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Gould, Bartlett; Clarkson, John W. Jr.; Hess, William N.; Allen, Richard Sanders; Keller, Charles L.; Besecker, Roger F.; Dolim, Abel L.; Murphy, William B.
Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society [A.A.H.S.], Winter [4th Quarter] 1965, Volume 10, Number 4 - Pacific Internationa Air Races / The Lockheed Sirius / Hickam Field
Features: Pacific International Air Races; The Burgess Co. Story - Part 2 - 1911-1912; Bill Gary and the Hoople - William Pierce Gary; Checkertails - History of the 325th Fighter Group, May 1944-May 1945 (part 2); The Lockheed Sirius; The Hensley Affair - Col William N. Hensley; Reading Air Show; 601st Aircraft Repair Squadron; Beginnings of Hickham Field; Presque Isle Army Air Field, Maine, in WWII; Bibliography Section; and more. Exceptionally well-illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Pages 231-302. Cover features photo of a Lockheed Sirius 8 Special, NR 211 c/n 140 flown across the Pacific and Atlantic by Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this very informative vintage issue. Book
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Chesterton, G.K.
The Illustrated London News, Saturday February 9, 1918 - Special War In The Air Issue
Features: Title page photo of R.F.C. airman in electrified clothing for night bombing; The Navy and Nature - Camouflage and Smoke-Clouds (article); The Songs Our Soldiers Sing; The Honey Bee, "Sugar" Supplier (article); Page of photos illustrating damage to Italian architecture done by Austria; Two pages of excellent photos of tanks on the battlefield - at and since Cambrai; Photo of row of British Bombing Machines (Aeroplanes); One-page photo of British pilot holding 25lb bomb as he arms his plane; Article by G.K. Chesterton about food shortages and related wartime issues; Photo in hangar at the Issy-Les-Moulineaux Aviation Station, near Paris; Photo of pilot in cockpit of a Breguet machine; Photos of downed German Gotha aircraft; Twelve photos over two pages illustrate the machine-guns of aeroplanes of various types - allied and enemy examples; Air-Craft Versus War-Ships (article); Two-page illustration of British-German aerial dogfight; Two photos of massive Italian Caproni Aeroplanes; Article on food hoarding; Two photos of a mobile British bacteriological laboratory; Roll of Honour - one page with photos of 21 British officers, including Brig.-Gen. G.S. Shephard, D.S.O., M.C.; and more. 36 pages, including eight pages of charming vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Lovely photo ad for D. Napier & Son, Ltd., maker of Napier motor carriages. Illustrated Denby Motor Lorry ad. Fantastic two-colour back cover ad for the Erasmic Shaving Stick features fashionable man and woman, illustrated by Rilette. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
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Chesterton, G.K.; et al
The Illustrated London News, Saturday May 11, 1918 - Major WWI Coverage / Hong Kong Racecourse Fire Kills 600
Features: Title page photo of German prisoner being interrogated by French officer; Photo of Brazilian airmen newly arrived in England for training; Photo of crowd and smoke rising from distant stand at Hong Kong racecourse where over 600 lives were lost; Photo of Mr. Marcus M. Marks and others as they advance clocks one hour across the U.S.; The Heroism of the Stokehold (article); Will America Produce a Great General? (article); The Harvest of Hedgerow and Meadow(article); Photos of scenes near Es Salt (since evacuated); Article by G.K. Chesterton includes photos of The Right Hon. Lord Justice Sir Charles Swinfen Eady, Sir William Weir, and Edward Shortt, K.C. M.P.; One-page illustration of German POWs at work on British farm under guard; Two-page illustration of French and British Artillery co-operating before Amiens; America and the Air Problem (article); Five photos of the sinking of a German mine-laying trawler and her survivors; Article discusses how aliens, naturalised or otherwise, are taking jobs from British people; Great photo of British destroyer arriving in port with its deck full of survivors of a U-boat attack; Eight before and after photos show the devastation caused by an earthquake in Guatemala, particularly to the Guatemala City Central Railway Station and the cities fine cathedral; Centrefold reproductions (black and white) of notable pictures in this year's Royal Academy Exhibition (plus two additional pages of images from the Exhibition); Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers including Brig.-Gen. Robert Gore, C.B., C.M.G., KIA; Wonderful illustrated quarter-page ad for very long Aviation boots, "The "Charfor" designed and sold by Harrods Ltd.; Fantastic two-colour back cover ad for "Erasmic" Shaving Stick shows fashionable young man and woman in bathrobes meeting on balcony as they water their plants; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
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Chesterton, G.K.; et al
