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World War I
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This page lists books on Aircraft of WW1, WW2 and General Aviation History - in that order.
Within these categories, the publications are listed in a random order, i.e. not by price, title or author.

They are mostly hardback, except where indicated.
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World War I

JANE'S FIGHTING AIRCRAFT OF WW1 -  £15.00 - SOLD
A 1990 reprint of the 1919 edition with over 1000 illustrations, many accompanied by plans and all furnished with comprehensive specifications of the various aircraft that served during WWI.

THE BEST OF WIND-SOCK VOLUME II -  £7.50
A very well regarded magazine, this copy having plans and photographs of the following machines: Pfalz E1 and E2, Pfalz D.X11 fighter, the AD scout, the BE2 and DH5 plus the Halberstadt C1.1V and the Anatra DS.
This magazine is in pristine condition.

WW1 AEROPLANES -  £5.00
Published in 1974 by Ward Lock Ltd, the volume covers all the aircraft of the war with 140 b&w illustrations and informative text. In first class condition.

WORLD AIRCRAFT, ORIGINS: WW1 - £10.50
A 1977 edition published by Book Club Assoc. of the 1975 book by Enzo Angelucci and Paolo Matricardi. The book has over 300 pages of colour illustrations and aircraft specifications covering all the major combat aircraft used during the conflict 1914-1918. In very good condition with a slight tear on the dust jacket.

ACES HIGH - £12.50
By Alan Clark. , 1974 reprint (first published 1973). Paperback with over 180 pages in ten chapters full of photographs and anecdotes of men and machines who fought over the battlefields of the great war. In good condition.

THE FIGHTERS - £10.00
Printed in 1966. Written by Thomas Funderburk. 190 pages covering most of the major combat aircraft and their pilots with interesting anecdotes, photographs and line drawn illustrations of their machines. This book is ex libris in good condition, although the cover is worn.

BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER - £17.50  SOLD
A Conway publication written in 1989 by R,D. Layman. 120 pages - very well illustrated and written account of the early days of marine aviation. There are many rare photographs of some of the bizarre ways various navies attempted to deploy naval airpower.

WARBIRDS Military Aircraft of the First World War in Colour - £20.00 - SOLD
An English language edition published by Purnell Book Services Ltd in 1974 of the Italian publication of 1973. The book has over 450 illustrations (323 in full colour) with accompanying text. In first class condition.

KNIGHTS OF THE AIR - £8.50
A Time Life publication compiled in 1980, well illustrated both in b&w and colour, showing both the aircraft and flyers of the conflict. In addition, there are pictures and text covering the home front and some reproductions of pictures of the air war over the desert. Hardcover, in first class condition.

AIRCRAFT AND FLYERS OF THE 1st WORLD WAR - £10.00
Originally titled 'Heroes and Aeroplanes of the Great War 1914-1918' by J.A. Phelan. The book has 125 pages of very fine line drawings of WW1 aircraft with accompanying text. In first class condition.

ARMAMENT OF BRITISH AIRCRAFT 1909-1939 - £17.50
Written by H.F. King and published by Putman Aeronautical Books in 1971. The book covers all the sometimes exotic methods of fitting weapons on to aircraft during the formative years of air combat. The volume is in pristine condition.

GERMAN AIRCRAFT OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR - £55.00
A seminal work by Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. With 600 pages of photographs, scale plans and informative text, this book is a must for those with a serious interest in the aircraft used over land and sea by Germany in WW1. First published in 1962, this 1992 reprint is in excellent condition.

THE AEROPLANES OF THE RFC - £40.00  SOLD
Written by J.M. Bruce, this is a 1992 reprint of the 1962 work. Over 600 pages of text, photographs and scale plans - a comprehensive account of all the RFC's planes used during WW1. In first class condition.

MODEL AEROPLANES OF WW1 Design and Construction - £12.50
A nicely presented model maker's guide to the aircraft of the First World War, with scale plans and photographs,, some in colour. Over 100 pages. First class condition.

RECONNAISSANCE & BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF THE 14-18 WAR - £150.00
1962 edition. A very sought after publication covering aircraft of the period with detailed plans and photographs. Over 200 pages. This book is ex libris but in good condition.

THE GERMAN GIANTS - £75.00
Published in 1962. Over 270 pages of scale plan, illustrations and photographs covering the extremely large bombers of the First World War. In very good condition.

WARPLANES & AIR BATTLES OF WW1 - £7.50
Published 1973 by Phoebus. 150 pages of photographs and illustrations, many in colour. Good condition.

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1918 WAR - £30.00
A Harborough publication. This is a 3rd impression, 1961. Over 200 pages of scale plans, illustrations and b&w photographs. Good condition but dust jacket is torn.

