Aviation from JWMah

Amsterdam: Van Holkema & Warendorf, 1988. (NETH) Presumed 1st of this edition. Owner's 7 word inscription to the title page, a brace of tiny very faint spots (from foxing?) to the top edge of pages, otherwsie Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with a small faint stain just to the base of the spine panel, noticeable only… Saber más sobre este artículo

Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2001. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine in Very Good dust jacket with 3/4" tear to lower front edge near the spine; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Hardcover, 476pp, index, B&W photos and portraits. This is a well-researched history of Canada's original airline, from its conception in 1937 to its eventual metamorphosis into Air Canada… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: B T Batsford Ltd, 1953. (UK) First publication 1953. No markings, lower front cover corner bumped, otherwsie Very Good used copy in unclipped Very Good (-) dust jacket in mylar sleeve. Cloth, 304pp, index, over 150 B&W photos and illus. This book starts off with carrier pigeons and kites, and American Douglas Nike Missile. There are excellent… Saber más sobre este artículo

Nanton AB: Nanton Lancaster Society, 2012. (CAD) Presumed 1st of this edition. There is an owner's inscription to the half title, no other markings, Fine except for the inscription. Wraps, 298pp, B&W photos. Birrell was a founding director of the Nanton Lancaster Society which developed and operates the Bomber Command Museum of Canada. JOe McCarthy was an American… Saber más sobre este artículo

Victoria: Hoot Productions, 1978. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine in abut Fine dust jackdt in mylar sleeve. Boards, 346pp, no illus. This is a collection of anecdotes of the RCAF in the 1950s. Childerhose served with the RCAF from 1951-1956. (2.0 JM LVR 206/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Canada: The Author, 1983. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Very Good in Good dust jacket with several edge faults and small tears; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Cloth, map endpapers, 222pp, B&W photos. This is the autobiography of Callison who was a bush pilot and aviation pioneer in northern Canada in the days when the airplane was young. (2.0… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chemainus BC: MCW Enterprises, 1997. (CAD) 2nd printing 1997. This is a presentation edition made available to BC squardrons of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets by Robert W. McRae who served as an RCAF Squadron Leader during WWII and was the CO of No ( (BR) Squadron at Bella Bella and No 4 (BR) Squadron at Tofino. There is… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Thomas Allen Publishers, Inc., 2010. (CAD) 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the endpaper: " To ---- & ----/ I hope you find it informative/ Yadi. May 6th, 2010", no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 265pp, map, colour and B&W photos. The auhtor was a fighter pilot in the Iranian Air Force. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Kingston ON: Arrow Alliance, 2002. (CAD) 1st printing, so stated. Owner's 11 word inscription to corner of title page, no other markings, very small bump to lower corner of frontcover, thus Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 120pp, full page high resolution B&W photos celebrate the 45 years of Arrow jet fighter manufacture and rollout on October… Saber más sobre este artículo

Canada: Nevada House, 2012. (CAD) SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, slight curl to edge of cover, Fine. Illus wraps, 244pp, index. Small B&W photos. This is a book about the earliest pioneers of aviation up to the beginning of World War I. (1.5 JM LVR 200/b2. Signed by Author. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"… Saber más sobre este artículo

Vancouver: Summerwild., 1990. (CAD) First Edition Blue bds with gold spine titles, 278pp. Frontis illus by Ed Hill. The author is a retired air force colonel. This is his first novel about a bush pilot in British Columbia. The book is INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to a former Prime Minister of… Saber más sobre este artículo