The Illustrated London News, Saturday June 22, 1918 - Austrian Offensive on the Italian Front / Supreme War Council at Versailles
Features: Title page photo of large column of British and French infantry on the march; Seven excellent photos document the Austrian offensive on the Italian Front; Photo of Italian naval regiment being reviewed on St. Mark's Piazza; G.K. Chesterton writes about the pacifist/patriot groups; One-page illustration of pilot guiding burning plane while standing on its wing; The Japanese Fleet in the War (article); The"New" Star - of 1895!; The Woman, The Boy, and the Land; Page of illustrations present "Sons of Sister Republics - Franco-American Brothers -in-Arms; The Acrobatics of Aviation (article) One page illustration with inset sketch describes the "Immelmann Turn" performed by aircraft; Two pages of photos and illustrations of personalities of the Supreme War Council meeting at Versailles; Muscles, Nerves, and Brains - article describes how to take care of our health; Photo of artillery horses wearing gas-masks; Photo of American ambulance men evacuating wounded soldiers down a ladder from a French hospital under German shell-fire; Six photos illustrate the West in the East - British methods in Mesopotamia; Glorious centrefold illustration shows French, American, and British fighting shoulder to shoulder; One-page illustration shows the salvage of scrap metal in the Midlands; One-page illustration shows copper driving-bands for shells being thrown into annealing furnace at Birmingham in the National Shell Factory; Roll of Honour - 18 photos of officers including Lieut.-Col. Arthur L. Wrenford; Photo of Japanese General being received at a French headquarters; Photo of Canadian nurses picking through a downed Gotha aircraft; Charming two-colour back cover ad for Cavanders "Army Club" cigarettes features well-dressed young lady with umbrella chatting with man in uniform; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
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BARDIN, R
Les Moteurs d'aviation
200 pages demi-chagrin marron de l'époque, couverture conservée s.d. [début du XXème siècle], s.d. [début du XXème siècle], in-8, 200 pages, demi-chagrin marron de l'époque, couverture conservée, 9 planches dépliantes et figures techniques dans le texte. Dos frotté
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Americo Bertùccioli
A VOL D' AVION
Pages de litterature francaise de l'aviation avec la prefacie de Hernry Bordeaux de l'Academie Francaise
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Underwood, John W.
The World's Famous Racing Aircraft 1925-1953
Ex-library vinyl binding with the usual stamps and markings. 52 pages. Many black and white photos and illustrations.
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Baccrabere, Georges ; Jorre, Georges
Toulouse Terre D'envol
Text in French.
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Shaw, S. Bernard
Photographing Canada from Flying Canoes
Ex-library book with usual stickers, stamps. etc. Binding is solid and text is clean with no highlighting, underlining or
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Molson, K.M.; Taylor, H. A.
Canadian Aircraft since 1909
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Dust jacket slightly faded and worn at top and bottom of spine. 530 pages.
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Baram, Reg
Airlines & Airliners: Vickers Viscount 700 Series
53 pages; staple bound. Many color photos. Some hilighting and ink marks.
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Avions et Helicopteres Civiles De L'URSS
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Plastic comb binding, vinyl cover. Many color photos and illustrations. Text in French.
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Ballantine, Colin
Russian Propliners and Jetliners
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Full of color illustrations.
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Green, William
Observer's Aircraft, 1989-1990
256 pages, very clean copy with covers showing very light wear, interior/text is excellent and unmarked in any way. Contains b&w photos, specs and silhouettes of most aircraft manufactured at the time of publication.
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No Author
Macdonald Aircraft Pocketbook Volume Five Commercial Transport
Describes and illustrates (in silhouette) the "vast majority" of the world's commercial transport aircraft in service or production at the time of publication. Nice shape showing light use. Interior/text is free of marking of any kind. 71 pages.
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Anderson, John D.
Fundamentals of Aerodynamics
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Previous owner's name inside. Second Edition. 772 pages.
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Pigott, Peter
Taming the Skies: A Celebration of Canadian Flight
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marks of any kind. 226 pages with large prints of each plane described.
