‎Aviation ‎

‎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.‎

‎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;‎

‎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,‎

‎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.‎

‎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.‎

‎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.‎

‎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

‎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

‎Faure, C. Marin‎

‎Success on the Step: Flying with Kenmore Air‎

‎A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 7 1/4"w x 9 1/2"h. 444 pages. Slight wear to dust jacket.‎

‎Johnston, A. M. ; Charles Barton; William Randolph Hearst‎

‎Tex Johnston: Jet-age Test Pilot‎

‎Book is in excellent condition with very light shelf wear only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind.‎

‎Gorky, Arshile; Ruth Bowman‎

‎Murals Without Walls: Arshile Gorky's Aviation Murals Rediscovered‎

‎Light wear and creases to cover. Previous owner's name inside. 8 1/2"w x 10 1/2"h. 96 pages. Black and white images.‎

‎Halliburton, Richard‎

‎The Flying Carpet‎

‎A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Edge wear and spots on cover. Previous owner's names inside. Stated First Edition. 352 pages. Black and white photos. Richard Halliburton's adventures flying his bi-plane to Timbuctoo, Morocco, Petra, Persia, Mt. Everest, Calcutta, Bangkok, Singapore and more.‎

‎TURKISH AIR FORCES ALBUM OF PLANES. Namik Kemal Sarikavak‎

‎Türk Hava Kuvvetleri uçak albümü.= [Album of planes of Turkish Air Forces]. (1994). Illustrated by Namik Kemal Sarikavak.‎

‎Fine English Original blue cloth bdg. Oblong folio. (30 x 46 cm). In Turkish and English. [48] p., fully full page color ills. Türk Hava Kuvvetleri uçak albümü.= [Album of planes of Turkish Air Forces]. (1994). Illustrated by Namik Kemal Sarikavak. Contents: F-4E Phantom II., RF-4E Phantom II., F-16 C Fighting Falcon., F-16 D Fighting Falcon., F-104 G/S Starfighter., CF-104 Starfighter., F-5A Freedom Fighter., F-5 B Freedom Fighter., RF-5 A., NF-5 A., NF-5 B., T-33 A Shooting Star., T-38 A Talon., T-37 C/B Cessna., SF-260 D (Agusta)., t-41 D Mascelero., C-160 D Transall., C-130 E/B Hercules., C-47 A/B Dakota., C N-235 -100 Casa., Cessna-Citation II., GUlfstream-4 and dates of entry of all planes to Turkish Air-forces.‎

‎SABIHA GÖKÇEN.‎

‎She raced with the clouds. Halit Kivanç interviews Sabiha Gökçen.= Bulutlarla yarisan kadin. Halit Kivanç, Sabiha Gökçen'le söylesiyor. Interview by Halit Kivanç. Translated by Fred Stark.‎

‎Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English and Turkish. 89, [7] p., b/w ills. She raced with the clouds. Halit Kivanç interviews Sabiha Gökçen.= Bulutlarla yarisan kadin. Halit Kivanç, Sabiha Gökçen'le söylesiyor. Interview by Halit Kivanç. Translated by Fred Stark. "As I said, publishing my memoirs is a duty. I'll be carrying out Atatürk's express wish, a task he bequathed me bfore he died. What more could I ask for? What could make me happier?". Here is a long interview, published by Milliyet, that Halit Kivanç made more than forty years ago with Sabiha Gökçen, the first Turkish woman pilot and Atatürk's 'daughter'. The life story of a women who witnessed the first years of the Turkish Republic by Atatürk's side, a life full of a passion to fly.‎

‎THY‎

‎Dünden bugüne Türk Hava Yollari, 1933-1983.‎

‎Fine English Original bdg. Full leather. 4to. (31 x 22 cm). B/w and color ills. 240 p. History of Turkish Airlines. Dünden bugüne Türk Hava Yollari, 1933-1983.‎

