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UNSAFE AT ANY HEIGHT
Written by John Godson.
Stock no. 2131879
Published by Anthony Blond.
1st
1970.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Pale blue/green cloth with blue title to spine. In the autumn of 1967 a Costa Rican airliner encountered turbulence, as a result of which two people were killed (the aeroplane afterwards continued to fly). This book looks into the causes of 'avoidable' crashes. ISBN: 0218515189. Browning and foxing to covers. Bumping to top of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears; some repaired to verso with sticky tape; some marks.
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SAILPLANES 1920 - 1945
Written by Martin Simons.
Stock no. 1817933
Published by Equip.
2nd
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Describing and illustrating more than 120 types of sailplane, designed, built and flown in many countries during the quarter century following the first organised gliding competition on the Wasserkuppe in 1920. Large format. B/w pictorial boards. B/w photos and colour diagrams throughout. ISBN: 3980677346. 2nd revised edition. Fading to spine and spine edges.
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HUNGARIAN EAGLES: A MAGYAR KIRALYI HONVED LEGIERO 1920-1945
Written by Gyula Sarhidai; Gyorgy Punka; Viktor Kozlik.
Stock no. 1817913
Published by Hikoki Publications.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Hungarian Air Forces. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations. 62 pages. ISBN: 095198991X. Slight creasing to card covers. Contents clean.
FLYING AN EPITOME AND A FORECAST
Written by Claude Grahame-White.
Stock no. 2131577
Published by Chatto & Windus.
1st
1930.
Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
An un-technical work designed to provide the ordinary lay-reader with a straightforward account of the history of human flight. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. Spine is browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges; foxing; also to page margins. Wrapper is very badly damaged; torn with half of spine MISSING: other pieces are taped back together on a white sheet of paper (now browned); tape marks etc.
SPITFIRE INTERNATIONAL
Written by Helmut Terbeck; Harry Van Der Meer; Ray Sturtivant.
Stock no. 2131005
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Colour photos. ISBN: 0851302505. Bumping to top and tail of spine. Some wear to corners. Contents are excellent!
THERE SHALL BE WINGS
Written by Leslie Roberts.
Stock no. 2130986
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A history of the Royal Canadian Air Force. B/w photos. Page browning and a couple of marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is worn and a bit scuffed with a few closed tears and nicks.
THE SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF FLIGHT
Written by Walter J. Boyne.
Stock no. 2129141
Published by Smithsonian Books; Orion Books.
Circa
1987.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Blue leatherette spine, gilt title. White cloth with small onlay to front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0895990202. 4th printing.
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STORMBIRD: FLYING THROUGH FIRE AS A LUFTWAFFE GROUND ATTACK PILOT AND ME 262 ACE
Written by Hermann Buchner.
Stock no. 1816578
Published by Hikoki Publications.
1st
2000.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The author, a Luftwaffe NCO pilot and Knight's Cross holder, gives a riveting account of his training with the pre-war Austrian airforce. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 1902109007.
AIRLINERS OF THE 1930S
Written by John Stroud; Bill Gunston.
Illustrated by John Batchelor; et al..
Stock no. 2127798
Published by Phoebus.
1980.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. The Illustrated International Aircraft Guide. Colour artwork by Batchelor. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Some browning to cover edges and page edges. A little creasing to corners.
THE BRITISH BOMBER SINCE 1914
Written by Peter Lewis.
Stock no. 2127258
Published by Putnam.
1975.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Sixty Years of Design and Development. B/w photos. 420 pages. Second edition. ISBN: 0370100409. Page edge browing. Wrapper is price-cut, wrinkled and browned.
SPITFIRE FLYING LEGEND
Written by John Dibbs; Tony Holmes.
Stock no. 2126923
Published by Osprey Aerospace.
2000.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New edition. Foreword by Air Commodore Alan Deere. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 60th Anniversary 1936-96. ISBN: 1841350125.
AN OLYMPIC SUMMER TRANSPORT FOR LONDON IN 1948
Written by Paul Collins.
Stock no. 2126873
Published by Ian Allan.
1ST
2008.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Oblong format. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780711033092. A few marks to covers. Small stain to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of small nicks.