Aviation Paperbacks: appendices 1936. Aircraft and the Air, Compiled and Edited by Eric Sargent, See: 2nd ed. 1938 APPENDICES below [not held]

Appendix 1: The Aviation Book Club 1938. Aircraft and the Air. Compiled and Edited by Eric Sargent. 10 x 13cm. pp. [iv] v- Published by John Hamilton, ca.1932-1940. xxi 1-674 [pp.664-674 blank, headed ‘Notes’] Case-bound. Titles identified [those held + [8]pp. adverts. for “Dumpy” Books + 11 col. marked with an asterisk]: plates (1 folding) + 8 folding plates (drawings and maps). Photos, drawings. 7/6d 1932* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty. Around First edition October 1936. Second edition the World in Eight Days April 1938. 1934* Willy Coppens. Days on the Wing [first Small-format encyclopaedia of aviation published 1934 by John Hamilton] covering history, construction, 434pp. of 1934* R. Dallas Brett. History of British aircraft types, gliding, parachuting, technical Aviation 198-1914 (2 vols.) details, operations, air transport companies, 1934. Elliot White Springs. Nocturne Militaire records, club flying etc. 1935. C. Nordhoff and J.N. Hall. Falcons of France [1938]. A Recognition Book, Aircraft of the 1935. C.H. Keith. Flying Years World. Edited by Paymr. Liuet.-Comdr. E.C. 1936. A.R. Kingsford. With the Earth Beneath Talbot-Booth, R.N.R., Drawn and Compiled 1936. L.W. Sutherland. Aces & Kings [first by Eric Sargent. 13 x 10.5cm. pp. [iv] v-ix [x] published 1936 by John Hamilton] 1-1056 [1045-1056 blank, headed ‘Notes’] + 1936. Hans Schröder. A German airman 11 col. plates. Silhouettes. 7/6. remembers [p.v] Many people … have expressed for some 1937* Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. My Flying time the need for a book which gives more Life than just mere illustrations of the world’s 1938. Duncan Grinnell-Milne. Wind in the aircraft, and that there should be a book giving Wires [originally published 1933 by Hurst & silhouettes of aircraft as they appear in flight. Blackett] 1939. Jean Batten. My Life [originally [1938]. Fighting Planes of the World. Edited published by Harrap 1938] by Paymr.-Lieut. Comdr. E.C. Talbot-Booth, 1939. R.H. Kiernan. Captain Albert Ball R.N.R., Compiled by Eric Sargent. 10 x 13cm. 1939. A.R. Kingsford. Night Raiders of the Air pp. [iv] v-xv [xvi-xviii] 1-616 [602-616 blank, 1939. James McCudden. Flying Fury headed ‘Notes’] [617-624] adverts. + col. 1940. Louis Strange. Recollections of an frontis. + 24 col. plates + 4 folding maps. Airman Photos, diags. 7/6.

1939. Aircraft of the British Empire. Leonard Appendix 2: Dumpy Books Bridgman. 13.5 x 21cm. pp. [xxvi] [inc. 15pp. adverts.] 1-158. Photos, g.a. drawings. All published by Sampson Low Marston & Co Ltd. Authors and other details as indicated. All 1942. Fighting Planes of the World. Eric except the last two titles (with col. illus. limp Sargent. 4th ed. 624pp. Photos covers) were bound in blue or black cloth. [not held]

1936. Aircraft of the British Empire. Leonard [1943]. Aircraft and the Air. Eric Sargent. 4th Bridgman. 13.5 x 21.5cm. pp. [xxiv] [inc. edition. 10 x 13cm. pp. [iv] v-xv [xvi] blank 1- 17pp. adverts.] [prelim. pagin. mis-numbered] 767 + 2 col. plates + 5 folding diags. and [1] 2-178. Photo, g.a. drawings. 5/-. maps. Photos, illus., diags. Index. [p.xix] It is approximately two years since the Small format encyclopaedia of aviation first edition … and the publishers now feel featuring details of representative aircraft, that there is justification not only for the engines, air transport etc. appearance of this, the second edition, but also for making this publication an annual one [1943]. Allied and Enemy Aircraft. Eric henceforth. Sargent, 3rd Edition. 12 x 18cm. pp. [iv] v-vii 8-144. Photos. Index

[1943]. The Royal Air Force. Eric Sargent. incidentally, works out at sixpence a copy, 10.5 x 14.5cm. 775pp. Illus., silhouettes. Index whereas “sixpennies” nowadays cost [not held] ninepence on the bookstalls. Units only: The Force Book Club will take no [1944]. Aircraft Recognition Without Tears. individual subscribers. Only units may join J.C. Gent. Illustrated by Linda Bramley. 8o. xi, (including also, for this definition, Formations, 180pp. Photos, silhouettes, drawings Headquarters, Messes, Army Study Centres). [not held] The books become the absolute property of the units, but they must not be resold anywhere in 1957. The Dumpy Book of Air Forces of the the world. World. General Editor Henry Sampson, Who Pays? Units can raise the subscription Compiled by: B. Beirman, F.M. Hayes, C. any way they like. They can “club together” Shanks, J.W.R. Taylor, E.S. Wolff. 10 x and ask their commander to send the cheque 12.5cm. pp. [vii] [sic, v] 8-317 [318]. Photos, for them. Or commanders, at their discretion, illus. endpapers. 4/6. Col. illus. Gloster can make the subscription a charge on unit Javelins front cover, aircraft profiles rear cover private funds.

