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Wheeler, William J.
Images of Flight - A Canadian Aviation Portfolio
135 pages. Captures, in 51 stunning full-colour paintings by 15 brilliant Canadian aviation artists, the wonder, intricacy and the infinite variety of aeroplanes: the nostalgic charm of vintage aircraft; the incredible fighter planes of the First and Second World Wars; and the sleek, gleaming contemporary aeroplanes of today. Tells the history of aviation in Canada. Front free endpaper removed. Moderate wear to book.. Average wear to and small chip from dust jacket which is now in an archival-grade brodart cover. Unmarked. Solid copy of this attractive work. Book
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WHELAN James R.
Hunters in the Sky. Fighter Aces of WWII. Introduction by Raymond F. Toliver. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with photographs throughout; blue boards, upper board blocked in red, blue cloth back lettered in silver and red, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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WHELAN Russell
The Flying Tigers. [The Story of the American Volunteer Group. First UK Edition]. THE ORIGINAL UK EDITION IN WORN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus; red cloth, backstrip lettered inj black, a good, firm copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter worn, frayed and with loss at edges. The UK edition, published under wartime rules, is far scarcer than its earlier US counterpart. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Graham & Cole, U78 (recording the US edition).
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Whelton, Clark
Skyjack!
176 pages, edges browned. eng
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Whitby, Michael; Cameron, Bill; Griffin, John; Stachiw, Tony; Pettipas, Leo; Larson, Layne; et al
Canadian Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) Journal, Fall 2010, Vol. 48, No. 3 - The Battle for a CPAL Transcontinental Route
Pages 78-111. Features: The 19th Carrier Air Group on the RCN's 1949 Spring Cruise; The Battle for a CPAL Transcontinental Air Route; The Curtiss HS-2L and the Beginnings of a National Air Force (part 1); Navy Tiger Moths; The Canadian Aviation Artists Association; Dan Reynolds - A Legend in Dawson City's Aviation History Looks to the Future; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Whitcomb, Randy L.
O.B. Philp's Dream: 26" x 20" Canadian Forces Snowbirds Limited Edition Lithograph
Copy #67 of 431. Produced from an original acrylic painting by Canadian artist Randy L. Whitcomb. Shows the Snowbirds flying down the Ottawa River behind the Canadian Parliament Buildings in the classic Swept Delta formation. This work was commissioned to commemorate the Snowbirds' 25th Anniversary. Signed by artist and all 25th Anniversary 1995-1996 Snowbird team members. Stock is 100lb cover acid free cotton rag (Quintessence) paper. There are two Limited Edition lithograph series from the original painting. "O.B. Philp's Dream" is the first series produced exclusively for the Snowbirds. Certificate of authenticity included plus bonus Snowbirds promotional poster. Please note: Certificate of Authenticity is for copy #60. Some wrinkling due to storage in tube. A wonderful Snowbirds momento. Book
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WHITE Leslie R.
The Holmsley Story. [A History of a New Forest Airfield in War and Peace]. Fourth Edition. FINE COPY
8vo., Fourth Edition, with photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy.
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WHITE Roger Henshaw
Spitfire Saga - with a Spell on Wellingtons. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.84.
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WHITE Roger Henshaw
Spitfire Saga - with a Spell on Wellingtons. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.84.
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White, Ian
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Warpaint Series No.96
Warpaint Books Ltd. New with No dust jacket as issued. 2014. First Edition. Softcover. A new publisher's copy showing possibly a trace of shelf wear only. . Warpaint Books Ltd. paperback
Référence libraire : 20595
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White, Maj J Andrew
Practical Aviation for Military Airmen
New York: Wireless Press 1918. 198pp/illus. First Edition. "A textbook for intensive study by men preparing to become skilled mechanicians and aviators . . . . . . Each subject is presented by illustration and described completely for the reader without turning the page. A broad treatment . . . . comprising operation and care of aviation engines reconnaissance map reading radio and its uses machine gunnery and bombing from airplanes. Designed particularly for individual and class study with an analysis of important factors preceding each chapter and a set of review questions following every division." With 200 illustrations including charts drawings facsimiles in black and white." Cover lightly soiled. Text clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Wireless Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 008861
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White, Molly O'Loughlin
Foodbirds : Flying for Famine Relief: The story of One of the Greatest Mercy Airlifts the World Has Known
144 pages, illustrated, maps, signed and dated dedication by Molly O'Loughlin White on the preliminary title page. eng
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White, Troy L
Kidd Hofer - The Last of the Screwball Aces : the story of Lt. Ralph K. Hofer and the 4th Fighter Group in World War II.
