| Moran, Peter A SPECK IN THE SKY - |
£8.50 |
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| Blandford 1st, 1987; 20 x 16cms, 96pp, sketches in text; fine inc d/w.Description of a parachuting & gliding career - very descriptive writing. |
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| BN: 22278 |
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Morris, Richard & Colin Dobinson GUY GIBSON - |
£15.00 |
| Viking 1st, 1994; 400pp, 42 photos, biblio & regerences; fine, vg d/w.
Biographical account. |
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| BN: 30310 |
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Morrison, Robert J. RUSSIA'S SHORTCUT
TO FAME - Morrison (USA) 1st, 1987; 311pp, 28 photos,
notes, glossary; fine, nr-fine d/w. |
£16.00 |
| The account, published 50 years after the event, of the alleged
uncovering as fakes of the Soviet trans-polar flights of 1937, which
were at the time accepted, even by the F.I.A., as genuine record
flights. |
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| BN: 26021 |
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Mosley, Leonard LINDBERGH -
A biography: |
£17.50 |
| H & S 1976 from 1976 USA 1st; 24 x 16cm, 446pp,
photos; fine inc d/w. |
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| BN: 22279 |
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Nahum, Andrew FRANK WHITTLE -
Invention of the Jet. Icon Books, 2004; 18 x 11cm, 170pp, 9 photos, biblio; fine inc d/w except 2pps sl torn & repaired. |
£9.00 |
| Interesting fresh light on the politics of the early days of jet engine prototype and production and Whittle's roles. |
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| BN: 31136 |
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O'Brien P.J. THE LINDBERGHS -
story of a distinguished family. |
£16.00 |
Long (UK edn) 1936 (from USA 1st of 1935); 285pp, 39 illus; vg (sl foxing, mainly to page edges).
Lindbergh's early career &
much about the famous kidnap of his son.
BN: 21908
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Olley, Capt G.P.
A MILLION MILES IN THE AIR
- H & S 1st, 1934; 320pp, 17 illus; near fine, ; fair (inract
but faded) original d/w |
£40.00 |
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Describes the early British air
transport scene with personal anecdotes. |
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BN: 21074 |
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| Ormes, Ian & Ralph THE SKY MASTERS - |
£14.00 |
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| Kimber 1st, 1976; large 8vo, 224pp, 20 photos, biblio; fine, nr fine d/w.stories of five aviation personalities, less renowned than some but typical of many great contributors; Donald Clappen, Walter Rogers, Lionel Ashburner, Frederick Rice & Ralph White. Good aircraft photos. |
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| BN: 23314 |
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| Penrose, Harald AIRYMOUSE - |
£16.00
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| Vernon & Yates 1st, 1967; 162pp, sketches in text by P. Trevor; fine inc d/w. Story of Penrose's Currie Wot, written in his usual very readable style.
Also Airlife 1982 edn, fine inc d/w - £14 |
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| BN: 22281 |
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| Penrose, Harald CLOUD CUCKOOLAND - |
£13.50 |
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| Airlife 1st, 1981; 155pp, sketches in text by D. Gibbings; owner's plate, o/w fine inc d/w.Memoirs, including his Tipsy and Currie Wot, hang-gliding etc. |
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| BN: 22282 |
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| Penrose, Harald ADVENTURE WITH FATE - an autobiography . Airlife 1st, 1984; 394pp, f.illus; fine inc d/w. |
£16.00 |
| Complete story of author's long career as Westland's chief test pilot; over four hundred types of aircraft flown including all the Westland prototypes. |
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| BN: 22283 |
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| Penrose, Harald ARCHITECT OF WINGS - a biography of Roy Chadwick - Designer of the Lancaster Bomber. Airlife 1st, 1985; 25 x 19cm, 246pp, f.illus; fine inc d/w. |
£15.00 |
| well illus. life story. |
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| BN: 21998 |
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| Phelan, James HOWARD HUGHES - THE HIDDEN YEARS - |
£15.00 |
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| Collins 1st, 1977; 201pp; fine, nr fine d/w.The final years in the life of the eccentric billionaire. |
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| BN: 28187 |
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