‎RIFAT UÇAROL.‎

‎Büyük Türk havacilarindan Enver Akoglu, (1898-1962).‎

‎Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Turkish. 195 p., b/w ills. Büyük Türk havacilarindan Enver Akoglu, (1898-1962).‎

‎FEVZI ÇAKMAK, (1876-1950).‎

‎[PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION of 1930's OPERATIONS and THRACE GRAND MANOEUVRES in 1937] [Turkish army operations and manoeuvres in 1930's under the presidency of Marshall Fevzi Çakmak].‎

‎Very Good Turkish In modern photograph album including 40 photographs. In various sizes. Album size: (20x16 cm). Descriptive notes on backsides of photographs. 1934 Fevzi Çakmak and military stuff in Izmir.; [An inspection].; On a board (ship) (Small size).; Train riding practice in 1936, Tekirdag.; [In a train].; [Afyon] Kocatepe in [1]941 on railways (Small size).; Procession in Tekirdag - 1936 (Small size).; [On a board (ship)] (Small size).; Fevzi Çakmak and military stuff.; Mariners in 1935.; Fevzi Çakmak with a machine gun.; Fevzi Çakmak on ship's board with binoculars in 1935.; Artillery practice.; Inspection of aviators in Eskisehir by Fevzi Çakmak and other stuff in 1932 etc. The Thrace Maneuvers (Trakya Manevralari) were conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in 1937 between 17 and 20 August under the command of the Chief of General Staff Marshal Fevzi Çakmak. Prior to the upcoming World War II, it was carried out both as a review of the level of preparation of the armed forces and as a show of strength for potential enemy threats. First of all, the fascist movement led by Benito Mussolini in Italy and then the Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler in Germany, after they took the power to aggressively take up arms and run again to share the land in the European continent, were regarded as a sign of an upcoming war. Therefore, Turkish state officials, especially Atatürk, decided to get military exercises to prepare the armed forces for a military confrontation and to intimidate potential threats.‎

‎YIRMIBESINCI FIRKA KUMANDANI SÜKRÜ ALI-?- [ÖGEL], (Ottoman colonel and Turkish politician), (1886-1973).‎