EARLY AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT - £35.00
By Harry Woodman. Printed 1989. 250 pages full of accurate b&w illustrations and text on the sometimes bizarre armament placed on early aircraft. With dust jacket. In pristine condition.

ROYAL NAVY SHIPBOARD AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENTS 1912-1931 - £17.50  SOLD
Printed 1990. Over 350 pages of photographs and illustrations of aircraft carrying vessels from the earliest days. In pristine condition.

GERMAN NAVAL AIR SERVICE - £7.50
A small booklet with b&w photos and some scale plans of German naval aircraft. Printed 1989 by Arms & Armour Press. In good condition.

AEROPLANE STRUCTURES - £26.50
By Pippard and Pritchard. Published 1919 by Longmans. A classic work on early aircraft design. Over 350 pages of text, diagrams and calculations. In excellent condition.

PROFILE: THE VICAR'S FB27 VIMY - £5.00
Booklet with b&w illustrations plus a colour scale plan. Good condition.

PROFILE: THE BRISTOL FIGHTER - £5.00
Booklet with b&w illustrations plus a colour scale plan. Good condition.

PROFILE: THE SE5A - £5.00
Booklet with b&w illustrations plus a colour scale plan. Good condition.

PROFILE: No. 31 Sopwith Camel - £6.50
Booklet with photographs and scale drawings.

PROFILE : No. 85 RE8 - £5.00
Booklet with photographs and scale drawings.

FLYING COLOURS - £7.00
Printed by Salamander Books in 1981. Over 200 pages of colour illustrations of aircraft, camouflage and markings from WW1 to 1981.

JANE'S ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1919 - £19.50
1969 reprint of this famous work, with over 800 pages of text and illustrations and some scale plans (b&w) of aircraft of the period. Good condition.

CUXHAVEN RAID - £4.95
Printed 1985. Over 150 pages of text with b&w illustrations. First class condition.

World War II

COMBAT AIRCRAFT -  £7.50
Published by Salamander Books 1978. A technical directory of major warplanes from WW1 onwards. Colour and b&w scale drawings. Good condition.

GERMAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT - £10.00
Arms & Armour Press 1980. Covering German aircraft from 1912 onwards. Photographs and illustrations, some in colour. Excellent condition.

FAMOUS FIGHTERS OF THE 2nd WORLD WAR - £7.50
Copyright of William Green. This edition published by Purnell Book Services. Detailed histories of the most famous which flew with the air forces of Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States. Well illustrated, plus a unique collection of photographs and eight superb cutaway drawings.

AMERICAN AIRCRAFT OF WWII - £10.00
By David Mundy. Chancellor Press. Published 1996. Over 250 pages of b&w and colour illustrations plus text, covering the US aircraft involved in the 2nd Word War.

BRITISH AIRCRAFT OF WWII - £10.00
A Hamlyn Concise Guide, compiled by David Mundy, published 1994. There are over 400 illustrations, including photographs (many in colour) and full colour artwork.

BOMBERS 1939-45 - £15.00
Patrol and Transport Aircraft by Kenneth Munson.
Blandford Colour Series: The Pocket Encyclopaedia of World Aircraft in Colour. 1972 reprint.
80 colour plates giving side, top and bottom views of Second World War Bombers with a descriptive paragraph of some 300 words on each.

PROFILE MAGAZINE Vol. 1 No. 6 - £1.50
Covering the Avro Manchester; Specification B.12/36; Sopwith Rhino; Spitfire Mk. V. Series.

PROFILE MAGAZINE Vol. 1 No. 7 - £1.50
Covering the "Super" Twin Supermarine F.18/37; Sopwith's Limousine The Gnu; Pursuit Model-47 Republic Thunderbolt; The Snark Discovered.

PROFILE MAGAZINE Vol. 1 No.8 - £1.00

PROFILE - The Gloster Gladiator - £10.00
Booklet of this famous aircraft with photographs and illustrations - some in colour..

PROFILE - The Consolidated PBY Catalina - £5.00
Booklet with many photographs and illustrations - some in colour, with accompanying text.

AIRCRAFT OF THE FIGHTING POWERS Volume I - £15.00
 1941 edition. Over 80 pages of scale plans, b&w photographs and text.

AIRCRAFT OF THE FIGHTING POWERS Volume IV - £30.00
 1943 edition. Over 80 pages of scale plans, b&w photographs and text.


General Aviation History

THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AIR WARFARE - £6.50
Octopus publication 1969. Covering aircraft from the early years up to the 1970's. Over 180 pages with many colour illustrations.

