Aviation
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Going Solo: The Royal Australian Air Force, 1946-1971
Alan Stephens
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1995. -
Bibliography of Aeronautics
Paul Brockett
Staten Island: Maurizio Martino, No date.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Volume 55. First published 1910. -
Price List of Parts for Canadian Training Airplanes
Aircraft Material and Equipment Corporation
New York: Aircraft Material and Equipment Corporation, No date.
A price list for every part of an airplane, from wing panels ($88.85) down to cotter pins (1 cent). This copy with notice stamps of the United Air-craft Engineering Corporation. -
The Wright Brothers: A Biography Authorized by Orville Wright
Fred C. Kelly
New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1950.
The first printing of the revised edition of Kelly’s biography of Wilbur and Orville Wright. This copy inscribed to Chas. Bateman from the Hawthorn Hill Guest House, the former home of Orville Wright, which after his death was owned and used as a guest house by the NCR Corporation. A monogrammed paper napkin and postcard of Hawthorn Hill laid in. -
Information Manual 1980: Model 152
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Revised Edition.
21.5cm x 14cm. iv, [238] pages, black and white illustrations. Lettered wrappers.
Minor soiling and wear to wrappers. Tab indexed by previous owner, some highlighting and annotations. Good Condition. -
Anson, Hudson & Sunderland in Australian Service
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First Edition.
29cm x 21cm. 214 pages, illustrations, some colour. Green cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
Very minor shelf wear. Previous owner’s inscription. Near Fine Condition. -
The Flying Boat Days: The Early Aviation History of Lord Howe Island
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Reprint. Signed by Author
25cm x 18cm. xiv, 126 pages, black and white illustrations, maps. Pictorial wrappers.
Very minor foxing to top edge. Previous owner’s name. Very Good Condition.$40.00Original price was: $40.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00. Read more -
Flying into the Mouth of Hell
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Second Edition. Inscribed by Author
21cm x 15cm. xx, 291 pages. Pictorial wrappers.
Very minor chip to spine tail. Near Fine Condition.$20.00Original price was: $20.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00. Read more -
First on the Scene: C-130 Hercules as Sketched by William Wells
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First Edition.
22cm x 30cm. vi, 138 pages, black and white illustrations, colour photographs. Illustrated matte papered boards.
Very minor discolouration to spine. Very minor bump to crown. Very Good Condition. -
Flying into the Mouth of Hell
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Second Edition. Inscribed by Author
21cm x 15cm. xx, 291 pages. Pictorial wrappers.
Shelf wear. Slightly cocked. Very Good Condition.$20.00Original price was: $20.00.$5.00Current price is: $5.00. Read more -
Airframe & Powerplant Mechanics: Airframe Handbook
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Revised Edition.
27cm x 20cm. xi, 630 pages. Wrappers.
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (Flight Standards Service).
Minor to moderate insect damage to wrappers. Good Condition.$25.00Original price was: $25.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00. Read more -
Basic Aeronautical Knowledge (BAK)
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Second Edition. Second Revision.
28cm x 20cm. 414 pages. Pictorial wrappers.
Discolouration to spine. Minor bump to crown. Minor creasing to wrappers. Good Condition. -
The Air Racers: Aviation’s Golden Era, 1909-1936
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First Edition.
Foreword by Sir Thomas Sopwith.
Book is in Very Good Minus condition, by which we mean it has minor to moderate marks of age and/or wear from light handling, but is still a desirable copy. Very Good Condition.$25.00Original price was: $25.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00. Read more -
Horrido! Fighter Aces Of The Luftwaffe
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First Edition.
Very Good Minus Condition.
. Very Good Condition.$70.00Original price was: $70.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00. Read more -
Instructions for the Installation, Operation, and Maintenance of the Wright Cyclone 9 Aircraft Engine: Models R-1820-G, GR-1820-G and GR-1820-G100
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Fourth Edition, Second Printing.
28.5cm x 22.5cm. xxii, pp. 101-116, 201-204, 301-309, 401-404, 501-503, 601-604, 701-732, 801-812, 901-936, black and white illustrations, 9 folding black and red engine plans. Heavy brown card screw post binding.
Card binding rubbed, chipped along fore-edge. Soiling to first and last pages. Chipping to edge of some pages, particularly the first folded plan. Previous owner’s names from U.S. Army Air Force, Ohio State University, and QANTAS. Good Condition. -
Overhaul Manual: Twin Wasp C Series Engines
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Third Edition, Revised July 15, 1941.
