Seagrave Stirling
Soldiers of Fortune: The Epic of Flight
Time-Life Books Alexandria Virginia 1981. First Edition. Hardcover Imitation Leather. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1.1 kg; 176pp. appendix acknowledgements picture credits bibliography and index. Illustrated front end pages. The text is illustrated with coloured and black and white illustrations black and white photography facsimiles of documents. Slate blue imitation leather hardcover binding blind stamped with an inset colour plate on the front panel. Rubbing to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine. This is of the story of the aviation mercenaries. A nice clean copy. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Aviation; ISBN: 0809433273. ISBN/EAN: 9780809433278. Inventory No: 0221711. . 9780809433278 THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA BECAUSE IT IS OVER 1 Kg WITHOUT PACKAGING PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING. Time-Life Books hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0221711 ISBN : 0809433273 9780809433278
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Johnson Frank editor
R. A. A. F. Over Europe
Eyre and Spottiswoode London 1946. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. X 189 pp. plus at the back of the book there is a section of black and white photographs which are not paginated introduction by Winston Churchill list of illustrations foreword by Air Vice-Marshall H. N. Wrigley C. B. E. D. F. C. A. F. C. Air Officer Commanding R. A. A. F. Overseas Headquarters 1942 -- 46. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Dark blue cloth with gilt illustration on front panel and gilt writing on spine. This book was the first to relate the Royal Australian Airforces' contribution to the war effort in Europe during the years 1939 through to 1946. Rubbing with loss of colour to the base edge of the boards and to the top of the spine. Bumping of the corners of the boards. Age toning of the page edges. Pale blue pencil notation "21" on top of the text block. No markings within the book. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Aviation; Military History -- World War II; Australia; Inventory No: 0221187. . Eyre and Spottiswoode hardcover
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Bowen Ezra &Time Life Editors
Knights of the Air: the Epic of Flight
Time-Life Books Alexandria Virginia 1980. First Edition. Hardcover Imitation Leather. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1.1 kg; 192pp. appendix acknowledgements bibliography picture credits and index. Illustrated front endpaper showing a 'dog fight' in World War I. The text is illustrated with coloured and black and white photography coloured and black and white illustrations cartoons and sketches. Blue imitation leather blind stamped front board with illustration of two planes mid 'dogfight' on the front panel. Part of the Time-Life series "The Epic of Flight" this book deals with the battles fought in the air during World War I. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Transport -- Aircraft; ISBN: 0809432528. ISBN/EAN: 9780809432523. Inventory No: 0219829. . 9780809432523 THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA BECAUSE IT IS OVER 1 Kg WITHOUT PACKAGING PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING. Time-Life Books hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0219829 ISBN : 0809432528 9780809432523
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Nevin David; Time Life Books
The Pathfinders: a volume in The Epic of Flight Series
Time-Life Books Alexandria Virginia 1980. First Edition. Hardcover Imitation Leather. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. 176 pages indexed with bibliography. Illustrated through with colour and black-and-white photography. Blind stamped front board has a colour detail pasted taken from the illustrated front end pages. This book is a history of the records set in aviation mostly in the latter part of the 19th and the early part of the 20th century. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Transport -- Aircraft; ISBN: 0809432560. ISBN/EAN: 9780809432561. Inventory No: 0219833. . 9780809432561 This book weighs over 1 Kg packed and extra postal costs will be asked for when shipping outside Australia. Time-Life Books hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0219833 ISBN : 0809432560 9780809432561
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O'Neill Paul
Barnstormers & Speed Kings -- a Volume in the Epic of Flight Series
Time-Life Books Alexandria Virginia 1981. First Edition. Hardcover Imitation Leather. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. 1.1 kg; 176 pages indexed with bibliography. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white and monotone photography as well as colour reproductions of posters and art work. There are a couple of spots of foxing on the index pages and a hint of rubbing at the lower front corner. The blind stamped front board has a pasted in reproduction of a detail from the painting on the front end pages. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Transport -- Aircraft; ISBN: 0809432773. ISBN/EAN: 9780809432776. Inventory No: 0219830. . 9780809432776 THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA BECAUSE IT IS OVER 1 Kg WITHOUT PACKAGING PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING. Time-Life Books hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0219830 ISBN : 0809432773 9780809432776
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Jackson Donald Dale
The Aeronauts: epic of flight
Time-Life Books Alexandria Virginia 1981. Second Printing. Hardcover Imitation Leather. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. 1.0 kg; 176 pages indexed with bibliography and illustrated throughout with black-and-white and colour reproductions of drawings and artwork as well as black-and-white and colour photography. This book is a history of ballooning from prehistoric through to the current times. The binding is blind stamped on the front panel and has an inset illustration taken as a detail from the illustrated front end pages. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Transport -- Aircraft; ISBN: 0809432684. ISBN/EAN: 9780809432684. Inventory No: 0219832. . 9780809432684 THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA BECAUSE IT IS OVER 1 Kg WITHOUT PACKAGING PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING. Time-Life Books hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0219832 ISBN : 0809432684 9780809432684
