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"We're 2/3 Transcontinental now!" 24 pages. 9.25" x 9" when unfolded. A very detailed compilation of Ozark Air Lines' flying schedules to their many destinations, complete with fares. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
184 pages. Chronology. Many wonderful black and white photographic plates. Illustrated endpapers. A sympathetic review of the history of Canada's ill-fated delta-wing interceptor. Author served with 214 Squadron RAF in WWII. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy. Book
391 pages including index and many black and white photographs. Part aviation history and part adventure tale, this book is an engaging, affectionate, carefully researched history of Canadian Airlines International, a company which, in the best wingwalker tradition, has performed in a series of heart-stopping, life-and-death dramas for more than seventy years. Usual library markings. Moderate lean to spine. Book
200 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. "Mr. Poolman's narrative not only tells the story of the three aircraft but it also graphically describes the epic of the siege of Malta and the immortal page of history written by that island from 1940 to 1943." - from dust jacket. Unmarked. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
389 pages. Index. Bibliographical references. Over 200 black and white photos reproduced throughout. "The first book ever written about Canada's women pilots... Based on hundreds of personal interviews with men and women in civil and military aviation, the book reveals the women's determined characters and the often single-minded quest of Canada's female aviators from 1928 to the present." - from dust jacket. Bit of writing atop front free endpaper. Light overall wear. A quality copy. Book
Features: W. (Bill) Sylvester/Victoria Flying Services - Part Two; CF-CCO Comes Home; The Found FBA 2C; Fred Sebus - From Jet Mech to Prop Doc; Murphy's Ultralight Maverick; Campbell River; Island Airlines, Ltd.; Dispatchers we have known; Travels of a Beaver; YBL. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: From Lansdowne to Islamabad - an interview with Maurice McGregor; Sumas Scramble - Radio Controlled Flying Clubs are Popular with all ages; Journey Log of Cecil Pickell; Feature on North Island; BC Air Lines - Port Hardy Base 1960's; Alert Bay; Doctor Jack Pickup; The Story of a Rotorway 'Exec'. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: Smithers, DHC-3 Single Otter converted up to a PT6A-135-750 hp turbine; Early flight fashion; Barnstorming returns; CMA (Central Mountain Air); British Columbia Airways History - 1928 Air Tragedy. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: W. (Bill) Sylvester, B.C. Airlines - part 1 of 2; Vancouver Island Aerial Service; The Flight of the Polar Bear; VIH Early into Prince Rupert - Rotary wing Pioneer; The Cam 100 - Automotive conversions come of age. Sound copy. Magazine
224 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. "A highly readable combination of corporate history, technical history, and biography, tracing Hiller Aircraft through war and peace, depression and economic expansion, and final corporate foreclosure." - from dust jacket. Printed upon glossy stock. Numerous reproductions of black and white photos. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name inside front board (beneath dust jacket flap), otherwise clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book
156 pages. "...Captures the spirit, dedication, and hard work of the pilots, ground crew and support staff.... Shows us all what it takes to put this elite, high-precision flying team in the air." - from dust jacket. Marvelous colour photography throughout. Light spot of soiling to front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this visually appealing and informative work. Book
16 page stapled booklet. Undated but appears to be circa early 1960s. A very informative and now nostalgic illustrated look at the history of the famed Goodyear blimps and the team which keeps them airborne. Includes specifications of the Mayflower, Columbia and America. Includes additional historical information about lighter-than-air travel. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice 'Blimp' memento. Book
74 pages. Features: Salute to the Skyraider - examining its color schemes and markings; Air Intelligence; Navy Accepts First Operational Hornet; Over 1,000 Hours in the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird; History of Reserve Squadron VA-205; How We Listened To the Ho Chi Minh Trail in stereo; A New Paint Scheme on a Blue Angels Aircraft; Re-engined F-16 planned for sale to smaller countries; How the USMC developed the helicopter into a fighting machine for aerial envelopment. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
234 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. "The tale of how this farm boy ferry pilot has battled bad weather, mechanical failures, red tape, and exhaustion to survive where others have failed. Fly with Charlie as he delivers a Cessna Skyymaster to Botswana, a Twin Otter across the Pacific, and a Hawker Siddeley 748 through Russia. If you love adventure, you won't be disappointed." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
