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LAMONT-BROWN Raymond
Kamikaze. Japan's Suicide Samurai. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
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LEE Asher
Air Power. [Revised Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Considerably revised version of the original edition of 1955.
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LEA John
Reggie. The Life of Air Vice Marshal R L G Marix NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates;mblue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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LUCAS John
The Big Umbrella. The History of the Parachute from Da Vinci to Apollo. With a Foreword by Group Captain Douglas Bader. [Second Impression.] NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with plates; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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HONAN William H.
Bywater. The Man who invented the Pacific War. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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LONGMATE Norman
The Bombers. The RAF Offensive against Germany, 1939-1945. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.32.
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LEE Asher
The Soviet Air Force. [Revised and Enlarged Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with plates; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Considerably enlarged version of the original edition of 1950.
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HILDEBRANDT A
Balloons and Airships. Translated by W.H. Story. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the original edition ('Airships Past and Present') of 1908. The author was Captain and Instructor in the Prussian Balloon Corps.
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HARVEY J. Douglas
The Tumbling Mirth. Remembering the Air Force NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; buff boards, blue cloth back lettered in cream, patterned endpapers, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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HUNT Leslie
Veteran and Vintage Aircraft (Enlarged Edition). SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
8vo., with numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, dustwrapper laminated to boards, a good, bright, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTIONPON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
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HENDRIE Andrew
Short Sunderland in World War II. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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KAPLAN Philip
Two-Man Air Force. [Don Gentille and John Godfrey. World War II Flying Aces.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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HAMER David
Bombers versus Battleships. The Struggle between Ships and Aircraft for the Control of the Surface of the Sea. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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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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HUGHES Thomas Alexander
Over Lord. General Pete Quesada and the Triumph of Tactical Air Power in World War II. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue boards, white cloth back lettered in blue, patterned endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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HARDY M J
The North American Mustang. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with photographic title-spread and very numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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KLINKOWITZ Jerome
Their Finest Hours. The RAF and Luftwaffe in World War II. [First UK Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published a year after the US edition.
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KING Benjamin
Impact. The History of Germany's V-Weapons in World War II. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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GLINES Carroll V.
Chennault's Forgotten Warriors. The Saga of the 308th Bomb Group in China. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; buff cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, marbled endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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KINSEY Gordon
Pulham Pigs. The History of an Airship Station. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, numerous photographs throughout and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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GEUST Carl-Fredrik
Under the Red Star. [Luftwaffe Aircraft in the Soviet Airforce.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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HALLEY James J.
The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. AIR MARSHAL SIR ERIC DUNN'S COPY
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF AIR MARSHAL SIR ERIC DUNN AND BEARS HIS BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Summary squadron histories with bases and aircraft types.
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POLISH AIR FORCE. WWII.
Memorial to the Polish Airmen who fell in World War II.. [Edited by Zbigniew Kumos.] PRESENTATION COPY TO AIR MARSHAL SIR ERIC DUNN
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, title, captions and history in Polish and English, mian text in Polish, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; blue cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE POLISH AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION TO AIR MARSHAL SIR ERIC DUNN WITHPREENTATION SLIP MOUNTED ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Includes extensive ROH. VERY SCARCE.
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KNOTT Captain Richard C.
The American Flying Boat. An Illustrated History. [First UK Edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm., folio, First Edition thus, with very numerous photographs throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a very good,bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published simultaneously with the US edition.
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LAUNAY A.J.
Historic Air Disasters. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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LAUWICK Herve
Heroines of the Sky. Translated from the French by James Cleugh. [First English Edition.] FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates, inscription on front paste-down; blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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LEVINE Isaac Don
Flying Crusader. The Story of General William Mitchell, Pioneer of Air Power. With a Foreword by Peter Masefield. FIRST UK EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, top dust-soiled, backstrip faded at head, a good, firm copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter moderately frayed and worn at edges, and neatly repaired at joints. The UK edition is far scarcer than its US counterparts. EXTREMELY SCARCE, PARTICULARLY IN DUSTWRAPPER. Noffsinger 890.
