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HARRIS Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur T. 'Bomber'
Bomber Offensive. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with endpaper maps; grey cloth, gilt back, top lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, moderately age-soiled dustwrapper. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris (1892-1984) was Commander in Chief Bomber Command from 1942 (when he replaced Richard Peirse) to 1945. Based on his experiences in London during the Blitz, Harris developed a belief in intensive incendiary bombing as a means not merely of destroying cities but of undermining civilian morale. His new concept of 'area bombing' was put into practice with the first 'thousand-bomber' raid on Cologne in May 1942. Like most large-scale innovations this was a major gamble, but its undoubted success (colossal damage inflicted for the loss of forty aircraft) paved the way for Britain's bombing strategy for the rest of the war. Eventually this policy (which remains controversial to this day) brought him into direct conflict with both Portal and Churchill, but Harris pursued it doggedly until the surrender. Arguably the greatest RAF commander of WWII, Harris was an outstanding and inspiring leader, achieving almost iconic status among staff and crews alike. After the war he refused a peerage but accepted a baronetcy in 1953. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.65.
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SIMONS Martin
German Air Attache. The thrilling Story of the German Ace Pilot and Watime Diplomat Peter Riedel. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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Artcurial
Aeronautique
This is a near fine softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out, except for a discrete small handstamp from one of the major New York museums, on the lower part of the title-page. Complete with DVD attached to inside rear cover. Text in French. This is a sale catalog, the first one in a series, on the history of French aviation. The sale was held in Paris at the Hotel Marcel Dassault on October 11-12, 2008. Sale number: 01533. The first part of the sale marked 1ere Partie had three sections: 1) letters and manuscripts of Jean Mermoz; and 2) material documenting the Bleriot Type XI plane; and 3) Collection Monsieur A. et a divers. Jean Mermoz (1901- 1936) was a French aviator, viewed as a hero by other pilots such as Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and in his native France, where many schools bear his name. He first met Antoine de Saint Exupery when they both worked at the Compagnie Générale Aéropostale. In 1933, Mermoz was appointed inspector general by Air France. That same year, he arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he and Saint-Exupéry both worked for Aeroposta Argentina, which would later become Aerolíneas Argentinas. Mermoz and Saint-Exupéry flew many dangerous flights for the then new air company. Unfortunately during a flight on December 7, 1936 Mermoz was lost at sea. The second section of the sale contained photographs, posters and other graphic ephemera about the Bleriot Type XI plane. including one of these actual planes dubbed "Traversee de la Manche" from 1909. There is a last section of the sale marked 2eme Partie which contained more French aviation photographs, posters and ephemera. 385 lots in the complete sale. All illustrated in color. Bibliography. 11" high X 9" wide, 122 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
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Moyes, Philip J.R.(ed.)
Aircraft Illustrated May 1973
Illustrated, includes an article on Hawker P1127. eng
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Moyes, Philip J.R.(ed.)
Aircraft Illustrated February 1974
Illustrated, includes an article on the Blackburn B-20. eng
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Horseman, Martin (ed.)
Aircraft Illustrated July 1978
Illustrated, includes an article on the first flight over Mount Everest. eng
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Horseman, Martin (ed.)
Aircraft Illustrated August 1978
Illustrated, includes an article on US Navy Phantoms. eng
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Horseman, Martin (ed.)
Aircraft Illustrated October 1979
Illustrated, includes an article on Fiat's NATO Fighter Bomber - the G91. eng
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Horseman, Martin (ed.)
Aircraft Illustrated October 1980
Illustrated, includes an article on civil aviation in Iceland. eng
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Horseman, Martin (ed.)
Aircraft Illustrated April 1978
Illustrated, includes an article on RAF Germany. eng
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Halken, William
How to Fly Around the World (Almost for Free) as an Air Courier: Complete Report on How to Travel Very Inexpensively
128 pages, crease to back cover. eng
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EasyJet
An easyJet Era - How a Decade Can Fly: easyJet Achievements and Stories 1995-2005
oblong format, 124 pages, illustrated, foreword by Stelios. eng
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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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Rowley, Allen (editor)
East Midlands Airport Official Handbook
4to, 92 pages, illustrated. eng
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Johnson, R. W.