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Wilson George
The Flying Doctor Story; A Pictorial History of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Magazine Art Aust Pty. Ltd Hampton Victoria 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. acknowledgements foreword by Fred McKay map and index. The text is illustrated with eight pages of coloured photography and numerous black-and-white photographs within the text. Photographic front cover showing a RFDS Royal Flying Doctor Service plane flying over an out back station and a smaller photograph showing a plane on and out back air strip with yellow and white titles to the front panel and black titles to the back strip. On the back panel is an advertisement for Mobile Oil Company. Creasing to the book corners and all edges of the book are rubbed. A pictorial history of The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. First foretold by the Reverend Dr John Flynn who had a vision of bringing medical care to the isolated inland regions of Australia this is a small history from the inception of the service up to the time of the book's publication. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 160 pages . Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Medicine ; Local History -- Australia ; Inventory No: 0105716. . Magazine Art [ Aust ] Pty. Ltd paperback
Referência livreiro : 0105716
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Bowen Ezra &Time Life Editors
Knights of the Air: the Epic of Flight
Time Life Books Richmond Virginia U.S.A 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1.08 kg.; 192 pages with appendices bibliography index. Illustrated front end pages blank rear end pages the text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs colour drawings and maps as well as some colour photography. Padded blue/grey binding which is slightly padded has a tipped on illustration of two biplanes on the front blind stamped panel. Some rubbing to the base edge of the boards. Otherwise in very good condition. This is a history of the start of air warfare. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Aviation; ISBN: 0809432528. ISBN/EAN: 9780809432523. Inventory No: 0217432. . 9780809432523 THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA BECAUSE IT IS OVER 1 Kg WITHOUT PACKAGING PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING. Time Life Books hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0217432 ISBN : 0809432528 9780809432523
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Munson John W. R. Taylor / Kenneth
History Of Aviation
New York New York: Crown Publishers. Very Good in Good Dust Jacket. 1975. Hard Cover. 0706402413 . 003807: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Lower corner of front board is bumped top of front flyleaf is clipped and back of dustjacket is wrinkled. Otherwise boards and pages are clean unmarked brightly colored tightly bound and sharp cornered. "The Full Story Of Flight 1500 Illustrations Color Throughout. There have been many histories of human flight but never one like this. An unrivaled team of international writers photographers and artists many of them pilots aircraft designers and technicians have recorded every aspect of the most exciting technical achievement of our century in over 500 pages of highly factual narrative and full-color illustration. " Scarce Out Of Print Book. : 9.75 x 13.75 in.: 511 pages . Crown Publishers hardcover
Referência livreiro : 003807 ISBN : 0706402413 9780706402414
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Nelmes Michael V.
Tocumwal to Tarakan : Australians and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Canberra ACT Australia: Banner Books 1994. 171 pages with b/w illustrations. Includes a detailed register of all B-24s known to have flown with the RAAF an illustrated section on aircraft markings and listings of all those who lost their lives in Liberators in the South-West Pacific Area. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Banner Books Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 009717 ISBN : 1875593047 9781875593040
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Bowman Martin
Spirits In The Sky Classic Aircraft Of World War II
New York New York: Smithmark Publishers. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1993. Eighth Printing. Hard Cover. 083176824X . 003638: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Front flyleaf has a small worn spot from a prior taped bookplate. "Rekindle the memories of air battles won and lost with over 150 glorious full color photographs of the greatest World War II aircraft still flying today. Many of these classic aircraft from Avro's outstanding Lancaster bomber to Vought's deadly F=4U Corsair have taken to the skies to provide glorious memories of that wartorn era half a century ago Patrick Bunce's photography and Martin Bowman's atmospheric text blend as smoothly as the Merlin engine and the P-51 Mustang to create a book worthy of these magnificent machines. " Scarce Out Of Print Book. : 10.5 x 11.25 in.: 144 pages . Smithmark Publishers hardcover
Referência livreiro : 003638 ISBN : 083176824X 9780831768249
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Munson Kenneth
Bombers: Patrol and Transport Aircraft
Blandford Press London 1966. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good/Poor Condition. Illustrator: John W. Wood. 275 g; 152 pages last five pages blank indexed. Pages 17-96 have 160 illustrations drawn by John W. Wood and others showing an above view and a side view of each of the planes mentioned. The first part of the book is an introduction and description of purpose of the aircraft to be described. The last part of the book provides information on each of the illustrations with a final chapter giving a brief description of missile armament that may be carried by the aircraft described in this volume. Part of the Pocket Encyclopaedia of World Aircraft in Colour series. Slight bump into the heel of the backstrip and darkening of the edges of the text block. Chipping and rubbing is extensive to the top edge of the rapper and the lower edge is just chipped and rubbed. . Size: 12mo Small Hardcover. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: John W. Wood. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Military; Aviation; Inventory No: 0214533. . Blandford Press hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0214533
