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THE BOY'S STORY OF LINDBERGH THE LONE EAGLE
Written by Richard J. Beamish.
Stock no. 380157
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and large pictorial onlay to front cover. 320 pages. B/w photos. The story of the first man to fly from New York to Paris. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Large but neat inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins but contents generally clean.

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THE SKY'S THE LIMIT
Written by Wendy Boase.
Stock no. 595756
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1979. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Women Pioneers in Aviation. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850453186. Wrapper slightly unevenly faded.

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BOX KITES AND BEYOND
Written by E.G. Roberts.
Stock no. 595531
Published by The Hawthorn Press. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The author's life as a airman during and between the two world wars. B/w photos. ISBN: 0725601787. SIGNED by author. Wrapper price-cut, worn and internally repaired (crudely with green tape).

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BRITAIN'S AIR PERIL
Written by Charles C. Turner.
Stock no. 593088
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1933. Slightly better than good condition.

The Danger of Neglect, Together with Consideration on the Role of an Air Force. Green cloth, gilt titles. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good. Covers lightly rubbed.

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FIGHTING PILOTS
Written by Patrick Pringle.
Stock no. 586570
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1961. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of air warfare. B/w photos. Wrapper price-cut and slightly edge-chipped.

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THE ART OF THE ENGINEER
No author listed.
Stock no. 584579
Published by Welsh Arts Council. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

200 years in the development of drawings for the design of transport on land, sea and air. Pictorial card wrap folder containing introductory essay and catalogue and 12 loose sections. ISBN: 0905171357. Folder is edge-worn, especially at top & tail of spine. Glue to inside flap holding the broadsheets together has dried out. All 12 sheets present.

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TRANSPORT PIONEERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Written by Graham Robson; Peter Allen.
Stock no. 486159
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1981. Fine condition.

Interviews recorded by the Transport Trust conducted by Sir Peter Allen and edited by Robson. With notable personalities in transport history. B/w photos. All edges gilt. Blue cloth spine, gilt titles. Lilac boards. ISBN: 0850595428. Contained in lilac slipcase which is slightly stained.

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ARADO Ar234 BLITZ
Written by Richard P. Bateson.
Stock no. 577356
Published by Profile Publications. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. B/w photos. Profile Series no. 215.

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ACHIEVEMENTS LAND, SEA AND AIR: A CENTURY OF CONQUEST
Written by Richard Graves.
Stock no. 485438
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 1998. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w and colour photos of all forms of transport. ISBN: 0747537712.

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FLYING ADVENTURES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Stanley Orton Bradshaw; et al..
Stock no. 561097
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Slightly better than very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 3 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. A lovely bright copy. Very pale foxing to verso of plates and very light browning to page margins.

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FLYING STORIES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 561098
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 4 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Rear cover a little grubby. A few pale foxspots and light browning to page pages. A lovely copy of this scarce title.

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FLYING STORIES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 571263
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 4 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Covers scuffed. All plates present. Light page browning else contents clean.

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