Shootdown : The Verdict on KAL 007
8vo, 335 pages, illustrated. Former public library copy. eng
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Moyes, Philip J. R.
Aircraft Illustrated September 1972
8vo, 40 pages, illustrated. Includes articles on Andovers, and on Concorde. eng
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Mondey, David (general editor)
Aviation : The Complete Book of Aircraft and Flight
400 pages, illustrated, index. eng
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Whelton, Clark
Skyjack!
176 pages, edges browned. eng
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Costello, John; Hughes, Terry
The Battle for Concorde
158 pages, illustrated, page edges browned. eng
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Hudson, Kenneth
Air Travel : A Social History
174 pages, illustrated, references, bibliography, appendices, index, ex public library with usual signs weak hinges. eng
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Fraser, W.
The Story of the Royal Air Force Manston
86 pages, illustrated, light wear to the covers. eng
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Helicopters
192 pages, illustrated, list of abbreviations. eng
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Mondey, David
Pictorial History of Aircraft
128 pages, illustrated, index. eng
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Gunston, Bill
An Illustrated Guide to Modern Fighters and Attack Aircraft
160 pages, illustrated, 40,00 words of text and data. eng
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Campbell, R. D.
Ground Training for the Private Pilot Licence Manual Two: Air Navigation and Aviation Meteorology
Illustrated, figures, maps, index, previous owner name on title page. eng
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Hudson, Kenneth and Julian Pettifer
Diamonds in the Sky : a Social History of Air Travel
1st edition. 4to, 240 pages, illustrated. Fine condition hardback in a very good condition price clipped dust jacket. 40848. eng
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Jackson, Robert
F-86 Sabre : The Operational Record
1st edition. Fine condition hardback in a VG dust jacket. 154 pages illustrated. ISBN 1-85310-402-7. 50542. eng
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Mondey, David (general editor)
The international encyclopedia of aviation
1st edition. Hardback in dust jacket. G++/G++. ISBN 0706406036. 15744. eng
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Beedle, James
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
1st edition. 12mo oblong format, 24 pages, illustrated. Very good condition in stapled paper covers. 39940. eng
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Ross, Walter S.
The last hero : Charles A. Lindbergh
1st paperback edition. Good paperback edition. Front cover creased. Staining to bottom page edges. 5753. eng
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Charles Delavat
Le sport et la mode. 1909-10
cm. 52x75. Litografia colorata. Hand colored lithograph.
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G. Jouan
L’aviaton au XXme siecle
cm 41x83 Litografia colorata. Colour lithograph.
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Gamy Montaut Ernest e Marguerite
Charleville Verdun (al. et Ret. 240 km). Record du voyage en france. Roger Sommer sur son biplan Sommer muni du moteur Gnome. 20 mai 1910
cm 45x89. colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir. Ottima conservazione. Il poster ricorda l’impresa di Roger Sommer (1877-1965), con il biplano che da lui prese il nome: nel 1909 batte il record del mondo di durata di volo. Sommer fu inventore e costruttore di aerei, un pioniere in questo campo
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Gamy Montaut Ernest e Marguerite
Alberto Santos Dumont sur son monoplan La demoiselle construit par Clement Bayard
cm 45x89. colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir. Santos Dumont (1873-1932), brasiliano, fu un pioniere dell’aviazione; disegnò e costruì alcuni dei primi dirigibili, compì il famoso volo attorno alla torre Eiffel. La Demoiselle, monoplano costruibile in soli 15 giorni, fu l’ultima creazione di Santos Dumont. ottime condizioni.
