Aviation History from Chris Phillips

Lincoln: Ruston & Hornsby Limited, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Oblong Folio 31 X 24cm. An extensively illustrated album of the war productions of this Lincoln engineering company during the First World War. The company, before the war, produced agricultural machinery and oil engines, traction engines, etc. Its productions during the war consisted of munitions… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1946. 1st UK Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first UK edition of this collection of flying stories by the renowned author. Very good in original blue cloth and without inscriptions. The wrappers are dusty with a light (tea?) stain to the lower part of top wrap. Wrappers… Read more about this item

London: Simpkin Marshall, Ltd. for Shell, 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A book of information for the amateur pilot in the 1930s, produced for the Shell Oil company. Well illustrated and in very good condition in original blue cloth. Previous owners name on ffep.

Paris: L'Assiette au Beurre, 1901. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. A. Guillaume. The special issue of this satirical French magazine concentrating on the status of aviation at the time. Illustrated throughout, in colour and monochrome, with all illustrations satirising the potential future with balloons playing a significant part. Text in French. Generally very good in original wrappers which… Read more about this item

Paris: L'Assiette au Beurre, 1909. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Georges D'Ostoya. An issue of this satirical French magazine containing an historical and political review of the preceding year when the Wright brothers made the first controlled flight. Illustrated throughout, in colour and monochrome, with text in French. Generally very good in original wrappers which are a little… Read more about this item

London & Canada: The London Printing & Lithographing Company Limited, 1943. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Judy Varga. A first edition of one of the earliest books on the RAF phenomenon known as Gremlins. Well illustrated with colour plates showing the different types of these mythical creatures and the… Read more about this item