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Clancy Tom / Horner Chuck
Every Man A Tiger
New York New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1999. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0399144935 . 002667: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. "Every Man A Tiger is a ground-breaking exploration of the art of war - a look deep into modern air power as seen through the eyes of one of its most outstanding commanders. ": 6.25 x 9.25 in.: 564 pages . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
Referência livreiro : 002667 ISBN : 0399144935 9780399144936
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Murray Williamson
The Luftwaffe 1933-45; Strategy for Defeat
Brassey's Washington 1996. Reprint. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. XXVI 365 pages Disclaimer-Abstainer Biographical Sketch List of Illustrations List of Maps Acknowledgements Foreword by Author Introduction 4 Appendices Bibliography and Index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography and 12 maps. Illustrated front cover showing the Luftwaffe insignia with red writing on the front panel and red and white on the spine. This book first published internally within the USAF is a penetrating account of the successes and failure of the German Airforce in World War II. Very minor rubbing to the book edges. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Military History -- World War II; Germany ; ISBN: 1574881256. ISBN/EAN: 9781574881257. Inventory No: 0104617. . 9781574881257 Brassey's paperback
Referência livreiro : 0104617 ISBN : 1574881256 9781574881257
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Stanley Peter
Air Battle Europe 1939-1945
Time-Life Books Australia North Sydney New South Wales 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 168pp. picture essay bibliography acknowledgements picture credits and index. Illustrated endpapers showing stylised engine propellers. At the beginning of the book there are four double page black and white photographs. The book is illustrated with copious amounts of black and white photographs coloured and black and white illustrations diagrams maps and line drawings. Photographic front cover showing an aircraft crew with black background and white writing and front panel and white and then on the spine. Corners of the book are slightly bumped. The history of the Australian pilots and ground crews who served in the European theatre of war during World War II. Part of the Time-Life -- Australians at War Series. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Europe ; Military History -- Aviation; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0949118052. ISBN/EAN: 9780949118059. Inventory No: 0101830. . 9780949118059 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER THANK YOU. Time-Life Books Australia hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101830 ISBN : 0949118052 9780949118059
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Hodder Williams Christopher
Turbulence
Hodder & Stoughton London 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. author's note. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper wraparound showing an air plane with red and white coloured background with white coloured titles to the front panel and white and black coloured titles to the spine. Black and white photograph of author to the rear from over panel. ". describes the making of a new aircraft and the men in whose charge the design manufacture and testing is placed. At the centre of the story. is Peter Stettson himself a flawed character groping for self-knowledge through the mist of other people's influence and his own weakness.". � from the front panel blurb. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and to the top book corners quite heavily. Browning and foxing to the paper edges. Handling marks to the panels of the dustwrapper and crinkling to the top dustwrapper edge a few foxing marks noticeable to the verso of the dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 9 10 - 287 1 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Fiction -- Thriller ; Inventory No: 0102401. . Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0102401
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Clark Ronald W
The Role of the Bomber
Hutchinson Australia Richmond Victoria 1977. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 160 pp. includes bibliography illustrated with numerous black and white photographs and 16 pp. of colour photographs. Published jointly with Sidgwick & Jackson . Describes the changing strategic and tactical operations of the bomber from the days of ballooning to the present day. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Aviation; Military History; ISBN: 0091305004. ISBN/EAN: 9780091305000. Inventory No: 0204867. . 9780091305000 Hutchinson, Australia hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0204867 ISBN : 0091305004 9780091305000
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Westerman Percy
Clipped Wings
Blackie and Son Ltd London and Glasgow No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover Original Cloth. Ordinary/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: E. S. Hodgson. 320 pages last blank. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece by E. S. Hodgson who also executed the 5 black-and-white illustrations within the text. Blue coloured boards with an illustration of a flying boat in white black and blue on the front panel and an illustration of a man in a flying helmet and a trench coat on the spine. Blue white and black writing on the front panel and black on the spine. There is rubbing bumping and fraying to the head and to the heel of the spine and the top spine edge has two small tears as well. Bumping and rubbing to book corners and the lower book corners have the underlying board visible. The illustration on both front panel and spine have suffered heavy rubbing the spine illustration particularly affected to where the illustration has faded to invisibility. The remaining cloth is rubbed heavily marked and on the back panel that have been two holes burnt. Browning and foxing to the paper edges and previous owner has also placed their name in ink. Heavy browning and offset tanning to the endpapers and there is a gift inscription on the free front endpaper. There is browning and foxing throughout the book. A book set just prior to World War II for male juvenile reading. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: E. S. Hodgson. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Aviation; Fiction -- Vintage ; fiction -- adolescent; Inventory No: 0103602. . Blackie and Son Ltd hardcover
