| ANCIENT AIR, AN, Penrose, Harald, Wrens Park, 2001, new,
bio of John Stringfellow of Chard - the first man in the world to demonstrate
that engine-powered flight was practicable, photos, 183 pgs.
| $9.95 |
| BILLY BISHOP, VC, Mathieson, W.D., Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, 1989,
f, soft cover, see photo, bio of Bishop with many photos, 63 pgs. | $14.95 |
| BISHOP'S BOYS, THE,
Crouch, Tom, W.W. Norton & Co., 1990, fine, soft cover, see photo, life of Wilbur and Orville Wright,
photos, 606 pgs.
| $10.00 |
| DEAR BERT - AN AMERICAN PILOT FLYING IN WORLD WAR I ITALY,
Lewis, Edward Davis, LoGisma, 2002, new, soft cover, see photo,
George M.D. Lewis was one of 400 American pilots trained at Foggia, Italy in 1917-18,
under Capt. Fiorello H. LaGuardia. July 1918 he copiloted the first American flight over
the Alps, during his service & travels in Italy and France he encountered important
personalities of the time, including Gianni Caproni, Luigi Rizzo & Ernest Hemingway.
Lewis' photographs, dated journal entries & excerpts from his letters to his sweetheart
Bertha ('Bert') Harsch shed new light on this area of World War I aviation history,
more than 475 photos. 192 pgs.
| $24.00 |
| E.T. BUSK, A PIONEER IN FLIGHT WITH A SHORT MEMOIR OF H.A. BUSK,
Busk, Mary, John Murray, 1925, vg (cover stain, foxing on edges of pages), see photo,E.T. Busk began experimental work on aircraft in 1911,
appointed to Royal Aircraft Factory and designed the B.E. 2c, he was killed in a flying accident in 1914. H.A. Busk (author's son) joined
the RNAS in 1914 and was missing in action in 1916. 92 pgs, illustrations.
| $100.00 |
| F. J. CAMM, THE PRACTICAL MAN, Cullingham, Gordon, Thameslink Ltd, 1996, signed by author, limited to 250 copies, fine, soft cover,
involved in airplane modelling, radio, telegraphy and automobiles, he was the brother of
Sydney Camm, designer of the hurricane, illustrations, photos, 104 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| FLYING DUTCHMAN, Fokker & Gould, Henry Holt, 1931, vg/g (tape repair),
designer and builder of the Fokker aircraft and first synchronised
aerial machine gun recalls his years working in Germany, airmen of WWI
and his post-war move back to Holland and then America
to work with Henry Ford, photos, 282 pgs.
| $60.00 |
| FOKKER, Dierikx, Marc, Smithsonian, 1997, new, see photo,
biography of Anthony Fokker, whose biplanes and triplanes were
used extensively by Germany & World War I, he headed the world's
largest aircraft manufacturing company, photos, 250 pgs.
| $35.00 |
| FOKKER - THE MAN & HIS AIRCRAFT , Robertson, Bruce (editor),
Harleyford, 1961, f/f,see photo, biography & history of his aircraft, many photos,
3-view tone drawings, 224 pgs. | $65.00 |
| FOR VALOUR: THE AIR VCs, Bowyer, Chaz, Caxton, 2002, new, see photo,
biographies of 19 WW I pilots who won the Victoria Cross, photos, 250 pgs.
| $24.95 |
| FRENCH WAR BIRDS, Sykes, Claud,, Greenhill, 1987, soft cover, Vintage Aviation Library reprint, see photo,
biographies of French aces during World War I such as Fonck, Guynemer, Nungesser, Navarre, de la Fregoliere, Brocard, and Garros along with facts of less famous airmen, photos, 256 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| GUYNEMER "L'AS DES AS",
Naduad, Marcel, Albin Michel, 1918, vg, soft cover, see photo, French text, Guynemer - the ace of aces, 8 plates,
127 pgs.
| $48.50 |
| HUGH ROBINSON, PIONEER AVIATOR Vergara, George, University of Florida Press, 1995, new, see photo,
based on the Robinson family's trove of early aviation memorabilia, describes his passage from childhood when he attempted to fly
his homemade bicycle off a 100 foot hill through his years of test flying with the "Circle of Death" circus act, many photographs, 136 pgs.
| $16.95 |
LAST OF THE RED DEVILS Joseph, Frank, Galde Press, 2003, new, soft cover, see photo, signed by author,
story of Edward Lindsay, the last surviving pilot of the 96th Aero Squadron, flew Breguet 14,
bomber pilot in World War I, personal recollections of early air combat experience,
photos, 160 pgs.
| $12.95 |
| LIFE & TIMES OF ROBERT G. FOWLER, Burden, Maria Schell,
Borden Publishing, 1999, soft cover, see photo, Fowler attempted W to E coast to coast
flight, 1911, photos, 157 pgs. | $18.00 |
| LINCOLN BEACHEY, Marrero, Frank, Scottwall, 1997, new, soft cover, see photo,
aerial exhibitionist, killed in flying accident, 1915, photos,
196 pgs. | $14.95 |
| MAN FLIES - STORY OF ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT, Winters, Nancy, Ecco Press, 1997, new, see photo,
internationally acclaimed as the first man to fly, Santos-Dumont was feted for several years in Europe
& America before learning that the Wright Brothers, whose early efforts had been discounted, had actually preceded him,
photos & illustrations, 160 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| 'MICK', Dudgeon, James M., Robert Hale, 1981, f/f, see photo,
biography of Major Edward Mannock, 208 pgs.