DeLand FL, Stardust Studios, (2003). 4° (28x22), 199 p., with numerous photo illustrations, publisher's pictorial softcover, as new,
Référence libraire : 53830AB ISBN : 972741305
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WHITEHOUSE Arch
Flieger-Asse 1914 - 1918
MOTORBUCH. 1973. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 449 pages. Quelques planches de photos en noir et blanc. Ouvrage en allemand. Jaquette illustrée en couleurs, usée.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 629.1-Aviation
Référence libraire : RO80062651
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Whitehouse Arch
Marins du ciel. La guerre des porte-avions
Éditions France-Empire 1962 In-12 broché sous jaquette 19 cm sur 14. 315 pages. Illustrations en noir et blanc. Jaquette légèrement déchirée sinon bon état. Bon état d’occasion.
Référence libraire : 130485
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WHITEHOUSE Arch
The Early Birds. [First UK Edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Published two years after the US edition.
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WHITFIELD Frederick
We Sat Alone [Memoirs of a former Lancaster Rear Gunner].
8vo., First Edition with illustrations; original wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Fred Whitfield served as rear gunner with IX Squadron Lancasters based at Bardney in Lincolnshire. His record of over 30 'ops' includes raids on the Tirpitz and the Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. Extremely scarce due to limited print run
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WHITTLE Sir Frank
Jet. The Story of a Pioneer. IN FULL MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; handsomely bound in burgundy full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
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Whittle, Sir Frank
Jet - The Story of a Pioneer
320 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "This book is not an autobiography. It is primarily the history of my association with the development of the turbo-jet engine in Great Britain." - Preface. Prior owner's name and date atop front free endpaper. Spine leaning. Somewhat above-average wear to publisher's navy cloth which is partially sunned at spine. Dust jacket not included. A worthy reading copy of this fascinating history. Book
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WHOL, Robert
A Passion for Wings : Aviation and the Western Imagination, 1908-1918.
New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1994. (26,5 cm) viii, 320 pages, orné de 348 illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs. Broché. Couverture avant très légèrement défraîchie à la marge de droite. Très bel état intérieur.
Référence libraire : 3874
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Whyte, Edna Gardner & Cooper, Ann L
Rising Above It: an Autobiography
257p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Widmungsexemplar - BÖLKOW Ludwig
Erinnerungen. Aufgezeichnet von Brigitte Röthlein. Mit 132 Abbildungen und Dokumenten. * Widmungsexemplar! Handschriftlich auf dem Titelblatt: "Herrn Dr. H. (Heinrich) Seewald (Verleger) gewidmet von Ludwig Bölkow 94".
Münche - Berlin. F. A. Herbig Verlag. 1994. 391, (8) Seiten. Blauer OKart.-Einband u. zweifarbiger Schutzumschlag. 23x16 cm
Référence libraire : 68630
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Widmungsexemplar - GEISENHEYNER Max und SUPF Peter
Frankfurt am Main; Motor der Luftfahrt. Eine Erinnerung an die Internationale Luftschiffahrt-Ausstellung 1909. * Widmungsexemplar: Mit einer zweizeiligen Widmung u. Signatur von Peter Supf auf dem Vorsatzblatt datiert 8. Dezember 1959.
Frankfurt. W. Kramer Vl. 1959. 144 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen teils faks. Abbildungen im Text u. auf. Tafeln. Hellblauer Original-Leinwand-Einband und farbig illustrierter Original-Schutzumschlag. (4 Bll. mit Knickspuren). 21x13,5 cm
Référence libraire : 21710
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Widmungsexemplar - SUPF, Peter
Dumm, Dümmer, Amdümmsten. - Kinderverse. Meinen Kindern Nora und Mareile. * Widmungsexemplar: Mit dreizeiliger, handschriftlicher Widmung des Verfassers auf dem Vortitelblatt.
