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London: Jane's Publishing Company Limited, 1980. A detailed history of the Fokker Aircraft Company and their planes, 160 pages in bright, clean condition , many old period photographs and illustrations. SIGNED by five different people on front endpaper, one cannot read others are G Schoumeker chief d'equipe, Han Luchsinger formation leader, Edwin P Boshoff H.B.S, F.C.F., CPL pilot and Theun Miedema engineer. Dustwrapper is bright and clean, a very nice copy especially with signatures SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed by Various. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 11 ¾ x 9 Inches. Hardcover.

Bognor Regis: Woodfield Publishing, 2003. A celebration of Royal flying with the King's flight and the Queen's flight, 224 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs of personell and aircraft. Details of pilots, crew and technicians. Pasted in piece of paper on front endpaper signed by Ken Hicks who was an airframe fitter for the flight 1951-1959 and previously worked on Spitfires. INSCRIBED From Ken Hicks to Joe Crawshaw with compliments. Book is very bright and clean a really nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Inscribed by Ken Hicks. First Edition. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 11 ¼ x 8 Inches. Card Covers.

Suffolk UK: Terence Dalton Limited, 1995. Splendid book on the history of Imperial airways from the early days until the present. 165 pages in very bright,clean condition with many old photographs and maps. Dustwrapper is also bright and clean a very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 9 x 7 Inches. Hardcover.

UK: Royal Aeronautical Society, 1932. Six journals of The Royal Aeronautical Society Vol XXXVI numbers 253 to 258 inclusive January to June 1932. Journals are bound in a seemingly home made card cover with titles pasted on, journals are bound without covers and the pages numbered 1 to 530. Much technical information with some diagrams and photographs. Journals are bright and clean, outer card covers a little creased and worn in places SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 10 x 7¼ Inches. Card Covers.

Paris: Editions Larviere, 1979. Excellent book on the air battle of Midway, 357 pages in very bright clean condition FRENCH TEXT, many colour and B/w illustrations and photographs plus very informative text, dustwrapper is also very bright and clean just few light marks to rear white background and very light wear to edges, a very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 9 ¾ x 6 ¾ Inches. Hardcover.

Shrewsbury UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 2001. Excellent book on the Lightning Supersonic fighter aircraft 112 pages packed with colour photographs accompanied by very informative text. Book is very bright and clean a nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 27 x 23 Cms. Card Covers.

Berlin: M Krayn, 1910. Early book 1910 on all aspects of flying including airships, technical details, many diagrams and early period photographs. 335 pp plus adverts text in German, cloth spine paper covered boards,rubbed on corners and along edges light marking and slight darkening to boards but still a pleasing copy of a rare book. Photographs available via email on request.. Paper Covered Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 24.5 x 17.5 Cms. Hardcover.

Glen Waverley, VIC, Australia: Kookaburra Technical Publications, 1977. A detailed book on the camouflage markings of the Luftwaffe, informative text accompanied by 37 colour photographs and 326 B/w photographs, 11pages of colour paintings plus line drawings and list of German Aircraft Werk Nummern. Previous owners name on front endpaper V Spencer Wilson and INSCRIBED by J R SMITH to Spencer Wilson with thanks for your help J Richard Smith. Book is bright and clean just a little rubbing at bottom edges of boards. Dustwrapper a little dulled on surface from rubbing on other books, little rubbed on corners a few marks and small tear bottom right corner, slight yellowing to edges of inner flaps. A pleasing copy especially with inscription SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Good Plus. 29 Cms x 22 Cms. Hardcover.

London: Putnam, 1988. Very informative book on these aircraft, 617 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text, Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped, a very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . New Edition . Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8 ¾ x 5¾ Inches. Hardcover.

Slendid account of the author's solo flight in 1946 in a Auster VP-CAO aircraft, 94 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs illustrations plus very informative text. SIGNED by JAMES OBEYESEKERE on title page dated 13.11.96 no date or publisher but printed by Aitken Spence Ltd. A very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Illustrated Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 11 ¾ x 8¼ Inches. Card Covers.

