SHUTE NEVIL

SLIDE RULE the autobiography of an Engineer

London, Heinemann. 1954, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Heinemann 1954 (first impression and printing) VG red cloth hardback with minor rubbing to edges and slight spotting to spine, fep has owners inscription covered over with white correction fluid ( twink, tippex) and booksellers stamp. The dust jacket is from a SECOND IMPRESSION issue, and has been trimmed slightly to top edge so is a few mm shorter than the boards, and the fore edge of the front fold in flap has been trimmed a little, losing the publisher's price. Shute writes of his involvement in the airship R100 among other things, closed top edges a little foxed. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 011035

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: R 100 Airship Aviation Engineering Airship Dirigible

HOLMES NOEL

To Fly a Desk, Sir Geoffrey Roberts Father of Air New Zealand

Wellington, Reed. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0589014218) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. VG in same DW, DW has minimal residue of a label to base of spine, tail of fep has stamp 'TVNZ Reference Library Christchurch' repeated onrear advertising page and with a library pocket to the final blank page before the fep, otherwise VG and clean copy. x+ 196pp + plates. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 012555

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: New Zealand Aviation Airlines Transport Geoffrey Roberts 0589014218

ELLISON NORMAN

Flying Matilda, Early Days in Australian Aviation

Melbourne, Angus & Robertson. 1957, First Edition. Pictorial Boards, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. inscription to dedication page otherwise tidy copy, 348pp+ plates, map endpapers, second half of book is a biography of aviator Sir Charles Kingsford "Smithy" Smith. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008179

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Australia Australian Aviation Flying Flight Charles Kingsford Smith Air Travel Pioneers

WATSON A O

The Wonder Book of Ships and the Sea

London, Ward Lock. 1959, First Edition. Pictorial Boards, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. near fine book with no faults, bookseller light pencil to half title may leave slight mark when erased , apart from slight rubbing to corner tips book otherwise near mint, DW is price clipped and with minimal expected light rubbing to spine ends and corners and folds, 224pp, well illustrated with over 250 photographs and 7 full colour plates as well as drwaings, pictorial endpapers, red papered spine, BEAUTIFUL book covers the gamutof sea-faring upto the late 1950s. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 004548

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Nautical Marine Naval Navy Sailing Steam Merchant Marine Sea-Power Battleships Military Illustrated Pictorial Photogrphs History Collectable Childrens Wonder Book Series

HOME OFFICE

Roadcraft: The Police Drivers' Manual

London, HMSO. 1960, First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (200 gram rate) spine rubbed and worn, pen name to title page margin, musty aroma, iv 77pp. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010405

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: British Metropolitan Police, Driver's Manual, Police Handbook, Motoring

MAHON PETER

Verdict on Erebus

Auckland, Collins. 1984, reprint. (ISBN: 0002172135) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. 296pp + plates, map endpapers. An investigation into the crash of an Air New Zealand DC 10 tourist plane into Mount Erebus in Antarctica, and the official reports that followed.clean book and DW, includes the front portion of publisher's advertising band ( red paper band printed with "an airline's dilemma"). Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010337

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Mount Erebus Antarctica Airline Disaster New Zealand Air New Zealand Flight Te901 0002172135

DRACKETT PHIL

Motor Racing Champions

London, Purnell. 1973, First Edition. (ISBN: 0361024800) Pictorial Boards, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. (500 gram rate) pictorial boards lightly handling soiled to publishers lamination, unclipped, no inscriptions, a few pages have short tears to bottom edge where careless reading has ripped the bottom edge ( minor flaw) 61pp, mainly b&w but some colour photos, various motor sport fixtures covered, an 'annual' style publication. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011891

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Motorsport Motor Racing Formula One Formula Two Formula 2 Saloon Car Drag Racing Rallyeast African Safari 0361024800

BANBURY PHILIP

Man and the sea, from the Ice Age to the Norman Conquest

London, Adlard Coles. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0229115063) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. DW price clipped, slightly sunned, VG. Book foredge soiled, 269pp B&W illustrations in text, VG. An archaeological and historical investigation of water borne navigation and travel. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000886

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Nautical Sailing Maritime Boats Sea Shipping Historical 0229115063