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KAISER Hans K.
Rockets and Spaceflight. Translated by Alex Helm. [First English Edition.] NEAR FINE REVIEW COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. PUBLISHER'S REVIEW COPY WITH REVIEW REQUEST LOOSELY INSERTED. Published two years after the German edition. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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LEWIS Peter
The British Bomber since 1914. Sixty Years of Design and Development. [Second Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed with minor loss at edges. Standard reference first published in 1967. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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LEWIS Peter
The British Fighter since 1912. Fifty Years of Design and Development. [Second Edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, dark top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed with minor loss at edges. Standard reference first published in 1965.
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STANNAGE John
Smithy. [The Story of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Third Impression] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Third Impression, with portrait frontispiece and plates, endpapers and edges foxed; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a good, bright copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. First published in 1950.
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KENNEY General George C.
Dick Bong. Ace of Aces. Introduction and Notes by Michael O'Connor. [Second Edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates, fore-edges lightly spotted; black cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in red, red endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the first edition of 1960. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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LACEY-JOHNSON Lionel
Point Blank and Beyond. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed account of the Allied 'Transportation Plan' aimed at disrupting the German supply system as part of D-Day.
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LEWIS W. David
Delta. The History of an Airline. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with coloured portrait frontispiece, title in blue and black, numerous plates and patterned endpapers; black cloth blocked in gilt, blue cloth back lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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JABLONSKI Edward
Warriors with Wings. The Story of the Lafayette Escadrille. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; blue/red cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Noffsinger 768.
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KINSEY Gordon
Boulton & Paul Aircraft. The History of the Companies at Norwich and Wolverhampton. Foreword by David Chenery. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout, and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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JOBLONSKI Edward
Seawings. An Illustrated History of Flying Boats. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous photographs throughout; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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KINNEY Brig. Gen. John F
Wake Island Pilot. A World War II Memoir. With James M. McCaffrey. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and full-page map in the text; blue boards, red cloth back lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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JACKSON Robert
The Hawker Hurricane. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographic title-spread and numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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SERLING Robert J
The Only Way to Fly. The Story of Western Airlines, America's Senior Air Carrier. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; rose boards, black cloth back lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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SHAVITT Matti
On the Wings of Eagles. The Story of Arik Sharon, Commander of the Israeli Paratroopers. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
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HOGG Garry
Airship over the Pole. The Story of the Italia. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
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HURREN B .J.
Second Dog. A Collection of Ward-Room Tales with an Aeronautical Flavour. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a good, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE UTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH SIGNATURE ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
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HURREN B. J.
Fellowship of the Air. Jubilee Book of the Royal Aero Club 1910-1951 NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with plates; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy.
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HOOD Joseph F.
The Story of Airships. When Monsters roamed the Skies. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous photograpgs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
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TILLMAN Barrett
Hellcat. The F6F in World War II. [First UK Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs throughout and endpaper maps; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The US edition was first published in 1979.
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HAGGERTY James J.
The US Air Force. A Pictorial History in Art. . BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured illustrations throughout and pictorial endpapers, small neat signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy. The dustwrapper has been carefully mounted on front and rear endpapers.
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TILLMAN Barrett
The Dauntless Dive Bomber of World War II. [First UK Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The US edition was first published in 1976.
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HILLARY Richard
The Last Enemy. IN FULL MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with 'propeller' motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Arguably the finest account of the Battle of Britain by a British fighter pilot. Hillary flew Spitfires out of Hornchurch with 603 Squadron and claimed five victories before being badly burned over the North Sea. An early member of the Guinea Pig Club, he was treated by McIndoe and returned to duty, but was killed shortly after in a training accident. The work was many times reprinted, but early issues are scarce. The US title is 'Falling Through Space'. Enser, p.157
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HELMORE Group Captain W.
Air Commentary. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; blue cloth, backstrip letterd in silver, backstrip mildly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. Enser, p.377.
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