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Gamy Montaut Ernest e Marguerite
Garros gagne le Grand Prix de l’Aero Club sur monoplan Bleriot moteur Gnome magneto Bosch helice Chauviere
cm 45x89. colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir. Ottimo stato di conservazione. Roland Garros (1888-1910) ottenuto il brevetto di pilota nel 1910 e avendo dimostrato una particolare inclinazione al volo, vince su un Bleriot il Grand Prix dell’Aéro Club de France nel 1912.
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MONTAUT, Ernest - Gamy
Grand Prix de l’aviation. Henry Farman boucle les 1000 m sur son aeroplane
cm 42x87. colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir. La litografia si riferisce probabilmente all’impresa compiuta da Henri Farman (1874-1958) dell’anello o loop di un chilometro, da lui compiuta per primo che gli valse la vittoria al Grand Prix de l’aviation nel 1908.
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Gamy Montaut Ernest e Marguerite
Berlin Johannisthal Latham sur son Antoinette passe au deus de Berlin
cm 89x45 (vert.). colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir. Hubert Latham (1883-1912), pioniere dell’aviazione francese, compì con l’Antoinette il primo volo sopra Berlino. Leggermente brunito al margine inferiore con l’iscrizione.
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MONTAUT, Ernest Gamy
Bleriot traversant la Manche le 25 juillet 1909
cm 45x90. colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir. Louis Bleriot (1872-1936) fu il primo ad attraversare la Manica il 25 luglio 1909.
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MONTAUT, Ernest Gamy
Zeppelin
cm 45x89. colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir.
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Ernest Montaut
Latham sur son monoplan Antoinette
cm 45x90 colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir. Hubert Latham (1883-1912), pioniere dell’aviazione francese, in volo con l’Antoinette l’aereo con cui compì numerose imprese.
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M Campion
un monoplano in volo
cm 45x90 colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir.
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Calmont
L’atterrissage au couvent
cm 45x90 colored pochoir print. Litografia colorata con la tecnica del pochoir. Dei frati in un convento aiutano due donne a far atterrare un dirigible
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Sure! U wanna C! Ther world famous and gorgeous Aerial Acrobats
Il poster (cm. 53 x 36) annuncia uno spettacolo di acrobati volanti a Portland, durante il “Rose festival”, fra il 20 e il 23 giugno 1922. A poster (cm. 53 x 36) announcing a flying acrobats show in Portland, during the 1922 Rose festival.
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Verité, V.
Le domaine de l’air
Due cromolitografie tratte dalla serie “Imagerie d’Epinal”: sono le tavole 6 e 7 (nn. 211 e 212) dedicate agli aerostati: “Les ballons dirigeables” e “Ballons & cerfs volants”. (Cm. 40 x 30).
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MARX, Carl
Gieb acht auf dein Propellerchen!
In -folio, 6 pp. copertina a colori, spartito e fogli pubblicitari. La canzone traccia un parallelo fra aviazione e sessualità (‘Attenti alla vostra elica’ è la traduzione del titolo, dove l’elica sarebbe l’organo maschile). Il Carl Marx autore è da intendersi come un omonimo o in chiave caricaturale.
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FONTANA, Costantino
Sugli aerostati metallici
In -8°, pp. 87, (7) con un foglio ripiegato alla fine da compilare, che serviva ad aderire a una società per la costruzione di un aerostato. Brossura editoriale, dorso lacunoso, illustrazioni nel testo.
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Levine, Isaac Don
Mitchell: Pioneer of Air Power
420p., illus. Hardcover Good condition in tattered d.j., marginal damp stain last few leaves fair
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Lindbergh, Anne Morrow
North to the Orient. With maps by Charles A. Lindbergh.
255 p. Travel narrative of a 1931 flight by the Lindbergs from New York to China via Alaska. Author's first book. Hardcover Very good condition
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Rich, Doris L
Amelia Earhart: A Biography
321p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Lovell, Mary S
Straight on Till Morning: The Biography of Beryl Markham
408p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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