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Jones Sir George KBE CB DFC
From Private to Air Marshal; The Autobiography of Air Marshal Sir George Jones KBE CB DFC
Greenhouse Publications Melbourne 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. X 158 pages last 3 pages blank last three blank foreword by Sir Edward Dunlop acknowledgements. The text is illustrated with contemporary black and white photographs. Red coloured boards with white titles to the backstrip. Shelf wear to the bottom edges of the book. Illustrated dustwrapper showing a pilot in profile with grey background and white and yellow titles on front panel and white and black on the backstrip. Minor rubbing to the corners of the dustwrapper and there are some creases to the top and bottom edges. The biography of Sir George Jones from The Ninth Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli in World War I through to chief of Air Staff of the Australian Airforce. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Military History; Aviation; Biography -- Military; Australia; ISBN: 0864361181. ISBN/EAN: 9780864361189. Inventory No: 0101495. . 9780864361189 Greenhouse Publications hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101495 ISBN : 0864361181 9780864361189
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Cowin Hugh W
Military Helicopters
A Kola Book London 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 64 pages. Photographic endpapers showing Federal German Navy's Westland Lynx HAS 2s operating from a Bremen class frigate. The text is illustrated with copious coloured and black-and-white photographs of various military helicopters and the occasional coloured illustration of same. Laminated boards showing helicopters over water with red and black writing on the front cover and black on the spine. Rubbing to the book edges and to the head and to the heel of the spine. A small pictorial book on then modern military helicopters and their uses. This is the first UK edition. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Military History -- Hardware ; Military History -- Aviation; ISBN: 1851060073. ISBN/EAN: 9781851060078. Inventory No: 0103384. . 9781851060078 A Kola Book hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0103384 ISBN : 1851060073 9781851060078
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Johnson Frank editor
R. A. A. F. Over Europe
Eyre and Spottiswoode London 1946. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 400 g.; X 190 pages last page blank 54 pages following of black and white photographs introduction by Winston Churchill list of illustrations foreword by Air Vice-Marshall H. N. Wrigley C. B. E. D. F. C. A. F. C. Air Officer Commanding R. A. A. F. Overseas Headquarters 1942 -- 46. Black and white illustrated frontispiece by Colin Colahan called " Stand By ". Navy blue coloured cloth with gilt illustration on the front panel being the coat of arms for the Royal Australian Air Force Overseas squadron and gilt titles to the backstrip. The corners of the book are bumped and rubbed and the head and the heel of spine are soft and bumped. Fading to the backstrip and lighter fading to the book covers. Rubbing and marking of the book panels particularly the back panel. Cracking of both the front and rear hinges the rear hinged particularly severe in as much as underlying webbing is visible. Light browning and foxing to the endpapers and age toning to the internal pages. Gift inscription to the free front end paper. This book was the first to relate the Royal Australian Airforces' contribution to the war effort in Europe during the years 1939 through to 1946. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Aviation; Military History -- World War II; Australia; Inventory No: 0100539. . Eyre and Spottiswoode hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0100539
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Gill Brendan
Lindberg Alone; May 21 1927
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York 1977. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good/Good. photo credits. Illustrated endpapers with the stamp issued to commemorate the first solo transatlantic flight. The text is illustrated with 86 black-and-white photographs. Black coloured boards with gilt illustration of "Spirit of St. Louis" and gilt writing on the spine. Photographic dustwrapper showing Lindbergh and his plane "Spirit of St. Louis" with a bone coloured background and green and bone coloured writing on the front panel and green on the spine. An account of Charles Lindbergh's historic solo transatlantic flight May 21 1927 and the world's response to it. Shelf wear evident to the top and bottom edges and very slight to the heel of the spine. Dust marked to the top paper edge and bumping to the top right-hand corner book edge. The text is printed on buff coloured paper and inserted loosely is a erratum card for one of the photographs for Page 26. Slight softening to the backstrip edges. Dustwrapper is rubbed and faded and there is chip into the dustwrapper corners. A small tear to the top dustwrapper edge with associated creasing and there are a few chips to the rear panel. Rubbing and bleeding of the book colour to the verso of the dustwrapper. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. 216 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; United States; History. ISBN: 0151524017. ISBN/EAN: 9780151524013. Inventory No: 0102249. . 9780151524013 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0102249 ISBN : 0151524017 9780151524013
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Tagg Michael C
World War II; In the Air
