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FROG MODEL AIRCRAFT 1932-1976
Written by Richard Lines; Leif Hellstrom.
Stock no. 1828820
Published by New Cavendish Books.
1st thus
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The complete history of the flying aircraft & the plastic kits. Large format. Blue matt pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages including index. ISBN: 0904568636. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and lower edges. Boards clean. Minor knock to lower edge of front board. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor closed edge-tears (no loss) strengthened with clear tape to verso, lightly scuffed and just a little grubby. Old price label to front flap of dustwrapper.
FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT, UNITS AND SHIPS 1920 TO 1939
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Dick Cronin.
Stock no. 1828816
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
1998.
Very good condition.
Large format. Glazed blue pictorial boards. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 432 pages. ISBN: 0851302718. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.
BLERIOT IN BRITAIN 1899 TO 1927
Written by Ray Sanger.
Stock no. 1828814
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
From Headlamps to Airliners. Bleriot's endeavours to set up his companies in Britain, attempts by others to copy his designs, and the exploits of very brave airmen using his aircraft before the War to compete and promote public interest in aviation. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 192 pages. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 9780851303994. Lower rear corner of boards lightly bumped else a lovely copy. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and very slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- ENGINEERING
- COMPANY HISTORY
ROYAL NAVY SHIPBOARD AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENTS 1912-1931
Written by Dick Cronin.
Stock no. 1828813
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
1990.
Very good condition.
Some aspects of early naval aviation at sea. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 384 pages. ISBN: 0851301657. Light fading to spine and rear board else a lovely copy.
GENERAL DYNAMICS AIRCRAFT AND THEIR PREDECESSORS
Written by John Wegg.
Stock no. 1828808
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Traces the development of 10 companies which eventually led to the production of aircraft under the General Dynamics title and more than 100 aircraft designs. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 255 pages including index. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 085177833X. Light knock to top edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few tears and chips to laminate, worn at corners.
SAAB AIRCRAFT SINCE 1937
Written by Hans G. Andersson.
Stock no. 1828807
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st thus
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In tracing the ancestry of Saab, this new edition covers the entire history of the Swedish aircraft industry from its modest beginnings before the First World War to the highly innovative and competitive company of today. This edition is fully revised and expanded with additional sections detailing the development of the JAS 39 Gripen programme, the evolution of the Saab 340 series as well as the introduction of the Saab 2000 regional airliner. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Large format. B/w photos. 199 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778860. Minor knock to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, ligthly faded,1" closed tear (no loss) to lower front edge of spine.
BEECH AIRCRAFT AND THEIR PREDECESSORS
Written by Alain Pelletier.
Stock no. 1828806
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1995.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Detailed description of the Models 17 and 18 and their service histories along with equally detailed studies of Beech aircraft through the Bonanzas, Barons, Queen Airs and King Airs and all other types up to the elegant but unorthodox Starship and Model 1900 airliner. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 223 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778631. Light bump to top rear board corner and a few minor marks across top of board. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, faded to spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.
GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT SINCE 1929
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828801
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The development and service histories of all Grumman's aircraft from the earliest FF and SF biplanes up to the F-14 Tomcat and the experimental X-29 with its forward swept wing. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. viii and 584 pages. ISBN: 0851778356. Remains of old bookseller's address label to lower edge of front pastedown with some surface paper loss (hidden by the front flap of the dustwrapper). Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has some creasing to laminate and is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY
- NAVY
- COMPANY HISTORY
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920: VOLUME I
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828800
Published by Putnam.
1st thus
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
New Edition, revised, updated and expanded. Originally published in one volume in 1979. This first volume covers the history of Douglas and its associate companies, and details all of its aircraft up to the 1967 merger with McDonnell. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 617 pages. ISBN: 0851778275. Board edges lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Endpapers lightly imprinted with printers ink from dustwrapper flaps. Else contetns clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and has some creasing of the laminate, corners lightly rubbed.
ERKS ON HERCS
Written by Andy Muniandy.
Stock no. 1828798
Published by Hercules Publishing House.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The workings of the Engineering Wing and Mechanical Transport Squadron at RAF Lyneham. Beginning with the very body of the Hercules, the author covers everything from the tip of the air-to-air refuelling probe to the end of the ramp. What makes an Engineering Groundcrew (ERKS) of the RAF a uinique breed within the Aviation Industry. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front. B/w photos and drawings. Limited edition of 2000 copies numbered and signed by the author. 176 pages. ISBN: 0952260816. SIGNED by the author. This is copy 468 of 2000 copies. A lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is a bit scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- RAF
- AIRCRAFT
- LIMITED EDITION
RAAF CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS 1939-45 VOL 1
Written by Geoffrey Pentland.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Pentland.
Stock no. 1828790
Published by Kookaburra Technical Publications.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Visual presentation of dozens of aircraft in a variety of conditions raising from the slick new machine in factory finish to the mud-stained often bullet-ridden combat veteran. Large format. Light blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 144 pages. ISBN: 0858800365. Light rubbing to lower board edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. A few pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Text block lightly browned. Contents otherwise clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed/scratched.
BELL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1935
Written by Alain Pelletier.
Stock no. 1828789
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books.
1st
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The history of the company and all the Bell products. It covers the development of the P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra fighters as well as the outstandingly successful family of Bell helicopters, including the Bell 47, Cobra, HueyCobra and SeaRanger. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778518. Light shelf-wear to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed and lightly worn at corners, a little scuffed, lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- HELICOPTERS
- COMPANY HISTORY