Stella & Rose's Books

THE SPY FLYERS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 1330369
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Circa 1935. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to front cover and spine, sundial vignette to base of spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages plus 32 page catalogue to rear. A wonderful book of flying thrills. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly bowed. Light spotting and damp staining to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown has been scribbled over. Small piece of lower corner of frontis torn off (actual illustration not affected). Page browning and foxing else contents clean. Some light corner creases and margin tears.

THE AIRCRAFT BOOK: THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL HISTORY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830125
Published by Dorling Kindersley. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

Chronicles the dramatic story of manned flight in stunning visual detail. More than 800 iconic aircraft, trail-blazing engines, famous manufacturers, and the people and technology behind the world's most advanced flying machines. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations/diagrams. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781409340232. A few minor grubby marks to boards and some light scuffing. Else a lovely copy!

DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY VOLUME 2
Written by Ian Thirsk.
Stock no. 1829974
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 2007. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Master of many trades, the indispensable Mosquito undertook a wide variety of roles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780859791151. Reprint. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuff-marked.

DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO
Written by Martin W. Bowman.
Stock no. 1829963
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The extraordinary history of this fine aeroplane, its development and introduction into service, and its varied uses. Comprehensive appendices list performance and specifications, production totals, a list of nightfighter kills and a full listing of Mosquito squadrons. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 186126075X. A lovely copy, appears unread!

DE HAVILLAND TWIN-BOOM FIGHTERS: VAMPIRE, VENOM AND SEA VIXEN (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1329553
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. A chronicle of the development and service. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861266812. A super copy, looks unread.

WINGS OF THE NAVY: TESTING BRITISH AND US CARRIER AIRCRAFT
Written by Eric M. Brown.
Stock no. 1329450
Published by Hikoki Publications; Blacker Design. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Flying Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War Two. Originally published in 1980 by Jane's, this edition has been revised and updated. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 343 pages. ISBN: 9781902109329. Top corners bumped and top page corner tips of first 15 pages very very slightly creased. Otherwise, a fine copy in like wrapper.

BRITISH CIVIL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1919 VOLUME TWO
Written by A.J. Jackson.
Stock no. 1327944
Published by Putnam. 2nd 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. 560 pages. ISBN: 0370100107. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to prelims and to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with a damp stain to base of spine (hardly visible).

THE SPYFLYERS
Written by W.E. Johns; Jennifer Schofield. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 1827163
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Limited edition of 300 copies. Introduction by Jennifer Schofield. W.E. Johns only non-Biggles novel with a First World War flying setting. SIGNED by the illustrator, publisher and JenniferSchofield. Copy 140 of 300 numbered copies. Light rubbing to corners. Contents clean.

DE HAVILLAND TWIN-BOOM FIGHTERS: VAMPIRE, VENOM AND SEA VIXEN (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1325548
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. A chronicle of the development and service. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861266812. Spine of book and wrapper bumped (wrapper slightly creased because of this).

FLEET AIR ARM FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT SINCE 1946
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Mick Burrow; Lee Howard.
Stock no. 1825961
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Detailed individual histories of all FAA aircraft flown from the beginning of 1946 until early 2000. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Colour photos. ISBN: 0851302831. Boards clean. Lower edge of text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, slightly faded to spine, slightly scuffed.

THE STORY OF THE DE HAVILLAND DRAGON TYPES
Written by Colin N. Dodds.
Stock no. 1825407
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The comprehensive story of the de Havilland family of small commercial biplanes built between the ars - the Dragon, the Express Air Liner, the Dragon Rapide and the Dragonfly, with a mention of the unsuccessful Dolphin project. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0851303633. A very nice copy of a rare item. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

FLYING LEGENDS - A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE GREAT PISTON COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF WWII
Written by Tony Holmes. Illustrated by John M. Dibbs.
Stock no. 1323630
Published by The Plane Picture Co. Publishing. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Blue cloth. Colour photographs throughout by Dibbs. ISBN: 0952958805. Dustwrapper is browned to spine.