‎[MANUSCRIPT ON THE TURKISH / OTTOMAN AVIATION] Avci tayyare faaliyetlerinin esâsâti [.] [i.e. Activities of a fighter aircraft and other(s) with chapograph print and separate notes].‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21,5 x 17,5 cm). Manuscript book and 2 pp. separate notes on 'Mintikalarin piyade tayyare hizmetlerini teftisi hakkindaki raporlara mutalaât' [i.e. Regarding the reports on the inspection of the areas for infantry aircraft services] sized 33x21,5 cm; and 1 chapograph print including a fighter aircraft details and illustration (sized oblong: 18x23 cm) All texts in Ottoman Turkish with some German titles. It seems that education was in German and Turkish languages. [7], [2], [1] p. A fine collection. Manuscript including the titles: Activities of a fighter aircraft.; "Emr-i ahz"s of fighter aircrafts.; The order of fighter aircrafts.; Fleet commander of fighter aircrafts and a scheme titled 'Bir ordunun vahim bir safha-yi harbde telefon tesisati sebekesidir' [i.e. Telephone network of an army in a difficult war situation] bilingual with a German title as well as 'Beispiel der Fernsprechverbindungen inner halb der Jagdstaffeln einer Armee an einer Haupstadtkampffent'. Other German titles in the text: Koft. Kommandeur der Flieger, Gruft.Gruppenführer.; Jagdstaffel.; Der Einsatz des Jagdgeschfaders.; Für den Einsatz seiner Staffeln.; Leftherschaft.; Abhördienst F.T.- Verkehr. Sükrü Ali Ögel was born in 1886 and In 1909, he graduated from the Military Academy as a lieutenant. He was commandant of the 25th Division of the Ottoman Army in 1915. He served on the Western Front Staff Committee in the Turkish War of Independence. On December 25, 1926, he was appointed as the National Police Service Director, where he participated in the foundation studies. "The history of Turkish military aviation dates back to 1909 when French aviators were invited to Istanbul to perform demonstrations and the Ottoman High Command began with studies in this field. On December 2 the same year, Turkish skies welcomed the first ever aircraft, when, upon the invitation of the Minister of War, Mahmut Sevket Pasha, a Belgian pilot named Baron de Catters came to Istanbul and performed an exhibition flight with his Voisin biplane. At the end of 1910, a decision was made by the Ottoman High Command to send officers to Europe to be trained as pilots; however due to the financial difficulties faced the Empire at that time, this plan had to be postponed. Only a handful of Turkish students residing in Paris attended flight schools and obtained their certificates there. Mahmut Sevket Pasha could anticipate the importance of military aviation [.] When the Ottoman Empire entered the World War, it had only seven planes and ten pilots available. As soon as the Empire found itself in war, the Russians launched an offensive in the Caucasus front and the Third Army stationed there requested aircraft that would fly reconnaissance flights. Two Bleriot planes named Edremit and Tarik bin Ziyad to be flown by Fesa Bey and Salim Bey were loaded on a transport ship, which was eventually sunk by Russians. The aircraft were lost and the pilots were taken prisoner, ending up in prisoner camps in Siberia. Responding to a request from the Ottoman High Command, a number of German pilots visited the Ottoman Air Force in 1915 and Turkish officers began to be sent to Germany for flight training. At the same time, Cpt. Erich Serno from the German Air Force was given the task of reforming the Turkish military aviation. He came with 12 planes, pilots, technicians, and he was appointed as the director of the Flight School. In those early years of the war, there were serious problems with regard to the transportation of the planes from Germany to Turkey. Germany was in war with Serbia, whereas Bulgaria and Romania remained neutral, which meant that the land routes were blocked. For this reason, aircraft were taken to Southern Hungary by train and then flown to Turkey. It was only after Serbia was defeated and Bulgaria entered the war on the side of the Central Powers that these logistics problems were solved. German contribution in terms of both aircraft and pilots pl‎

‎MUSTAFA (Authorized person of the Waqf), (Early 19th century).‎

‎[MUWAQQIT EFFENDY: TIMEKEEPING OF THE SPECIAL WATCH IN THE TOMB OF SULTAN MEHMET II] Historical manuscript document on the fee of a muwaqqit who was hired to set the special watch that Pertevniyal Kadin Efendi donated to the tomb of Fatih Sultan Mehmed Han.‎

‎Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original historical autograph manuscript document sealed by the authorized person of the Pertevniyal Hanim Waqf on special paper. 32x18 cm. In Ottoman script. 6 lines with its annotated confirmation with red ink. 1 p. Historical manuscript document on about the muwaqqit who was hired to set the special watch that Pertevniyal Kadin Efendi donated to the tomb of Fatih Sultan Mehmed Han. Pertevniyal Sultan [i.e. "Descended from Radiance"], (1810-1884), was the thirteenth wife of Sultan Mahmud II, and Valide sultan to their son Sultan Abdulaziz of the Ottoman Empire. Pertevniyal exerted some influence over her son. When Abdulaziz took his trip to Europe, Pertevniyal was anxious about him the whole time he was away. On his way home he stopped at Ruse, Bulgaria, where Midhat was governor, with the intention of a month and acquainting himself with the Balkan country. But Pertevniyal, a possessive and short-sighted woman, wrote him to come home immediately. Sultan of Turkey though he was, he obeyed his mother's command. Pertevniyal contributed to the instability of her son's rule by meddling in affairs of state. Especially unwise was her alliance with Mahmud Nedim Pasha, the sycophantic grand vizier whose recklessness and incompetence led to further financial chaos. She founded the Pertevniyal High School as well as Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque in 1872. In the days when the Hejaz was part of the Empire, the Porte tried to improve the health situation there. Pertevniyal, built hospitals in the Harem-i Sherif, and young Turkish doctors went out from Istanbul to man them. Pertevniyal Sultan was a great philanthropist, and thanks to her influence, she had the opportunity to make her son do whatever he wanted. In order to provide income to the foundations that it intends to establish, lands called Fasil fields. She commissioned a fountain in front of the Kâtib Mosque in October 1862, and then it was removed from the square and moved to the entrance door of the mosque on the grounds that it narrowed the road. She also built three fountains, one in Suboyu (Bige) village and two on Karaköy road in Sebinkarahisar. In 1864, she built a shipbuilding pool (stone loom) in Tersane to cover her own income, the first Ottoman battleship came out of this loom. "In the history of Islam, a muwaqqit was an astronomer tasked with the timekeeping and the regulation of prayer times in an Islamic institution like a mosque or a madrasa. Unlike the muezzin (reciter of the call to prayer) who was usually selected for his piety and voice, a muwaqqit was selected for his knowledge and skill in astronomy. The main duty of the muwaqqit was timekeeping and the regulation of daily prayer times in mosques, madrasas, or other institutions using astronomy and other exact sciences. At its zenith in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, major mosques often employed prominent astronomers as muwaqqits. In addition to regulating prayer times, they wrote treatises on astronomy, especially on timekeeping and the use of related instruments such as quadrants and sundials. They were also responsible for other religious matters related to their astronomical expertise, such as the keeping of the Islamic calendar and the determination of the qibla (the direction to Mecca used for prayers). (Source: Wikipedia).‎

