Costal Command

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1942. First edition. Leather. A Sangorski and Sutcliffe bound very scarce first edition of this interesting study of the sea battles at the beginning of the Second World War. The very scarce first edition of this work.In a half morocco binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe.An interesting scarce report by the Ministry of Air, discussing the role the Defence Aviation Coitere played in the sea battles from the beginning of the Second World War, 1939 to 1942.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and photograph illustrations throughout.Original colour wraps bound in. In a half morocco binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Spine and boards are a little faded. A few light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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Book number: 784P14

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: Costal Command world war two second world war military world war two Various

Iperide Alverno

M. 9: Un&Apos;Aeronave Italiana Durante la Grande Guerra

Milano, S. A. Fratelli Treves, 1936. Leather. A scarce Italian work examining the use of airships and Zeppelins during the First World War. With several black and white photographic plates. Original paper wraps bound in. The Macchi M.9 was a flying boat bomber produced in Italy close to the end of World War I, and shortly afterwards. It was a conventional design for its day, with unstaggered biplane wings of unequal span and a single engine mounted pusher-fashion on struts in the interplane gap, close to the underside of the top wing. The pilot and observer sat side-by-side in an open cockpit. While earlier Macchi flying boats had conventional interplane struts, the M.9 introduced the Warren truss-style struts that would become characteristic of this manufacturer's designs. Around 16 examples were delivered to the Italian Navy prior to the Armistice, and around another 14 were assembled after the end of hostilities. A small number of postwar aircraft were built with four seats under the designation M.9bis and were used in Switzerland for carrying passengers and mail. In the original Italian. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally excellent, very little shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean aside from marginal age-toning and the odd spot. Plates remain very bright and clean. Page 225-6 is bound in to the end rather than where it should be. Ink signature of Douglass Whetton and Valerie to title, ink stamp of Douglas Whetton to original paper front wrap. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: FIN2-D-5

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: WWI Fine Binding Zeppelin Fine Binding None

Anonymous

Westland S. 55 Series 3 Helicopter Lecture Notes

London, Westland Aircraft Ltd. 1965. Cloth. A collection of typed and handwritten notes on helicopters. Illustrated with many coloured diagrams throughout. Including notes on engine assembly, engine controls, flying controls, fuel system, hoist system, and many others. 'These notes are for instructional purposes only. It is emphasised therefore that owing to periodical revision of torque loadings, lives, overhaul periods and general maintenance procedure the appropriate Manuals, Service Bulletins and Service Information Circulars must be used when servicing the aircraft.' Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil in Somerset. Formed as a separate company by separation from Petters Ltd just before the start of the Second World War, Westland had been building aircraft since 1915. During the war the company produced a number of generally unsuccessful designs, but their Lysander would serve as an important liaison aircraft with the Royal Air Force. After the war the company focused on helicopters, and was merged with several other British firms to create Westland Helicopters in 1961. In a paper-binding. Externally, sound, though with some creasing and marks. Internally, generally firmly bound, though a few pages are detached. Pages are bright, though with some scattered instances of foxing, and pencilled annotations throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: GEN30-I-3

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: Helicopters Diagrams Engines Flight Diagrams None

Chaz Bowyer; Raymond Baxter

Royal Air Force the Aircraft in Service Since 1918

London, Hamlyn, 1981. Cloth. A fascinating history of the Royal Air Force, copiously illustrated throughout by the notable British illustrator Michael Turner. Michael Turner specialises in motoring and aviation paintings and his work is often regarded as some of the earliest and best examples on such subjects. His interest in aviation and aeroplanes of the Royal Air Force began when he was a child during the Second World War, and became a predominant focus of Turner's work, as seen within this text. Many of the planes featured in this volume no longer exist but are brought vividly to life by Michael Turner, who is renowned for their combination of technical accuracy with unrivalled attention to mood and detail. This volume features over one hundred examples of his work, covering the entire history of the service. This text was written by Chaz Bowyer, a Royal Air Force armaments and explosives instructor who, after he retired from service, wrote and edited over forty books relating to the operations, aircraft, and men of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, and Royal Naval Air Service. This text also features a foreword by Raymond Baxter, the famous English television presenter and writer. In a blue cloth binding with the original pictorial dustwrapper. In a blue cloth binding with original pictorial dustwrapper. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages very clean and bright. Ink signature in the front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper, excellent with very slight bumping to extremities. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Michael Turner. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: GEN10-B-3

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: RAF Royal Air Force Turner Bowyer Royal Air Force Military History Michael Turner

