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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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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.
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Lindbergh, Anne Morrow
North to the Orient
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards with silver airplane design. Map endpapers. 256 pages. Previous owner's name inside.
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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.
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Boyne, Walter J.
Messerschmitt Me 262: Arrow to the Future (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)
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. 188 pages with a great many b&w photos, graphs, charts, mechanical diagrams.
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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.
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Lorenzen, Coral ; Lorenzen, Jim
Ufo: The Whole Story
Book shows light wear to covers, some marking from previous sellers. Binding is solid and square, , text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 301 pages on age-toned paper with four full-page photos of actual UFO's flying by; not frisbees or trash can lids. Contents include: world famous experts, hoaxes, smoke screens, government evidence, controversy, recent events, skeptics, etc.
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