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	Trailblazers (Trail Blazers) \| Test Pilots in Action Hounsfield, Christopher (Book #ID 111576) Published by Pen and Sword Books Ltd., Aviation, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire First Edition 2008. 2008. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 240 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Small label removed from the bottom of the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £19.99. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	War in the Air Bowman, Gerald [Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert] Zeppelin, Vickers-Vimy (Book #ID 997) Published by Evans Brothers, London First Edition 1956. London 1956. First edition hard back publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 224 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Fine condition book in Very Good dust wrapper with tiny creases to spine tips, light tanning to lower panel, not price clipped 16/-. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Ministry of Aviation Aeronautical Research Council Current Papers: Free Flight Measurements of Pressure and Heat Transfer on the Lee Surface of a Delta Wing at Incidence M = 1.0 to 3.6 [R. & M. 3625] Greenwood, G. H. [Ministry of Aviation / Technology] (Book #ID 51608) Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1970. 1970. Publisher's original stapled duck egg green card wrap covers, black title lettering to the upper panel. Folio. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams and a couple of scarce photographs. Without any ownership markings and in Very Good Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 6 other similar Ministry of Aviation Aeronautical Research Council titles. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	Air Transport Hulks Tomkins, Nigel (Book #ID 38471) Published by Airline Publications Hounslow, Middlesex First Edition 1979. Hounslow 1979. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 126, ii [pages] ISBN 0905117638. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with slight sun fading to the spine, not price clipped. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Wings of Valor [Valour], Wings of Gold; An Illustrated History of U.S. Naval Aviation Yarsinske, Amy Waters (Book #ID 86986) Published by Flying Machines Press, 35 Chelsea Street, Stratford, Connecticut, USA First Edition 1998. 1998. First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. Folio 12½'' x 10''. Contains 376 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Ink name to the front free end paper. Fine condition book in Fine condition panoramic dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0963711059 Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£27.50 Convert currency

	E. L. T. A. The First Aviation Exhibition, Amsterdam - 1919 Mulder, Rob J. M. (Book #ID 86993) Published by European Airlines, Spikkestad, Norway First Edition 2009. 2009. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards. 4to 12'' x 8½''. Contains 234 printed pages of text with archive monochrome and colour illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9788299737111 Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£110.00 Convert currency

	Flight Briefing for Pilots: Volume III Radio Aids to Air Navigation Birch, N. H. and Bramson, A. E. (Book #ID 8509) Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., London Second edition 1967. 1967. Hard back blue covers, silver titles. 8vo, viii, 196 [pages]. Well illustrated, fold out illustrations to rear. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Pilot and Plane Monk, F. V. and Winter, H. T. (Book #ID 8518) Published by Blackie and Son Limited, London 1934. 1934. Hard back blue cloth covers, black titles and vignette of biplane to upper panel. Frontispiece, many illustrations. Contents : How an Aeroplane flies; How the airman finds his way; Exploring by air; Great stories of the air. Rubs to all edges and surfaces of cloth, '1934' hand written to title page, small reference number to spine, not ex-library, interior clean and tidy without foxing. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	The Air Weapon. Being Some Account of the Growth of British Military Aeronautics from the Beginnings in the Year 1783 Until the End of the Year 1929: Volume I November 1783 - August 1914 Gamble, C. F. Snowden [Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb G.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. (26 January 1895 - 18 December 1968) was a senior Royal Air Force commander]. (Book #ID 86932) Published by Oxford University Press, London First Edition 1931. 1931. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [ivi] 290 printed pages of text. From the private collection and library of Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb with ink message to the front free end paper 'To Milne, from Sydney, 23rd November, 1959.' Spine slightly age darkened, spine ends rolled over and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£65.00 Convert currency

	The Guinness History of Air Warfare [Michael P. Roffe, Air Ministry, Breguet Aviation, Focke Wulf, McDonnell Douglas, Yakovlev, Westland Wapiti, Caudron] Brown, David and Shores, Christopher and Macksey, Kenneth (Book #ID 9393) Published by Guinness Superlatives Limited, First Edition 1976. 1976. First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet leatherette covers, gilt stamping. 8vo 9¼" x 6¾" 247 pp. Specially commissioned paintings and jacket cover by Michael P. Roffe. Well illustrated. Fine in Very Good price clipped dust wrapper with light tanning to spine and tiny surface rub to spine tip. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£9.50 Convert currency

