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1929 Annual Journal of The United Services Institute of Nova Scotia. SecondYear. Volume Two

By: SPRY, D.W.D., Lieut. Colonel (ed.). HOUGHTON, L.F.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: United Services Institute of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S., 1929,

Seller ID: 86211

SPRY, D.W.D., Lieut. Colonel (ed.). 1929 Annual Journal of The United Services Institute of Nova Scotia. Second Year. Volume Two. Halifax, N.S.: United Services Institute of Nova Scotia, 1929. Pp 1-166. Illustrated. Maps. 8vo, red printed card covers. Articles of nautical interest : “Canada's Duty Towards National Defence” by Lt. Cmdr. L.F. Houghton, RNC (pp 26-33) and “The History and Modern Developments of Wireless Telegraphy” by Lt. Cmdr. L.F.Houghton, RCN (pp 34-53). Other articles : “The Race to the Sea” by Lt. Co l. JH.L. Sparling (pp 54-76); “The National Importance of the Truth” by Lt....
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40 Years of Air Transport in Northern Ireland (Transport Handbook No. 7).

By: SWANN, John W.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Hollywood, Co. Down, 1971,

Seller ID: 80516

SWANN, John W. 40 Years of Air Transport in Northern Ireland (Transport Handbook No. 7). [Hollywood, Co. Down] : The Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, (1971). Pp [1]-54,(2). Illustrated,. 8vo, illustrated stapled card covers. Very good. 25.00
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434 Squadron History. Second Edition in dustjacket.

By: ROBERTSON, Robby.) MATTHEWS, Don. BERTRAM, Murray.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Hangar Bookshelf, Belleville, ON, 1984,

Seller ID: 41269

(ROBERTSON, Robby, Don MATTHEWS, Murray BERTRAM et al.). 434 Squadron History. (Belleville, Ont.: The Hangar Bookshelf, 1984). Second Edition. Pp 137.Oblong 8vo, blue cloth. Very good in dustjacket. 50.00
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437 Squadron History. in stained dj

By: Canada - Aviation)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Hangar Bookshelf, Belleville, ON, 1985, ISBN:0920497039

Seller ID: 58700

(Canada - Aviation). 437 Squadron History. (Belleville, ON: The Hangar Bookshelf, 1985). Pp. 113. Illustrated. Triple column. Oblong 8vo, blue cloth with gilt emblem of the 437 Squadron to the front, gilt titles to spine. Includes chapters on the Douglas DC-3, the Canadair CC-106 Yukon, and the Boeing 707. Light edgebrowning, faint soiling to rear board, else very good in dampstained dust jacket. 30.00
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5 Great Postwar American X-Planes : Bell X-1, Bell X-2, Douglas X-3, Northrop X-4, Bell X-5. X-Planes Pictorial-1.

By: MATTHEWS, Henry.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Printed by United Printers & Traders for HPM Publications, Beirut, Lebanon, 1998,

Seller ID: 91366

MATTHEWS, Henry. 5 Great Postwar American X-Planes : Bell X-1, Bell X-2, Douglas X-3, Northrop X-4, Bell X-5. X-Planes Pictorial-1. (Beirut, Lebanon :Printed by United Printers & Traders for HPM Publications, 1998). Pp [1]-[ 32]. Illustrated. Double Column. Oblong 8vo, illustrated grey stapled card covers. Very good. 25.00
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820 Naval Air Squadron.

