Aeronautics from Naval Marine Archive

Robert Laffont, 1972, first edition, 329 [2] p.. ill. b/w photos, 24 cm dec bds. Very good/very good. En 1950, Brouillet, ancien résistant, fonde la compagnie aérienne TAG (Transports aériens du Gabon) qui effectue des vols intérieurs, ravitaillant et transportant les exploitants forestiers avec son (puis ses) "Tiger Moth". L'année suivante, il acquiert le "Dragon" de Havilland F-OAIH, premier "vrai"… Read more about this item

P.H. Wilkinson, New York, 1944, revised edition, 320 p. includes index, ill. b/w photographs of engines with specifications given for each of the 130 engines described. Very good, minus slight wear to edge of spine, former owner's name front board, and a1cm V on liner. A record of wartime aero engines.

Ian Allan Publishing, Shepperton, 1994, first UK edition, 216 p. include index, col. plates and b/w sketches with work from the American Society of Aviation Artists. This book provides an unprecedented union of contemporary aviation art with informative storytelling to bring to life moments in history. The artists illustrate the military's use of aviation from the first planes in World… Read more about this item

Royal Canadian Air Force Association, 1963 first edition, 104 p. ill. b/w sketches of planes used by the Canadian military pilots in the last 50 years. The types of aircraft used by the Canadian Armed Forces from the two-seat single engined bi-plane R.E.8 of WWI to the CS2F-1 "Tracker" built in Canada by de Havilland in the 1950s… Read more about this item

Squadron/signal Publications, Carrollton, TX. Two titles of the series, first eds. : The TBM/TBF Avenger in action, no. 82 by Scrivner, Charles, 49 p. ill. b/w, very good. About the WWII American fighter aircraft, bomber. The S2F Tracker: in action, no. 100 by Sullivan, Jim. 50 p., ill. b/w, very good. Planes used by the… Read more about this item

CANAV Books, Toronto, 2000, at 3 vol. set; volume one of three, 296 p. 31 cm, ill. b/w, photos, including end papers includes index and bibliography. fine/fine signed. The Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service of WWI and years between the wars. Volume two of three, 256 p. includes index and bibliography, 31 cm illustrated b/w… Read more about this item

University of Toronto Press in co-operation with the Dept. of National Defence and the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply and Services Canada, Toronto1994. Volume 3 ofThe Official history of the Royal Canadian Air Force. xxiv, 1096 p., [6] folded leaves of plates : ill. b/w. col. maps on endpapers and foldout maps, photos, 26 cm, includes index. Very good/very good,… Read more about this item

University of Toronto Press in co-operation with the Dept. of National Defence and the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply and Services Canada, 1986. signed, first edition. xix, 797 p. Illustrated b/w with fold out maps, col. maps on liners, includes index and notes. very good, minor foxing top pages, minor water stain on inside bottom dj. This is the second… Read more about this item

Sir I. Pitman & Sons (Canada), Toronto, 1931, vii, 108 p., ill. b/w photographs, includes index, 22 cm. Very good with minor loss of gilt on spine. The author an experienced pilot, flying all conditions and especially the high north passes on his knowledge to help others learn. Practical flying, principles of flight, landing on water, ice, small runways,… Read more about this item

Vanwell, St. Catharines, ON, 1987, First ed. Vol. one, 128 p., col. plates and b/w sketches. Very good/very good. Sketches and air combat paintings with accompanying text and biographical notes. Robert Taylor is regarded by many as Britain's foremost aviation artist.

Nine issues: Vol. 1 (2,3); Vol. 2 (1,3,5,6); Vol. 3 (2,3). All in very good condition. Although this journal was short-lived (only sixteen issues were ever published) it deserves its reputation for reliable detail on historical fact concerning Canadian aviation history, and is well illustrated. Some additional postage will be required.

Putnam, London, 1957, first edition, viii, 742 p. illus.b/w photographs. Very good top edge green . An essential and definitive reference of First World War aviation. Specifications which include power unit, dimensions, weights and performance, armament and a history are given for each aeroplane and the book contains no less than 645 illustrations, Heavy will require extra postage.

Doubleday, Garden City, 1978 book club ed., 316 p., b/w maps, sketches, 22 cm. good/good slight foxing on edges. An autobiography of a Japanese fighter pilot who fought like the Samurai. He was in 200 dogfights and downed many Allied planes and was considered Japan's greatest fighter pilot.

Patrick Stephens, Northamptonshire, 1987 1st ed. 256 p. ill. b/w photos, plans, includes index. Very good plus/very good plus. A presentation of many the ultralight planes built between the wars with descriptions and specifications and their designers.

Hutchinson & Co. 1934, first ed. 265 p. plus bw plates with 48 illus. of naval flying arm and later planes setting records. Describes the fleet air arm activities in the far east and the Mediterranean. Ex lib, no dj. boards have been plastified, frontispiece and endpiece missing, lib. stamp throughout, binding tight. A rare edition.