Aviation - Commercial Aircraft

Air Disasters by Stanley Stewart 242 pages; black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; 1988; 2nd impression. (Details of air accidents from the R 10’s of 1930 to the 747 disasters of 1985. A detailed study of how they happened.) CoA05062 $12.00

Airbus – Modern Civil Aircraft: 3 by Alan J Wright 96 pages; black and white photographs with coloured front cover; map; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Ian Allan; 1984. (Covers development and operations of Airbus A 300, A 310 and A 320. Also lists operators.) CoA05067 $15.00

Airliners by Robert Wall 256 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; New Burlington; 1980. (A well illustrated and written account of the growth of commercial aviation throughout the world.) CoA05066 $12.00

British Civil Aircraft 1919-59 Vol I Jackson, A J 576 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; plans; paper covers; worn but complete; Putman; 1959. (A complete reference work of all aircraft ever used for civil purposes under British ownership – from ultra-light single seaters to heavy transport aircraft.  Covers manufacturers A to D. This copy is a printers proof copy.) CoA05054 $40.00

Jane’s Pocket Book 3 Commercial Transport Aircraft Taylor, John W R (Ed) 284 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; plastic covers; average copy, some wear; MacDonald and Janes; 1973. (Specifications and details of 125 commercial aircraft flying in the mid 1970s – from light personnel aircraft to international travelling aeroplanes.) CoA05065 $12.00

Modern Civil Aircraft: 8 – Lockheed Tristar by Philip J Britles 96 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; plans; lists; card covers; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; 1989. (A history of the development of the Lockheed Tristar including production and owner list.) CoA05052 $12.00

The Concorde Story Orlebar, Christopher 128 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; black and white drawings; scale drawings; cartoons; original dust cover; fine copy, near mint; Temple; 1986. (Traces Concorde from inception to prototype construction, first flights, pre-production and production, operations and commercial success. The author was a Concord pilot.) CoA05057 $42.00

The Douglas DC-3 And Its Predecessors – Update 1 Gradidge, J M G 92 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Air-Britain; 1987. (Covers the development of the Douglas’ commercial aircraft – the DC1, DC2 and DC3 together with production lists for the three models and updates on preserved aircarft.) CoA05053 $32.00

The Final Call by Stephen Barlay 460 pages; black and white photographs; card cover; average copy, some wear; Arrow Books; 1991. (Sub-titled ‘Air Disasters … When Will They Ever Learn?’, it looks at numerous accidents and concludes that most were caused by human error.) CoA05050  $12.00

The Pocket Encyclopaedia of World Aircraft in Colour – Civil Airliners – Since 1946 by Kenneth Munson 172 pages; coloured drawings; fine copy, near mint; Blandford Press; 1967. (Details of 78 of the world’s airliners that have flown since 1946.) CoA05056 $12.00

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The Time Shrinkers by David Jones 274 pages; black and white photograph maps; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; David Rendal; 1971. (The development of civil aviation between Britain and Africa from 1914 to 1970.) CoA05055 $35.00

The World’s Airliners by John Stroud 128 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Bodley Head; 1975; revised edition. (An illustrated history of the growth of aviation, covered by manufacturers and country. Also has tables comparing the specifications of various models.) CoA05063 $18.00

Turbine-Engined Airliners Of The World Swanborough, F G 130 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; torn original dust jacket otherwise average copy, some wear; Temple Press; 1962. (Describes every turbine-engined aircraft in regular service since Comet of 1952, history of every design, airline orders and service dates and a production record of each airliner.) CoA05064 $20.00

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