	Air Cadet Training Handbook \| Book 5 Airframes (ACP Number 35) (Book #ID 95838) Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London December 1967. 1967, Publisher's original plain blue canvas card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Contains 40 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and diagrams throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Black Box: The Air Crash Detectives, Why Air Safety is no Accident Faith, Nicholas (Book #ID 9748) Published by Boxtree, London 1996. 1996. Hard back publisher's original turquoise paper covered boards, gilt stamping. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" 185 pp. Photographic illustrations. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. As new. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Flight To-Day Nayler, J. L. and Ower, E. [Aerofilms] (Book #ID 11396) Published by Oxford University Press, London : Humphrey Milford New and Revised Edition 1937. 1937. Hard back publisher's original beige cloth covers, brown stamping and decorations to spine and upper panel. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 158 pp. Well illustrated. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with two closed tears to upper panel, rubbing to spine ends and corners with related crease lines, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£22.00 Convert currency

	Business Air \| Airline Flight Scheduled Services Timetable: Manchester Connects Featuring Connections from Scotland via Manchester's New Fast Pier (Book #ID 95862) Published by Business Air Ltd., Kirkhill Industrial Estate, Dyce, Aberdeen circa 1996. 1996. Original colour illustrated stapled card wrap covers [soft back] booklet. 8½'' x 4''. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Historic Air Disasters Launay, André J. (Book #ID 12496) Published by Ian Allan Ltd., Shepperton, Surrey First Edition 1967. 1967. First edition hard back publisher's original black cloth covers, silver stamping to spine. 8vo 9¼" x 6¼" 171 pp. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Former ink message to the upper paste down. Nr. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with small rubs to spine tips, price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Ministry of Technology \| S.B.A.C. (Society of British Aerospace Companies) Technical Guide, Farnborough 1968. The Society of British Aerospace Companies [Foreword by Minister of Technology the Rt. Hon. Anthony Wedgwood Benn]. (Book #ID 95849) Published by Ministry of Technology, Millbank Tower, Millbank, London 1968. 1968. First edition in publisher's original red, white and blue card wrap covers [soft back]. 4to 12'' x 8¼''. Contains 52 (+ covers) printed pages of text with fascinating monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Headings include: X band Gunn oscillators; A digital integrating milliammeter; Beryllium metal for the space age; Materials for use at temperatures above 3000° C; Wagtail II; Concorde Airworthiness Certification; Concorde Radiation Warning System; Concorde Power Plant Propulsion Aerodynamics; North Atlantic Concorde traffic in 1975; and much more besides. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£60.00 Convert currency

	Three Decades a Pilot: The Third Generation Emm, Wilfred (Book #ID 14058) Published by Spellmount Ltd., 12 Dene Way, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent First Edition 1990. 1990. First edition hard back bound in publisher's original light blue cloth covers, silver stamping to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 293 pp. Monochrome sketches. Biography of events recorded in nine log books by a single commercial air pilot, covering 29 years-before, during, and after World War II-1936 to 1965. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. As new. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£16.50 Convert currency

	Test Pilot Johnson, Brian (Book #ID 14060) Published by BBC Publications 35 Marylebone High Street, London First Edition 1986. London 1986. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 287 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0563205024 Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	The Lore of Flight (New and Revised Edition) Taylor, John [Edited by] (Book #ID 109252) Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London New and Revised Edition 1973. 1973. New and revised edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue buckram cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, colour illustrated end papers. Square 4to. 12'' x 11''. Contains colour and monochrome illustrations, sectional drawings and archive photographs throughout. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with a little peeling of the laminate to the top of the spine, rubbing to the corners, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Heavy volume weighing 3.2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£30.00 Convert currency

	British Aerospace Folder Containing: Three Individual Aeroplane Cards VC10 Air to Air Refuelling Tanker; Rombac 1-11; BAC One-Eleven 500; British Aerospace Bulletin (1982); British Aerospace Poster 'Unequalled in its Range of Aerospace Programmes' British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire. In 1999 it purchased Marconi Electronic Systems, the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, to form BAE Systems. (Book #ID 90340) Published by British Aerospace, Filton, Bristol. Original illustrated British Aerospace folder card wrap covers [soft back] folding file 4to 12½'' x 9¼'' Containing: Three Individual Aeroplane Colour Cards (9'' x 6'') with details to the rear of each: VC10 Air to Air Refuelling Tanker; Rombac 1-11; BAC One-Eleven 500. British Aerospace Bulletin (1982). British Aerospace double sided poster 'Unequalled in its Range of Aerospace Programmes - 70 Years of Achievement' measuring 12'' x 8'' unfolding to 33'' x 24''. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£40.00 Convert currency