1960. The Dumpy Book of Aircraft and Flight. Selections for October: Henry Sampson. 9.5 x 12cm. pp. [v] [sic, iii] Modern Battle, Major Paul W. Thompson 6-189. G.a. drawings, diags.. Diags. on A Diary of World Affairs, Marcel Hoden endpapers Cine-biology, Mary Field, J.V. Durden and F. Percy Smith The House of Exile, Nora Waln Ur of the Chaldees, Sir Leonard Woolley Appendix 3: The Penguin Forces Book Club Silver Ley, Adrian Bell The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane Many Servicemen have been finding The Eyes of Max Carrados, Ernest Bramah themselves short of books lately, especially of Panic Party, Anthony Berkeley cheap books. The scarcity has been particularly Ballygullion, Lynn Doyle felt by remote and inaccessible units such as searchlight clusters, A.A. batteries, corvette Selections for November: crews. The reason for the shortage, of course, Sunshine Sketches, Stephen Leacock is the same as for all other shortages Fontamara, Ignazio Silone nowadays. Paper supplies are reduced, many The Three Hunting Horns, Mary Fitt printers have been switched over to war work, The Murders in Praed Street, John Rhode and distribution is a perpetual headache to National Velvet, Enid Bagnold publishers. Is Tomorrow Hitler’s? H.R. Knickerbocker A plan has now been devised whereby the The Escaping Club, A.J. Evans Services can be sure of a ration of good Profiles, From the New Yorker reading. The Army Bureau of Current Affairs What Happened in History, V. Gordon Childe and the Services Central Book Depot have Town Planning, Thomas Sharp collaborated with Penguin Books Ltd., to create the Forces Book Club; and official [advert. in Pelican A124, 1943] authority has now been given to put the plan into operation from October 1st., 1942. The plan is simple and easily workable. Here Appendix 4: The Prisoners of War Book are its main points: Service Ten a Month: each month a committee will select 10 books … Each month, in connection with the The Monthly Parcel: These 10 books will be organizations responsible for the distribution made up into a standard parcel and distributed of printed matter to Prisoners of War Camps, to all subscribing units of whatever size. A unit and if necessary the Censors, the publishers can take out a subscription covering any select ten [five in 1944] works of Modern number of these standard parcels. Fiction, Crime, Travel, Biography, Humour, The Cost: The subscription will be £3 a year Science, etc., which are packed and dispatched for one parcel a month (viz. 120 different to individual Prisoners of War through the books in all). If a unit subscribes £30 it will get usual channels. The annual subscription of 10 such parcels a month, and so on. For this three [two in 1944] guineas payable in advance subscription parcels will be delivered free to can be sent through any bookseller and will units anywhere in the world. This rate, provide 120 [60 in 1944] books delivered regularly throughout the year at a cost per Appendix 6: The Observer’s Book of book, packed and delivered, of just over Aircraft sixpence; six monthly and quarterly subscriptions will be accepted pro rata. 1983-1986 title The New Observer’s Book of Aircraft. 1987-1989 Observers [sic] Aircraft. Recent selections have included the following Standard format 14 x 8.5cm. 1952-1960 titles: compiled by William Green and Gerald The Cherry Tree, Adrian Bell Pollinger, with a Foreword by Peter G. The Dark Flower, John Galsworthy Masefield. 1961-1989 compiled by William Death of a Ghost, Margery Allingham Green with silhouettes by Dennis Punnett. Dewer Rides, L.A.G. Strong Imprint Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London European Painting and Sculpture, Eric Newton and New York, from 1985 part of the Penguin Farewell Victoria, T.H. White (then Viking Penguin) Group, and 1992 title The Growth of Science, A.P. Rossiter only “published by Bloomsbury Books, The Lady of the Barge, W.W. Jacobs London, under licence from Penguin Books. A Life of Shakespeare, Hesketh Pearson Photos (1991-1992 titles col. photos) and Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen silhouettes. Price 5/- for many years, but 1967 The Old Road from Spain, Constance Holme to 6/- and increased thereafter. Aircraft illus. in On the Night of the Fire, F.L. Green colour on d.j. (from 1979 laminated boards and Quinneys’, H.A. Vachell 1983-1986 paper covers) as noted (from 1959 South Latitude, F.D. Ommanney col. photos): Speedy Death, Gladys Mitchell What Happened in History, Gordon Childe 1949. [not held] Whistler, James Laver 1952. Avro 698 William Cook- Antique Dealer, Richard 1953. Keverne 1954. The Worst Journey in the World (2 volumes), 1954. Folland Midge, Roy Cross Apsley Cherry-Garrard 1955. Hawker Hunter 1957. Supermarine 544, Gert W. Heumann [adverts. in A124, 1923, and A128, 1944] 1958. Breguet 1001 Taon, Gert W. Heumann 1959. Hunting Jet Provost 1960. Saab 32B Lansen Appendix 5: Air Ministry Publications 1961. Vought F8U Crusader 1961. The Observer’s World Aircraft This list contains only those titles held: Directory. William Green. 13.5 x 18.5cm. V. Vanguard, Fiat G.91, F.104 Starfighter 1941. The Battle of Britain [2 versions] 1962. 1941. Command 1963. Bristol 188 1942. Bomber Command Continues 1964. Boeing 727 1942. We Speak from the Air 1965. Dassault Mirage IIIR 1942. Coastal Command 1966. Northrop F.5 and HS Andover 1942. Ark Royal 1967. LTV A.7A Corsair II 1943. Fleet Air Arm 1967. The Observer’s Book of Basic Aircraft, 1943. Over to You Civil. Col. illus. 1943. Roof over Britain 1967. The Observer’s Book of Basic Aircraft, 1944. Target Germany Military. Col. illus. 1944. The Air Battle of Malta 1968. Boeing Vertol UH.46A 1945. R.A.F. Middle East 1969. Canadair CL.215 1945. Atlantic Bridge 1970. Boeing 747 1945. By Air to Battle 1971. SEPECAT Jaguar 1946. Merchant Airmen 1972. MiG 21 MF 1948. Man Takes Wings 1973. Saab AJ37 Viggen 1948. Laboratory of the Air 1974. Grumman F.14 Tomcat 1949. Wings of the Phoenix 1974. The Observer’s Basic Civil Aircraft Directory. William Green and Gordon Swanborough. 13 x 18.5cm. DC.10, Beech 60 Duke, BAC 111-400, Bell 206L, Boeing 747 1975. H.S. Hawk 1975. The Observer’s Basic . William Green and Gordon Swanborough. Dassault Mirage G8, McD-D. F.15 Eagle photographs. 1975. The Observer’s Soviet Aircraft Brief cover details quoted: prior to 1974 all Directory. William Green and Gordon covers used artwork featuring the aircraft Swanborough. 13 x 18.5cm. Mil Mi.6, MiG indicated and the artists’ names (where 21FL, MiG 17, Antonov An.12, MiG 19SF, known). Two titles in 1959 used monochrome Yak 40 photographs, indicated by “Ph”. From 1974 1975. The Observer’s World Airlines and onwards all covers feature colour photographs Airliners. William Green and Gordon of the aircraft as listed. A handful of variations Swanborough. Boeing 727, Airbus A.300B, from this pattern are noted within relevant Boeing 737 entries. “[no covers]” indicates covers lacking 1976. Panavia MRCA from copy held. 1977. SEPECAT Jaguar 1978. Northrop YF.17 Author John W.R. Taylor except where noted 1979. Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000 otherwise: 1979. The Observer’s Book of Civil Aircraft of Australia and New Zealand. Timothy and 1948. Airports and Airliners. By O.G. Elizabeth Hall. Methuen of Australia, Sydney. Thetford. Viking GAF Nomad 1950. Civil Aircraft Markings. Comet 1980. Lockheed 1011 Tristar 1952. Civil Aircraft Markings. Viscount + S.51 1980. The Observer’s World Airlines and 1952. Military Aircraft. Canberra Airliners Directory. William Green and 1953. Civil Aircraft Markings. Au. J/1 + Gordon Swanborough. Airline directory by Br.170 M.J. Hardy. 13 x 18.5cm. DHC.7, L.1011, 1953. Civil Aircraft Recognition. Stylised B.737, B.727, BAC 111, design by Raymond Furneaux 1981. Saab JA37 Viggen 1953. Military Aircraft Recognition. Stylised 1982. BAe 146 1954. Civil Aircraft Markings. Solent 1982. Observer’s Directory of Military 1955. Civil Aircraft Markings. Aircraft. William Green, Gordon 1955. Civil Aircraft Recognition. [no covers] Swanborough. 24 x 18.5cm. , 1955. Continental Military Aircraft. [no Sukhoi Su.24 covers] 1983. Saab JA37 Viggen 1955. Helicopters. Bell HSL.1 1983. The New Observer’s Book of Airliners. 1955. US & Canadian Military Aircraft. F.100, William Green & Gordon Swanborough with F.102 silhouettes by Dennis Punnett. Airbus A.310 1956. Civil Aircraft Markings. Herald 1984. Northrop F.20 1956. Continental Military Aircraft. [no 1985. AMX covers] 1986. Embraer Tucano 1957. Civil Aircraft Markings. Twin Pioneer, 1987. Tornado F.2 by Roy Cross 1988. BAe Hawk 1958. Aircraft of World War One. John Lloyd. 