HART, PETER

hardback octavo with d/w (NF); 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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2007

KEYWORDS: specials peter hart aviation flight pilots history ww1 soldiers

BICKERS, RICHARD TOWNSHEND

first edtion hardback octavo with d/w, some tears 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: Naval Institute Press 1996

KEYWORDS: specials richard townshend bickers von richthofen ww1 war pilots aviation germany

SAWARD, DUDLEY

ex library, fep coming loose, tanned pages, hardback octavo with plastic wrapped 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: Buchan & Enright Pubs., 1984

KEYWORDS: specials biography dudley saward arthur harris aviation ww2 britain

MORROW, JOHN H.

(with annotated loose paper slips of Ian Mackersey, NZ aviation author), imperial octavo, grey heavy card boards with gilt lettering to green cloth spinexx + 458pp, illus, VG- (heavy dampstaining to spine & through to eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy dampstaining to spine internally & externally). The dampstaining is the only fault.

PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institute (1993??)

KEYWORDS: John H Morrow military aviation history aeroplanes fighter planes pilots World War I WWI technological air power France Germany England Italy Russia USA aviators

MACMILLAN, CAPTAIN NORMAN & BATTEN, JEAN

An historically significant Jean Batten ASSOCIATION COPY: dated, signed and inscribed by the AUTHOR in 1931 to VICTOR DOREE, a fellow pioneer WW1 Royal Air Corps pilot, who in 1932 bought JEAN BATTEN her famous 'Gipsy Moth' aeroplane. Thus, it is likely that this copy of this book was a deciding factor in determining that Jean Batten would fly a Gipsy Moth. From the library of Ian Mackersey, Batten's biographer. DESCRIPTION: Scarce in d/w. Small octavo, light blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering to front board & spine, 175pp, illus, VG (slight rubbing to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to eps & page edges, 1cm tear with loss to lower corner half-title page,) in d/w, VG- (top 3cm portion of spine missing, bruising & nicks to lower spine extrem, creasing & nicks to rear upper edge & front lower edge, 1cm untidy tear to rear lower edge & to upper front/flap fold, some soiling)

PUBLISHER: Duckworth 1929

KEYWORDS: Captain Norman Macmillan Air Vice-Marshall Sir Sefton Brancker Victor Doree signed Association Copy aviation history aircraft flying pilot Jean Batten

MOHLER, STANLEY R. & JOHNSON, BOBBY H.

Warmly inscribed to NZ Aviation Author Ian Mackersey and signed by author, small quarto, illus white light card covers, vii + 127pp, illus, VG+ (v slight tanning & rubbing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institution Press 1971

KEYWORDS: signed Stanley R Mohler Bobby H Johnson Wiley Post Winnie Mae aviation history pilot pioneer pressured flight aeronautical science

ELLIOTT, BRIAN A.

Imperial octavo, black boards with gilt lettering to spine, 253pp, illus, fine, in d/w, fine

PUBLISHER: Tempus Publishing 2000

KEYWORDS: Brian A Elliott Louis Bleriot aviation history aeronautics pilot pioneer flying biography

JAKAB, PETER L. & YOUNG, RICK (Eds)

Inscribed, dated & usigned by Editor Peter Jakab, first edition, super octavo, creamy green cloth boards with orange lettering to spine, xii + 316pp, illus, fine, in d/w, fine

PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institute 2000

KEYWORDS: signed first edition Peter L Jakab Rick Young Wilbur Orville Wright aviation history pioneers articles speeches interviews letters aircraft flights aeronautics

LEAR, WILLIAM P.

Warmly inscribed, dated & Signed by author to NZ aviation author Ian Mackersey, super octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, 475pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Addax Publishing 2000

KEYWORDS: signed William P Lear Jr Anthony W Levier aviation history biography pioneer pilot Lockheed air racing aerobatics Learjet LearFan test pilot

SMITH, ADRIAN

First edition, octavo, grey boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, ii + 211pp, VG (v slight soiling to page fore-edges) in d/w, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Palgrave 2001

KEYWORDS: first edition Adrian Smith Mick Mannock biography aviation history fighter pilot World War One WWI

SWEETMAN, JOHN ET AL.

hardcover imperial octavo (NF) 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: Time Warner Books 2003

KEYWORDS: specials John Sweetman David Coward Gary Johnstone military history World War Two Second World War aviation Dambusters 617 squadron

BOTT, ALAN

hardcover octavo (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: Doubleday, Page & Co 1918

KEYWORDS: specials Captain Alan Bott memoirs flying ace Contact british flying officer aviation history autobiography

MACMILLAN, NORMAN

hardcover super octavo, first edition, ownership signature of copy of Victor Doree, a fellow Royal Air Corps Pilot (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: G. Bell and Sons 1967

KEYWORDS: specials Norman Macmillan royal air corps pilot memoirs autobiography aviation history

SWINSON, ARTHUR

First edition, octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 4pp maps as frontispiece + 236pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruise to lower spine extrem, v sl tanning to eps, slight foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (2cm & 1cm closed tears to each side of upper spine, some bruising to spine extrems, moderate tanning to spine, 2cmx1cm tear to front flap lower edge)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1968

KEYWORDS: Arthur Swinson aviation flying fllight De Havilland Air Race history

GRAHAME-WHITE, CLAUDE & HARPER, HARRY

Octavo, orange cloth boards with white lettering & colour illustrations applied to spine & front board, photographic portrait of author as frontispiece, blue-stained page edges, 283pp + 4pp adverts, illus, VG- (moderate fading & some soiling to boards, heavy bruising & fraying to spine extrems, some tanning)

PUBLISHER: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press (nd)

KEYWORDS: Claude Grahame-White Harry Harper aviation history pilots flying biplanes Bleriot monoplanes Beaumont Vidrines aircraft accidents transport

MOLKENTIN, MICHAEL

Softcover super octavo (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: Allen & Unwin 2010

KEYWORDS: specials Michael Molkentin First World War One WWI Australian flying corps aviation military history aeroplanes airmen mechanics

RYAN, ALAN PAUL

Quarto, illus light card covers, 120pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to front cover lower corner, light rubbing to spine & cover edges & corners)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Meteorological Service & /Civil Aviation 1984

KEYWORDS: Alan Paul Ryan New Zealand meteorology flying weather climate climatology flight aviation forecasts

LEVINE, JOSHUA

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: Collins 2008

KEYWORDS: specials Joshua Levine Royal Flying Corps aviation history flight pioneers World War One WWI pilots

TRAVERS, E (Ed)

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: Hothersall & Travers 1990

KEYWORDS: specials JL HG CT Travers aviation history pilots biography correspondence letters

SWEETMAN, JOHN

First edition, super octavo hardcover (nr fine) in d/w (nr fine); 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: Little Brown 2004

KEYWORDS: specials John Sweetman first edition history Second World War Two WWII bomber command aviation pilots RAF