	The True Book About Jet Engines and Gas Turbines Roberson, Dr. E. C. (Book #ID 15241) Published by Frederick Muller & Co. Ltd., London First edition 1954. 1954. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pea-green paper covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 143 pp. Monochrome illustrations by R. Forman. Light foxing to end papers. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with shallow rubs and short closed tear to spine tips and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Beginning Gliding: The Fundamentals of Soaring Flight Piggott, Derek (Book #ID 15438) Adam & Charles Black, Ltd., London 1988 reprinted edition with corrections. 1988. Publisher's original illustrated glazed card covers. 8vo 9¾" x 7½" 206 pages ISBN 071365564X. In Nr. Fine condition with upper corners slightly turned up. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£8.50 Convert currency

	Small Enough to Conquer the Sky \| Jimmy Denyer - 'Mr Newcastle Airport' Biography of a Flyer Jim Denyer A/P/ Director NCL and Flyer \| 50 Golden Years in Aviation. Sleight, John and Newcastle City Libraries (Book #ID 95840) Published by Newcastle upon Tyne City Libraries and Arts, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, First Edition 1993. 1993. First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 152 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Front corners turned up and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1857950658 Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	The Future of Air Power Brown, Neville (Book #ID 16986) Holmes & Meier Publishers Inc. New York First edition 1986. 1986. Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5½" 309 pages ISBN 0841910928. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with two short closed tears to upper fore edge. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£16.50 Convert currency

	Elementary Gliding: A Manual for Pupil Glider Pilots Blandford, Paul H. [Foreword by Philip A. Willis] (Book #ID 17100) Thermal Equipment Ltd., 17 Hanover Square, London circa 1955 edition not stated. 1955. Publisher's original stapled card covers. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 76 pp. 46 monochrome illustrations, advertisements to end papers. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£8.50 Convert currency

	The Romance of Transport [Airship, Zeppelin, Ballooning] Hawks, Ellison (Book #ID 17287) Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 182 High Holborn, London First Edition 1931. 1931. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8½" x 6" 333 pp. Colour frontispiece numerous sketches and monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Includes a chapter on airships and ballooning. General light rubbing to edges and spine tips and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	BKS Air Transport Limited \| Airline Flight Scheduled Services Timetable \| BKS Trunk Routes Summer Services (1st April - 31st October 1965) Northeast Airlines (NEA), known as BKS Air Transport until 1970, was an airline based in the United Kingdom that operated from 1951 until 1976, when NEA's operations and fleet were merged into British Airways. (Book #ID 95870) Printed 1965. 1965. Rare original double-sided card covers. 8½'' x 4''. In Very Good condition. The BKS airline commenced operations in October 1951 from its base at Southend Airport as BKS Aero Charter flying a Douglas DC-3. (BKS were the founders' initials - i.e. James Barnby, T D 'Mike' Keegan and Cyril Stevens). Further Dakotas were bought in 1952. For a couple of years it flew charters and freight until 1953, when it was granted permission to operate scheduled services between Newcastle, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The Dakotas continued in operation with BKS until the last of eight was sold in 1967. The airline's name was changed to BKS Air Transport at the end of 1953. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Twelve Seconds to the Moon; A Story of the Wright Brothers Young, Rosamond and Catharine Fitzgerald (Wright Brothers) (Book #ID 47067) Published by United States Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc. Dayton Second Revised and Enlarged Edition 1983. Dayton 1983. Hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 4to. 11½'' x 9''. ISBN 0961163402. Contains [x] 199 printed pages of text with archive monochrome illustrations and a couple of colour prints throughout. Just a little soiling to the page edges, without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in scarce Very Good condition photographic dust wrapper with shallow rubs to the spine tips and corners. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£22.50 Convert currency