Verlag Nürnberger Presse bei Rudolf Schunk KG. in Königshofen i. Gr. 1959. 46, (2) Seiten. Originalbroschur. 19x13 cm
Référence libraire : 144365
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Widmungsexemplare - SUPF, Peter
Konvolut von 4 Buchtiteln - jeweils mit mehrzeiliger, handschriftlicher Widmung des Verfassers: Flieger erobern die Berge der Welt / Wiedersehen mit einem Storch (zusammen mit Wolf Hirth) / Flieger erobern die Pole / Das neue Welterlebnis - Ein Buch vom Fliegen (in vier Bänden).
Verlag Dietrich Reimer Berlin; Nymphenburger Verlagshandlung München u. Georg Lentz Verlag München. 1932, 1955, 1956 und 1957. Vier Bände. Mit vielen Abbildugnen u. Illustrationen. Gute Erhaltung.
Référence libraire : 144368
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WIEGAND Jack Von
Autograph Letter Signed
<p>In broken English Ocean Grove NJ February 10 1930; to Marvin Popkin: " - I haffe to go to - camp in Newark Aire Squadron I having 380 men - to lern the Bay to aperste the Plain - ". 7" x 10 1/2" 1 page. with a signed/inscribed photograph of Wiegand and 2 companions and related newspaper. Very good.</p><p>Wiegand member of the Richthofen air circus; credited with shooting down 22 enemy planes.</p> unknown books
Référence libraire : 500910
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WIEGAND, Jack Von
Autograph Letter Signed
<p>In broken English Ocean Grove NJ February 10 1930; to Marvin Popkin: " - I haffe to go to - camp in Newark Aire Squadron I having 380 men - to lern the Bay to aperste the Plain - ". 7" x 10 1/2" 1 page. with a signed/inscribed photograph of Wiegand and 2 companions and related newspaper. Very good.</p><p>Wiegand member of the Richthofen air circus; credited with shooting down 22 enemy planes.</p> unknown
Référence libraire : 500910
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Wiegmann, Douglas A
A Human Error Approach to Aviation Accident Analysis: The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System
Ashgate 2003. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN:9780754618751 Ashgate hardcover
Référence libraire : 4838767 ISBN : 0754618757 9780754618751
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Wiener, E L
Cockpit Resource Management
Academic Press Inc 1993. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1000grams ISBN:9780127500256 Academic Press Inc hardcover
Référence libraire : 3978340 ISBN : 0127500251 9780127500256
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wilber ( edwin l. )
de toutes les fetes
amiot-dumont bibliotheque de l aviation 1953 in 8 carré broché 184 pages jaquette illustrée
Référence libraire : 2441
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WILBER Edwin L.
DE TOUTES LES FÊTES
Éditions Amiot-Dumont, Bibliothèque de l'Aviation, 1 volume broché de format 21,5 x 16 cm, jaquette, 187 pages, bon état. Frais de port en supplément.
Référence libraire : JC186
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Wilhelm, R
Jerry and Jo hop off.
New York, Akron, 1928. 4°. (12) ll. With 12 illustrations in colour by R. Wilhelm. Illustrated orig. gathering. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +
Référence libraire : 5475BB
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Wilhelm, R.:
Jerry and Jo hop off.
New York, Akron, 1928. 4°. (12) ll. With 12 illustrations in colour by R. Wilhelm. Illustrated orig. gathering.
Référence libraire : 5475BB
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Willett, Edward; (Fairchild Space and Defense Systems).
Presentation ED-JX-2 5 February 1970 TERRAIN AVOIDANCE SYSTEM.