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Porter, Bob
The Long Return
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marks of any kind. Very clean copy with no creases to covers or spine, book shows very little use. Signed on title page.
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Hegener, Henri; Robertson, Bruce; Hepworth, W.F.
Fokker--The Man and the Aircraft
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 224 pages. Many b&w photos. Brown cloth boards a bit faded and worn around edges.
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Crobsy, Francis
Fighter Aircraft of World Wars I & II: Featuring Photographs from the Imperial War Museum
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is free of marking of any kind. A solid, clean, excellent reading copy.
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Crobsy, Francis
Fighter Aircraft of World Wars I & II: Featuring Photographs from the Imperial War Museum
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is free of marking of any kind. A solid, clean, copy. 128 pages, a great many color photos.
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Merrick, Kenneth A.
Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings 1935-45 Vol. 3
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 164 pages. Many b&w and color photos and illustrations. Vol. 3. Light shelfwear to dust jacket.
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Robert Horonjeff; Editor-Francis X. McKelvey
Planning & Design of Airports, Third Edition
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 616 pages. Third Edition.
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Webster, Sidney H
Aircraft and Power Plant Accessory Equipment
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Technical drawings, wiring diagrams, other interior views/ technical illustrations b&w photos of particular pieces of equipment, systems illustrations, Small format, 151 pages. Contents include power plant accessories, Generating equimment, Stater accessories, Vacuum instrument pumps and accessories, Hydraulic equimment, Ice elimination equipment, pt. 1 & 2 , Fuel flow metering equipment, etc.
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Young, Raymond A.
Helicopter Engineering
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid though there is a tear in the lower spine, and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 255 pages, . Chapters include: Intro to rotary-wing design, Development of the theoretical aspects of rotor blade theory, Mechanics of the rotor system, Fundamental design considerations, Vertical flight performance, Jet reaction rotor bleades, general theory of stability, Rotor blade strss analysis, Factors affecting helicopter design. Many graphs, charts, formulae.
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Corley-Smith, Peter
Pilots to Presidents: British Columbia Aviation Leaders and Pioneers, 1930-1960
Very nice book with light scuffing/shelfwear to covers only, otherwise Fine with text/interior clean and free of marking of any kind.
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Dunmore, Spencer
Above and Beyond: The Canadians' War in the Air 1939-45
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 384 pages.
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Angelucci, Enzo; Matricardi, Paolo
Complete Book of World War II Combat Aircraft 1933-1945
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 416 pages. Small tears and edge wear to cover. Gigantic: 10 5/8"w x 14 1/2"h. Full-page color illustrations of aircraft with descriptions and specs on reverse side.
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Palmer, Henry R.
Remarkable Flying Machines: A Pictorial Account of Certain Extraordinary Aircraft that Have Been Built and Flown Since 1783
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 157 pages. Many b&w photos. "The array of exhibits in this book extends on and on, from the Zeppelins right up to the Navy's autogyros. And the early flying machines are presented by author Palmer with considered opinions of failures and successs."
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Spring, Joyce
The Sky's the Limit: Canadian Women Bush Pilots
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 183 pages.
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Butler, Phil
War Prizes: An Illustrated Survey of German, Italian and Japanese Aircraft Brought to Allied Countries During and After the Second World War
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 320 pages. 8 5/8"w x 11 3/8"h. Edge wear to dust jacket.
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Streetly, Martin
Confound and Destroy: 100 Group and the Bomber Support Campaign
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 279 pages. Crease on spine. Black and white photos and illustrations.
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Manfred Boehme
JG 7: The Worlds First Jet Fighter Unit 1944/1945 (Schiffer Military History)
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 230 pages. Black and white photos.
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Lindsay, Roger
Lightning ("Aircraft Illustrated" Special)
Book shows very light scuffing to covers only, very clean otherwise. Sraight, very tight, solid binding, with sharp corners and creaseless covers and spine. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Technical drawings, Stat pages, lots of b&w photos. Chapters include Origin & developmenty, Data, Lightning, flying, FAF Lightning units and markings, Last to fly lightnings, Assessing the legend, Individual aircraft histories. 80 pages.