Francis Chichester

Pinpoint the Bomber

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1942. First edition. Cloth. Wartime games designed to help navigators improve their targeting skills during the Second World War, the first edition of this work. The first edition of this work, an uncommon work. Created by Francis Chichester and published at the heart of World War II, these games were designed to help the Bomber Command navigators find their target. Containing three games: a game of chance; a game of finding correct longitude and latitude; and a game to locate themselves correctly on the map. Illustrated in text. Featuring a coloured folding map to rear and folding frontispiece. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with some shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine. Internally, binding slightly tender, generally holding. Minor spotting to lower inner gutter, not affecting text. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 831A4

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: first editions war games history war aviation Not Stated

William J Claxton

The Mastery of the Air

London , Blackie and Son Limited, 1915. Cloth. A well illustrated second edition of this aviation history. Part of the Great Achievements series. Illustrated with a full colour frontispiece and several illustrations, maps and photographs. In a pictorial cloth binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed with bumping to extremities. Joints starting and hinges strained. Internally, binding strained. Pages bright with spotting throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: GEN38-D-3

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: Aviation Flight History Technology Flight None

Charles Dollfus; Henri Bouche

Histoire de L&Apos;Aeronautique

Paris, L'Illustration, 1938. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated French history of flight, written by record-breaker Charles Dollfus. Beginning with ancient legends of flight, and covering such important figures as da Vinci, Louis Bleriot, Charles Lindbergh.Written by aeronaut and prolific aeronautical historian, Charles Dollfus. He also held several world records in ballooning, including for the first stratospheric flight in France.Vividly illustrated throughout with in-text illustrations and photographs, monochrome plates and four tipped-in illustrations in colour.A later edition of this work, which first appeared in 1932.In the French language.A splendid and richly detailed history of aviation, lavishly illustrated. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally generally smart, with a little bumping to the extremities and the occasional mark to the spine and boards; front hinge is starting slightly as a result of the book's size. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are just a touch age-toned to the edges. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 790R56

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: Charles Dollfus Aviation French Aviation History of Aviation Aviation Charles Lindbergh Henri Bouche Not Stated

Peter G. Masefield [ed]

The Aeroplane Spotter Volume I and III

London, Temple Press Limited, 1941-2. Cloth. Two volumes of this popular wartime aviation magazine edited by Peter G. Masefield, intended to aid civilians in recognising aircrafts. Two volumes. Volumes I and III which include the complete series of issues from January to June 1941 and January to December 1942. Illustrated throughout with monochrome diagrams, photographs and illustrations of aircrafts, both friend and foe. This magazine was edited by Peter G. Masefield and was published weekly until late 1941 when the magazine switched to a fortnightly format due to newsprint shortages. Launched with official support just after the end of the London Blitz, this magazine quickly became the focus for all the aircraft enthusiasts in the UK. Its official function was to help improve the standard of aircraft recognition among civilian air defence volunteers, but it effectively popularised the hobby of "spotting". After the demise of the magazine in 1948, many "spotters" set up their own organisations to carry on their interest. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper to the boards. Externally excellent with light rubbing to the extremities and joints of the spines, fading to the spine to volume I and minor handling marks to the boards. Past owner's signature to the pastedowns. Internally firmly bound with age toned and clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 901Z16

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: Aeroplanes Aviation Peter G. Masefield Magazine Aviation None stated

P F M Fellowes [ed.]

Britain&Apos;S Wonderful Air Force

London, Odhams Press Limited , [1943]. Cloth. A bright copy of this detailed study and celebration of the British Air Force, with numerous illustrations. An undated copy, dated from Copac 1943. A comprehensive and detailed study of the Royal Air Force, edited by Air Commodore P F M Fellowes. With a foreword by air chief marshal Charles Portal. Comprising numerous chapters by RAF experts discussing the aerial strategy and tactics, the work of the bomber crew, the maintenance and transport command, and much more. This volume is seen both in red and blue cloth bindings. Illustrated with numerous photographs and plans in black and white in text throughout.  From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos.  In the original publisher's blue cloth binding with decorations to the spine and front board. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated in text throughout with numerous photographs and plans in black and white. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 794A32

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: british air force aviation early editions aviation Not Stated

Rene J. Francillon

Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War

London, Putnam, 1994. Cloth. A fine reprint of this extensive study on Japanese aircraft in the twentieth century, lavishly illustrated throughout. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Rear flyleaf shows a table for Japanese aircraft colours.'Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War' offers a comprehensive analysis of the Japanese aircraft industry between the late thirties and the dawn of the nuclear age. This work was the result of the author's spending twelve years on painstaking research. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and many illustrations throughout. By Rene J. Francillon, technical illustrations by J. B. Roberts.A reprint of this work first published in 1970. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is fine with a couple of very light marks to the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: J. B. Roberts. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 832P8