1989. Tornado GR.1 FE.2b, by ANW 1991. Observer’s Airliners. William Green and 1958. Civil Aircraft Markings. Herald, by Gordon Swanborough, with silhouettes by ANW Dennis Punnett. MD-11 1958. Russian Aircraft. F2. Mya.4, by Peter 1992. Mirage 2000 Endsleigh Castle 1992. Observer’s Airliners. MD-11 1959. British Airports. F2. Ph. Br. Freighter 1959. Civil Aircraft Markings. Comet, by B.A. Haresnape Appendix 7: Ian Allan ABC Books 1959. R.A.F. Aircraft of World War II. John Lloyd. BP Defiant, by B.A. Haresnape Listed in chronological order and including 1959. Royal Air Force. F2. Ph. Victor only those titles held. The ABC series title was 1960. Civil Aircraft Markings not always applied uniformly, and for a few 1960. Civil Aircraft Recognition. [no covers] years was dropped altogether, so that some of 1960. Enemy Aircraft of World War Two. the titles included in the checklist did not have Kenneth G. Munson. Fw.190 the ABC title; but all titles listed fall into the 1960. Helicopters. Westminster format or category of the series. 1960. Russian Aircraft. F2. Mig 17 Format 18.5 x 12cm. F2 indicates a 24 x 18cm 1961. American Aircraft of World War II. format. Others as specified. Pagination varies Kenneth G. Munson. P.38 62/68pp., illus. with photographs and 1961. Civil Aircraft Markings. Avro 748 silhouettes, from 1987 mainly by colour 1961. Civil Aircraft Recognition. Comet 1961. Royal Air Force. Lightning 1984. Civil Aircraft Markings. A.310 1962. Civil Aircraft Markings. Argosy 1985. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.737 1962. Civil Aircraft Recognition. B.206 1985. Military Aircraft Markings. Jaguar 1962. London’s Airports. Maurice Allward and 1986. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.747 Roy McLeavy. F2. Col. photo: Caravelle and 1986. Airline Fleet List. B.737 LAP 1987. Civil Aircraft Markings. DC.10 1962. Royal Air Force. Vulcan 1988. British Airports. Concorde 1963. Civil Aircraft Markings. VC.10 1988. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.747 1963. Fleet Air Arm. Buccaneer 1989. Civil Aircraft Markings. A.310 1964. British Airports. Croydon 1989. Civil Airliner Recognition. BAe.146 1964. Civil Aircraft Recognition. VC.10 1989. European Airports. B.747 1964. Civil Aircraft Markings. Trident 1989. Military Aircraft Markings. Hawk 1965. Civil Aircraft Markings. BAC-111 1990. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.757 1965. Civil Aircraft Recognition. DH.125 1991. Airline Liveries. Günter Endres. tails 1966. Civil Aircraft Markings. Islander 1991. Civil Aircraft Markings. Belfast, B.747 1966. Civil Aircraft Recognition. B.727 1991. Military Aircraft Markings. Tornado 1967. Civil Aircraft Markings. Skyvan 1991. British Airports. Airbus A.300 1967. Civil Aircraft Recognition. DC.9 1992. Light Aircraft Recognition. Yak.50 1967. World’s Airliner Registrations. Gordon 1992. Military Aircraft Markings. B.52 Swanborough. Herald, DC.8 1993. Military Aircraft Markings. Sea Har. 1968. Civil Aircraft Markings. Jetstream 1994. Civil Aircraft Markings. Trislander 1968. Civil Aircraft Recognition. F.28 1994. Military Aircraft Markings. F.27 1968. World’s Airliner Registrations. Gordon 1994. Airline Liveries. 2nd ed. Günter Endres. Swanborough. B.727 Tails 1969. Civil Aircraft Markings. Storey 3 1995. Military Aircraft Markings. Sea Har. 1969. Civil Aircraft Recognition. B.707 1996. British Airports. B.747 1970. Civil Aircraft Markings. Viscount, 1996. Airline Fleet List. 2nd ed. A.310 Vanguard 1997. British Airways. Leo Marriott. B.777 1970. Civil Airliner Recognition. Concorde 1997. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.747 1970. Light Plane Recognition. Bu.133 1998. Delta Air Lines. Geoff Jones. B.767 1971. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.747 1998. Northwest Airlines. Geoff Jones. Tails 1971. Civil Airliner Recognition. B.747 1998. UK Airlines. B.757 1972. Civil Aircraft Markings. SF.260, DC.9 1998. Civil Aircraft markings. Airliner tails 1972. Light Plane Recognition. PA.30 1999. Airline Liveries. Günter Endres. Tails 1973. Civil Aircraft Markings. Stylized 1999. British Airports. B.737 DH.114, Tu.134 1999. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.747 1973. Civil Airliner Recognition. Purple, 2000. British Airways. Leo Marriott. B.767 stylized Trident and A.300 2000. Cargo Airlines. A.300 1974. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.747 2000. Gatwick Airport. Geoff Jones. Tails 1975. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.737 2000. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.737 1975. Light Plane Recognition. 21 x 13cm. 2001. Civil Aircraft Markings. Airbus A.310 Monochrome photo: Cherokee 2002. Civil Aircraft Markings. DC.10 1976. Civil Aircraft Markings. Concorde 1977. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.747 1978. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.747 Appendix 8: The Airport Visitor publications Author Alan J. Wright, except for Military Aircraft Markings Light Aircraft Recognition Published by Penman Enterprises, Croydon and Civil Airliner Recognition by Peter R. (also as Worcester Park or London). Details of March, or where noted otherwise: airports open to the public, airlines, transport aircraft, registrations. Photos. Adverts., 1979. Civil Aircraft Markings. Tristar including for Air Britain: 1956 ed. lists Air 1980. Civil Aircraft Markings. Tristar Britain members as editors: Charles W. Cain, 1980. Military Aircraft Markings. Jetstream Editor; M.J. Hardy, Assistant Editor; D.K. 1981. Civil Aircraft Markings. B.747 Fox, J.M.G. Gradidge, A.J. Jackson and 1981. Military Aircraft Markings. Tornado D.A.S. McKay, Contributing Editors. 21 x 1982. Civil Aircraft Markings. DC.10 14cm. Paper covers, illus. as noted 1982. Military Aircraft Markings. Jaguar 1983. Civil Aircraft Markings. BAe.146 1951. The Airport Visitor, The Complete Guide 1983. British Airports. BAC-111 to Airport Activities … 48pp. 1/6. DH Comets 1952. The Airport Visitor, The Annual Guide 1421. 1980. Last Man Out. DH.85 Leopard to Commercial Aviation … 56pp. 2/-. Br. Moth and Mitsubishi F1M Britannia, Bristol 173 1436. 1980. Aces Wild. Me.109 attacking 1953. The Airport Visitor, The Annual Guide Spitfire to Commercial Aviation … 60pp. 2/-. Bristol 1475. 1981. Phantom Pilot. Fw.190 and H. Freighter and Bristol 173, by Laurence Fish Typhoon 1954. The Airport Visitor, The Annual Guide 1527. 1981. Secret Cargo. B.24 Liberator to Commercial Aviation. Ed. by Sqn/Ldr N.J. 2426. 1990. Lone Warrior. Pilot in dogfight Freeman and G.D.H. Linton. 64pp. 2/6. L. 2436. 1991. Burning Skies. Greek Gloster Super Constellation Gladiators attacking Italian Fiat G.50 1956. Airport Visitor and Air Traveller … 2470. 1991. Dive and Kill! Fw.190 attacking 72pp. 2/6. V. Viscount Typhoon 2492. 1991. Everything Under Control. HP Hampdens Appendix 9: Famous Airliners series 2495. 1991. Beware the Werewolf! Horten flying wing By Derek Harvey. London: Cassell and Co. 1958 [1-2] - 1959 [3-4]. 12 x 18cm. Photos, drawings. Blue cloth with col. illus. dust Appendix 12: Illustrated boards jackets. 10/6 each. Forewords as noted below: 1913 The Air King’s Treasure: A Story of 1. The Viscount. Sir George Edwards Adventure With Airship & Aeroplane, By 2. The Britannia. Dr. A.E. Russell Claude Grahame-White & Harry Harper … 3. The Seven Seas With four illustrations in colour by Dudley 4. The Comet. R.E. Bishop Tennant. London: Cassell. Col. Illus. by Tennant pasted on front board of brown cloth with gold titles Appendix 10: Micron Minitext Books 1915 The Dragon of the Skies, By Edward [No.8 only held:] of World S. Ellis. London: Cassell. War I. Editor C.T. Eriksen. Cover illustration Green cloth with printed yellow and grey illus. B.E. Loughran. Text illustrations J. Weal. Silver titles G.M. Smith Publishing Co. Ltd., Mitcham, Surrey, [ca.1961-1962]. 18 x 13cm. 64pp. 1/6 1916 The Great Aeroplane: A Thrilling Other aviation titles listed: Tale of Adventure, By Lt.-Colonel F.S. 1, Fighting Planes of World War II Brereton … Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson. 2, of World War II London: Blackie 5, Fighting Jets Dark green cloth with printed black, yellow 8, Fighter Aircraft of World War I and silver illus. covering almost entire front 10, German Secret Weapons of World War II board. Silver titles 11, The Red Air Force 1913-1963 13, Japanese Ships and Naval Aircraft 1918 The Red Air Fighter, By Manfred 14, Rockets and Missiles Freiherr Von Richtofen. With preface and Combat Picture Annual 1961. Red cloth with explanatory notes by C.G. Grey … 2nd ed. col. painting d.j. of H. Hurricanes attacking London: The Aeroplane & General Publishing tanks Co. Pale blue cloth with printed illus. of red Albatros D.III, signed Geoffrey Watson. Black Appendix 11: Commando titles and sub-titles, also price (3/6d)

