AIRCRAFT PROFILES
Aircraft Profiles of WWI. [44 Profiles in all, bound alphabetically by manufacturer/aircraft.] FINE CUSTOM-BOUND COLLECTION OF WWI AIRCRAFT PROFILES
44 parts in 1 vol., 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; strongly bound in maroon buckram, gilt back, ALL ORIGINAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED, all fine copies. The Profiles are bound in alphabetical order of manufacturer/aircraft. The collection comprises (series number in brackets) : Albatross DI-DIII (127); Albatross D V (9); O. Aviatik (Berg) D1 (151); B.E.2, 2a & 2b (133); Breguet 14 (157); Bristol Scouts C&D (139); Bristol Fighter (21); Bristol M.1 (193); Curtiss JN-4 (37); de Havilland D.H.2 (91); American D.H.4 (97); de Havilland D.H.4 (26); de Havilland D.H.5 (181); de Havilland D.H.9 (62); de Havilland D.H.10 (145); Fokker Dr.I (55); Fokker D.VII (25); Fokker D.VIII (67); Fokker Monoplanes (38); Gotha GI-GV (115); Hanriot HD1 (109); Junkers Monoplanes (187); Martinsyde Elephant (200); Nieuport I7 (49); Nieuport N.28C-I (79); Pfalz D III (43); Pfalz D XII (199); Phonix Scouts (175); R.E.8 (85); Roland C II (163); S.E.5 (103); S.E.5A (1); Short 184 (74); Siemens Schuckert D III & IV (86); Sopwith Camel F.I (31); Sopwith Dolphin (169); Sopwith Pup (13); Sopwith 7F.I Snipe (50); Sopwith 1&1/2 Strutter (121); Sopwith Triplane (73); Spad XIII C.1 (17); S.V.A. (Ansaldo) Scouts (61); Thomas-Morse Scout (68); Vickers F.B.27 Vimy (5). A SPLENDID COLLECTION SAFELY PRESERVED FOR THE FUTURE.
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IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY.
Heroes of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force 1937-1945aero journal. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, text in Jpanese, with numerous photographs (a number full-page) throughout, and fine coloured illustrations of aircraft; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. SCARCE.
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THE AEROPLANE Magazine
The Aeroplane incorporating Aeronautical Engineering. April 11 1941. Vol. LX. No. 1559. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, bright, clean copy. Cover illustrations show a Blackburn Botha. With numerous trade advertisements throughout.
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PRIOR, ed. Rupert
Honouring the Few. The remarkable Story of the Battle of Britain Heroes and our Tribute to them. Foreword by Lord Tebbit. FINE COPY
Oblong, 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
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AERO JOURNAL
Aero Journal No. 40. Dec 2004-Jan 2005. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, text in French, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
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AERO JOURNAL
Aero Journal No. 39. Oct-Nov 2004. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, text in French, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
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AERO JOURNAL
Aero Journal No. 38. Aout-Sept 2004. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, text in French, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
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AERO JOURNAL
Aero Journal No. 35. Fev-Mars 2004. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, text in French, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
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AERO JOURNAL
Aero Journal No. 34. Dec 2003 - Jan 2004. FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, text in French, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
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WEGG John
Finnair. The Art of Flying since 1923 NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and maps throughout; blue cloth, upeer board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at extremities.
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PEARCY Arthur
Sixty Glorious Years. A Tribute to the Douglas DC3 Dakota.. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout, and illustrated endpapers; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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MASON Frank
Luftwaffe Aircraft. Paintings by Michael Turner. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, and coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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LARRAZABAL Jesus Salas
Air War over Spain. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret A. Kelley. English Translation edited by David Mondey. [First English Edition]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The Spanish edition appeared in 1969. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
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MILLS Stephen E.
Arctic War Planes. Alaska Aviation of WWII. A Pictorial History of Bush Flying with the Military in the Defense of Alaska and North America. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and photographs in the text; blue boards, yellow cloth back lettered in blue, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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BETHKE Herbert
Jagdgeschwader 300. The Wild Huntsman. FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, text in German, with numerous photographs and facsimiles throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
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GREEN William
Augsburg Eagle. The Story of the Messerschmitt 109. With colour Illustrations by John Weal. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous fine coloured and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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STURTIVANT Ray
Fleet Air Arm at War. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper..
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SMITH Blake W.
Warplanes to Alaska. [The Story of a WWII military supply lifeline to Alaska and Russia through the Canadian wilderness]. FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy. SCARCE.