| $36.00 |
| "MR. VALIANT", Towers, Leonard, Epworth Press, 1926, vg (inked inscription, some yellowing)/g (tape repair), see photo,
story of Arthur G. Hopkins, M.C., twenty-five pages related to W I aviation, joined No. 14 Squadron
as an observer in 1917, served as an artillery spotter in the Gaza campaign in the Middle East, photos,
104 pgs.
| $65.00 |
| NIEUPORT 1875-1911, Pommier, Geraard, Schiffer, 2002, new, see photo,
written by his grandson G?rard Pommier, details the solutions he applied to cycling & automobiles before turning to
aircraft later made famous by pilots of nearly all Allied nations in the First World War,
described are the achievements of this extraordinarily talented engineer (who died at age 36), of his brother Charles
(killed less than two years later) & of the splendid company bearing their name, which at one time led the world in
airplane production & continued its activity until 1936, many unpublished photographs from the Nieuport/Pommier archives,
213 pgs.
| $39.95 |
| RAMPANT LION , Whiteside, Darren, A & S Publishing, 2007, new, see photo, life of Eduard Ritter von Schliech, Germany's
'Black Knight' of WW I, a highly decorated First World War fighter pilot, awarded the Pour le Merite,
Bravian Military Merit Order, Knights Cross, Saxon Knight's Cross, he had 35 victories, photos, maps
& charts, 312 pgs.
| $29.95 |
| RICKENBACKER, Rickenbacker, Edward V., Prentice-Hall, 1967, vg (inked name)/vg, see photo,
autobiography, photos, 458 pgs.
| $12.50 |
| SANTOS-DUMONT, Wykeham, Peter, Putnum, 1962, f/f, see photo,
Santos-Dumont and his aircraft were the toast of Paris,
1898 to 1910, photos. 278 pgs. | $32.50 |
| SILVER DART, Green, H. Gordon, Brunswick Press Limited, 1959, vg/vg (smoke damage to dj), see photo,
biography of Hon. J.A. D. McCurdy, Canada's first pilot, 32 pages of photographs,
208 pgs. | $25.00 |
| TRENCHARD, MAN OF VISION , Boyle, Andrew, Collins, 1962, vg/vg, 1st edition,
Trenchard was one of the original pilots present at the foundation of the Royal Flying Corps in 1912 and became its commander during the war and later in 1918 the first Chief of Air Staff,
photos & maps, 768 pgs.
| $35.00 |
| WAR BIRD, Davis, Burke, University of North Carolina, 1991, new, see photo,
bio of Elliott White Springs, after gaining his wings he was posted to Europe where, after Pershing decreed that pilots
were to be ranked as sergeants, he resigned his commission & joined the RFC, he first served in 85 Squadron, under Bishop,
before being transferred to the US Army where he flew with 148th Squadron & ended the war as America's fifth ranking ace
with 16 victories, after his return to the USA he spent a period barnstorming, photos, 267 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| WAR BIRD ACE ,
Ballard, Jack Stokes, Texas A & M, 2007, new, see photo,
Capt. Field Kindley flew a Camel with 148th Aero Squadron.
He achieved 12 aerial victories which tied him with Elliott White Springs.
Kindley was killed on a flying accident, 1920, at Kelly Field, photos, drawings, 208 pgs.
| $29.95 |
| WILBUR AND ORVILLE, Howard, Fred, Dover, 1998, new, soft cover, see photo,
definitive story of the brothers, thier lives & works, early childood & fascination with flight, also relates the
bitter patent fight & legal battles, photos, 576 pgs.
| $17.95 |
| WINGED VICTOR,
Atkins, Gordon, Springwater Books, 2004, new, soft cover, see photo, signed by author,
Biography of Victor Yeates, Camel pilot w/46 Sqdn., who wrote the book, "Winged Victory", photos, 228 pgs.
| $35.95 |
| WINGS OF MADNESS Hoffman, Paul, Hyperion, 2003, new, see photo,
Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight, introduces the dashing inventor who entertained Paris with his airborne
antics - barhopping in a little dirigible that he tied to lamp posts, circling around the Eiffel Tower & crashing into rooftops,
a glimpse into the mind of an extraordinary & tormented man that also vividly depicts the sights and sounds of turn-of-the-century Paris,
photos, 369 pgs.
| $24.95 |
| WRIGHT BROTHERS , Kelly, Fred, Diverm 1987, new, soft cover,
biography of Wright Brothers originally published in 1943, photos, 340 pgs.
| $9.95 |
| ZEPPELIN, ca 1909, see photo,
A special edition of "The Week" magazine. A biography of Count Zeppelin and description of this airship flights.
20 pages of text (German) and 20 pages of photographs. (9 1/2" x 12 1/2")
| $37.50 |