S.t.: War Stories in Pictures. London: D.C. 1918 The Mastery of the Air, By William J. Thomson. Weekly (?). Editors, authors, artists Claxton. 5th ed. London and Glasgow: Blackie. not identified. Black and white comic strip Blue cloth with printed illus. of monoplane stories. Col. illus. paper covers. Aviation titles over landscape. Great Achievements Series only held and listed with details of col. cover emblem and title in bottom right corner. Black illus.: titles. Cf. 1930 ed. below

1285. 1979. Deadly Cargo. Henschel Hs.126 1919 The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys 1381. 1980. The Marauders. Douglas B.26 and Girls … Edited by Harry Golding. 2nd ed. Marauder London: Ward, Lock & Co. 4to. Paper-covered boards with full-page col. and col. painting of FD.2 by the author illus. of Sopwith Triplane on front with blue titles. 1957 The Wonder Book of the R.A.F. 6th ed. London: Ward, Lock & Co. 1921 The Boy Hero of the Air: From Red cloth spine, paper-covered boards front Schoolboy to V.C., By Walter A. Briscoe … and rear. Front board painting by Frank With illustrations by Francis E. Hiley. London: Wooton of Vampire night fighter. Grey and Oxford University Press red titles Yellow paper-covered boards with col. illus. pasted on front also containing red and white 1958 Flight One, Australia, By David Scott titles Daniell, with illustrations by Jack Matthew. Loughborough: Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird 1926 My Flight to the Cape and Back, By Books Series 587/1) Alan J. Cobham A.F.C. London: A. & C. Paper-covered boards with col. illus. Br. Black Britannia over Sydney Harbour Bridge by Jack Orange paper-covered boards with printed Matthews black illus. and black titles

