Lot 28 - A collection of early 20th century aviation

A collection of early 20th century aviation manuals and guides, to include official Air Ministry publications, comprising; Air Publication No.1234 Manual of Air Pilotage 1927, No.1107 A Manual of Rigging for Aircraft 1927, and 3rd edition 1931, all three bound in blue board with threaded spines; Eagle VIII & Falcon III Aero Engines Air Publication AP 859, Air Ministry 1924; The Conquest of the Air - Guide to the Exhibit of the Air Ministry.. British Empire Exhibition 1925, softcover brochure; The Care and Maintenance of Aircraft: A Complete Course of Instruction.., Airways Publications Ltd, London 1930, bound in blue boards; Haddon, J.D.; An Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering Vol. II Structures, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, London 1934, with Property of Imperial Airways stamp to title page; A Complete Course for Ground Engineers' Licences (A, B, C, D & X), Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, London 1935, with New Era Publishing bookplate to endpaper; Davy, M.J.B.; The Handbook of the Collections Illustrating Aeronautics: I. Heavier-than-Air Aircraft, Science Museum, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1929, Aero-Engines inspection of before and after overhaul Ground Engineers C and D licences, Pitman 1934 etc

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