By: Royal Navy - Helicopters)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Royal Navy, 1989,

Seller ID: 66075

(Royal Navy - Helicopters). 820 Naval Air Squadron. (L.: Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Navy), 1989). Pp [8]. Illustrated with photos to text;double column. 8vo, stapled illustrated wraps. Contents: The Squadron Toda y; Our Aircraft the Westland Sea King HAS Mark 6; Our Ship HMS Ark Royal; 820 Squadron - A History; 820 Squadron Aircraft; 820 Squadron Ships; Battle Honours. Very good. 10.00
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A History of Canadian Naval Aviation 1918-1962. First Edition in dust jacket

By: KEALY, J.D.F. RUSSELL, E.C.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Naval Historical Section, Canadian Forces Headquarters, Department of National Defence, 1965,

Seller ID: 7198

KEALY, J.D.F. and E.C. RUSSELL. A History of Canadian Naval Aviation 1918-1962. Ottawa : The Naval Historical Section, Canadian Forces Headquarters, Department of National Defence, 1965. First Edition. "Roger Duhamel, F.R.S.C. Queen's Printer". Pp (2),[i]-ix,(1).1-164. Double column. With 156 b&w photos, as well as other illustations. Large 8vo (216 x 280 mm), blue cloth, with gilt lettering to spine. Law 1504, Cooke p.232. John David Farquharson Kealy (b. 1920). Edward Charles Russell (b. 1913). "This book is a record of the evolution of Canadian Naval Aviation over a period o...
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A History of Moncton : Town and City 1855-1965. First Edition in dustjacket,Signed by Mayor L.C. Jones

By: MACHUM, Lloyd A.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: City of Moncton : 1965

Seller ID: 45994

MACHUM, Lloyd A. A History of Moncton : Town and City 1855-1965. Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada : "Published by the City of Moncton", 1965. First Edition. "Printed and bound in Canada by Moncton Publishing Company Ltd." Pp (18),19-447,(1), including frontispiece & illustrations. 8vo (157 x 235 mm), blue cloth, with gilt lettering to front & spine. Taylor, New Brunswick History : A Checklist of Secondary Sources 29: 64. Lloyd Alexander Machum (b. December 26, 1910, North Devon, New Brunswick - d. March 23, 1982, Pinellas, Florida). "This book, written in connection with the celeb...
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A Leader Born : The Life of Admiral John Sidney McCain, Pacific Carrier Commander. First Edition in dustjacket

By: McCAIN, John Sidney) GILBERT, Alton Keith.

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Casemate, Philadelphia , 1975, ISBN:1932033505 : 1975

Seller ID: 84657

ISBN-13: 9781932033502

(McCAIN, John Sidney). GILBERT, Alton Keith. A Leader Born : The Life of Admiral John Sidney McCain, Pacific Carrier Commander. Philadelphia : Casemate, (2006). First Printing. Pp [i]-xiii,(1),1-274 + 16 pages of b&w photos. 8vo, dark-grey paper-covered boards, gilt lettering to spine. Admiral John Sidney McCain (b. August 9, 1884, Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi – d. September 6, 1945, Coronado, California). Alton Keith Gilbert (b. ca 1930). With a Foreword by his grandson, Senator John McCain. "John S. 'Slew' McCain was an old-school sailor. Wiry, profane, a cusser and a ...
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Abbotsford '74 : 1975: August 8, 9 & 10. Canada's National Airshow. Program: One Dollar

By: Abbotsford Air Show)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Abbotsford International Air Show Society, Abbotsford, B.C., 1975,

Seller ID: 115603

(Abbotsford Air Show). Abbotsford '74 : 1975: August 8, 9 & 10. Canada's National Airshow. Program: One Dollar. [Abbotsford, B.C.: Abbotsford International Air Show Society, 1975]. Pp (1),2-40,(2) includng covers, Illustrated. Large 8vo, illustrated red, blue and green card covers, lettered in yelowand white. The programme for the show, Very good. 15.00
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ABC of U.S. and Canadian Military Aircraft.