1926 Australia and Back, By Alan J. Appendix 13: Dust Jackets Cobham K.B.E. London: A. & C. Black Blue cloth with printed black illus. and black 1931 The Conquest of the Atlantic by Air, and white titles By Charles Dixon. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1930 The Mastery of the Air, By William J. D.j. of warp-round col. painting of Claxton. 4th ed. [sic, in new series]. London Supermarine 6-engined flying boat. Unsigned and Glasgow: Blackie (The Enterprise Library) and probably from a Supermarine- Blue cloth with printed illus. of biplane over commissioned painting. landscape (similar to 1918 ed. above). Black titles 1942 The Aeroplane in War, By Harry Harper. London and Glasgow: Blackie 1931 The Great Book of Aeroplanes, By D.j. col. painting on front and spine of H. G.G. Jackson. London: Oxford University Hurricanes in combat. Signed [Terence] Press, [1931] Cuneo. 4to. Paper-covered boards with col. painting by C. Peckham of RAF biplane 1942 Falling Through Space, Richard Hillary. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock 1931 The Wonder Book of Aircraft … [published in the UK as The Last Enemy] Edited by Harry Golding. 7th ed. London: Blue d.j. with black and white illus. of fighter Ward, Lock & Co. falling into sea and parachute. Signed H.D.N. 4to. Paper-covered boards with full-page col. Cosgrave II. illus. of Imperial Airways AW Argosy on front with yellow and red titles 1948 Wings Over the Channel: The Romance of Channel Islands Airways, by 1935 The Wonder Aeroplane Book. Michael Romain. [St. Helier]: Jersey Morning Glasgow: The Sunshine Press, [ca.1935] News, [1948] 4to. Paper-covered boards with col. painting of 4to. Pale blue d.j. with wrap-round illus. of a small monoplane over ocean liner on front and red DH.86 over a map of the S coast of of large seaplane on rear. Unsigned England and N coast of Jersey. Unsigned.