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George A. Fuller; John A. Griffin; Kenneth M. Molson
125 Years of Canadian Aeronautics: A Chronology 1840-1965
Book is in excellent condition in every respect with one lightly bumped corner, the others sharp. Text is clean and unmarked, solid, square, straight binding showing little to no wear of any kind. Dust jacket is quite scuffed, chipping at edges, some small tears. A great many b&w photos, text is chronological in style, comprised of short entries of events in the scope of the book.
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KENNETH E. WIXEY
Lockheed Constellation (Classic Civil Aircraft)
Book is in excellent condition in every respect with sharp corners on the covers. Text is clean and unmarked, solid, square, straight binding showing little to no wear of any kind. Dust jacket has a very small amount of edge wear, no tears. A great many b&w photos, very detailed text, 112 pages.
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EDWARD BISHOP
The Wooden Wonder: The Story of the De Havilland Mosquito
Book is in excellent condition in every respect with sharp corners on the covers. Text is clean and unmarked, solid, square, straight binding showing little to no wear of any kind. Dust jacket has edge wear, and chipping at corners, a few small tears. Many b&w photos, very detailed text, 189 pages. Former owner's embossed stamp on front end paper. Chapters include The air staff have doubts; Mosquito in five editions; low level and shallow dive; Embry and the Pinpoint raids; the Mosquito goes to sea;
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Baglow, Bob
Canucks Unlimited: Royal Canadian Air Force CF-100 Squadrons and Aircraft, 1952 -- 1963
Oblong format, book is in excellent condition with very light page end corner wear only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes other than "CF100" written in black in at bottom page ends, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 124 pages with pictorial inside covers, loaded with b&w photos, color section at page 56 and fold-out mechanical drawings in excellent condition.
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Foster, Peter R.
F-104 Starfighter - Warbirds Illustrated No. 44
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows light shelfwear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind with all color photos. 64 pages,
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Miller, Jay
MiG-29 Fulcrum (Aerofax Extras)
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows light shelfwear only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 40 pages with a great many b&w and color photos, illustrated endpapers, technical drawings, stat pages, technical close-ups.
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Guerin, Patrick; Maoui, Gerard
Inheriting the Skies 6 a Century of French Aeronautics and Space Industry
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 288 pages. Pictorial boards. 8 1/2"w x 11 7/8"h. Many color photos. Text in English.
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Franks, Norman L. R.
Hurricane at War: Bk. 2
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 128 pages, a great many large b&w photos.
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Sherry Knight
Instructor's Guide to Helicopter Flight Maneuvers
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 96 pages with appendix. Sections include hovering: rearward flight, air taxiing, maximum performance, takeoff, autorotations: no flare, flare, power recovery from, rapid decelerations slope landings, takeoffs, recovery from low rotor RPM, settling with poers, confined area approaches and landings & takeoffs and climbs, pinnacle and rooftop & ridgeline approaches and landings, takeoffs & climbs.
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Weicht, Christopher
Jericho Beach and the West Coast Flying Boat Stations
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 288 pages. Many b&w photos, charts, tables, mechanical drawings.
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Underwood, John,
The Stinsons: a Pictorial History
Book is in excellent condition with some light wear to covers Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 80 pages with lots of b&w photos, blueprints.
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Hyde, Ron
The Sockeye Special: The Story of the Steveston Tram and Early Lulu Island
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Appears to be a little water warping in the lower 1/2" of the pages about the last 10 pages of the book. Full of photos, schedules.
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J-C Suares
Flight: A poster book
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 64 pages in very large format (9/14" x 12 3/4") with a full page, full color print every (R) page with a description of the times on the (L) page. From Icarus to the moon landings
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Banks, Brian
Canada from Space
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Large format book with full color, full page photos throughout, nearly one every two pages. Very clean. 120 pages.
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Main, J.R.K.
Voyageurs of the Air
Book is in excellent condition; page ends have a light stain as only blemish; otherwise as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows no damage or wear and is wrapped in protective clear cover. 397 pages with color and b&w illustrations. Presentation copy to Canadian B.C. politician Stephen Rogers, cabinet minister from 1975 to 1991, from the B.C. Aviation Council; inscribed as such on front end paper in neat script, dated 10/1/82
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Hyams, Jacky
Spitfire Stories: True Tales from Those Who Designed, Maintained and Flew the Iconic Plane
Book is in excellent condition; new with no flaws. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket brand new also. 256 pages with color and b&w photo sections.
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