The first narrative history of combat helicopters. 117pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 552g. View More...
'The stories contained in this fine volume provide a cross-section of the best and most interesting accounts written about early bush flying'... in Canada. 248 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. A pristine copy - 'as new' ! NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.90 - $9.00 unless extra heavy/large. Media... View More...
More aviation tales from the Second World War selected and edited by William J. Wheeler. 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Includes index. Interior is bright and clean. Unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Delamination just starting to fore-edges of front and rear. Weight, 336g. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on s... View More...
The story of how an itinerant radio repairman accidentally started Queen Charlotte Airlines, Canada's largest bush flying outfit. Dedicated inscription and signature of Jim Spilsbury to the htp. 238pp, photo illus, diagrams, endpaper maps. Mint copy - bright and fresh, 'as new'. Unpacked weight, 620g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well p... View More...
The story of how an itinerant radio repairman accidentally started Queen Charlotte Airlines, Canada's largest bush flying outfit. 238pp, photo illus, diagrams, endpaper maps. About Fine copy. Unmarked. Attractive copy - bright and fresh - near new! Unpacked weight, 591g.. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usual... View More...
The story of how an itinerant radio repairman accidentally started Queen Charlotte Airlines, Canada's largest bush flying outfit. 238pp, photo illustrated, diagrams, endpaper maps. Solid, sound copy - bright and fresh. Weight, 465g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.50. Canadian postage varies consid... View More...
'A Tribute to the men and women of Bomber Command ad their Leader, Sir Arthur Harris'. Published on behalf of the Bomber Command Association. 144pp, profusely illustrated, advertising. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. Almost 'as new'. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 570g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specif... View More...
Magazine of the Canadian Aviation Industry. Front cover - Piper Turbo Arrow III. Features on Avionics - Buying Guide etc. Lots of Canadian content. Large issue - 116pp, photo illustrated, advertising. Clean,sound, unmarked copy showing only slight wear, and a small, address label to lower front corner. Weight, 245g. Ships at cost via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. View More...
Lot of 2 issues from 1977. Magazine of the Canadian Aviation Industry. 68pp + 60pp. photo illustrated, advertising. Lot of Canadian content. Clean,sound, unmarked copies showing minor wear to spine. Weight, 280g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post lettermail within Canda. View More...
Memories of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, in Canada during the Second World War. 222 p. : illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no wear to the laminated pictorial boards. Weight, 1.029kg. View More...
Book traces the developmeny of powered flight from its infancy to circa WWII. Beautifully illustrated. 80pp, 95 illustrations. Mint copy, 'as new'. View More...
Single issue of a leading American Aviation magazine. Cover features 'Avro707B Delta Wing fighter'. 66pp, photo illustrated, advertising. Many more issues available. Bright, clean and unmarked with a sound binding. Weight, 150g. View More...
A complete history of the Messerschmitt Fighters from the piston-engined Bf 109 to the first jet propelled fighter, the ME 262. 64pp, profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, plus, superb, detailed color drawings. Interior is bright and clean. Unmarked except for a previous owner's name/address label to the top corner of the fpde. Tight, square binding. Clean, illustrated coards. Mild bump to the head of the spine. View More...
A biography of the playboy pioneering balloonist for whom Louis Cartier invented the first wristwatch, and who, mistakenly, thought that he was the first man to fly. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar unclipped dustjacket. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less w... View More...
Comprehensive, detailed history of Canada's airmen during the First World War. the first of four projected volumes of the Official history of the Royal Canadian Air Force. 771pp, photo illustrated, maps, folding plates, endpaper maps. Overall, very bright and clean. Would be Fine except for a previous owner's details to the verso of the front endpaper have been heavily blacked-out; this has bled through to the other side affecting the endpaper map. Otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding. No wear to cloth, or to unclipped dustjacket. Very heavy, weighing 2kg [4.4lbs]. Please enquire for corr... View More...
1st printing of the 1991 reprint of the original 1917 edition. Introduction by Clark G. Reynolds. 4to, 9.25"x12", 281pp, photo illus, diagrams etc. Hardcover in blue cloth with dustjacket. Attractive copy, weight, 1.205kg. View More...
Examination of the period from the first balloon flight to the first aeroplane flight, 1783 to 1903. Early experiments in the road to flight. 191pp, photo illustrated, illustrated endpapers. Book is clean and tight. Dustjacket has a number of closed tears and edge wear. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably de... View More...
'Every classic model, fom aviation's earliest days to the present'. Great artwork and wonderful historic, vintage photographs. 176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. Illustrations by John Batchelor. Book and dustjacket is about 'as new' - bright, clean and unmarked with a very nearly similar, unclipped dustjacket. Heavy book weighing 1.336kg. View More...
An account of the Royal Canadian Air Force's Women's Division during the Second World War. 173pp, photo section, index. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. No wear to boards. Weight, 350g. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and... View More...
Stories of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women's Division, during and after World War II. 173pp, pictorial section at rear [unpaginated], index. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, about 'as new'. Weight, 350g. View More...
