Aviation
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LINDBERGH, Charles. "We".New York and London : 1927
Author's Autograph Edition, number 751 of 1,000 copies signed by the author and on behalf of the publishers, retaining the rare glassine and box. Lindbergh's autobiography provides a well-illustrated account of the life of one of the century's greatest adventurers, the first man to complete a solo non-stop transatlantic flight. With two publisher's... Learn More£4,000.00Stock Code: 146015
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ROYAL AIR FORCE; WORLD WAR TWO. …So Few. A folio dedicated to all who fought and won the Battle of Britain, 10th July – 31st October 1940.London : 1990
First edition, number 52 of 401 copies, signed by all six members of the creative team on the mounted authentication leaf. A magnificent tribute, containing 25 superb original silhouette portraits of distinguished RAF pilots from Britain and the Commonwealth, all signed by the sitter and the artist, Michael Pierce, together with his embossed stamp.... Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 141274
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AIRSHIPS - PORTSMOUTH COMMAND. Reminiscences.Portsmouth : 1919
First and only edition of this rare illustrated history of the unit's vital work patrolling the English Channel, making them the "busiest" allied airship station of the war. Illustrations encompass individual and group portraits, ships on the ground and in the air, terrestrial and aerial views of the installations; text includes honours and awards.... Learn More£1,450.00Stock Code: 143630
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WILKINSON, Geoffrey Miles. Manuscript memorial volume of a pilot officer of 56 Squadron R. F. C.Ealing, Middlesex : 1918
A unique and extremely moving document, a manuscript record of the life and brief career of 2nd Lieut. G. M. Wilkinson, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, attached to 56 Squadron R.F.C. (1898-1917), lovingly copied out and compiled by his mother. Following the structure of the memorial volumes of the era the volume offers a brief account of schooling... Learn More£5,000.00Stock Code: 144576
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GROVES, Percy Robert Clifford, Brigadier-General. Behind the smoke screen.London : 1934
First edition of this timely reassessment of the importance of air power, proving "that there is an urgent need for a reorientation of the nations defensive system" (Swinton's preface). This copy inscribed on the front free endpaper to the chairman and managing director of Short Brothers; "To Oswald Short with kind regards from P. R. C. Groves, January... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 142780
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ROSENDAHL, Charles Emery. What About the Airship?New York : 1938
First edition, first printing; a superb presentation copy, inscribed by the author across the front free endpaper, "With best wishes and happiest recollections of our airship service together, to Captain George W. Steele. Charles Emery Rosendahl, August 1938". The recipient was Rosendahl's predecesor as commander of the ZR-3 airship USS Los Angeles... Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 143198
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BÉRAUD, Rémi. Ré sans fard.La Rochelle : 1989
First edition, first impression. This copy profusely inscribed to RAF pilot and flying ace James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson (1915-2001) from a visit to Ré in May 1990 with the Air Crew Association. Learn More£75.00Stock Code: 141070
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WORLD WAR II - SHEW, Glenn B. 90th Training Squadron in the China-Burma-India Theatre - personal photograph album with miniature format original photographs.1943-5
A small collection of material documenting pilot training and service during World War Two, concluding with combat duty in India and Burma. The miniature format photographs are largely scenes on or around the unit's base in India, and although small reveal considerable detail when viewed under a lens. The larger images include Shew and his colleague... Learn More£300.00Stock Code: 113374
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BERLIN AIRLIFT - WILLIAMS, Thomas Melling, Air Marshal. A Report on Operation Plainfare (The Berlin Airlift), 25th June 1948 - 6th October 1949.Bielefeld, Germany : 1950
First and only edition, classified RESTRICTED. This definitive report on the British effort in the Berlin Airlift, the first major crisis of the Cold War, was compiled under Air Marshal Williams as C-i-C British Air Forces of Occupation (Germany), who was awarded the DSM (US) for his services during the airlift. Until relatively recently this remarkable... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 135790
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DAHL, Roald. Going Solo.London : 1986
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the half-title, "To Jenny with love, Roald Dahl, 1988". Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 112116
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UNITED AIRLINES WOMEN TRAINEES. Photo album.Santa Cruz : 23 Oct - 8 Dec 1945-46
A fascinating photograph album compiled immediately after the Second World War by Alice Carlson, one of the women of the United Airlines 1945 to 1946 training class. While a number of the photos are formal, such as the opening shot of the whole class in front of a Boeing 617 (Alice pictured 6th in from the right), the majority are informal shots of... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 134425
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NEWELL, Homer E. Guide to Rockets, Missiles, and Satellites.New York, Toronto, London : 1958
First edition, first printing, the author's own copy with his ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Scarce. This layman's guide to rocket science, rocket warfare and the incipient space age comes from the library of the author, Dr Homer E. Newell Jr. (1915-1983). Newell was a mathematics professor and author who became a powerful US government... Learn More£475.00Stock Code: 114393
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SAUDI MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND AVIATION. Presentation volume commemorating the opening of King Abdulaziz International Airport.Riyadh : [1981]
King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, was opened in 1981, and was the first airport in the world to contain a hajj terminal specifically for Muslims making the pilgrimage to Mecca. It was designed by the noted Bangladeshi-American engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan, and was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983 chiefly for its innovative... Learn More£475.00Stock Code: 113447
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DEIGHTON, Len, as Cyril Deighton, & Fred F. Blau. The Orient Flight L. Z. 127-Graf Zeppelin.Maryland : 1980
First edition, first printing. Only 1000 copies published. Inscribed by Fred F. Blau on the front free endpaper, "To Larry Lawless, with best wishes, Fred F. Blau." A collaboration between Len Deighton (writing under the pseudonym Cyril) and Blau. The orient flight of the Graf zeppelin marked the reintroduction of the air-borne post office. Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 75747