	Aircraft [Merlin Books Series] Palmer, Douglas and A. C. Penney (Book #ID 41587) Published by Edward Arnold Co. Bond Street, London First Edition 1949. London 1949. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original oatmeal cloth covers with symmetrical orange designs to the covers, green lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 160 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Ministry of Aviation Aeronautical Research Council Current Papers: Free Flight Model Dynamic Stability Measurements on a 'Not-so Slender' Wing/Fin Combination at Zero and Small Lift M = 0.8 to 2.0 [C. P. No. 1315] Greenwood, G. H. and Geraldine F. Edwards] [Ministry of Aviation] (Book #ID 51607) Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1975. 1975. Publisher's original stapled duck egg green card wrap covers, black title lettering to the upper panel. Folio. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams and a couple of scarce photographs. Without any ownership markings and in Very Good Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 6 other similar Ministry of Aviation Aeronautical Research Council titles. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	Mac's Memoirs; The Flying Life of Squadron-Leader McGregor Cunningham, G. H. [Squadron-Leader McGregor] (Book #ID 86956) Published by A. H. & A. W. Reed, 33 Jetty Street, Dunedin and Wellington, New Zealand First Edition 1937. 1937. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 157 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Shallow rubs to the softened spine ends. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with large pieces of paper missing to the spine, appropriately coloured paper laid behind, not price clipped 7/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£200.00 Convert currency

	Mildenhall to Melbourne; The World's Greatest Air Race McKay, Stuart (Book #ID 87300) Published by The Tiger House Press, 23 Hall Park Hill, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire First Edition 2009. 2009. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, illustrated blue end papers. 4to 11'' x 9''. Contains 200 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780956398109 Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£110.00 Convert currency

	Flight Before Flying Wragg, David W. (Book #ID 49427) Published by Osprey Publishing, Botley, Oxford First Edition 1974. London 1974. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Quarto. 10½'' x 8¼''. ISBN 0850451655. Contains 192 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs to the spine tip and upper corners, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£8.50 Convert currency

	The Dangerous Sky: A History of Aviation Medicine Robinson, Douglas H. (Book #ID 22790) Published by G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., 50a Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxford First Edition 1973. 1973. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" xxiv, 292 [pages] ISBN 0854291385. Archive monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with tiny surface rubs to spine tips and upper corners, not price clipped, without any tears or chips, spine not faded. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£25.00 Convert currency

Trailblazers (Trail Blazers) | Test Pilots in Action

Hounsfield, Christopher

(Book #ID 111576)

Published by Pen and Sword Books Ltd., Aviation, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire First Edition 2008. 2008.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 240 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Small label removed from the bottom of the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £19.99. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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War in the Air

Bowman, Gerald [Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert] Zeppelin, Vickers-Vimy

(Book #ID 997)

Published by Evans Brothers, London First Edition 1956. London 1956.

First edition hard back publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 224 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Fine condition book in Very Good dust wrapper with tiny creases to spine tips, light tanning to lower panel, not price clipped 16/-. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Ministry of Aviation Aeronautical Research Council Current Papers: Free Flight Measurements of Pressure and Heat Transfer on the Lee Surface of a Delta Wing at Incidence M = 1.0 to 3.6 [R. & M. 3625]

Greenwood, G. H. [Ministry of Aviation / Technology]

(Book #ID 51608)

Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1970. 1970.

Publisher's original stapled duck egg green card wrap covers, black title lettering to the upper panel. Folio. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams and a couple of scarce photographs. Without any ownership markings and in Very Good Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 6 other similar Ministry of Aviation Aeronautical Research Council titles. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Air Transport Hulks

Tomkins, Nigel

(Book #ID 38471)

Published by Airline Publications Hounslow, Middlesex First Edition 1979. Hounslow 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 126, ii [pages] ISBN 0905117638. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with slight sun fading to the spine, not price clipped. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Wings of Valor [Valour], Wings of Gold; An Illustrated History of U.S. Naval Aviation

Yarsinske, Amy Waters

(Book #ID 86986)

Published by Flying Machines Press, 35 Chelsea Street, Stratford, Connecticut, USA First Edition 1998. 1998.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. Folio 12½'' x 10''. Contains 376 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Ink name to the front free end paper. Fine condition book in Fine condition panoramic dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0963711059

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E. L. T. A. The First Aviation Exhibition, Amsterdam - 1919

Mulder, Rob J. M.

