Stella & Rose's Books

HISTORY OF BRITISH AVIATION 1908-1914
Written by R. Dallas Brett.
Stock no. 1827687
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

'Although there have been many publications dealing with various incidents of early aviation and individual experiences of early aviators, Mr Dallas Brett is the first author to review the whole tangled mass of data and to present a comprehensive picture of the whole exicitng early years of aviation. In this book is given a coherent story of Great Britain's part in the conquest of the air by the human race.' Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front. B/w photos. xxiv and 388 pages including index. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower corners lightly worn. Horizontal edges of boards lightly faded. Endpapers & text block browned. Contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is grubby and marked, Closed tear (no loss) to top front panel.

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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.

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FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT 1939-1945
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Mick Burrow.
Stock no. 1825955
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851302327. Boards lightly scuffed, spine faded from dark blue to light blue (not obvious as fading). Text block browned, contents clean.

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MILES AIRCRAFT: THE WARTIME YEARS 1939-1945 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Peter Amos.
Stock no. 1825900
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2012. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd / Miles Aircraft Ltd, Reading, South Marston & Doncaster, and Miles Aircraft (Northern Ireland) Ltd. Continuing the story with the trials and tribulations of Miles Aircraft during the war. Contains a fully comprehensive history of each individual aircraft built during the period. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Includes The Appendices in cardwraps. ISBN: 9780851304304. DVD is MISSING. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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MILITARY, NAVAL AND CIVIL AIRSHIPS SINCE 1783
Written by Daniel George Ridley-Kitts.
Stock no. 1825889
Published by The History Press. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The History and Development of the Dirigible Airship in Peace and War. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780752464718. Light scuffing to verso of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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THE DOUGLAS DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 THE FIRST SEVENTY YEARS (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by J.M.G. Gradidge.
Stock no. 1825592
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volume set. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0851303323. Volume 1 has light wear to top of spine. Volume 2 is very lightly faded to spine and has a minor bump to base of spine. Light scuffing to rear boards. Contents are fine.

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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.

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'PI' IN THE SKY
Written by W.F.J. Harvey.
Stock no. 1823972
Published by Colin Huston. 1st 1971. Almost very good condition.

A history of No 22 Squadron Royal Flying Corps & R.A.F. in the Great War of 1914-1918. Large format. White pictorial paper boards. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0950186805. Spine browned, corners rubbed, boards grubby. Corner clipped from lower front endpaper. Endpapers marked else contents clean.

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THE GERMAN AIR RAIDS ON GREAT BRITAIN 1914-1918
Written by Joseph Morris.
Stock no. 1823836
Published by H. Pordes. 1st thus 1969. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reproduced by courtesy of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Facsimile photolithographic reprint in which the author attempts to tell the story of this menace, how it started, how it grew and how it was countered. Navy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 6 fold-out maps plus b/w photos. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Slight musty odour present. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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TWA: AN AIRLINE AND ITS AIRCRAFT
Written by R.E.G. Davies. Illustrated by Mike Machat.
Stock no. 2139593
Published by Paladwr Press. 1st USA 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

75 Years of Pioneering Progress. Oblong format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 188896216X. Some light browning to wrapper.

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ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY OVERNIGHT! THE UNOFFICIAL CORPORATE HISTORY OF FEDERAL EXPRESS
Written by Robert A. Sigafoos; Roger R. Easson.
Stock no. 2138413
Published by St. Lukes Press. 2nd 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. Second edition. B/w photos. ISBN: 0918518687. Light browning to spine. A little wear to cover edges. Some marks to outer page edges.

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WINGS FOR AN EMBATTLED CHINA
Written by W. Langhorne Bond; James E. Ellis.
Stock no. 2138409
Published by Lehigh Uiniversity Press; Associated University Press. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0934223653. A few foxspots to endpapers and outer page edges. Some grubby marks to wrapper.

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