Mallard Press New York 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 176pp. introduction by author and bibliography. Light blue coloured endpapers. Photographic frontispiece showing Second Lieutenant Kenneth A. Walsh a US Marine fighter pilot who shot down 16 enemy aircraft in the South Pacific. Text is illustrated with copious black and white photographs. Photographic front boards showing montage of photographs overlaying a map of Europe with black white and blue writing on the front panel and the spine. Very minor where to the bottom edges of the book and slight dust marks to the top paper edge. Photographic dustwrapper same illustration as used for front panel with black white and blue writing on front panel and spine. Crinkling to the top dustwrapper edge and some marks to the back panel. Some of the air battles of World War II are described within. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Military History -- World War II; ISBN: 0792453751. ISBN/EAN: 9780792453758. Inventory No: 0101757. . 9780792453758 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER THANK YOU. Mallard Press hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101757 ISBN : 0792453751 9780792453758
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Vaculik Serge
Air Commando
Jarrolds Publishers London 1954. Reprint. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Signed by Author. 304 pages 21 plates including frontispiece Translated from the French by Edward Fitzgerald. Inscribed on title page by the author. Slight foxing and aged tanning of the page edges a residue is on the front end page where sticky tape had been used to hold in place a book plate or similar. The dust jacket is very chipped and rubbed across both the top and bottom edges and is missing approximately 1 in. from the base of the backstrip section of the dust jacket. . Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History -- Aviation; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 0209235. . Jarrolds Publishers hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0209235
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Weeks John
Assult from the Sky; A History of Airborne Warfare
Books for Pleasure Dee Why West New South Wales 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 192 pp. introduction by author glossary bibliography acknowledgements and index. Pale grey coloured endpapers. Black and white photographic half title page and title page showing military parachutists. The text is illustrated with numerous black and white and coloured photographs maps and coloured illustrations. Dark red coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Corners of the book are slightly bumped but the head and heel of spine are quite heavily bumped. Dust marks to the top book edge and to the top paper edge. Photographic dustwrapper showing a montage of different aspects of air warfare with maroon coloured background with white writing on the front panel and spine. Corners of the dust wrapper are slightly chipped and there is one tear on the top dust wrapper front panel. Dustwrapper slightly rubbed and faded and the bottom edge is likewise. This book is the history of airborne warfare -- a phenomenon of the 20th century. it includes the generals planners and parachutists the aircraft gliders weapons and helicopters which have made airborne warfare so successful. Size: Folio over 12" tall . Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Military History -- Hardware ; ISBN: 0729600084. ISBN/EAN: 9780729600088. Inventory No: 0101308. . 9780729600088 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER THANK YOU. Books for Pleasure hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101308 ISBN : 0729600084 9780729600088
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Brabazon Lord of Tara
The Brabazon Story
William Heinemann Melbourne 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Peter Rudland -- Dust Wrapper. XV 230pp. last three blank foreword by author list of illustrations and index. Black and white photographic frontispiece showing author in 1952. The text is illustrated with black and white contemporary photographs. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Shelf wear is evident to the bottom edges of the book. The head and the heel of the spine are slightly bumped. Browning to the paper edges. Illustrated dust wrapper by Peter Rudland with red and yellow writing on the front panel and spine. Dustwrapper is rubbed and faded spine being particularly affected. Chipping to the top and bottom spine edges and there are creases to the dustwrapper. Staining is visible to the spine area on the verso of the dust wrapper. Memoirs of the minister for transport and aircraft production in Britain during WWII who was also an air pioneer and sportsman. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Peter Rudland -- Dust Wrapper. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Military History -- World War II; History -- British; Biography -- Military; Inventory No: 0101424. . William Heinemann hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101424
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Hudson Kenneth and Pettifer Julian
Diamonds in the Sky: A Social History of Air Travel
Bodley Head / BBC London 1979. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 240 pp. indexed heavily illustrated 16 pp full colour; tie-in to TV series of the same name; A highly readable and entertaining account of the ways in which flying has ministered to human needswhims and follies. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Aviation; ISBN: 0370301625. ISBN/EAN: 9780370301624. Inventory No: 0203881. . 9780370301624 Bodley Head / BBC hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0203881 ISBN : 0370301625 9780370301624
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Hewitt Air Vice Marshal J. E
Adversity in Success; Extracts from Air Vice Marshal Hewitt's Diaries 1939-1948
Langate Publishing Melbourne 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. XIII 330pp. preface by author abbreviations appendix and on the rear paste down is a pocket and in that pocket is a errata sheet index and map of Australia and its environs. Within the text there are contemporary black and white photographs. Tan coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Very minor scuffing to the book corners and to the extreme edges of the head and heel of spine. Marks to the cloth on the front panel on the lower half of the cover. Browning to the paper edges and on the bottom paper edge there is a stain which does not impinge upon the internal pages. Some handling marks internally. The errata script is missing from the pocket on the rear pace down. Extracts from the author's diary covering the years 1939 -- 48 and the war waged in the Pacific region. This book is one of a limited edition of 3000 being signed and numbered this book No. 209. Signed by the author. A Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Aviation; Military History -- World War II; Asia; Diaries. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0959462201. ISBN/EAN: 9780959462203. Inventory No: 0101710. . 9780959462203 Langate Publishing hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101710 ISBN : 0959462201 9780959462203
