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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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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF AERONAUTICAL DESIGN AND THE SCIENCE OF AERODYNAMICS
Written by Pettigrew; Blenkinsoppe.
Stock no. 670232
Published by John Adams Toys. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition.

Green cloth. Large format. The Executive Paper Aeroplane Making Kit with Plans for 8 Models.

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AIR STORIES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 565425
Published by The Ace Publishing Company. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition.

By "Flight-Lieutenant". Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial front cover showing bi-plane and ship. 4 colour and 4 b/w plates. 248 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Lower corner of front cover has been nibbled away, lower corner of rear cover worn. Covers beautifully bright. Front endpaper is missing. Light browning to outer page edges, a few foxspots to contents else exceptionally bright and clean.

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A HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Christopher Chant.
Stock no. 686372
Published by Chevprime. 1st 1990. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1853612480.

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THE HISTORY OF MAN-POWERED FLIGHT
Written by D.A. Reay.
Stock no. 554490
Published by Pergamon Press. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0080217389. Ex-lib but contents very good. Wrapper internally repaired with tape.

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FIGHTING PLANES AND ACES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 688123
Published by John Hamilton. 2nd 1932. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, black titles. Numerous b/w plates and portraits. Edges of covers dampstained. Corners rubbed. Spine slightly faded and marked. Contents very good indeed with only minor pale foxing to some margins.

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