By: TAYLOR, John W.R.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Ian Allan, London, 1956,

Seller ID: 98382

TAYLOR, John W.R. ABC [of] U.S. and Canadian Military Aircraft. London : Ian Allan Ltd., 1956. Pp [1]-80. Illustrated. Small 8vo, illustrated red and blue stapled card covers. “This new edition of the ABC of U.S. and CanadianMilitary Aircraft differs in many ways from the first edition published la st year. Some of the more important liaison aircraft now receive full-page coverage, with silhouettes, and this has helped to increase the number of “major” types to 61. Of these, 57 are illustrated with new photographs; and,of the total of 114 photographs in the book, 94 are new, together with 19 n...
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Above and Beyond : The Canadians' War in the Air, 1939-45. First Edition in dust jacket

By: DUNMORE, Spencer

Price: $20.00

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart : 1996

Seller ID: 115830

ISBN-13: 9780771029288

DUNMORE, Spencer. Above and Beyond : The Canadians' War in the Air, 1939-45. (Toronto, Ontario) : McClelland & Stewart, (1996). First Printing. "Printed and bound in Canada". Pp (6),[vii]-ix,(5),[3]-384,(4) + 16 pages of b&w photos. 8vo (161 x 235 mm), blue paper-covered boards & spine, with gilt lettering to spine. Spencer Dunmore (b. Dec 12, 1928, Hamilton, Ontario - d. Dec. 14, 2019, Burlington, Ontario) was living in at the time of publication. There is a b&w photo of him on the rear jacket flap. "From the first skirmishes over Europe in September 1939, Canadian airmen served in alm...
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Ace Factor : Air Combat and the Role of Situational Awareness. First American Edition in dustjacket.

By: SPICK, Mike

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 1988, ISBN:0870210025

Seller ID: 115519

SPICK, Mike . The Ace Factor : Air Combat and the Role of Situational Awareness. Naval Institute Press, (1988). First American Edition. "What makes a fighter ace? Why are a staggering forty per cent of aerial engagements won by a mere five per cent of pilots? What gives this minority the ability to rack up scores so far beyond those of the other 95 per cent of pilots? These questions have often been asked but a definitive answer has had to await this book. It can be condensed into two words: situational awareness, or SAfor short, that almost psychic ability the top-scoring aces have which ...
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Aces & Wingmen : Men, Machines and Units of the United States Army Air Force, Eighth Fighter Command and 354th Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force, 1943-5.signed in dj.

By: MORRIS, Danny TURNER, Richard E., Lt. Col., foreword SCUTTS, Jerry

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Neville Spearman, London, 1972, ISBN:0854352414

Seller ID: 94892

MORRIS, Danny. Aces & Wingmen : Men, Machines and Units of the United States Army Air Force, Eighth Fighter Command and 354th Fighter Group, Ninth AirForce, 1943-5 . With a foreword by Lt Col Richard E. Turner. Illustrated b y Jerry Scutts. (London): Neville Spearman Ltd., (1972). First Printing. Pp. (14),15-488. Illustrated (some of which are in colour). Largely double column. Large 8vo, navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "'Aces & Wingmen' contains stories of men who are famous and some who are not so famous. As well as including Aces such as Richard Turner and Edmond Zellner, ...
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Across the Top of the World : To the North Pole by Sled, Balloon, Airplane and Nuclear Icebreaker. 1st pr in dj.

By: FISHER, David E.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Random House, New York, 1992, ISBN:067941116x

Seller ID: 55477

FISHER, David E. Across the Top of the World : To the North Pole by Sled, Balloon, Airplane and Nuclear Icebreaker. NY: Random House, (1992). First Printing. Pp. 256 + 8 p. of coloured plates. 8vo, blue cloth spine with blue paper covered boards. "In the summer of 1991 the Soviet nuclear-powered icebreaker Sovetskiy Soyuz sailed on the world's first surface voyage across the Arctic Sea to the North Pole, carrying an international roster of one hundred people in luxury to the 'vacant whiteness' that had lured hundreds ofexplorers to their deaths." - from the dj. Vg-fine in dj. 20.00
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Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves, USN.

