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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ACES UP
Written by Covington Clarke. Illustrated by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324421
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. The Ace Series. Includes glossary of terms to rear and 8 pages of aircraft manouvres. Spine bumped. Rubbing to cover edges. Foxing throughout.

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WINGS OF WAR: AN AIRMAN'S DIARY OF THE LAST YEAR OF WORLD WAR ONE
Written by Rudolf Stark.
Stock no. 1823953
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

A classic aviation memoir of the First World War - as seen from the German viewpoint, and therefore presenting a totally different and little-appreciated story. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spine browned and marked, shelf-worn at top and tail. Corners of boards lightly worn. Spine is cocked. Text block browned. Prize plate to front pastedown. A few foxspots and margin marks present.

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JAGDSTAFFEL 356
Written by M.E. Kahnert.
Stock no. 1823934
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Although the author has obviously given this Jagdstaffel a fictitious number and changed the names of the pilots composing it, the incidents related in this book have a genuine ring and will be recognised as facts by anyone who has had experience of flying on the western front. Orange cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. Corners bumped, top & tail of spine slightly discoloured. Text block and page browning. Some foxing to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with slight loss, rear panel is grubby.

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THE FLYING BEETLE
Written by George E. Rochester. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 2132014
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black title to spine. 4 B/w plates, including frontis. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven fading/mottling to covers. Some foxing throughout; heaviest to prelims and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with some large tears and chips; loss to bottom corner of front panel, top and tail of spine; other smaller loss along edges.

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PIRATES OF THE AIR
Written by George E. Rochester. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 1818827
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Circa 1936. Good condition.

Orange/brown boards, black title label to spine. 4 b/w illustrations including frontis. Part of The Ace Series. Spine browned, boards grubby. Text block browned. Name & address in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present. All plates correct.

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THE FLYING COWBOYS
Written by George E. Rochester.
Stock no. 1818788
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

The "Ace" Series. Blue boards, dark blue title to spine. 4 b/w plates including frontis. 0.5" split to top of spine affecting the title. Spine slightly cocked. Corners bumped. Small marks to front cover. Contents browned.

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THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH
Written by Charles Reade. Illustrated by Richard B. Ogle.
Stock no. 2128343
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles. 8 colour plates. 504 pages. Larger format. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning to spine. Some red pencil crayon scribble to endpapers and pastedowns - also to flaps of wrappers and a couple of other pages to rear. All plates present. Foxing to outer page edges and page margins. Wrapper is grubby, creased and torn with some loss.

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THE COCKPIT FLYING ADVENTURES FOR YOUNG PILOTS
Written by W.E. Johns; Arch Whitehouse; Rudolf Stark; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 2125672
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Flying Adventures For Young Pilots. Large format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vigette of a plane to front cover. Eight coloured plates by Bradshaw, other illustrations by Leigh. Johns story is "The Ace of Spades". Spine is bumped and faded with browning. Front cover is a bit bowed, with fading to edges. Rear cover also has fading to edges. Page browning.

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FLYING MEMORIES
Written by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 1609232
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth. B/w illustrations. Covers unevenly darkened. Possibly has frontis missing. Endpapers foxed; scattered foxspots to contents. Book has tobacco smell.

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WINGS OVER THE AMAZON
Written by David T. Lindsay. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 2123196
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

The Ace Series. Blue boards, black title to spine. 222 pages. 4 b/w plates. The Ace Series title list to two pages at rear. Spine is faded and marked. Uneven fading to cover edges. Corners are bumped. Some marks to endpapers. Foxing and browning to pages. Book affected by tobacco odour.

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FOR VALOUR
Written by Covington Clarke.
Stock no. 2123194
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1935. Good condition.

Blue boards, colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. The Ace Series. 3-4" split to rear of spine, which is also faded. Uneven fading to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Book affected by tobacco odour.

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