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General philatelic works

Dollfus, Charles and Maincent, Paul

tome II: Les Aérostiers aux Armées, la Science, la Presse, les Dirigeables
Publisher: Icare, 1976

Large format, paperback, illustrated, 120 pages, text in French, minor wear to spine else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Dollfus, Charles and Maincent, Paul

tome I: Les Ballons du Siège, La Post Aérienne
Publisher: Icare, 1971

Large format, paperback, illustrated, 208 pages, text in French, a little rubbed at extremities else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Pace, Arnaldo

Publisher: F & N, 1973

Paperback, illustrated, 60 pages, text in Italian, short closed tear to front cover near spine, label fixed to spine with tape, a few other minor signs of wear but contenets fine, in Good condition.

£20.00

Champion, Théodore

Publisher: Théodore Champion, Paris, 1922

Second edition, hardback, cloth spine with paper-covered boards, illustrated, 121 pages, text in French, corners slightly rubbed, a little minor soiling but contents clean, in Good condition.

£20.00

Deroche, Gilles

Publisher: Terres Ardennaises, 1987

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 56 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.

£8.50

Tome 1 L’Aéromaritime, La TAI, Aigle Azur
Publisher: Icare, 1989

Large format, paperback, illustrated, 174 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Publisher: Icare, 1988

Large format, paperback, illustrated, 134 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Williams, L.N. & M.

Publisher: privately published, 1960

First edition, hardback, illustrated, 132 pages, bottom corner of front cover very slightly bumped else in VG condition.

£65.00

Pringle, John

A Record of the First Attempts to Carry Mail by Balloon in Great Britain, With a Chapter on Dr. Barton and his Dirigible Airship
Publisher: Privately published, nd (circa 1928)

Hardback, original blue cloth gilt, 126 pages, many illustrations including two colour plates, some wear to the covers, small marks to front cover, a little mild foxing to the endpapers, in Good condition.

£50.00

Herszberg, Catherine and Proenza, Anne

Publisher: Le Cherche Midi, Paris, 2001

First edition, large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 141 pages, text in French, in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Heimermann, Benoît and Margot, Olivier

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.

£30.00

Bolaffi, Alberto et al

La Collezione Icarus
Publisher: Bolaffi, Torino, 1994

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 100 pages, text in Italian, in Very Good condition.

£8.00

Kurc, Alain and Le Cercle des Cartophiles du 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.

£25.00

Publisher: Spink, London, 2012

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 82 pages, slight corner creases to front cover else in VG condition.

£7.50

Siegmeier, W.H.

Erste Bearbeitung
Publisher: privately published, Göttingen, 1948

Paperback, illustrated, 64 pages, text in German with a Preface in English, bump to foot of spine with small amount of loss, slight age-wear, in Good condition.

£7.50

Hacker, Wolfgang

Authentischer Kommentar zur ersten Zeppelinpost und ihren Fälschungen
Publisher: Kurt Dahmann Verlag, Berlin, 1959

Paperback, illustrated, 40 pages, text in German, signed dedication from the author to Georges Naudet inside front cover (“a Monsieur Georges Naudet, le grand ‘Zeppelinois’ trans-rhénan, avec l’espression de ma plus grande considération. W. Hacker”, a little soiling to the covers, pages slightly browned, in Good condition.

£20.00

[Bergier, Joseph]

including the collection formed by Mr. Joseph Bergier FRPS,L of Transatlantic Pioneer Air Mails
Publisher: Harmers, London, 2004

Auction catalogue, large format paperback, 27 pages + 48 pages of colour plates, with the prices realised, in VG condition.

£9.50

Champion, Théodore

Publisher: Théodore Champion, Paris, 1924

Third edition, hardback, original red cloth gilt, illustrated, 240 pages + folding table of Siege of Paris Balloon flights, text in French, slight cracking to rear inner-hinge, inkstamps of Manchester Philatelic Society to front endpapers, else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Pritula, V.

Publisher: "Philately", 1997

Paperback, illustrated, 32 pages, text entirely in Russian, in Very Good condition.

£9.00

Vaarnas, Kalle

Publisher: Suomen Postimerkkeily, Helsinki, 1947

Paperback, illustrated, 16 pages, bilingual text in English & Finnish, tiny mark to front cover else in Very Good condition.

£10.00

Pickering, John

Publisher: Picton Publishing, 1977

First edition, paperback, illustrated, viii + 93 pages, slight corner-crease to front cover, pages lightly toned, spine slightly sunned, else in VG condition.

£9.00

Eustis, H.N.

Volume One, 1914-1941
Publisher: Review Publications, N.S.W., 1965

Second edition, paperback, pictorial card covers, illustrated, 63 pages, some wear to the covers, crease to rear cover, in Good condition.

£9.50

Eustis, H.N.

Publisher: privately published by the author, [1937]

First edition, paperback, illustrated, 83 pages, covers slightly creased and a little soiled, spine rubbed, in Good condition.

£9.50

Rosenblum, Alec. A.

Historical and Philatelic
Publisher: Australian Stamp Monthly, Melbourne, 1931

A.S.M. Handbook No. 1, paperback, illustrated, 48 pages, covers a little creased and lightly soiled, tiny short tear to front cover near top of spine, in Good condition.

£20.00

Abouchar, Bernard and Ferry, Vital E.

Publisher: Amicale Aérophilatélique d'Air France, 2001

Large paperback, illustrated, 171 pages, text in French, signed dedication to the previous owner from both authors on title-page, slight crease to front cover else in Very Good condition.

£35.00

Gunn, John

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.

£22.00

["Lakehurst"]

Sammlung “Lakehurst”
Publisher: Corinphila, Zurich, 1999

Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 26 pages + 60 b/w plates + viii colour plates, with the prices realised, text in German, in Very Good condition.

£12.50

Wixted, Edward P.

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.

£30.00