By: REEVES, Joseph Mason, Admiral). HAYES, John D. Naval War College Review, Volume XXIII, Number 3 November 1970 ROBINSON, William H. BEX, John E.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Naval War College, Newport, RI, 1970,

Seller ID: 67609

(REEVES, Joseph Mason, Admiral). HAYES, John D. "Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves, USN". An article in Naval War College Review, Volume XXIII, Number 3 November 1970, pp. 48-57. Newport, RI: Naval War College, 1970. Pp. 99. Illustrated. Double column. 8vo, illustrated card covers. Also: "An Element of International Affairs - The Military Mind" by Commander William H. Robinson, Jr., U.S. Navy; "Quantitative Information for Strategic Decisions" by MajorStuart J. Yuill, U.S. Army; "Navy and Polity: A 1973 Baseline" by Professo r John M. Roberts and Lieutenant Commander ...
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Aeroflot : Soviet Air Transport Since 1923. First Edition in dustjacket.

By: MacDONALD, Hugh.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Putnam, London, 1975, ISBN:0370001176

Seller ID: 114169

MacDONALD, Hugh. Aeroflot : Soviet Air Transport Since 1923. London : Putnam, (1975). First Printing. Pp. (16),1-323,(1). Illustrated with dozens of black and white photos to text. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "This book tells in great detail the story of Soviet civil air transport and in particular the contribution of the Soviet airline Aeroflot. Aeroflot, although responsible for a much wider range of duties than airlines elsewhere, is without question the world's biggest carrier of air passengers andcargo -- its 1973 target was 87 million passengers and 2,100,000 tonnes...
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Aeromodeller Annual, 1957-58. in poor dj.

By: RUSHBROOKE, C.S. and D.W. LAIDLAW-DICKSON LAIDLAW-DICKSON, D.W.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Model Aeronautical Press, Ltd, Watford, Hertfordshrie, 1957,

Seller ID: 69682

RUSHBROOKE, C.S. and D.W. LAIDLAW-DICKSON. Aeromodeller Annual, 1957-58 . Areview of the year's aeromodelling throughout the world in theory and prac tice; together with useful data, contest results and authoritative articles, produced by staff and contributors of the Aeromodeller. Compiled and Edited by C.S. Rushbrooke and D.J. Laidlaw-Dickson. Watford, Hertfordshire: TheModel Aeronautical Press, Ltd., 1957. Pp. [1]-160, colour frontis. Illustr ated. 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. An anthology of articles dealing with model aviation construction and maintenance, from t...
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Aeromodeller Annual, 1959-60. no dj.

By: RUSHBROOKE, C.S. and D.W. LAIDLAW-DICKSON LAIDLAW-DICKSON, D.W.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Model Aeronautical Press, Ltd, Watford, Hertfordshrie, 1959,

Seller ID: 69686

RUSHBROOKE, C.S. and D.W. LAIDLAW-DICKSON. Aeromodeller Annual, 1959-60. A review of the year's aeromodelling throughout the world in theory and practice; together with useful data, contest results and authoritative articles, produced by staff and contributors of the Aeromodeller. Compiled and Edited by C.S. Rushbrooke and D.J. Laidlaw-Dickson. Watford, Hertfordshire: The Model Aeronautical Press, Ltd., 1959. Pp. [1]-160, colour frontis. Illustrated. 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. An anthology of articles dealing with model aviation construction and maintenance, fro...
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Aeromodeller Annual, 1960-61. no dj.

By: RUSHBROOKE, C.S. and D.W. LAIDLAW-DICKSON LAIDLAW-DICKSON, D.W.

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Model Aeronautical Press, Ltd, Watford, Hertfordshrie, 1960,

Seller ID: 69687

RUSHBROOKE, C.S. and D.W. LAIDLAW-DICKSON. Aeromodeller Annual, 1960-61. A review of the year's aeromodelling throughout the world in theory and practice; together with useful data, contest results and authoritative articles, produced by staff and contributors of the Aeromodeller. Compiled and Edited by C.S. Rushbrooke and D.J. Laidlaw-Dickson. Watford, Hertfordshire: The Model Aeronautical Press, Ltd., 1960. Pp. [1]-160, colour frontis. Illustrated. 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. An anthology of articles dealing with model aviation construction and maintenance, fro...
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