135 pages. Captures, in 51 stunning full-colour paintings by 15 brilliant Canadian aviation artists, the wonder, intricacy and the infinite variety of aeroplanes: the nostalgic charm of vintage aircraft; the incredible fighter planes of the First and Second World Wars; and the sleek, gleaming contemporary aeroplanes of today. Tells the history of aviation in Canada. Front free endpaper removed. Moderate wear to book.. Average wear to and small chip from dust jacket which is now in an archival-grade brodart cover. Unmarked. Solid copy of this attractive work. Book
78 pages. Features: Nice color-photo Datsun 4x4 ad inside front cover; Nice one-page Colt Python revolver ad; Last Days of the Tahltan Bear Dog - article with photos; Leave lost wild babies alone; Chinook - King of the Salmons (part 2); Rowing the Coast of Alaska; Backwoods sawmill; Aviation Heroes; Talkeetna's No Name Sled Shop - Jess Cartwright and Bill Bentley; Giardiasis - Dont Drink the Water; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
270 pages. Bibliography. Index. Oblong 23.5 cm x 30.5cm. Profusely illustrated on glossy stock in colour and black and white with reproductions of archival documents and photos. Clean and unmarked with light wear. If you are fascinated with this history of the Arrow, this extremely informative work is essential for your collection. Book
188 pages. A revision of the 1957 first edition. Author "gained her 'A' license in South Africa at age 17 and arrived in England just before WWII. As a member of A.T.A. (Air Transport Auxilliary) she ferried more aircraft than any other pilot. As a pilot in the post-war R.A.F.V.R. she flew jets. As a civilian she ferried Spitfires from the Middle East to Burma, becoming involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Covers partially detached from textblock. Inkstamps and prior owner details inside front cover and on half-title page. A worthy reading copy. Book
Very Good Turkish Original color postcard. 9x14 cm. In Turkish. Sent to 'Saniye Hanim'. Tahir Maner says 'Bugün Berlin'e geldim, selamlar' [i.e. 'I arrived to Berlin today, greetings!']. Dated Berlin, 8-7-931. Postage stamps are unraveled on the card. Tahir Maner was the first captain pilot of Turkey.
This is a near fine softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out, except for a discrete small handstamp from one of the major New York museums, on the lower part of the title-page. Complete with DVD attached to inside rear cover. Text in French. This is a sale catalog, the first one in a series, on the history of French aviation. The sale was held in Paris at the Hotel Marcel Dassault on October 11-12, 2008. Sale number: 01533. The first part of the sale marked 1ere Partie had three sections: 1) letters and manuscripts of Jean Mermoz; and 2) material documenting the Bleriot Type XI plane; and 3) Collection Monsieur A. et a divers. Jean Mermoz (1901- 1936) was a French aviator, viewed as a hero by other pilots such as Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and in his native France, where many schools bear his name. He first met Antoine de Saint Exupery when they both worked at the Compagnie Générale Aéropostale. In 1933, Mermoz was appointed inspector general by Air France. That same year, he arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he and Saint-Exupéry both worked for Aeroposta Argentina, which would later become Aerolíneas Argentinas. Mermoz and Saint-Exupéry flew many dangerous flights for the then new air company. Unfortunately during a flight on December 7, 1936 Mermoz was lost at sea. The second section of the sale contained photographs, posters and other graphic ephemera about the Bleriot Type XI plane. including one of these actual planes dubbed "Traversee de la Manche" from 1909. There is a last section of the sale marked 2eme Partie which contained more French aviation photographs, posters and ephemera. 385 lots in the complete sale. All illustrated in color. Bibliography. 11" high X 9" wide, 122 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Gilt spine lettering faded. ; Early edition of what was originally published in France as "Terre des Hommes". With duotone endpapers, title-page and a few illustrations throughout. This philosophical work of Saint Exupery was later used for the theme of the world expo 67 in in Montreal. The original title of the book was also used for one of the big children's charitable organizations. Saint Exupery remains a national hero to this day in France for good reason. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 306 pages
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 7 1/4"w x 9 1/2"h. 444 pages. Slight wear to dust jacket.
383p. + Plus color frontis of the airplane "Floyd Bennett". Numerous illustrations. Map endpapers. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, lettered in silver and black. Front cover color vignette, mirrors frontis drawing and dust jacket. Original dust jacket, very slightly chipped and worn with a small tear on bottom rear edge. Beautiful copy well preserved by dust jacket that is often missing. First edition. Examples with DJ are quite scarce. POLAR 4
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, full-page illustration in the text and 3 large folding charts; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers laminated at edges, a near fine copy. Air Publication 2102A & B. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, numerous photographs in the text; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a fine copy. SCARCE.