(Book #ID 86993)

Published by European Airlines, Spikkestad, Norway First Edition 2009. 2009.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated glazed boards. 4to 12'' x 8½''. Contains 234 printed pages of text with archive monochrome and colour illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9788299737111

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Flight Briefing for Pilots: Volume III Radio Aids to Air Navigation

Birch, N. H. and Bramson, A. E.

(Book #ID 8509)

Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., London Second edition 1967. 1967.

Hard back blue covers, silver titles. 8vo, viii, 196 [pages]. Well illustrated, fold out illustrations to rear. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Pilot and Plane

Monk, F. V. and Winter, H. T.

(Book #ID 8518)

Published by Blackie and Son Limited, London 1934. 1934.

Hard back blue cloth covers, black titles and vignette of biplane to upper panel. Frontispiece, many illustrations. Contents : How an Aeroplane flies; How the airman finds his way; Exploring by air; Great stories of the air. Rubs to all edges and surfaces of cloth, '1934' hand written to title page, small reference number to spine, not ex-library, interior clean and tidy without foxing. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Air Weapon. Being Some Account of the Growth of British Military Aeronautics from the Beginnings in the Year 1783 Until the End of the Year 1929: Volume I November 1783 - August 1914

Gamble, C. F. Snowden [Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb G.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. (26 January 1895 - 18 December 1968) was a senior Royal Air Force commander].

(Book #ID 86932)

Published by Oxford University Press, London First Edition 1931. 1931.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [ivi] 290 printed pages of text. From the private collection and library of Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb with ink message to the front free end paper 'To Milne, from Sydney, 23rd November, 1959.' Spine slightly age darkened, spine ends rolled over and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Guinness History of Air Warfare [Michael P. Roffe, Air Ministry, Breguet Aviation, Focke Wulf, McDonnell Douglas, Yakovlev, Westland Wapiti, Caudron]

Brown, David and Shores, Christopher and Macksey, Kenneth

(Book #ID 9393)

Published by Guinness Superlatives Limited, First Edition 1976. 1976.

First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet leatherette covers, gilt stamping. 8vo 9¼" x 6¾" 247 pp. Specially commissioned paintings and jacket cover by Michael P. Roffe. Well illustrated. Fine in Very Good price clipped dust wrapper with light tanning to spine and tiny surface rub to spine tip. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Air Cadet Training Handbook | Book 5 Airframes (ACP Number 35)

(Book #ID 95838)

Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London December 1967. 1967,

Publisher's original plain blue canvas card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Contains 40 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and diagrams throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Black Box: The Air Crash Detectives, Why Air Safety is no Accident

Faith, Nicholas

(Book #ID 9748)

Published by Boxtree, London 1996. 1996.

Hard back publisher's original turquoise paper covered boards, gilt stamping. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" 185 pp. Photographic illustrations. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. As new. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Flight To-Day

Nayler, J. L. and Ower, E. [Aerofilms]

(Book #ID 11396)

Published by Oxford University Press, London : Humphrey Milford New and Revised Edition 1937. 1937.

Hard back publisher's original beige cloth covers, brown stamping and decorations to spine and upper panel. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 158 pp. Well illustrated. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with two closed tears to upper panel, rubbing to spine ends and corners with related crease lines, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Business Air | Airline Flight Scheduled Services Timetable: Manchester Connects Featuring Connections from Scotland via Manchester's New Fast Pier

(Book #ID 95862)

Published by Business Air Ltd., Kirkhill Industrial Estate, Dyce, Aberdeen circa 1996. 1996.

Original colour illustrated stapled card wrap covers [soft back] booklet. 8½'' x 4''. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Historic Air Disasters

Launay, André J.

(Book #ID 12496)

Published by Ian Allan Ltd., Shepperton, Surrey First Edition 1967. 1967.

First edition hard back publisher's original black cloth covers, silver stamping to spine. 8vo 9¼" x 6¼" 171 pp. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Former ink message to the upper paste down. Nr. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with small rubs to spine tips, price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Ministry of Technology | S.B.A.C. (Society of British Aerospace Companies) Technical Guide, Farnborough 1968.

The Society of British Aerospace Companies [Foreword by Minister of Technology the Rt. Hon. Anthony Wedgwood Benn].

(Book #ID 95849)

Published by Ministry of Technology, Millbank Tower, Millbank, London 1968. 1968.