1954 The Wonder Book of Aircraft. New 1951 Round the Bend, by Nevil Shute. ed. London: Ward, Lock & Co. London: William Heinemann Red cloth spine, paper-covered boards front D.j. by Val Biro with small aeroplane image and rear. Front board painting of airport scene on front. White titles by Frank Wooton with Pan Am Stratocruiser and nosewheel of Constellation. Silver and 1953 Mr. Standfast, John Buchan. London: yellow titles. Matching d.j. Hodder & Stoughton [HS Yellow Jacket] Yellow d.j. with col. painting of DH.9 on front 1955 , Roy Cross. with balck and white and blue titles and review London: Macdonald quote in blue. Unsigned. Landscape. Boards laminated with red paper

1953 I Flew for the Führer, The Story of a Bamburgh Castle Aviation Artefacts Museum. German Airman, By Heinz Knoke … London: D. Taylor, D. Walton and E. Walton. 1996. Evans Brothers A5. 36pp. Photos. Also: revised ed. 2000. Green d.j. with iron cross illus. and painting of 48pp. Me.109 pursued by Spitfire. H. Harry Sheldon. White and red titles

1953 The Boy’s Book of the Air. London: Battle of Britain Museum Guide. 3rd ed. The Guilford Press Society of Friends of the Royal Air Force D.j. col. painting of S. Swift. Unsigned, Museum Hendon. A5. 1979. [40]pp. Drawings probably Supermarine-commissioned work by Peter Cooksley

