Books - "aviation"
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Air War Italy 1944-45: The Axis Air Forces from the Liberation of Rome to the Surrender
Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 232pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges, minor tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing 1996
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Italian Italy aviation axis air force
DH88: The Story of de Havilland's Racing Comets
Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps to eps, 174pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl fading to board edges, light foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to spine, minor creasing to edges, sl tanning to flaps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing 1984
KEYWORDS: aviation history dh88 dh 88 comet de Havilland monoplane monoplanes
Rickenbacker
Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to black cloth spine, blue lettering to front board, unpaginated prelims + 458pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & fading/discolouration to board & spine edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, gift inscription in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate fading to spine, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall 1968
KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Edward V Rickenbacker military history aviation pilots
Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes Since 1938
Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 271pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to base of covers, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Aviation 2008
KEYWORDS: military history aviation British Commonwealth allied air force unit codes
Early Aviation at Farnborough: The History of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Volume II: The First Aeroplanes
FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, gilt lettering to spine, xxii + 375pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to front board, minor foxing & soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, minor soiling/discolouration to rear eps/terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to base of spine, light creasing & scuffing to edges, sl chafing, light tanning to flaps) in slipcase, VG (moderate fading to spine & edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Macdonald & Co 1974
KEYWORDS: first editions aviation history aeroplanes royal aircraft establishment Farnborough
United States Army and Air Force Fighters 1916-1961
Quarto, beige buckram boards, red gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 256pp, illus, VG (minor foxing & discolouration to spine, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing & discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, minro wrinkling to prelims) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate fading & cracking/tearing to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to covers & flaps)
PUBLISHER: Harleyford Publications 1961
KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial combat warfare aircraft planes fighter US American army air force design engineering
The P-40 Kittyhawk in Service
Quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 66pp, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges, light tanning & eps) in d/w, VG+ (prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, light chafing, light creasing to edges, light tanning & foxing to flaps, sl scuffing to spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Kookaburra Technical Publications 1974
KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes aircraft p-40 kittyhawk Australia Australian ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 air force
Planes of the Luftwaffe Fighter Aces (2 Vols)
2 VOLS, FIRST EDITIONS, quarto, blue & red heavy boards, white lettering to spines, illus front eps, vol 1- 172pp, vol 2- 172pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & fading to edges/extrems, minor fading to spine of vol 2, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (minor fading to spines, sl creasing & chipping to edges, sl tanning & foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Kookaburra Technical Publications 1985
KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes pilots luftwaffe nazi Germany German first editions
With Great Foresight: The Story of Christchurch International Airport
Oblong imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 223pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor fading to spine & front board, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Christchurch International Airport 2006
KEYWORDS: New Zealand civil aviation history Christchurch International Airport
Search Find and Kill: Coastal Command's U-boat Successes
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 168pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, sl soiling to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims, occasional sl soiling to pages) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate fading to spine & rear cover, label residue to rear, general minor tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Aston Publications 1990
KEYWORDS: first editions signed Norman L R Franks military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 RAF Royal Air Force Coast Command coastal u-boats aviation maritime
Messerschmitt Me 410
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 120pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Stratus 2006
KEYWORDS: military history aviation German nazi Germany luftwaffe fighter planes aircraft Messerschmitt Me 410 design engineering
Almost into Wind: One Man's Firsthand Look at the Operation of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy in World War II
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, v + (5) + 486pp, illus, errata slip loosely enclosed to pg87, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Guild Bindery Press 1993
KEYWORDS: signed first editions military history autobiography memoir Derek Senogles Rooke ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 fleet air arm Royal Navy aviation maritime warfare
Japanese Navy Aircraft Colours & Markings in the Pacific War ... and Before
SIGNED LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, quarto, comb ringbound illus light card wrappers, vii + 131pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to cover edges, light soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Ian K Baker 1991
KEYWORDS: signed Ian K Baker military history aviation Japan Japanese aircraft Pacific war
Pursue & Destroy
Quarto, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 175pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, minor cracking & chipping to edges, moderate soiling)
PUBLISHER: Sentry Books 1978
KEYWORDS: military history aviation Leonard Kit Carson autobiography memoir fighter pilots
New Zealand Permanent Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force Aircraft Colour Schemes: Markings, Photographs, Histories: Volume 3
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, spiralbound illus light card wrappers, printed inside covers, 184pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing & fading to covers/edges, moderate soiling & prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges, airfix modelling ephemera stapled to inside front cover)
PUBLISHER: Warren P Russell 1984
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military aviation NZPAF RNZAF fighter planes aircraft design
New Zealand Permanent Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force Aircraft Colour Schemes: Markings, Photographs, Histories: Volume 1
THIS VOL ONLY, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, spiralbound illus light card wrappers, 136pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate fading to cover edges, sm scuff to base of front cover, light to moderate creasing & soiling to rear cover, light foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Warren P Russell 1982
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military aviation NZPAF RNZAF fighter planes aircraft design signed first editions
RNZAF Pilot's Notes for Vampire MK.55
First Edition, Sm octavo, stapled blue illus light card wrappers, printed inside cover, unpaginated illus prelims + 34pp, folding diagrams to rear, VG (sm ink markings to front cover, minor fading & tanning to cover edges, sm ink stamp to base, light foxing & soiling to covers, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, sm single ink stamp to inside front cover- no others detected, minor tanning & foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Air Department 1955
KEYWORDS: RNZAF aviation pilot notes Vampire engines cockpits controls operation New Zealand
Pilot's Notes for Meteor 7
Second Edition, Sm octavo, stapled blue illus light card wrappers, printed inside cover, 50pp, folding diagrams to rear, VG- (heavy creasing & scuffing/chipping to edges, moderate soiling & tanning/discolouration to covers/edges, moderate water staining to base of page block, other moderate soiling throughout, closed tearing & staining to charts to rear- one is detached but present)
PUBLISHER: Air Ministry, February 1952
KEYWORDS: aviation pilot notes Meteor engines cockpits controls operation
Pilot's Notes Venom F.B.1
Second Edition, Sm octavo, stapled blue illus light card wrappers, printed inside cover, 40pp, folding diagrams to rear, VG (minor ink notation to front cover, moderate soiling & discolouration to covers, moderate creasing to cover edges, various pieces of ephemera tipped in throughout, occasional annotation)
PUBLISHER: Air Ministry, May 1954
KEYWORDS: aviation pilot notes Venom engines cockpits controls operation
Pilot's Flight Manual for the de Havilland Dove Aircraft
Octavo, black stiff card wrappers, internal ring binding, silver lettering to front cover, iii + 68pp, illus, VG (moderate chafing & soiling/scuffing to wrappers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor annotation, moderate foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Not Stated (1950)
KEYWORDS: aviation pilot notes de Havilland dove engines cockpits controls operation