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Financial Handbook of the American Aviation Industry

By: N/A

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Commercial National Bank and Trust Company of New York: 1929

Seller ID: 006847

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original blue cloth on flexible boards. No writing or damage. This book is "A gathering of information regarding corporate structure, financial arrangements, property holdings, production facilities, operations, and personnel of the companies engaged in all branches of the industry." Interesting that the publication date was July 1, 1929. The Wall Street crash happened four months later ! 156 pp.
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From Hell to Breakfast (Signed)

By: Alcorn, Douglas with Souster, Raymond

Price: $100.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Intruder Press: 1980

Seller ID: 008309

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original dark grey cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ has two small tears on front. The 418 Squadron operated at night from bases in southern England against German aerodromes in France and the Low Countries. Arranged in five parts : Air-Force Recruit; Debden; Bradwell Bay; Cranwell and Ford; and Home Again. Of a First Edition of 1000 copies, this is No. 57 of 399 copies signed by the author and co-author. No other writing. 339 pp.
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An Illustrated History of Seaplanes and Flying Boats

By: Allward, Maurice

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Barnes And Noble Books: 1993

Seller ID: 011966

ISBN: 0-88029-286-5

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Grey paper boards backed in black cloth. Highlights the 40-year history of flying boats and seaplanes. Tells how refinements of the Supermarine line of flying boats led to the development of the famous Spitfire, famous for its work in WW II. 160 pp. with index.
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My Air Armada

By: Balbo, Air Marshal Italo

Price: $110.00 USD

Publisher: London, Hurst & Blackett, Ltd.: 1934

Seller ID: 007300

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original blue cloth on boards. Previous owner's name with no additional writing or damage. Intriguing record by Italy's top airman of his leading groups of planes in overseas flights to the US and Canada. His ongoing rivalry with Mussolini and the rise of Fascism are important topics. 286 pp. plus large catalog.
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No. 35 E.F.T.S., Neepawa

By: Billing, F/Lt. G. J. And Humphrey, Miss Audre (Eds.)

Price: $125.00 USD

Publisher: Neepawa, MB, Mr. J.W. Humphrey: 1944

Seller ID: 012015

Binding: Hard Cover - Wire Coil

Condition: Very Good

Card cover book with wire coil binding. Elementary Flying Training Schools gave a trainee 50 hours on a simple trainer, in preparation for WW II. Next step was the Service Flying Training School. Approx. 110 pp.
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True Canadian Heroes in the Air

By: Bishop, Arthur

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Prospero Books: 2004

Seller ID: 012100

ISBN: 1-55267-867-9

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Blue softcover. The author is the son of Billy Bishop, flying ace of WW I. In this book he describes the contributions of several pilots to war efforts. 307 pp.
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Firepower; Sea Warfare

By: Bishop, Chris

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Brown Books: 1999

Seller ID: 000189

Binding: Pictorial Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original glossy pictorial boards, VG DJ. Ships used by naval forces around the world. 175 colourful pp.
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F/A-18 Hornet

By: Braybrook, Roy

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Osprey Publishing, Limited: 1991

Seller ID: 006631

ISBN: 1855321513

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original dark blue cloth on boards. Abrasion to foot of spine. No writing. Photos show the plane in various colours and insignia due to its popularity around the world. 128 pp.
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Vintage Warbirds No. 10: Nieuport Aircraft of World War One

By: Bruce, J.M.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, Arms & Armour Press: 1988

Seller ID: 011348

ISBN: 0-85368-934-2

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Photo softcover shows two men standing in front of aircraft, a Nie.17 bis. 131 b/w photos, all with explanatory text. 64 pp.
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The National Air and Space Museum

By: Bryan, C.D.B.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Abrams: 1979

Seller ID: 000235

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good

Original purple cloth over boards, blind-stamped titles. No DJ. Some mildew spots on cover and foredges. Full of colour photographs. History of early attempts to fly up to then-current space exploration. Chapter on World War II aircraft. 504 pp. A big, heavy book.
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Weapons of War; Fighter and Reconnaisance Aircraft, 1939-1945

By: Chant, Chris (et al)

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Amber Books, Ltd.: 2013

Seller ID: 011946

ISBN: 978-1-78274-029

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Colourful, comprehensive volume in like-new condition. Covers all countries of the period, from Aeronca (US) to Yakovlev (Russia). Specifications and performance records. 174 pp. with index.
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Who Really Invented the Airplane?