29cm x 25cm. [xx], pp. 101-108, 201-210, 301-304, 401-430, 501-63, 601-622, 701-709, 801-803, 901-9170, I-XII, [18], black and white and three colour illustrations, many folded. 7 ring binder, maroon covers, gilt lettering and decoration.
With 1942 Supplement. [72] pages.
Minor rubbing to covers. Folder mechanism rusting. Soiling and tanning to first page. Tanning to edges. Previous owner’s name, notes: Boeing School of Aeronautics, Flying Fortress, Seattle Washington, 1942, Ohio State University, and United States Army Air Force. Good Condition. -
Untold & Told Stories of the Air Force: R.A.A.F. & W.A.A.A.F.
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First Edition. Inscribed by Author
. Very Good Condition.$40.00Original price was: $40.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00. Read more -
Flying For You: A Career in Aviation
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First Edition.
VG- in G-.
Slightly cocked. Discolouration to spine. Bottom of spine pushed. Small ding to front top edge of board. Previous owners stamps on front endpaper. Light markings to endpapers. Jacket Condition: Open tear to bottom edge of front. Open tear top edge spine corner. Open tear to spine bottom . Closed tear to top edge of back. Small closed and open tears to bottom edge. Chipping to top edge. Rubbing to edges. Light soiling to back. Price clipped. Very Good Condition. -
Boeing B-17, B-29 & Lancaster
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First Edition.
28cm x 21cm. 189 pages, illustrations, some colour. Illustrated wrappers.
Creasing. Minor soiling. Good Condition. -
Flight Rules and Air Law for the CASA PPL/CPL Day VFR Syllabus
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Twelth Edition. Third Printing.
30cm x 21cm. x, 252 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
Moderate waterdamage to crown fore-edge corner. Minor creasing. Fair Condition. -
Aircraft Operation, Performance and Planning for the CASA PPL/CPL Day VFR Syllabus
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Fourth Edition. Third Printing.
30cm x 21cm. xii, 388 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
Moderate handling wear. Minor soiling. Previous owner’s name. Good Condition. -
Riders of the Sky: The Saga of the Flying Men
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First Edition.
. Good Condition. -
Human Factors for the CASA PPL/CPL Day VFR Syllabus
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Third Edition.
30cm x 21cm. xvi, 192 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
Creasing to spine. Good Condition. -
United Air Lines: A Gay Geography of the Main Line Airway
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First Edition.
26.5cm x 25cm (folded in half lengthwise). [16] pages, colour illustrations, maps. Illustrated saddle-stapled self-wrappers.
1930s inflight souvenir. Colourful and descriptive maps of the areas of the United States that United Air Lines flew over drawn by Ruth Taylor.
Very minor insect damage to edges. Near Fine Condition.$120.00Original price was: $120.00.$72.00Current price is: $72.00. Read more -
Meteorology for the CASA PPL/CPL Day VFR Syllabus
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First Edition. Third Printing.
30cm x 21cm. xx, 218 pages, illustrations, some colour. Pictorial wrappers.
Creasing to wrappers. Some highlighting. Good Condition. -
Navigation for the CASA PPL/CPL Day VFR Syllabus
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First Edition. Third Printing.
30cm x 21cm. xx, 314 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
Chipping to spine head. Creasing to wrappers. Minor soiling. Fair Condition. -
Basic Aeronautical Knowledge [BAK]: A Home Study Programme Designed to Prepare Student Pilots for the General Flying Progress Test
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Issue 5.
30cm x 21cm. [xvi], [326], [5] pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
VRF [Day] Study Guide for Private & Commercial Pilots. Includes supplement.
Moderate shelf wear. Minor handling wear. Previous owner’s name. Very Good Condition. -
Information Manual 1980: Model 172N Skyhawk
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Revised Edition.
21.5cm x 14cm. iv, [326] pages, black and white illustrations. Lettered wrappers.
Soiling and wear to wrappers and edges. Small splits to hinges. Previous owner’s name, tab indexed, minor highlighting and annotations. Good Condition. -
Highest Traditions: The History of No. 2 Squadron, RAAF
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First Edition.
25.5cm x 18cm. xxiv, 431 pages, illustrations, some colour, maps. Blue cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
One of a series of publications produced for the 75th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force.
Foxing to top edge and top edge of jacket verso, minor to other edges and first and last few pages. Very Good Condition. -
PPL Private Pilot Licence: A Home Study Programme Designed to Prepare RPL Holders for the CASA Examination
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First Edition.
30cm x 21cm. [x], [396] pages, black and white illustrations, maps. Pictorial wrappers.
Companion Volume to Bob Tait’s Recreational Pilot Licence Study Guide.
Very minor bumps to fore-edge corners. Near Fine Condition.