Books - "aviation"
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The Lost Squadron: A True Story by David Hayes
Ex-library quarto hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Madison Press 1994
KEYWORDS: Warplanes aviation aeroplanes history excavation Arctic WWII World War Two WW2 warbirds
The Luftwaffe War Diaries
Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 399pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems & edges, minor tanning & staining to page edges, light tanning to eps, binding sloppy, occasional staining throughout) in d/w, G+ (in plastic protective cover, v heavy tearing & chipping/loss to edges & spine extrems- only minor loss, moderate tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Macdonald & Co 1967
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 luftwaffe German aviation bombers aerial combat warfare
Terre des Hommes
TEXT IN FRENCH; paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Gallimard 1972
KEYWORDS: French Antoine de Saint-Exupery memoir autobiography travel adventure aviation classic survival The Little Prince Le Petit Prince text in french language
Orkney by Air: A Photographic Journey Through Time
Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Kea Publishing 2005
KEYWORDS: orkney memoir aviation guy warner
Warbirds Over Wanaka 2018: The Official Record of the 2018 International Airshow
Oblong super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Warbirds Over Wanaka 2018
KEYWORDS: New Zealand airshows warbirds over Wanaka aviation historical aeroplanes fighter planes airplanes
Against the Sun: The Story of Wing Commander Beaumont, D.S.O., O.B.E., D.F.C. Pilot of the Canberra and the P.I
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Cassell & co. 1955
KEYWORDS: wing commander Roland Beaumont military aviation biography pilots World War Two WWII WW2 1940s Edward Lanchbery
Maritime is Number Ten: A History of No 10 Squadron RAAF: The Sunderland Era 1939-1945
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt maritime illus to front board, illus eps, xiii + 466pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing & fading to board & spine edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional sl soiling to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing/chipping & moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: K C Baff 1983
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation RAAF Royal Australian Air Force 10 ten squadron armed forces
The Russian Elite: Inside Spetsnaz and the Airborne Forces
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 288pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to front board, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+(light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling, sm chip to top corner of front flap/front cover)
PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books / Stackpole Books 1993
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian military elite forces Spetsnaz aviation airborne units
Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air
Reprint octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Arno Press / Yale University Press 1972
KEYWORDS: Georges Guynemer aviation biography introduction by Theodore Roosevelt
Courage in the Skies: New Zealand Airmen at War
Imperial octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Grantham House 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand armed forces aviation military history warplanes pilots army
The Flying Saucer Conspiracy
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blu eheavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 248pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, sl fading to spine extrems, sl soiling to rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, frontispiece detached but present, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, minor foxing throughout) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, 4cm open tear to rear cover, heavy creasing & chipping/tearing/loss to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1957
KEYWORDS: first editions space aliens ufos spaceships conspiracy theories aviation aerospace
The Balloon Buster: Frank Luke of Arizona
Octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt lettering & aviation illus to front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 191pp, illus, VG+ (minor chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, distributor's label to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Arno Press 1972
KEYWORDS: aviation history biography Frank Luke
U-2 Spyplane in Action: Aircraft Number 86
Oblong super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Squadron/Signal Publications
KEYWORDS: u2 spyplane aviation larry davis
New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force: Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45 (3 Vol Set
3 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus/maps, VG (light fading/tanning to spines, light to moderate scuffing & rubbing to board edges & extrems, occasional patches of paper residue to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep of vol 2)
PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1953-59
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history official war histories series RAF royal air force ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation
Air Whaler
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 243pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor tanning & soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional sl foxing/soiling throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Smapson Low, Marston & Co 1949
KEYWORDS: aviation history Antarctica south pole Antarctic
The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copIes, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton and Company 1990
KEYWORDS: Wilbur Wright Orville Wright inventors biography aviation history
Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War 1
Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to title page) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light chafing, sl creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Studio Editions 1990
KEYWORDS: military history Jane's Janes fighting aircraft fighter planes ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war aerial combat warfare aviation
Royal New Zealand Air Force (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 343pp, illus/maps- all maps counted & present, VG (light fading & rubbing/bruising to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board edges/corners, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown, 3cm stain to preface page, sl foxing to prelims, occasional closed tear to folding maps) in d/w, G+ (heavy cracking & tearing to fold of front flap- failed yellowing tape repairs, other heavy creasing & chipping to edges, minor fading to spine, moderate loss to base of spine, general tanning & soiling & other discreet but yellowing tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs 1955
KEYWORDS: official history series histories RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation
Hugo Junkers and his Aircraft
Quarto, grey cloth boards, black lettering to spine, blue & silver gilt motif to front board, printed/illus eps, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (boards sl warped, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, sm scuff to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate staining to base of rear cover, sl tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Transpress 1988
KEYWORDS: aviation Hugo Junkers aircraft aeroplanes design engineering
Fabulous Flying Boats: A History of the World's Passenger Flying Boats
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Aviation 2013
KEYWORDS: flying boats history passenger civil aviation engineering maritime aquatic nautical