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ROBINSON Anthony
Nightfighter. A Concie History of Nightfighting since 1914 FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
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MIDDLETON, intro. Drew
Air War Vietnam. [First UK Edition]. FIRST UK EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with photographs and maps; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published simultaneously with the US edition.
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STEENSON Eileen
Flight Plan PNG. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and endpaper maps; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
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RUBENSTEIN Murray
The Israeli Air Force Story. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
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KOSTENUK Samuel
RACF Squadron Histories and Aircraft 1924-1968. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous photographs and badges throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Canadian War Museum, Historical Publication 14.
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SMITH Peter C.
The Stuka at War. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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ANDERTON David A.
Grumman F6F Hellcat. Illustrations by Rikyu Watanabe. NEAR FINE COPY
Sm. folio, First Edition, with fine folding coloured illustrations and monochrome photographs; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
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MILBERRY Larry
Canada's Air Force at War and Peace. Volume One. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout, and pictorial endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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ALEXANDER James
The Battle of Britain, July to October 1940. Classic, Rare and Unseen Photographs from the Daily Mail [newspaper]. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous fine full-page photoographs throughout, neat inscription on front free endpaper; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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FEIST Uwe
Luftwaffe Diary. [Volume 1].. NEAR FINE COPY
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
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CAPILLON] [General B.
Les Insignes de l'Armee de l'Air les Unites Navigantes. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured photographs throughout; green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in white, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
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SHAW Michael
No. 1 Squadron. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with numerous photographs and maps, and pictorial endpapers; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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PEARCY Arthur
Fifty Glorious Years. A Pictorial Tribute to the Douglas DC3 1935-1985. [Second Impression]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., Second Impression, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; grey cloth, gilt back, grey endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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NOWARRA Heinz J.
Russian Civil and Military Aircraft 1884-1969. Tone Paintings by W.F. Hepworth. Translations by Alan Myers. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, and very numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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MORRISON Wilbur H.
Wings over the Seven Seas. The Story of US Naval Aviation's Fight for Survival. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped,lightly rubbed dustwrapper.
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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE.
A Pictorial History of Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. A Project of the Robins Air Force Base Heritage Committee. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout and pictorial endpapers; blue buckram, upper board and backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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ROBERTSON Bruce
Aircraft Markings of the World 1912-1967. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, and very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With personal bookplate on front free endpaper.
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BROOKES Andrew
Bomber Squadron at War. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with photographs and maps throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With personal bookplate on front free endpaper.
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ISHOVEN Armand van
Messerschmitt Bf109 at War. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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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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DILLEN Jean
Fliegerhorst Antwerpen - Deurne 1940. From the War Diary of the Airfield Deurne. NEAR FINE COPY
Sm., folio, First Edition, parallel texts in Dutch and English, with numerous photographs and plans; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
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TAYLOR, ed. Michael J.H.
Jane's Aviation Review 1982-83. Second Year of Issue. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs and illustrations; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy.
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BROOKS Peter W
Historic Airships. Illustrated by Peter W.M. Griffin. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Folio, First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations; pale green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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HATCH] [Gardner N.
P-51 Mustang. NEAR FINE COPY
Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; navy cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in silver, a near fine copy.
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ROSS David
Richard Hillary. The Definitive Biography of a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot and Author of 'The Last Enemy'. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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WYKEHAM Peter
Fighter Command. A Study of Air Defence 1914-1960. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates, small neat signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper, the latter chipped and creased at edges. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION.
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MORGAN Hugh
Me262. Stormbird Rising. Foreword by JV 44 Commander Generalleutnant Adolf Galland. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; black cloth, black cloth lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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PARHAM Major-General H. J.
Unarmed into Battle. The Story of the Air Observation Post. With a Foreword by Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke. [Second Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the original edition of 1956. The sole dedicated history of the AOP squadrons in WWII, during which they served in North-West Europe, Italy, North Africa and Burma. Includes ROH, casualties, honours & awards and list of officers attending Air OP courses. Enser, p. 23 (recording the first edition).
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SCUTTS Jerry
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. The Operational Record. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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BAILEY Mike
Liberator Album. B-24 Liberators of the 2nd Air Division USAAF. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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EBERT, Hans J.
Willy Messershcmitt. Pionier der Luftfahrt und des Leichtbaues. Eine Biographie. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, text in German, with numerous photographs, illustrations and diagrams in the text, and endpaper diagrams; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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BARBAS Bernd
Aircraft of the Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. [Volumes I and II]. A Chronicle in Photographs. NEAR FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout, and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, upper boards and backstrips lettered in blue, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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