‎YILDIZ KAYALAR ERUÇMAN, (The first female parachutist of Turkey), (1919-).‎

‎[FIRST FEMALE TURKISH PARACHUTIST] Original photograph of Yildiz Eruçman.‎

‎Fine Turkish Original b/w photograph. 8,5x13,5 cm. Shows Yildiz Eruçman and twelve male parachutists and aviators, an aircraft wing with its shadow on the surface.  Yildiz Kayalar Eruçman was the first Turkish female parachutist. She was born in Thessaloniki, Kingdom of Greece in 1919. Her family was of Turkish descent, and according to the Population exchange agreement between Turkey and Greece, her family moved to Turkey and settled in Izmir in 1924. In 1934, after the Surname Law, the family assumed the surname Kayalar. Eruçman is her surname by marriage. In 1935, after reading an article in a foreign periodical about female pilots, she applied to the training center of the Turkish Aeronautical Association in Ankara. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's adopted daughter and aviator Sabiha Gökçen personally concerned herself with Eruçman's training. Together with three other women in the training center, namely Edibe Subasi, Nezihe Viranyali, and Sahavet Karapas, she received her aviation certificate. On 4 October 1935, she parachuted from a Soviet-made aircraft of type Polikarpov R-5. She was the first-ever female skydiver in Turkey. In later years, she continued in the same association as a trainer. However, her profession was not officially acknowledged. So, her title was "minaret worker", which was considered one of the most dangerous occupations of that time. A fine and extremely rare image.‎

‎Munson, Kenneth‎

‎Aircraft of World War II‎

‎World War 2 aircraft. Hundreds of photographs in black and white; eight photographs in colour. 272 pages. Index.‎

‎Sealy, Kenneth R.‎

‎The Geography of Air Transport‎

‎207 pages. Red cloth covers. Dust jacket has small tear at top front edge, small tear and creases at base of spine. Previous owners name on front free endpaper‎

‎Kershaw, Andrew (Editor)‎

‎The First War Planes‎

‎A Purnell's History of the World Wars Special. Packed full of photos, diagrams and information. 61 paginated pages. General shelfwear to covers‎

‎Hawton, Hector‎

‎The Men Who Fly‎

‎Describes the day-to-day experiences of a RAF pilot during the Second World War. 165 pages. Blue cloth covers. Wear to extremities of covers‎

‎DANRIT Capitaine (Lieutenant-Colonel Driant)‎

‎Robinsons de l'air. Illustrations de G. Dutriac.‎

‎Reliure demi-chagrin. 352 pages. Dos à nerfs.Tête dorée.‎