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Copley Greg
Australians in the Air
Rigby Adelaide 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 1.640 kg.; XIII 289 pp. acknowledgements preface foreword by Sir Norman Brealey list of colour illustrations selected sources and index. Orange coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with copious black-and-white and colour photography black-and-white and colour illustrations facsimiles of documents and the occasional black-and-white line drawing. Maroon coloured boards with white titles to the backstrip. Bumping and rubbing to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and rubbing to the lower book corners. Shelf wear to the lower book edges. Photographic dustwrapper showing a bi - plane over a landscape with white and black titles to the front panel and white titles to the backstrip. Rubbing and chipping with loss to the dustwrapper corners and there is a piece missing from the lower dustwrapper corner on the rear panel. There is 1" closed tear back top spine gutter edge with an associated fold that runs 3" along the back panel. Fading to the backstrip. A1 .25 " to the top left-hand corner of the rear fold over crease. This book presents Australian aviation from its beginnings to now to the time of book's publication. The author has used the story of many Australian aviators both famous and obscure in a linked fashion to give a clear picture of the development of Australian aviation. "As a book for the general reader it is full of drama humour historical information and human interest.". -- from the front fold over panel. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Aviation; ISBN: 0727001396. ISBN/EAN: 9780727001399. Inventory No: 0100219. . 9780727001399 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER THANK YOU. Rigby hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0100219 ISBN : 0727001396 9780727001399
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Richardson Doug
Battle Zone: Fighters of the NATO Allies
Hamlyn London 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 80 pages. Pictorial boards illustrated with photographs and coloured drawings. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Aviation; ISBN: 0600564363. ISBN/EAN: 9780600564362. Inventory No: 0207999. . 9780600564362 Hamlyn hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0207999 ISBN : 0600564363 9780600564362
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Reader W. J
ARCHITECT OF AIR POWER. The Life of the First Viscount Weir of Eastwood 1877-1959
Collins London 1968. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/good. Illustrator: Photographic. 351pp. frontispiece black and white plates Appendices bibliography index. A biography based on Weir's private papers. Weir was one of the founders of the R.A.F. The spine is cocked minor foxing on front and rear end papers and on the top edge of the book the dust wrapper has chipping especially at the head of the spine and the foldover corners. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Military History -- World War II; Military History -- World War I; Inventory No: 0204128. . Collins hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0204128
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Moolman Valerie and the Editors of Time Life Books
The Road to Kitty Hawk; The Epic of Flight
Time-Life Books Alexandria Virginia 1980. First Edition. Hardcover Imitation Leather. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 176pp. appendix acknowledgements picture credits bibliography and index. Illustrated front end paper showing the first flight at Kitty Hawk. The text is illustrated with coloured and black and white illustrations black and white photography facsimiles of documents. Slate blue imitation leather boards with colour illustration of first flight at Kitty Hawk on the front panel. Rubbing to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine. Sun marks and gouges from the vinyl. Browning to the top paper edge. The history up to the first successful heavier than air flight at Kitty Hawk by the Wright brothers. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History ; Aviation; ISBN: 0809432609. ISBN/EAN: 9780809432608. Inventory No: 0101809. . 9780809432608 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER THANK YOU. Time-Life Books hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101809 ISBN : 0809432609 9780809432608
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Bennet WR
Bandits Above
Horwitz Publications Melbourne 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Ordinary/No Dust Jacket. 130 pages. Illustrated front cover showing 2 fighter planes and the German U-boat against a white background with black yellow and blue writing on the front panel and black and blue on the spine. The book is rubbed faded and the white of the background has become yellowed and dull. Rubbing and creasing to all corners of the book and to the head and to the heel of the spine. There is a crease running the spine length and the lower lefthand corner of the front panel the spine gutter has a very small split. The covers of the book all show show handling marks. Browning and foxing to the paper edges and to the endpapers. Internal pages showed tanning and the occasional foxing spot. A pulp fiction novel set during World War II about Australian Fighter Pilots and a German U-boat. Part of the Horwitz Publications Series -- this being number 19. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 12mo standard paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Aviation; Fiction -- Vintage ; Pulp Fiction; Australia; Military History -- World War II. Inventory No: 0103514. . Horwitz Publications paperback
Referência livreiro : 0103514
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Roberts E. G
Box Kits and Beyond