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War japan aircraft pacific war japan J. B. Roberts

Samuel Hynes

Flights of Passage: Recollections of a World War II Aviator

London, Bloomsbury, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A first edition recalling Hynes's years as World War II aviator, with a dedication signed by the author. A first UK edition of this work, with a dedication from the author on the title: 'Sheelah: To the head of the Hynes clan, with love and admiration - Sam - 20 November 1989.' First published in the US earlier the same year. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. With monochrome photographs of the author on the cover and in the rear flap. The book covers Hynes's journey from boy to man as he flew more than a hundred missions in World War II against the Japanese, as a young Marine fighter pilot. In the original publisher's red cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent, with slight stain to fore edge. Dust wrapper unclipped with sunning to spine and back cover, and slight bumping to head and tail of spine. Tiny tear top of back cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Dedication from the author to the title. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 921B7

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: Samuel Hynes Aviation World War II Aviation None

The Ministry of Information

Roof over Britain: The Official Story of Britain&Apos;S Anti-Aircraft Defences 1939-1942

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1943. First edition. Paperback. An illustrated first edition copy of this fascinating exploration of Britain's Anti-Aircraft Defences from 1939 to 1942. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. An entertaining work telling the official story of Britain's anti-aircraft defences between 1939 and 1942, with black and white photographs of aircraft, barrage balloons, weapons, and the women of the ATS. This work was prepared for the War Office and the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information, with first-hand stories from pilot officers giving an insight into their work. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally bright and smart, with light shelf wear to the joints and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the title page and fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 895M4

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: Anti-Aircraft Second World War British history Military history Second World War Not Stated

C. H. Keith

Flying Years

London, John Hamilton Ltd. 1937. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated account from British-Canadian aviator, Claude Hilton Keith. A special edition printed for The Aviation Book Club. Special edition for the Aviation Book Club. Illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven plates, and six maps, one of which is folding. Collated complete. A detailed account of the "flying years" of British-Canadian aviator, Group Captain Claude Hilton Keith, with chapters on his life in the No. 70 Squadron, his first tour in the Persian Gulf, becoming C. O. of the No. 6 Squadron, moving to Egypt, being detached to Palestine, and much more. Written by Claude Hilton Keith, an early pioneer of air gunnery, playing a central role in the preparation of the Royal Air Force for the Second World War. His work as Assistant Director of Armament Research and Development led to the establishment of the "Air Fighting Committee" in 1934, but his career ended prematurely after championing the rights of RAF personnel posted in Canada. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the board edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Light age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 888T70

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: Flying Years Keith Years Not Stated

Alan W. Mitchell; Archibald Sinclair; W. J. Jordan

New Zealanders in the Air War

London, George G. Harrap and Co Limited. 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating work regarding the New Zealand Air Force. A lovely copy in a dustwrapper and inscribed by the author. With an ink inscription from the author: To Neville O'Gwen Duke, God Bless, From Alan W. Mitchell November 1952. Illustrated with sixteen full page monochrome plates. The work details the contribution from the New Zealand airforce against the Axis Forces in the Second World War. Includes an introduction from British politician Sir Archibald Sinclair. In a blue cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart, with some slight edgewear to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is slightly sunned. Internally firmly bound. All pictures are present but are misbound and do not correspond to the pages as stated in the contents. Pages bright and clean with just the odd spot. Dustwrapper is smart, with some chipping to the extremities of the flyleaf and the head and tail of the spine. Wrap is sunned. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Book number: GEN40-C-8

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: New Zealand Signed First Edition Airforce Signed Mitchell Sinclair Various

Flight Lieutenant H. M. Schofield; Flying Officer W. E. Johns

The Pictorial Flying Course

London, John Hamilton Ltd, [1932]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce illustrated guide to flying, with the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition. A scarce work.In the publisher's original cloth with the original vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with monochrome vignettes and monochrome photographic vignettes to the rear. This work was written by H. M. Schofield and W. E. Johns and provides a comprehensive guide to flying, intended to enable a novice to be able to converse intelligently with others about aviation and to prepare flight students for their education in flying. The work features pictorial diagrams which instruct the reader and photographs of planes to the rear. Undated, dated by copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with fading to the spine and bumping to the extremities. Offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap is generally smart with loss to the head of the spine and a closed tear to the tail, sunning to the spine and extremities and the odd small closed tear. Internally generally firmly bound with slight strain in places with generally clean and age toned pages with the odd spot, heavier to the front and rear. Ink inscription to the front blank. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Book number: 916Z21

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: First edition Flight Flying Aviation Flight None stated