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Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1940. Quarto, illustrated hard cover, 140 pp. Some rubbing around peripheries of hard cover, otherwise a very good copy. First edition. This book showcases tales of famous Australian airmen, such as Lawrence Hargrave, John Duigan, Bert Hinkler.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1941. 1st edition. Very Good. small octavo. orig. cloth vi + 250pp., frontis., True tales of famous Australian Airmen. Faded at spine, pages browning as usual o/w VG reading copy

With Foreword by Sir Keith Smith. (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1940) First Edition. Muir 2311. Pictorial boards pp. viii, 140 (247 x 187 mm) Illustrated (by Edgar A. Holloway). ‘True Tales of Famous Australian Airmen’. First Edition. Lacks the backstrip; corners and edges of boards rubbed; otherwise a very good copy.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1941. 1st edition. Nice Copy. small octavo. orig. cloth vi + 250pp., frontis., True tales of famous Australian Airmen. Pages browning as usual o/w a very good copy in bright red boards

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1941. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 125mm x 185mm. Moderate wear to cloth. Spine is sloped and has minimal sunning. GIft inscription dated 1943 to ffep. Even browning to edges of page block which extends to page margins. Text clean. Binding tight. 250pp.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1941. Octavo, red cloth, vi, 250 pp., one frontispiece. Some flecking on spine, corners and bottom-edge, spine faded and torn at extremities, slightly bowed, some foxing, internally in very good order; overall, a good copy. Accounts of the experiences and deeds of 14 Australian pilots, from Oswald Watt to Kingsford Smith to Hubert Wilkins.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1940. Quarto, illustrated hard cover, 140 pp., full-colour frontispiece, a black-and-white illustration is included at the beginning of each chapter. Spine ends bumped and rubbed, edges and corners of front cover slightly rubbed, foxing on inside covers and edges of leaves, small gold sticker on bottom right of inside front cover from Antique Bookshop and Curios. Inscribed on the inside of the front cover with: "To Brownie from The Ellison". A second note reads: "May Dunn Xmas 1940". Overall, a good copy. First edition. Aimed at younger readers, this book showcases twelve enthralling tales of famous Australian airmen, including Lawrence Hargrave, John Duigan, Charles Kingsford Smith, P. G. Taylor, Bert Hinkler and Arthur Butler.