Hawthorn Press Melbourne 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Poor. acknowledgements foreword by Air-Marshal Sir Richard WilliamsK.B.E. C.B. D.S.O. R.A.A.F. ret list of illustrations and index. Text is illustrated by black and white photographs and illustrations. Black coloured boards with gilt titles on the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper showing a very early aeroplane against a white background with black writing on the front panel and spine. The author was one of the first sixteen men to learn to fly in Australia. He is now in his 80s and still flying. This is his story. Corners of the book are slightly rubbed as are the head and heel of spine. Faint foxing to the top paper edge and browning to the rest. Chipping to the corners and to the top right-hand corner of the front panel there is a split along the fold over crease measuring 1.25 ". Dustwrapper is very grubby and faded the top right-hand corner of the front panel being particularly affected. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. VIII 186 pages last blank . Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Aviation; Australia; Aviation. ISBN: 0725601787. ISBN/EAN: 9780725601782. Inventory No: 0101795. . 9780725601782 Hawthorn Press hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101795 ISBN : 0725601787 9780725601782
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Bowman Martin
Modern Military Aircraft
A.P. Publishing Propriety Limited Sydney 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 160pp. introduction by author acknowledgements and index. The coloured photographic title page showing US Marine fighter planes. The text is illustrated with copious coloured photographs of modern military aircraft. Blue coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Rubbing to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine. Some foxing marks to the top paper edge. Photographic dustwrapper showing the same photograph as for title page with red and white writing on the front panel and white on the spine. Very minor rubbing to the corners of the dustwrapper and to the head and to the heel of the spine. This book is an overview of modern military aircraft from the 1960s for two generations of building. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History ; Aviation; ISBN: 0868270571. ISBN/EAN: 9780868270579. Inventory No: 0101758. . 9780868270579 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER THANK YOU. A.P. Publishing Propriety Limited hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101758 ISBN : 0868270571 9780868270579
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Gwynn Jones Terry
True Australian Air Stories
Rigby Adelaide 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 178pp. last 2 blank acknowledgements introduction by author and bibliography. Illustrated endpapers showing a very early biplane. The text is illustrated with numerous black and white contemporary photographs. Stories of Australia`s early aviation pioneers. The previous owner has attached the dustwrapper to the book with clear contact plastic and book is difficult to describe accurately. What can be told is -- the corners are slightly bumped aside the head and heel of spine and that there is crinkling in the edges of the dustwrapper. Gift inscription on the ffep. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Aviation; ISBN: 0727003259. ISBN/EAN: 9780727003256. Inventory No: 0101701. . 9780727003256 Rigby hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101701 ISBN : 0727003259 9780727003256
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Donne Michael & Fowler Cynthia
Per Ardua Ad Astra; 70 Years of the RFC and the RAF
Frederick Muller Ltd London 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 192pp. last blank acknowledgements forward by air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Beetham G.C.B. C.B.E. D.F.C. A.F.C. A.D.C. Chief of the Air Staff preface by authors bibliography and index. Illustrated endpapers showing a stylised sky of planes. The text is illustrated with copious amounts of coloured and black and white photographs. Light blue coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Minor shelf wear evident to the lower edges of the book and bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine. Dust marks to the top book edge. Gift inscription on the verso of the ffep. Some handling marks internally. Illustrated dustwrapper showing the insignia of the Royal Air Force with blue background and white and orange writing on the front panel and spine. The dustwrapper is rubbed and faded particularly the spine. Some crinkling to the dustwrapper corners. On April 13 1912 the Royal Flying Corps was commissioned. Seventy years on the Royal Flying Corps now the Royal Air Force has a distinguished history -- this book celebrates that history. This is the first UK edition. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; History -- British; ISBN: 0584110227. ISBN/EAN: 9780584110227. Inventory No: 0101745. . 9780584110227 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER THANK YOU. Frederick Muller Ltd hardcover
Referência livreiro : 0101745 ISBN : 0584110227 9780584110227
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Khayyam omar
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer-Poet of Persia
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1886. Olive green/gilt. Unpagillus. Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Rear text has List of Illustrations Notes on the Textand Appendix Interior very good with some minor spots margins of a few pages. Front cover very good. 1" cloth loss at tail 1/2" cloth loss at head. 3 1/2" tear on spinecloth pulling.Corners frayed. Newspaper stain on front fep with early April 1889 owners name red pencil. First Thus. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Elihu Vedder. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Houghton Mifflin and Company Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 2368
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Federal Aviation Administration FAA/Aviation Supplies & Academics ASA
Private Pilot Practical Test Standards for Airplane Multi-Engine Land and Sea: FAA-S-8081-14B Practical Test Standards series
2012-02-06. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Referência livreiro : 1560279419n ISBN : 1560279419 9781560279419
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Fausel Robert W.
