Fysh, Sir Hudson - Wings to the World
The Story of Qantas 1945-1966
Publisher: Angus & Robertson, Sydney & London, 1970.
First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, xii + 236 pages + plates, dustwrapper slightly chipped at edges, ex libris Ministry of Defence Library with usual library marks to front endpapers and preliminary pages, in Good condition.
The third and final volume of memoirs by one of the founders of Qantas, covering the history of the airline after the Second World War. [Non-philatelic].

£15.00

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Fysh, Sir Hudson - Qantas at War
Publisher: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1968.
First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, xii + 244 pages + plates, dustwrapper rubbed and chipped at corners, minor marks to the page-edges, internally clean, in Good condition.
The second volume of memoirs by one of the founders of Qantas, is the story of the airline - its pilots, partners, and rivals - during the dramatic and colourful years from 1934 to 1945. [Non-philatelic].

£20.00

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Fysh, Sir Hudson - Qantas Rising
The Autobiography of the Flying Fysh
Publisher: Angus & Robertson, London, 1966.
First UK edition, hardback, dustwrapper, xii + 296 pages + plates, price-clipped dustwrapper a little rubbed and with some short tears at corners, upper page-edges a little dust-marked, internally clean, in Good condition.
First volume of memoirs by one of the founders of Qantas, covering the First World War and the pioneering days of early Australian aviation. [Non-philatelic].

£20.00

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Steadman, Mark and Jensen, Martin Rovang - The Airship is Coming!
Publisher: Post & Tele Museum, Copenhagen, 2006.
First edition, hardback, illustrated, 95 pages, text in English, in Very Good condition.
Book to accompany a museum exhibition on the history of the Zeppelins. Very well illustrated. {Non-philatelic]

£10.00

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Duggan, John - LZ 129 Hindenburg - The Complete Story
Publisher: Zeppelin Study Group, Ickenham, 2002.
Paperback, illustrated, 290 pages, text in English, slight spine-lean else in Very Good condition.
A history of the Hindenburg's construction, flights, and early demise. Well illustrated. Not strictly philatelic, but with much useful detail for the aerophilatelist.

£20.00

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Migeo, Marcel - Saint-Exupéry
A Biography
Publisher: Macdonald & Co., London, 1961.
First U.K. edition, hardback, dustwrapper, 335 pages + plates, dustwrapper chipped at top of spine and with one or two short tears, top-edges very slightly dusty, in Good+ condition.
Classic biography of the French aviator. [Non-philatelic]

£12.50

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Taragni, Sandro - Milano e i Milanesi nella Storia del Volo/Milan and the Milanese in the History of Flight 1784-1914
la storia attraverso i documenti/history through documents
Publisher: Vaccari, 1993.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 142 pages, bilingual text in Italian & English, in Very Good condition.
Beautifully illustrated with postcards, leaflets and other documents related to the history of flight in Milan. [Non-philatelic]

£20.00

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Milberry, Larry - Air Transport in Canada
Volume 1
Publisher: CANAV Books, Toronto, 1997.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 464 pages, in Very Good condition.
A very large work, profusely illustrated with black & white photographs. This authoritative book covers the history of Canadian commercial aviation from the earliest days through to the 1950s-60s. [Non-philatelic]

£30.00

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Lassalle, E.J. - Les 100 Premiers Aviateurs Brevetés au Monde et la Naissance de l'Aviation
Publisher: Nauticaero, Paris, nd [1962].
Paperback, illustrated, 160 pages, text in French, slight corner-crease to front cover, in Good condition.
Biographies of the world'd first one hundred licensed pilots. Illustrated in black & white. Non-philatelic.

£20.00

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Deighton, Len and Schwartzman, Arnold - Airshipwreck
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London, 1978.
First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 72 pages, with promotional postcard loosely inserted, dustwrapper price-clipped, mild shelfwear else in VG condition.
A history of airship disasters, profusely illustrated with photographs. With the surprisingly elusive promotional postcard still present. [Non-philatelic].

£15.00

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Ruoss, Hugo - 100 Jahre Luftfahrt in der Schweiz
Die ersten Flugmeetings und die ersten Fluggesellschaften
Publisher: Fritz Kirchhofer, 2012.
Paperback (pictorial card covers), illustrated, 231 pages, text in German, a couple of the tiniest corner creases to the covers else in Very Good condition.
A fine work on the history of the early days of Swiss flight. Beautifully produced, with superb quality colour illustrations throughout. Not strictly philatelic, but with much of aero-philatelic interest including many flown covers illustrated in colour.

£20.00

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- La TRAPAS 1946-1951
Publisher: Icare, 2000.
Large format, paperback, illustrated, 123 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.
Icare No. 175. Well illustrated in colour. [Non-philatelic].

£15.00

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Deroche, Gilles - L'Aviation dans les Ardennes
Publisher: Terres Ardennaises, 1987.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 56 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.
Well illustrated history of aviation in the region. [Non-philatelic].

£8.50

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Herszberg, Catherine and Proenza, Anne - Mermoz
Publisher: Le Cherche Midi, Paris, 2001.
First edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 141 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.
The life of the famous French aviator. Extremely well illustrated throughout. [Non-philatelic].

£15.00

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Heimermann, Benoît and Margot, Olivier - L'Aéropostale
La Fabuleuse Épopée de Mermoz, Saint-Exupéry, Guillaumet
Publisher: Arthaud, Paris, 2003.
First edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 199 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.
A marvellous evocation of the pioneering days of French airmail flights. Beautifully illustrated throughout, including several colour illustrations of flown covers. [Non-philatelic].

£30.00

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Kurc, Alain and Le Cercle des Cartophiles du Loiret - Les Pionniers de l'Aviation dans le Loiret
1908-1914
Publisher: Le Cercle des Cartophiles du Loiret, 2004.
Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 216 pages, text in French, very slight shelfwear to the covers else in Very Good condition.
A superb history of pre-WW1 aviation in the Loiret department of France. Very well illustrated with postcards. [Non-philatelic].

£25.00

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Gunn, John - The Defeat of Distance
Qantas 1919-1939
Publisher: University of Queensland Press, 1985.
First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xvi + 400 pages, slight signs of wear else in Very Good condition.
The first volume of this definitive history of the world's second oldest airline. [Non-philatelic]

£22.00

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Vaabengaard, Mette - Everything but Giraffes
The untold story of SAS Cargo
Publisher: Freddy Stenboms Förlag, Stockholm, 2004.
Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 237 pages, text in English, in Very Good condition.
A comprehensive history of the Scandinavian air-freight company. Well illustrated. [Non-philatelic]

£20.00

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Wixted, Edward P. - The North-West Aerial Frontier 1919-1934
Some men, women and flying machines seen in north-west Australia in the pioneering period: international flights, round-Australia flights, and the completion of the Darwin air link to the eastern States
Publisher: Boolarong Publications, 1985.
Large hardback, illustrated, 216 pages, slightest hint of spine-lean else in Very Good condition.
A history of each of the major flights in the north-west region of Australia between 1919 and 1934. Very well illustrated. Non-philatelic but very useful to collectors of Australian flight covers. Scarce.

£30.00

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Jackson, A.J. - British Civil Aircraft since 1919
Publisher: Putnam, London, 1973-74.
Complete set in 3 volumes, second (revised) edition, hardback, original blue cloth gilt, dustwrappers, illustrated, 567 + 560 + 636 pages, two dustwrappers price-clipped, light signs of wear, else in VG condition.
The definitive history of British aircraft. Profusely illustrated. [Non-philatelic]

£60.00

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