By: Cooke, David C.

Price: $55.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., G.P. Putnam's Sons: 1964

Seller ID: 001771

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Original grey cloth on boards. DJ wrinkled and edge chipped. No other marks or damage. The author gives a brief account of earliest attempts up to the current (1964) status of powered flight. He has many other flying-related titles to his credit. 128 pp.
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Beyond the Blue Horizon; On the Track of Imperial Airways

By: Frater, Alexander

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1987

Seller ID: 011653

ISBN: 0-684-18837-6

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Violet paper boards backed in black. No writing or damage. The author guides the reader on a never-to-be-forgotten zigzag flight halfway around the world. 430 pp.
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Take - Off; An Imaginary Pilgrimage by Air for Young People

By: Fuce, Robert

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, Independent Press Ltd.:

Seller ID: 003486

ISBN: NO

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original photo cover boards backed in red cloth. Photos from BOAC and Vickers-Armstrong. Written for 14-18-year-olds, with a decided religious bent. Several full-page photos of Vickers Viking aircraft and one of a Lockheed Lodestar. Small piece of surface paper missing from corner of rear cover. No writing and no other damage. Ca. 1945. 72 pp.
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Who Killed the Avro Arrow ?

By: Gainor, Chris

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Folklore Publishing: 2007

Seller ID: 006284

ISBN: 1-894864-68-9

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Original colour photo cover trade paperback. No writing or damage. The Canadian jet fighter that never really had a chance to fly. Why not ? This copy nearly as new. 256 pp.
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80 Years of Civil Aviation

By: Marriott, Leo

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Promotional Reprint Company: 1997

Seller ID: 002091

ISBN: 1-85648-426-2

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original plasticized photo boards. Duplicated image on DJ. First Flight, History, Aircraft, WW II, British Airports, US Airports, European Airports, 50s to 90s by decades. 224 pp. Heavy.
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Combat Squadrons of the Air Force in World War II; History and Insignia

By: Maurer Maurer (Ed.)

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Washington, D. C., Zenger Publishing Co.: 1981

Seller ID: 011948

ISBN: 0-89201-097-5

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Green cloth on boards. DJ protected by plastic wrapper. Previous owner's bookplate. Numerous items laid in. Very heavy book will need extra postage. 841 pp.
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Instruments, Parts 1 and 2 (Aeroplane Maintenance and Operation Series, Vol 2 and Vol 15; 2 Vol. set)

By: Molloy, E. (General Editor)

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: London, George Newnes Limited:

Seller ID: 010364

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good to Very Good

Blue cloth on boards. Two-volume matching set published at different times, about 1935. Part 1 deals with the Sperry Gyropilot and Instruments and Smith's Aircraft Instruments. Part 2 deals with K.B.B. and K.B.B. - Kollsman Instruments and the Smith Automatic Pilot. 250 illustrations and 264 pp. total in the two books. Previous owner's names, with no other writing. Covers faded. Please allow for extra postage.
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To Fill The Skies with Pilots; The Civilian Pilot Training Program, 1939-46

By: Pisano, Domiinick A.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Urbana, IL, University of Illinois Press: 1993

Seller ID: 006808

ISBN: 0252019946

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Original blue cloth on boards. Photo-illustrated DJ. The author is an aeronautics curator in the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian. Here he traces the CPTP from start to finish. 197 pp.
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Patty O'Neal on the Airways

By: Radford, Ruby L.

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: Racine, WI, Whitman Publishing Co.: 1946

Seller ID: 012059

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Whitman 2315. Brown paper boards. Patty O'Neal is an aviation student at Carter College. When she loses confidence she switches to becoming a stewardess. However, when the pilot of the new stratocruiser runs into trouble, Stewardess Patty steps in and takes it over the Hump...alone ! 248 pp.
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