<p>Syosset NY: Fairchild Space and Defense Systems 1970. 1970. Very good. - Quarto 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Softcover spiral bound wrappers with a cut-out window revealing the title of the project. The corners and edges of the covers are lightly creased. 2 pages 1-13 and a plate featuring a drawing of the proposed "Terrain Avoidance System". Very good.</p><p>First edition a RARE early study of these systems.</p><p>"There exists a requirement for a Terrain Avoidance System for an aircraft flying low profile missions. The general characteristics of such missions are as follows: Aircraft Velocity 185 knots / Aircraft Altitude 500 feet." - from the Introduction.</p><p>From the library of the presumed author of this report Edward Willett with his label mounted on the front cover. Willett was the Senior Consulting Engineer and Program Director at Fairchild.</p><p>Fairchild Systems was a United States defense contractor. The San Francisco Chronicle described the company as "one of the legendary names of Silicon Valley" and noted that its Bay Area operations were a training ground for the engineers who went on to found Intel and other top semiconductor companies.</p> Syosset, NY: Fairchild Space and Defense Systems, 1970. paperback
Référence libraire : 99659
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William Buchan (editor):
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AT WAR
VG (original blue cloth with gilt eagle on front board, minimal wear) Large format, quarto. Fourth edtn revised. 64pp illustrated throughout. A nice piece of upbeat propaganda at the point during the war when the RAF was probably at its lowest
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William F Althoff
Sky Ships: A History of the Airship in the United Stated Navy
New York: Orion Books 1990. 304pp/illus. including index notes and appendices. Fully illustrated with black and white photo illustrations. Tells the story of the U.S. Navy's 50-year involvement with airships.After witnessing Germany's modest success with zeppelins during World War I the U.S. Navy established the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. These giant ships which were longer than a football field but could be controlled by a man's fingertip amazed and intrigued the public. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Orion Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 011586 ISBN : 0517569043 9780517569047
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William Green
Famous fighters of the Second World War, Macdonald, London, 1958,
19 cm X 25,4 cm, 128 pp, reliure cartonnée rouge + jaquette illustrée. Très grand nombre de photographies et des illustrations dessinées N&B. En anglais.
Référence libraire : Hi984
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William Green, Gordon Swanborough
Le grand livre des chasseurs. L’encyclopedie illustrée de tous les avions de chasse et tous les détails de leur fabrication
Celiv 1997 In-4 reliure éditeur, 608 pp. Illustrations noir & couleurs
Référence libraire : 78826
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William J. Horvat
Above the Pacific
Lt. Col. William J. Horvat 1966 211 pages in8. 1966. broché. 211 pages.
Référence libraire : 5390
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William Newby Grant
P-51 Mustang
E.P.A 1969 In-4 relié, plats ternis, sinon intérieur en bon état.
Référence libraire : 71485
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WILLIAME (Capitaine).
L'Escadrille des Cigognes. Spa 3 - 1939-1940.
Paris-Grenoble, Arthaud, 1945, in-12, 281 pp, présentation par Roland Dorgelès, 8 pl. de photos hors texte, un croquis, broché, bon état
Référence libraire : 116527
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WILLIAME (Capitaine).-
L'escadrille des cigognes. Spa 3. 1939-1940. Présentation par Roland DORGELES de l'Académie Goncourt.
P., et Grenoble, Arthaud, 1945, in 12 broché, 281 pages ; illustrations ; table des illustrations in-fine,jacquette illustree un peu effrangée,marges pages mal coupees,dans l’etat
Référence libraire : 19965
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WILLIAME (Capitaine).-
L'escadrille des cigognes. Spa 3. 1939-1940. Présentation par Roland DORGELES de l'Académie Goncourt.
P., et Grenoble, Arthaud, 1945, in 12 broché, 281 pages ; illustrations ; table des illustrations in-fine ; couverture fanée avec quelques rousseurs.
Référence libraire : 24231
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WILLIAMS (Brad).
Vol 967.
Presses de la Cité, 1964, in-8°, 251 pp, cart. éd., jaquette illustrée, bon état. La catastrophe aérienne du 15 novembre 1959.
Référence libraire : 19114
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WILLIAMS Dennis
Stirlings in Action with the Airborne Forces. Air Support for SAS and Resistance Operations during WWII. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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WILLIAMS James N.
The Plan. [Memories of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan]. NEAR FINE COPY
Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; pictorial laminated boards, brown endpapers, a near fine copy.
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WILLIAMS Jeremy Howard
Night Intruder. A Personal Account of the Radar War between the Luftwaffe and the RAF Night Fighter Forces. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE. Not recorded by Enser.
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Williams, Douglas
194 Squadron Royal Air Force 'The Friendly Firm'
Merlin Books Ltd 1987. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item200grams ISBN:0863033261 Merlin Books Ltd paperback
Référence libraire : 8995331 ISBN : 0863033261 9780863033261
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Williams, Clois
Aircrew Security: A Practical Guide
Ashgate 2004. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1000grams ISBN:9780754640769 Ashgate hardcover
Référence libraire : 4321405 ISBN : 0754640760 9780754640769
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Williams, Alan
Contemporary Issues Shaping Chinas Civil Aviation Policy: Balancing International With Domestic Priorities
Ashgate 2009. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN:9780754671404 Ashgate hardcover
Référence libraire : 5558197 ISBN : 0754671402 9780754671404
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