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Aviation

from Neil Williams, Bookseller

1) Atlantic Bridge The Official Account of RAF Transport Command's Ocean Ferry
Admiralty

Atlantic Bridge The Official Account of RAF Transport Command's Ocean Ferry
London : His Majesty's Stationery Office , 1945 . First Edition . VG in Stapled Wraps . 8VO . An unheralded and vital part of the war effort. Extensively illustrated in black and white. Some wear. This can be mailed in a number 10 envelope and postage will be reduced to $1 in North America, $1.50 overseas. more information

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Price: $10.00
2) Green Balls : Adventures of a Night Bomber
Bewsher, Paul

Edinburgh : Williams Blackwood , 1919 . First Edition . VG . 8VO . An aviation classic from the First World War. Bound in green boards, gilt titling on spine. Gift inscription dated 1920. Light wear, more so to corners, spine faded. more information

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Price: $95.00
3) The Long and the Short and the Tall
Collins, Robert

Saskatoon : Prairie Books , 1986 . Trade Paperback . VG in Card Covers . 8VO . An ordinary Airman's War. Light wear, rough label removal on front cover. more information

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Price: $5.00
4) R100 in Canada
Countryman, Barry

Erin, Ontario : The Boston Mills Press , 1982 . First Edition . F/NF . 4TO . A fascinating look at a little know piece of aviation history - the voyage of the R100 to Canada in 1930. Well illustrated in black and white and with a lengthy gift inscription from an RCAF Group Captain to the Canadian Brigadier General then (1988)in charge of the Saint Hubert military base where the R100 landed Light wear to book and jacket. This is the special edition produced for Imperial Oil which did not include the 45 RPM record. more information

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Price: $60.00
5) Wings For Victory
Dunmore, Spencer

Toronto : McClelland and Stewart , 1994 . First Edition . NF/NF . 8VO . The remarkable story of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada. Illustrated with black and white photos. Spring 2000" written in ink on FEP. more information

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Price: $8.00
6) The Hurricane Story
Gallio

The Hurricane Story
London : Michael Joseph , 1959 . First Edition . VG/VG . 12MO . Very light wear to book, owner's stamp on FFEP. Jacket edgeworn and chipped along bottom edge. more information

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Price: $8.00
7) Thanks for the Memory : Unforgettable Characters in Air Warfare 1939-45
Lucas, Laddie

London : Stanley Paul , 1989 . First Edition . . 8VO . Second world war airmen recall the most unforgettable characters they have met. Illustrated with black and white photos. more information

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Price: $18.00
8) Wings Of War
Lucas, Laddie

London : Hutchinson , 1983 . First Edition . NF/NF . 8VO . Airmen of all nations tell their stories. Illustrated with black and white photos. more information

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Price: $15.00
9) Wing Walkers : A History of Canadian Airlines International
Pigott, Peter

Madeira Park : Harbour Publishing , 1998 . First Edition . F/F . 8VO . An engaging history of the major international airline from its bush pilot beginnings and through the war years to the present. The narrative is aptly illustrated throughout with photographs of bush pilots and their planes and stewardesses in changing fashions. A fine copy. more information

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Price: $25.00
10) A History of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Aviation Section
Reid, J H (foreword)

Ottawa : Information Canada , 1973 . First Edition . VG . Square 8VO . Black and white and colour photos, lists of pilots and engineers. Lightly worn ex-library copy with usual interior and exterior markings. more information

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Price: $20.00
11) Planes Over Canada
Sandwell, Captain A H

London : Thomas Nelson , 1940(1938) . Second Printing . Good . 12MO . With eight black and white photographic plates. Ex-high school library copy rebound in green cloth. Unsual interior markings. more information

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Price: $20.00
12) Pictorial History of the RAF
Taylor, W R & Moyes, Philip J R Moyes

London : Ian Allen , 1971(1969) . Third Printing . Vg/Good . 8VO . Important reference heavily illustrated. Jacket lightly worn except for 1" irregular piece missing from top rear panel. more information

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Price: $17.00

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