First edition in publisher's original red, white and blue card wrap covers [soft back]. 4to 12'' x 8¼''. Contains 52 (+ covers) printed pages of text with fascinating monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Headings include: X band Gunn oscillators; A digital integrating milliammeter; Beryllium metal for the space age; Materials for use at temperatures above 3000° C; Wagtail II; Concorde Airworthiness Certification; Concorde Radiation Warning System; Concorde Power Plant Propulsion Aerodynamics; North Atlantic Concorde traffic in 1975; and much more besides. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Three Decades a Pilot: The Third Generation

Emm, Wilfred

(Book #ID 14058)

Published by Spellmount Ltd., 12 Dene Way, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent First Edition 1990. 1990.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original light blue cloth covers, silver stamping to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 293 pp. Monochrome sketches. Biography of events recorded in nine log books by a single commercial air pilot, covering 29 years-before, during, and after World War II-1936 to 1965. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. As new. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Test Pilot

Johnson, Brian

(Book #ID 14060)

Published by BBC Publications 35 Marylebone High Street, London First Edition 1986. London 1986.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 287 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0563205024

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The Lore of Flight (New and Revised Edition)

Taylor, John [Edited by]

(Book #ID 109252)

Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London New and Revised Edition 1973. 1973.

New and revised edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue buckram cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, colour illustrated end papers. Square 4to. 12'' x 11''. Contains colour and monochrome illustrations, sectional drawings and archive photographs throughout. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with a little peeling of the laminate to the top of the spine, rubbing to the corners, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Heavy volume weighing 3.2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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British Aerospace Folder Containing: Three Individual Aeroplane Cards VC10 Air to Air Refuelling Tanker; Rombac 1-11; BAC One-Eleven 500; British Aerospace Bulletin (1982); British Aerospace Poster 'Unequalled in its Range of Aerospace Programmes'

British Aerospace plc (BAe) was a British aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire. In 1999 it purchased Marconi Electronic Systems, the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, to form BAE Systems.

(Book #ID 90340)

Published by British Aerospace, Filton, Bristol.

Original illustrated British Aerospace folder card wrap covers [soft back] folding file 4to 12½'' x 9¼'' Containing: Three Individual Aeroplane Colour Cards (9'' x 6'') with details to the rear of each: VC10 Air to Air Refuelling Tanker; Rombac 1-11; BAC One-Eleven 500. British Aerospace Bulletin (1982). British Aerospace double sided poster 'Unequalled in its Range of Aerospace Programmes - 70 Years of Achievement' measuring 12'' x 8'' unfolding to 33'' x 24''. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The True Book About Jet Engines and Gas Turbines

Roberson, Dr. E. C.

(Book #ID 15241)

Published by Frederick Muller & Co. Ltd., London First edition 1954. 1954.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pea-green paper covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 143 pp. Monochrome illustrations by R. Forman. Light foxing to end papers. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with shallow rubs and short closed tear to spine tips and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Beginning Gliding: The Fundamentals of Soaring Flight

Piggott, Derek

(Book #ID 15438)

Adam & Charles Black, Ltd., London 1988 reprinted edition with corrections. 1988.

Publisher's original illustrated glazed card covers. 8vo 9¾" x 7½" 206 pages ISBN 071365564X. In Nr. Fine condition with upper corners slightly turned up. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Small Enough to Conquer the Sky | Jimmy Denyer - 'Mr Newcastle Airport' Biography of a Flyer Jim Denyer A/P/ Director NCL and Flyer | 50 Golden Years in Aviation.

Sleight, John and Newcastle City Libraries

(Book #ID 95840)

Published by Newcastle upon Tyne City Libraries and Arts, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, First Edition 1993. 1993.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 152 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Front corners turned up and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1857950658

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The Future of Air Power

Brown, Neville

(Book #ID 16986)

Holmes & Meier Publishers Inc. New York First edition 1986. 1986.

Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5½" 309 pages ISBN 0841910928. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with two short closed tears to upper fore edge. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Elementary Gliding: A Manual for Pupil Glider Pilots

Blandford, Paul H. [Foreword by Philip A. Willis]

(Book #ID 17100)

Thermal Equipment Ltd., 17 Hanover Square, London circa 1955 edition not stated. 1955.

