Aviation - Aircraft General

Aircraft And Airports Clark, Donald (Ed) 120 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Marshall Cavendish; 1978. (Sub-titled ‘How it Works’, covers the development of aircraft and airports in the pioneer period, development in the two world wars and progress in the 1950s to 1970s.) GeA05132 $12.00

Aircraft Of The National Air And Space Museum Smithsonian Institute Oakes, Claudia M (compiler) 166 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; card covers; Mint copy; Smithsonian; 1981. (Comprehensive details of 78 aircraft at the Smithsonian.) GeA05148 $18.00

Air Disasters – Dialogue From The Black Box Stewart,Stanley 256 pages; black and white photographs; route maps; original dust cover; Mint copy; Promotional Reprint; 1994. (Looks at 12 air disasters from 1930, including Erebus, and the causes and consequences of such accidents.) GeA05149 $28.00

Airshow Pictorial by Bill Johnson 190 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Salisbury Press; 1971. (A photo book of aircraft and displays at various air shows in the USA in the 1960’s.) GeA05141 $15.00

Chronicle Of Aviation Gunston, Bill (Ed) 984 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; JL Pubs; 1992. (A year by year account [c1500-1992] covering all aspects of aviation events that made world news headlines. A complete resource work.) GeA05140 $45.00

Contact! The Story of the Early Birds Villard, Henry Serrano 264 pages; black and white photographs; original dust cover; average copy, some wear; Barker; 1968. (An account of man’s first decade of flight from Kitty Hawk to World War I. Those magnificent men in their flying machines.) GeA05151 $15.00

Flight 777 Colvin, Ian 212 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Evans; 1957. (The mystery of well-known English actor Leslie Howard whose death by the shooting down of his aircraft over the Bay of Biscay in June 1943 was controversial. Did the Germans attach the plane thinking Winston Churchill was on board?) GeA05133 $10.00

Great Aircraft MacMillan, Norman 304 pages; black and white photographs and line drawings; no original dust jacket; from an institutional library; worn but complete; Bell; 1960. (Details the development of ten great aircraft from Wright’s Flyer to Comet, also Vimy, and Viscount. Good detail about each aircraft. A good working copy.) GeA05144 $10.00

Guinness Book Of Aircraft Facts & Feats Taylor, Michael and Mondey, David 256 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; drawings; tables; original dust cover; fine copy, near mint; Guinness; 1984. (A complete reference book on everything aviation.) GeA05150 $12.00

Illustrated History Of Aircraft Gallagher, Brendan 160 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Octopus; 1977. (A good account of the development of aircraft in the 20th century with 170 photographs.) GeA05134 $12.00

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Kitty Hawk To Concorde – Jane’s 100 Significant Aircraft King, H F and Taylor, J W R 158 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; All The World’s Aircraft; 1970. (Describes 100 aircraft that have made a significant contribution to aviations.  Good technical detail.) GeA05142 $15.00

Test Pilots The Story of British Test Flying 1903-1984 Middleton, Don 272 pages; black and white photographs; original dust cover; Mint copy; Willow; 1985. (A good account of the testing of British military and commercial aircraft over an 80 year period, the pilots involved and the challenges that were overcome.) GeA05147 $35.00

The Great Planes Gilbert, James 252 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Ridge Press; 1970. (Details of 26 of the most spectacular, most significant and best flying aircraft in the history of aviation.) GeA05136 $18.00

The Illustrated History Of Air Travel by Brian Walters 186 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; name or signature; mint copy; Marshall Cavendish; 1979. (The story of air travel for the first passenger aircraft of the world to the supersonic airliners of the late seventies.) GeA05152 $18.00

The Joy Of Flying by Robert Mark 164 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; card covers; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; TAB Books; 1990; 2nd edition. (Covers all aspects of light aircraft – learning to fly, gaining a license, some of the best aircraft and building your own airplane.) GeA05145 $12.00

The New Book Of Flight Gibbs-Smith, C H 286 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; hard covers; worn but complete; Oxford Press; 1948. (A detailed account of every aspect of aviation in the late 1940s, including current developments. A good working copy.) GeA05135 $8.00

The Observer’s Book Of Aircraft by William Green 288 pages; black and white photographs with coloured photograph on front cover; fine copy, near mint; Ferderick Warne; 1961; 10th edition. (A classic Observer book covering all major military and civil aircraft in the world in 1961 with specifications and development history.) GeA05138 $20.00

The Observer’s Book Of Aircraft by William Green and Gerald Pollinger 288 pages; black and white photographs with coloured photograph on front cover; fine copy, near mint; Ferderick Warne; 1960; 8th edition. (A classic Observer book covering all major military and civil aircraft in the world in 1960 with specifications and development history.) GeA05137 $15.00

The Observer’s Book Of Aircraft Green, William and Pollinger, Gerald 288 pages; black and white photographs with coloured photograph on front cover; fine copy, near mint; Ferderick Warne; 1967; 16th edition. (A classic Observer book covering all major military and civil aircraft in the world in 1967 with specifications and development history.) GeA05139 $15.00

The Observer’s Book Of Aircraft Green, William and Pollinger, Gerald 288 pages; black and white photographs with coloured photograph on front cover; fine copy, near mint; Ferderick Warne; 1970; 19th edition (A classic Observer book covering all major military and civil aircraft in the world in 1970 with specifications and development history.) GeA05118 $15.00

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The Young Air Traveller’s Handbook Walters, Brian 224 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; average copy, some wear; Hamlyn; 1980. (All aspects of air transport covered – how aircraft are built, airports, civil and military aircraft and helicopters.) GeA05153 $12.00

What Plane – Beginners Guide to Airlines MacKintosh, Ian 60 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Airline Publications; 1978. (Describes 58 aircraft, both prop and jet, as well as helicopters. Photographs, brief specifications and history.) GeA05143 $10.00

Wild About Flying – Dreamers, Doers, and Daredevils Marshall, David and Harris, Bruce 232 pages; coloured paintings; black and white photographs; original dust cover; Mint copy; Random House; 2003. (The stories behind the amazing people of aviation’s greatest moments – aviators, navigators, fighter pilots, designers, engineers and test pilots, and not all successful. Over 70 individuals detailed with lovely paintings.) GeA05146 $45.00

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