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Dalton, Stephen THE MIRACLE OF FLIGHT - £16.00
Sampson Low 1st, 1977; 27 x 23cm, 168pp, f.illus (some col), biblio; fine, nr fine d/w.Describes the natural flight of birds & insects and the evolution of manned flight, with, finally, a chapter on the features of modern aircraft. Some super photos by the author.  
BN: 28852  
Davy M.J.B. INTERPRETIVE HISTORY OF FLIGHT - (survey of history of aeronautics & influence of contemporary conditions). £14.00
HMSO (Science Museum) 1st, 1937; large 8vo, 191pp, photos; vg.Good on origins and early history. Other copies available.  
BN: 22500  
Dean,Frederick (Ed'r) POWER AND SPEED - the story of the I.C.Engine on land, at sea and in the air. £40.00
Temple Press 1st, 1938; 28x21cm, 250pp, illustrated; vg, v torn d/w Contributors inc. Campbell, Prince Chula, John Cobb; vg photos of aircraft, racing cars at Brooklands, ships etc; Clark cut-aways of Pegasus engine, Gipsy 12, Hurricane, A.W Ensign, Auto-Union etc. A super period work, becoming scarce.  
BN: 22501  
Dean (pub'rs) THRILLS OF THE SKYWAYS - £9.00
nd (1930s); 26 x 20cm, 124pp, photos & grgs in text, col frontis by Geoffrey Eyles; vg int, sl worn ext.A "period" work including historical subjects & photos as well as fiction.  
BN: 29764  

Denham, T.S  SPEED ! -                                                                                               

£28.00
Pilot Press 1st, 1929; 19x13cm, 112pp, 11 photos; vg int, top of spine sl torn.   Rather scarce book on the Schneider Trophy Races.
BN: 22502
Dickson,Bonner W.A. AIRCRAFT - from airship to jet propulsion 1908-1948. £16.00
Naldrett Press c1948; 29x22cm l'scape, 78pp; near-fine, vg d/w.Pictorial history - 40 years of Vickers-Armstrong Ltd.  
BN: 22503  
Dixon,Charles THE CONQUEST OF THE ATLANTIC BY AIR - £14.00
Sampson-Low 1st, 1930; 244pp, 34 photos; foxing (severe on four pages) o/w vg.  
BN: 22504  
Donald, David SPYPLANE - £12.50
Temple Press 1st, 1987; 29 x 22cm, 127pp, pictorial (mostly colour); fine, near fine d/w.Covers the special versions of WW 2 aircraft & the more recent purpose-built types.  
BN: 24979  
Donald, David & Jon Lake ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD MILITARY AIRCRAFT - £32.00
Aerospace (London) for World Air Power Journal; 1st, 1994; 2 vols, 31 x 24cm, 448pp (total), col photos & 3-view line drgs of each type; full index; nr fine inc d/ws.Comprehensive work on high-quality paper.  
BN: 27462  
Donald, David (General Editor) THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD AIRCRAFT - £25.00
Blitz Editions (Orbis/Aerospace) , 1997; 30 x 24cm, 928pp, f.illus (photos, many col; 3-view line drgs, col. Side views); vg (front title pages sl damaged at base, o/w fine, vg d/w. Massive compilation of data originally published within the 1990 "Airplane" reference part-work ; (new price £75!).  
BN: 30556  
Dorman, Geoffrey FIFTY YEARS FLY PAST - from Wright Brothers to Comet. £12.50
Forbes Robertson 1st, 1951; 346pp, 34 photos; vg, torn remains of d/w.Review of flying history - mainly civil, starting with the formation of the Royal Aero Club in 1901; many biographical reminiscences in this very readable account.  
BN: 21237  
 Dornier Aircraft Co  50 JAHRE DORNIER -  Bilder und Woerte zur Geschichte des Hauses Dornier.  Illustrated history, 1914-1964; 25x21cm landscape; plastic covers; vg.   £20.00
 German language, with English translation at rear; many excellent aircraft photos.  
 BN: 22506  

Dornier GmbH  DORNIER -  die chronik des aeltesten deutschen flugzeugwerks.  

£16.00
1985; 214pp, f.illus (b & w photo of every type described); German language text with English added for the individual aircraft descriptions only; fine inc d/w.  Dornier company history and illustrated aircraft type descriptions ("story of the oldest German aircraft factory").  
BN: 29940
Dorr, Robert F. AIR WAR HANOI - £12.00
Guild Pub 1st, 1988; 28 x 22cm, 190pp, f.illus; fine, nr fine id/w.Good record of an unpleasant subject.  
BN: 27224  

Dorr, Robert F. & David Donald  FIGHTERS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE -  from WW1 dogfighters to the Stealth Fighter.  

£15.00
Temple Press (Hamlyn Aerospace), 1990; 29 x 23cm, artwork (much col) & photos of all types included; also some cut-away drgs; fine inc d/w (Thetford bookplate inside front).  
BN: 30891
Duke,Neville & Edward Lanchbery SOUND BARRIER - The story of high-speed flight. £6.00
Cassell 2nd, 1953; 19 x 13cm, 117pp, 17 illus; near vg (cloth marked).Review of the developments leading to supersonic flight by the famous testpilot and ex-bomber/navigator Lanchbery.  
BN: 23199  
Duval G.R. PRESENTATION AIRCRAFT OF THE TWO WORLD WARS - £9.50
Bradford Barton, 1976; 22 x 22cm, 96pp, pictorial; fine inc d/w.  
BN: 25814  
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 Eden, Paul & Soph Moeng  MODERN MILITARY AIRCRAFT ANATOMY -  Technical Drawings of 118 Aircraft, 1845 to the present day.  Silverdale Books 1st, 2003; 30 x 23cm, 256pp, photos & cutaways of every type (some col); (inc some vg artwork); fine inc d/w   £17.50  
 Silverdale Books 1st, 2003; 30 x 23cm, 256pp, photos & cutaways of every type (some col); (inc some vg artwork); fine inc d/w    
BN:  30639    
Edwards,Michael THE AVIATOR'S WORLD an easy guide to aircraft, airports & aviation as a career & for pleasure £5.00
"D & C 1st, 1974; 158pp, photos, diags; nr fine, vg d/w."  
BN: 21805  

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