WILLS PHILIP

On Being a Bird

London, Max Parrish. 1954, reprint. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. unclipped DW rubbed to edges with a few short edge tears, some mild foxing to DW, minor age toning to paper, 231pp + plates, powerless flight in a sail-plane, author was World Champion in 1952. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 008983

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Glider Gliding Powerless Flight Sport Gliding Aviation Aircraft Aeroplane Philip Wills Aeronautics

BERTON PIERRE

The Last Spike the great railway 1881-1885

Toronto, McClelland and Stewart. 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0771013272) Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. red cloth. 478pp, DW price clipped. Canadian Pacific Railway forged Canada into one nation. the story of the men behind it from the financiers and foremen to the coolie labour. reads like a novel but includes index and reference sources. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000605

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Canadian Pacific Railway Rail Riel Rebellion History Sudbury Brandon Regina Calgary Revelstoke Vancouver 0771013272

AICKMAN ROBERT

Know Your Waterways, Holidays on Inland Waterways

London, Coram. New edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. DW unclipped with some short edge tears and a small repaired tear at top corner, 120 +2pp adverts, includes adverts within the text as well as maps and photographs, marker ribbon with an advertising bookmark attached, sewn sheets , glossy paper, guidebook for narrow boats and boating holidays in the UK, probably early 1960s date , new fully revised edition. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 002220

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: British Inland Waterways Britain Canals Narrow Boats Navigable River Boating Holidays Vintage

ROOTES

The Singer Gazelle Workshop Manual Series I-V

Coventry, Rootes Service Division. 1963. Original Wraps, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. card covers attached with binding clips to the pages, workshop manual for the series 1-5, former owner has written their cars engine and chassis numbers to the title page, this manual seems to be made from separate parts as at the top they have different issues stated, each section is separately paginated as well, in all it is 35mm thick, probably approximately 250pp, the edges are not flush and they have fingermarking from workshop hands but there are no major grease marks to the pages proper, just some soiling to the edges. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 013158

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Singer Gazelle Automotive Repair Manual Rootes 6601046

EWING ROSS & MACPHERSON ROSS

The History of New Zealand Aviation

Auckland, Heinemann. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0868634093) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. very tidy copy, DW under plastic sleeve, two small segments of tape to exterior of each board where the DW sleeve was held down, 287pp colour and B&W photos throughout, colour photo endpapers. a FULL history of New Zealand aviation, civil and military. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 001940

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: New Zealand Aviaition Flying Aeronautical Aircraft Air Force Pilots Planes Military 0868634093

ROVER

Rover 3 Litre Workshop Manual + Supplement Covering Mark III Models

Solihull, The Rover Company. 1965, First Edition. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. (2500 gram rate, heavy excess shipping, email before ordering for best rate) 2 soft bound books in original heavy card mailing box which retsains the postal ticket with the Solihull post-mark dated 29 I 65 and the Address Label with the Rover Technical Service Department letterhead, Part No 4661 is cloth bound to the spine and staple bound, many hundreds of pages, each section individually numbered, diagrams, schematics as well as two pages of plates for the Mk I Mk II and Mk II Coupe, the Supplement (Part No 4739) is staple bound and soft covered and cover the Mark III models, 116pp with a coloured monotone plate of the Mk III Saloon. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005464

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Rover Cars Rover Motor Vehicles Part No 4661 Part No 4739 Automotive Workshop Manual Car Repair Repair Manual Vintage Veteran British Motor Industry

POWELL SANDY

Test Flight

London, Wingate. 1956, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. price clipped DW has some mild edge wear, soiling to rear panel, and short splits or chips to edges, a short tear at foot of upper panel, closed top edge minor foxing, endpaper has two prize plates for The Daily News Centenary Literary Prize awarded to Alan Batchelor in 1960 at Piopio School (New Zealand). 212pp + plates. Wing Commander Sandy Powell, former Assistant Commandant of the Empire Test Pilot's School, trained Neville Duke, Mike Lithgow and Peter Twiss. Recounts test piloting, Farnborough Air Show, etc. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010814

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Aviation, Test Pilot, Jet Fighter, Experimental Test Pilot, British, Raf, Royal Air Force, Neville Duke, Mike Lithgow, Peter Twiss, Farnborough Air Show