London, United Kingdom: Midsummer Books Ltd, 1996. Autobiography of an academic who moved on to a very successful career in industry including the aviation industry as well as producing scientific papers and giving lectures. 173 pages both book and dustwrapper are in very good clean condition SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 24 Cms X 15.5 Cms. Hardcover.

Hursley Park Uk : The Society of British Aircraft Constructors , 1948. Brochure for the Ninth Flying Display and Exhibition at Farnborough Aerodrome: 7th, 8th & 9th September, 1948. Contains 36 pages in very bright clean condition, list of exhibitors and two full page plans of the exhibition.Embossed card covers have a few light marks. A nice example of this Brochure SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . Illustrated Card Covers. Good Plus/No Jacket. 11 ¼ x 8½ Inches. Card Covers.

London: Sampson Low and Marston and Co Ltd Very informative book on the history of aviation and early planes, not dated but looks late 1920s or 30s. 374 pages in overall bright clean condition just some light foxing to first and last couple of pages and occasional small spots inside.. Many B/w photographs of the old planes and aviators, all present as listed, plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer boards have a couple of very light marks and some browning to spine, a pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 9 ¾ x 6¾ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Osprey, 1996. Very detailed book of Russian aircraft, 526 pages with many photographs and drawings. Book and dustwrapper are very bright and clean few very light surface marks to wrapper and two corners lightly bumped. HEAVY BOOK 2.3 Kg EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED OVERSEAS. A very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Reprint. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 11 x 8 ¾ Inches. Hardcover.

Kyodo Japan: Shuppan Excellent book on the history of Japanese aircraft, 154 pages mostly photographs, several to a page, 374 photographs in all, of aircraft throughout the years. There are a few pages of text and short desceiptive text for each photograph. TEXT IN JAPANESE no English translation. small piece missing from corner of one page of text, this is small and does not touch the wording. Book and wrapper are clean and bright, wrapper little rubbed on edges and one tiny closed tear.Copyright1960 can see no other date possible first edition? A nice copy of an interesting aviation book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Gold Embossed Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 22 X 15 Cms. Hardcover.

Somerset: Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1989. Excellent book on the Rolls Royce Company and their aero engines. 256 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations plus very informative text, dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, a very nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 10 x 7 ½ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Faber and Faber, 1933. Book of the author's jouney flying solo in a Moth airplane From New Zealand to Norfolk Island then onto Australia. 314 pages in bright clean condition just some light marking to endpapers, inked name on front endpaper cannot decipher, many B/w photographs and fold out map,all present as listed plus very informative text, Dustwrapper is a little dusty with agesome wear and small tears to edges, some loss to bottom of spine and front, spine is faded, not price clipped.Outer boards are clean with some discolouration to bottom of spine, slight slant to spine. A pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition First Printing. Boards. Good Plus/Good. 8 ¼ x 5½ Inches. Hardcover.

Aldershot UK: Hikoki Publications, 1998. Excellent book on the highly classified work of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down. 320 pages in very bright clean condition, many period B/w photographs and colour illustrations. HEAVY BOOK 1-8 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS.Dustwrapper is very bright and clean a really nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 12 x 8½ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Grub Street, 2002. Excellent book on these combat missions, the planes and the pilots who flew them in the Second World War, SIGNED by author Steve Darlow plus 10 fighter personnel,Sqn Ldr Ron Curtis, Flt Lt Russell GradwellFlt Sgt Jack Watson and others.Signatures are on a loosly inserted card stating book is a limited edition of 100 Number N which suggests there are more than the 100 issued, nevertheless there will not be too many available with all these signatures. 212pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations,all present as listed plus very informative text, Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped. A very nice near fine example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Signed by Author and Others. First Edition. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9 ½ x 6¼ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Sampson Low Marston and Co Ltd Excellent book on aeroplanes, not dated but appears to be early 1930s, signed by G Gibbard Jackson on title page , yours sincerely G G Jackson. 192 pages plus32 pages of book adverts, some light browning to endpapers and first and last pagesplus light foxing to outer edges of pages not inside. several period B/w photographs plus very informative text. NO dustwrapper, outer boards faded on spine and a few light marks, a nice copy SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Signed by Author. Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 ½ x 5 Inches. Hardcover.