Publisher's original stapled card covers. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 76 pp. 46 monochrome illustrations, advertisements to end papers. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Romance of Transport [Airship, Zeppelin, Ballooning]

Hawks, Ellison

(Book #ID 17287)

Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 182 High Holborn, London First Edition 1931. 1931.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8½" x 6" 333 pp. Colour frontispiece numerous sketches and monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Includes a chapter on airships and ballooning. General light rubbing to edges and spine tips and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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BKS Air Transport Limited | Airline Flight Scheduled Services Timetable | BKS Trunk Routes Summer Services (1st April - 31st October 1965)

Northeast Airlines (NEA), known as BKS Air Transport until 1970, was an airline based in the United Kingdom that operated from 1951 until 1976, when NEA's operations and fleet were merged into British Airways.

(Book #ID 95870)

Printed 1965. 1965.

Rare original double-sided card covers. 8½'' x 4''. In Very Good condition. The BKS airline commenced operations in October 1951 from its base at Southend Airport as BKS Aero Charter flying a Douglas DC-3. (BKS were the founders' initials - i.e. James Barnby, T D 'Mike' Keegan and Cyril Stevens). Further Dakotas were bought in 1952. For a couple of years it flew charters and freight until 1953, when it was granted permission to operate scheduled services between Newcastle, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The Dakotas continued in operation with BKS until the last of eight was sold in 1967. The airline's name was changed to BKS Air Transport at the end of 1953. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Twelve Seconds to the Moon; A Story of the Wright Brothers

Young, Rosamond and Catharine Fitzgerald (Wright Brothers)

(Book #ID 47067)

Published by United States Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc. Dayton Second Revised and Enlarged Edition 1983. Dayton 1983.

Hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 4to. 11½'' x 9''. ISBN 0961163402. Contains [x] 199 printed pages of text with archive monochrome illustrations and a couple of colour prints throughout. Just a little soiling to the page edges, without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in scarce Very Good condition photographic dust wrapper with shallow rubs to the spine tips and corners. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Aircraft [Merlin Books Series]

Palmer, Douglas and A. C. Penney

(Book #ID 41587)

Published by Edward Arnold Co. Bond Street, London First Edition 1949. London 1949.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original oatmeal cloth covers with symmetrical orange designs to the covers, green lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 160 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Ministry of Aviation Aeronautical Research Council Current Papers: Free Flight Model Dynamic Stability Measurements on a 'Not-so Slender' Wing/Fin Combination at Zero and Small Lift M = 0.8 to 2.0 [C. P. No. 1315]

Greenwood, G. H. and Geraldine F. Edwards] [Ministry of Aviation]

(Book #ID 51607)

Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1975. 1975.

Publisher's original stapled duck egg green card wrap covers, black title lettering to the upper panel. Folio. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams and a couple of scarce photographs. Without any ownership markings and in Very Good Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 6 other similar Ministry of Aviation Aeronautical Research Council titles. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Mac's Memoirs; The Flying Life of Squadron-Leader McGregor

Cunningham, G. H. [Squadron-Leader McGregor]

(Book #ID 86956)

Published by A. H. & A. W. Reed, 33 Jetty Street, Dunedin and Wellington, New Zealand First Edition 1937. 1937.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 157 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Shallow rubs to the softened spine ends. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with large pieces of paper missing to the spine, appropriately coloured paper laid behind, not price clipped 7/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Mildenhall to Melbourne; The World's Greatest Air Race

McKay, Stuart

(Book #ID 87300)

Published by The Tiger House Press, 23 Hall Park Hill, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire First Edition 2009. 2009.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, illustrated blue end papers. 4to 11'' x 9''. Contains 200 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780956398109

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Flight Before Flying

Wragg, David W.

(Book #ID 49427)

Published by Osprey Publishing, Botley, Oxford First Edition 1974. London 1974.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Quarto. 10½'' x 8¼''. ISBN 0850451655. Contains 192 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs to the spine tip and upper corners, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Dangerous Sky: A History of Aviation Medicine

Robinson, Douglas H.

(Book #ID 22790)

Published by G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., 50a Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxford First Edition 1973. 1973.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" xxiv, 292 [pages] ISBN 0854291385. Archive monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with tiny surface rubs to spine tips and upper corners, not price clipped, without any tears or chips, spine not faded. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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