1954 The Boy’s Book of the Air, Edited by Imperial War Museum Duxford. 1985. 24.5 x H.G. Castle. 2nd ed. London: Guilford Press 16.5cm. [32]pp. photos [many col.] D.j. col. painting of red H. Hunter. Unsigned Imperial War Museum Duxford. Carol Mahon. 1957 Day of Infamy, Walter Lord. London: 1989. A4. 32pp. photos [many col.] Longmans Green Col. painting d.j. by H. Harry Sheldon on front [Museum of Flight, East Fortune] East and spine of attack on Pearl Harbor.White and Fortune: Museum of Flight and history of the red titles; full sub-title on d.j. only airfield. I.T. Bunyan, J.D. Storer and Christine L. Thompson. Royal Scottish Museum, 1958 The Rainbow and the Rose, Nevil Information Series, Technology 2, 1983. A4. Shute. London: Heinemann 68pp. photos Red patterned d.j. with illus. of male and female pilot on front and small illus. of [Museum of Flight, East Fortune] Guide to the monoplane on rear. White titles. Signed Stein. aircraft collection, Museum of Flight, East Fortune airfield. R. Major, J.D. Storer and 1958 Shirley Flight – Air Hostess, by Judith Christine Thompson. National Museums of Dale. London and Manchester: World Scotland, 1990. A4. 23pp. photos Distributors D.j. col. painting on front signed Alex Jardine: National Aeronautical Collection, Collection port. of main character and small very stylized Aéronautique Nationale. [ca.1974]. A5. 36pp. airliners (one a Stratocruiser) at airport photos

1960 Pastoral, by Nevil Shute. London: [National Air and Space Museum] Aircraft of Heinemann [reprinted 1960. First published the National Air and Space Museum. 1944] Compiled by Claudia M. Oakes. 1981. 28 x Col. illus. d.j. on front and spine by W. Francis 21cm. Photos, g.a. drawings Phillips showing WAAF and pilots. White and yellow titles The R.A.F. Aerospace Museum Cosford. [1978]. A5 landscape. 60pp. photos 1968 Combat Over Spain: Memoirs of a Nationalist Fighter Pilot 1936-1939, By Jose Aerospace Museum, Royal Air Force Cosford. Larios … London: Neville Spearman [ca.1982]. A4. 60pp. photos D.j. col. painting on front and spine by R. Carlin of Fiat CR.32 in combat with I.16s The Shuttleworth Collection: the story of road and air travel from horse to rocket. T.E. Guttery. 4th imp. 1967. 4to. 52pp. photos Appendix 14: Museum Guides and Publications The Shuttleworth Collection … of historic aeroplanes, cars, cycles, carriages and fire Aimed at a general market, namely visitors to engines, described by … T.E. Guttery. 2nd ed. their collections, the following is a very 1969. A5. 112pp. photos selective list of typical paperback guides to aviation museums, showing the range of types The Shuttleworth Collection: a guide in colour of publication and their formats: to historic aeroplanes. [1979]. A5 landscape. 48pp. col. photos space travel, by Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith. Strathallan Aircraft Collection: official guide. A Science Museum Booklet. 79pp. photos, 2nd ed. 1977. A5. photos. Col. photo centre- illus. spread 1967 Leonardo da Vinci’s aeronautics, by Torbay Aircraft Museum: souvenir guide. Charles H. Gibbs-Smith. A Science Museum [ca.1975]. A5. 28pp. photos [some col.] Booklet. 40pp. illus.

Major museums, notably in the UK the 1968 Sir George Cayley (1773-1857), by Science Museum and the National Museums of Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith. A Science Scotland, have at different times issued Museum Booklet. 32pp. illus. publications based on their collections and aimed at a wider market than only visitors. The 2001 Concorde: story of a supersonic following is a catalogue of such paperback pioneer, Kenneth Owen. 24.5 x 18cm. 318pp. issues held in the Library’s collection. In the photos, diags. case of the Science Museum all except the most recent tile carry the HMSO imprint. 2002 The Wright Brothers: aviation Except where noted otherwise, all are 21 x pioneers and their work 1899-1911, C.H. 13.5cm. Gibbs-Smith. 20 x 20.5cm. 48pp. photos. [revised version of the 1963 title published The NMS titles have been issued under the after the author’s death] Museum’s own imprint from Edinburgh. National Museums of Scotland Science Museum 1984 The first balloon flights in Great 1953 The conquest of the air, By P.L. Britain, Christine L. Thompson. Royal Sumner. 16.5 x 10cm. 32pp. photos Scottish Museum. A4. 26pp. illus.

1956 Aeronautical history in pictures. 1999 Spirit of flight: poems of aviation, [32]pp. photos compiled by Ian Gentle. NMS Publishing. A5. 64pp. Col. painting on front cover of Fairey 1963 The Wright Brothers: a brief account Flycatcher over The Needles, by Keith of their work 1899-1911, by Charles H. Gibbs- Maddison Smith. 32pp. photos 2001 Percy Pilcher and the challenge of 1965 The world’s first aeroplane flights flight, by Philip Jarrett. NMS Publishing. 20 x (1903-1908) and earlier attempts to fly, by 20.5cm. 30pp. photos Charles H. Gibbs-Smith. A Science Museum Booklet. 32pp. photos A similar example from the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Belfast: 1966 Aeronautics, 1: Early flying up to the Reims Meeting, by C.H. Gibbs-Smith. A 40 Years of air transport in Northern Ireland Science Museum Illustrated Booklet. 15 x (Transport Handbook No.7), by John W. 15cm. [48]pp. col. illus. Swann. 1971. A5. 56pp. photos