Whatever Happened to Curtiss-Wright: The Story of How a Very Successful Aircraft Company Took Itself Out of the Business 1945-1953-The Aviation VI
Manhattan Kansas U.S.A.: Sunflower Univ Pr 1990. The story of how a very successful aircraft company took itself out of the business 1945-1953--the aviation view. Inked name and date on ffep. 86 pages. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Sunflower Univ Pr Paperback
Referência livreiro : 025715 ISBN : 0897450809 9780897450805
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Ministry of Transport & Civil Aviation
Railway Accidents. Report on the Derailment which Occurred on 8th August 1953 Near Abington in the Scottish Region British Railways
London: H.M.S.O. 1954. Book. Good. Card Covers. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 17pp plate folding diagram blue card covers staples rusty. H.M.S.O. paperback
Referência livreiro : 008756
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Aeronaut Books
Halberstadt Aircraft of WW1 Vol.1: A Types to C.111
Aeronaut Books. softcover. New. Halberstadt of WWI Volume 1 is the story of the early Halberstadt aircraft through the C.III. The story is told with specifications and production data 333 photographs some in color 30 color profiles and 1/48 scale drawings of the CL.II in its 202 pages. Softcover standard vertical format Black-and-White photographs Color Illustrations. Aeronaut Books paperback
Referência livreiro : ab810 ISBN : 1935881817 9781935881810
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Federal Aviation Administration
Far/Fc 2007
Aviation Supplies & Academics Incorporated 28-Oct-2006. softcover. New. pp. 485 Aviation Supplies & Academics, Incorporated paperback
Referência livreiro : 651398287 ISBN : 1560276045 9781560276043
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Overy R. J.
The Air War: 1939-1945
New York New York U.S.A.: Stein and Day 1980. A one-volume aerial history of World War II. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. 337 pages. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Stein and Day Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 025695
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Poolman Kenneth
Focke-Wulf Condor: Scourge of the Atlantic
London Kent United Kingdom: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. 1978. Author recounts a grim battle of attrition that the Allies fought to counter the Condor from the early sinking of 85 ships in six months to the Condor's relegation at the end of the war to a mere transport role. Old price sticker on front of dust jacket. Inked name and date on ffep. 191 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 025696
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The Editor
The Luftwaffe in the Spanish Civil War Condor Legion
Buxton Derbyshire: Military Library Research Service Ltd 2006. Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 364pp. This book covers the events of the Spanish Civil War from the point of view of the Germans and particularly the Luftwaffe. It includes much detail of the ground fighting as well as activity in the air. The Condor Legion was originally formed to transport troops for the Nationalists from North Africa but soon became fully engaged as air support and as a bombing force. The whole war is covered in detail describing the events leading up to the German involvement and the aircraft available as well as the operations undertaken by the Legion. This publication is of a unique source document which was obtained from the US Air Force archives. It is reprinted exactly as the original with the exception that the pages have been slightly reduced in size the original is on foolscap and renumbered because the original numbering system was extremely confusing. Very scarce. Soft Cover. Fine. 10.5 x 7.25 inches. Military Library Research Service Ltd Paperback
Referência livreiro : 023026 ISBN : 1905696825 9781905696826
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Federal Aviation Administration FAA Staff
FAR/AMT 2014 EBundle : Federal Aviation Regulations for Aviation Maintenance Technicians
Aviation Supplies & Academics Incorporated 2013. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Aviation Supplies & Academics, Incorporated paperback
Referência livreiro : G1619540819I3N00 ISBN : 1619540819 9781619540811
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Aviation Education Department Compiled By; Layman Donald W. Director
Commercial Pilot Aero Products Research Inc. Complete Programmed Course Volume 2
Aero Products Research Inc. 1967. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Aero Products Research, Inc. hardcover
Referência livreiro : GB00ANG8MAQI3N00
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The Aviation Workshop
Supermarine Seafire: Mk.Ib-Mk.47 On Target Profiles
2004-05-01. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Referência livreiro : 1904643078 ISBN : 1904643078 9781904643074
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Trudgian Nicolas
NICOLAS TRUDGIAN AIR COMBAT LEGENDS VOL II
Howell Press Inc. New. 2002. Hardcover. New in shrinkwrap. ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 96 pages . Howell Press, Inc. hardcover
Referência livreiro : 67345 ISBN : 1574271334 9781574271331
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