THE WORLD ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT - £25.00 SOLD
1988 reprint by Guild Publishing, London. Beautifully illustrated with plans, photographs and colour drawings of all the world's aircraft from the 1st World War to the 1980's. It covers 1,706 aeroplanes, shown in colour, 16 colour charts, 253 photographs and 772 scale profiles plus 7 cut-away diagrams. In good condition but dust jacket slightly torn.

ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF COMBAT AIRCRAFT - £7.50
Published by Hamlyn 1978. Beautifully illustrated with colour drawings, scale plans and cutaway illustrations of the world's aircraft up to 1976.

PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE FLEET AIR ARM - £5.00
By Dr. John D.R. Rawlings. Published 1973. This pictorial chronicle of the Fleet Air Arm's career shows how, at the start, the immense problems of practical flying on and off Royal Naval ships was tackled and conquered before and during the First World War.

FLIGHT The History of Aviation  £10.00
By John Batchelor and Chris Chant. Published 1990.. "With over 200 full colour illustrations, "Flight" details the progress of aviation through the grim forcing ground of World War 1, into the 1930s and 1940s when airlines pushed  the pace of technical progress, to the fast-moving days of World War II and the pioneering days of jet power in the 1950s to the hey-day of air-superiority in military fighters and the development of advanced civilian airliners in recent years."

A HISTORY OF MARINE AVIATION - £3.00
By John Killen. Published by Muller 1969. Gives an account of marine aviation from 1916- 1968.

AIRCRAFT CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS 1907-1954 - £25.00
Written and compiled by Bruce Robertson 1956. A sought after Harborough Publication. A 'must' for serious modellers of WW1 and WW2 aircraft.

FLYING COLOURS - £7.00
Compiled by W. Green and G. Swanborough. Salamander Books 1981. Over 1300 military aircraft colours and markings from WW1 onwards.

THE WORLD'S COMBAT AIRCRAFT - £7.50
Published by Hamlyn 1976. Over 200 pages of coloured elevations and cutaway drawings of thousands of aircraft from WW1 onwards.

THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GERMAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT - £10.00
By Bryan Philpott. Published by Arms & Armour Press 1980. With 192 pages of photographs and details of all the major Luftwaffe's warplanes from 1912-1980.

AIRCRAFT VERSUS SUBMARINES - £12.50
By Alfred Price. Published by William Kimber 1973. 250 pages with illustrations of the contest between warplanes and submarines.

A HISTORY OF MARINE AVIATION - £3.00
By John Killen. Published 1969. Covering marine aircraft from 1911 to 1968. Over 240 pages of text with b&w illustrations. Ex libris. Fair condition.

BRITISH FLOAT PLANES - £5.00
Written in 1976 by G.R. Duval, the book gives a photographic history of marine aviation from the early beginnings to the 70's.

SEAPLANES AND FLYING BOATS - £7.50
A 1989 paper backed edition of the work written in 1981 by Maurice Allward covering all the significant amphibious aircraft - from the very early days to the 1980s. With over 150 b&w illustrations, this book gives a comprehensive history of naval and civil maritime aviation. In good condition.

BLANDFORD FIGHTERS BETWEEN THE WARS 1919-1939 - £15.50 (Rare)
Over 160 pages with 80 pages of triple views of each aircraft accompanied by a further 80 pages of descriptive text. Excellent condition.

BLANDFORD BOMBERS BETWEEN THE WARS 1919-1939 - £17.50 (Rare)
Over 160 pages with 70 pages of triple views of each aircraft accompanied by a further 70 pages of descriptive text. Excellent condition but dust jacket slightly marked.

HOW TO GO ADVANCED PLASTIC MODELLING - £10.00
By C. Ellis. 190 pages of illustrations and tips on modelling - predominantly aircraft. First class condition.

HOW TO GO PLASTIC MODELLING - £10.00
By C. Ellis. Good condition.

SCALE MODELS IN PLASTIC - £24.75
By Roger Chesneau. 190 pages of tips and illustrations from this acknowledged master of his craft. Excellent condition.

SCALE MODEL AIRCRAFT IN PLASTIC CARD - £40.00
By Harry Woodman. 1975. 150 pages of illustrations and tips on  how to make top class aircraft models.
Paperback. Good condition.

FLYING BOATS AND SEAPLANES SINCE 1910 - £25.50
Blandford Colour Series published 1971. By Kenneth Munson. 150 pages including 69 colour illustrations. Excellent condition.

JANE'S AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION GUIDE - £2.50
Paperback. Fully updated second edition. 500 pages of photographs and scale silhouettes of all the world's aircraft. First published 1999.