1966 Aeronautics, 2: Flying since 1913, by Another venture marked The British Library’s G.W.B. Lacey. A Science Museum Illustrated only entry into paperback aviation publishing Booklet. 15 x 15cm. [48]pp. col. illus. within its Discoveries and Inventions illustrated series (“… focusing on areas of 1966 Power to fly: aircraft propulsion, by everyday life that have been radically changed W.J. Tuck. A Science Museum Illustrated by technological innovation, drawing on Booklet. 15 x 15cm. [48]pp. col. illus. source material from the British Library’s wide-ranging collections”): 1966 Aeronautica: objets d’art, prints, air mail, by W.T. O’Dea. A Science Museum Early flying machines, Henry Dale. 1992. 24.5 Illustrated Booklet. 15 x 15cm. [48]pp. col. x 18.5cm. 64pp. photos, illus. illus.

1967 A Brief history of flying: from myth to Appendix 15: Local history publishing

Publishing of local history titles has been one Many societies and small commercial and method by which libraries, mainly public niche publishers have come (and gone) in the libraries, have exploited their local history local history publishing market. A collections. In an aeronautical context the representative selection of paperback titles pioneers in this field were the London aimed at the local history rather than specialist Borough of Sutton’s Library services with a aviation market is: series of paperback titles about Croydon Airport: 1990 A Solent flight, by Ivor J. Hilliker. 1977 The first Croydon Airport 1915-1928, Southampton: Kingfisher Publications27.5 x Bob Learmonth, Joanna Nash, Douglas Cluett, 21cm. 127pp. photos editor, Artwork and design Shirley Edwards. A5. viii,87pp. photos, maps 1993 Surrey aeronautics and aviation 1785-1985, by Sir Peter G. Masefield. 1980 Croydon Airport: the great days Chichester: Phillimore & Co for Surrey Local 1928-1939, Douglas Cluett, Joanna Nash, Bob History Council. A5. 44pp. photos Learmonth. A5. xii,203pp. photos 1994 The flying Scots: a century of aviation 1984 Croydon Airport and the battle for in Scotland, by Jack Webster. Glasgow: The Britain 1939-1940, Douglas Cluett, Joanna Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. A4 landscape. Bogle (Nash), Bob Learmonth. A5 x,166pp. 88pp. Photos (some col.) photos 1995 The Holmsley story: a history of a 1984 Croydon Airport flypast: historic New Forest airfield in war and peace, Leslie aircraft profiles in colour, Research, text and R. White, aircraft illustrations by David artwork Peter G. Cooksley. A5 landscape. Michael. Christchurch (Dorset): S & L [44]pp. col. profile paintings Publishers. A5. 73pp. illus.

1985 The first, the fastest and the famous: a 1999 Northumberland aviation diary: cavalcade of Croydon Airport events and aviation incidents from 1790-1999, by Derek celebrities, compiled by Douglas Cluett, Walton. 26 x 20.5cm. 192pp. photos design Shirley Edwards. A4 landscape. 78pp. photos 1999 Wings over the Island: the aviation heritage of the Isle of Wight, by David L. 1988 Croydon Airport, the Australian Williams. Freshwater (Isle of Wight): Coach connection: flights and other links between House Publications. A4. x,118pp. photos Croydon Airport and Australia, Douglas Cluett. A4. 77pp. photos 2000 Flying from Malone: Belfast’s civil aerodrome, Guy Warner with Jack Woods. Other library publications have rarely featured Newtownards: Colourpoint Books. A5. 32pp. aviation subjects, but three examples are: photos

Bomber county: a history of the Royal Air 2000 The Vectis connection: pioneering Force in Lincolnshire, by T.N. Hancock. Isle of Wight air services, Peter Newberry. Revised ed. Lincolnshire Library Service, Settle: Waterfront. 27 x 20.5cm. 128pp. + 16 1982. 21 x 14.5cm. 142pp. photos, maps. col. plates. photos Lincolnshire History Series 2. First published 1978 2001 Lakeland aviation and airfields in the 20th Century, by Ken Davies. Freshwater (Isle Coming in to land: a short history of of Wight): Regional Publications. A5. 96pp. Hounslow, Hanworth and Heston Aerodromes photos, plans 1911-1946, by Tim Sherwood. Heritage Publications, Hounslow Cultural and 2002 Flying boats of the Solent, Norman Community Services, 1999. A4. 178pp. photos Hull. Aviation Heritage, A Silver Link Book from The Nostalgia Collection. Kettering: The Easy Trip: the loss of 106 Squadron Silver Link Publishing. 24 x 17cm. 112pp. Lancaster LL975 Pommeréval 24/25th June photos 1944, Bill Knaggs. Perth & Kinross Libraries, 2001. 25.5 x 15.5cm. 95pp. illus. 2002 The Rhinns’ forgotten air disaster: one man’s search for the facts, by Sandy Rankin. Stranraer and District Local History Trust. 42pp. photos

SJ. Updated: 14.3.07