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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. £26.00
Temple Press 1st, 1938; 28x21cm, 250pp, illustrated; vg int, spinecloth faded;split, top of spine;  (no 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! - Pilot Press 1st, 1929; 19x13cm, 112pp, 11 photos; vg int, spinecloth sl worn at top.

£24.00
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 & 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  

Donne, Michael  LEADER OF THE SKIES -  Rolls-Royce; the first seventy-five years.  Muller 1st, 1981; 29 x 22cm landscape; 157pp, f.illus (some col); fine inc d/w.

£15.00
BN: 23865  
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.  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.

£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.  
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. £9.00
Cassell 7th 1954; 19 x 13cm, 117pp, 17 illus; vg .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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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  

Ellington Field staff  ELLINGTON 1918 -  Ellington Field (Houston, Texas) 1918; hard covers, 28 x 21cm, 320pp, f.illus; near fine except binding loose & corner missing from one page with some loss of text. Assumed scarce and especially of local Texas interest'

£75.00
A v well illustrated description and directory of the military field, its staff, squadrons and personnel inc individual portrait photos of officers., lists of cadets & nurses; group photos, cartoons & local adverts.  
BN: 31627  

Ellis, Chris  A HISTORY OF COMBAT AIRCRAFT -  Hamlyn 1981 reprint from 1979 1st; 30 x 22cm, 255pp, f.illus; vg, ragged d/w.

£6.00
BN: 24283  

Ellis, Ken & Geoff Jones  HENRI MIGNET AND HIS FLYING FLEAS -  Haynes 1st, 1990; 28 x 21cm, 224pp, f.illus; fine inc d/w.

£25.00
Full design & type history including post-war derivatives.  
BN: 26727  

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