imperial airways (24 risultati)

8vo.; one sheet folded into 4 panels, softcover; color illustrations; very good.

Paperback. This paperback circa 1937 Empire Air Mail Programme features a vibrant black and red ink graphic illustration of an aeroplane travelling across the globe Inside one finds 25 pages of text detailing the history reasoning and development of Imperial Airways Empire Air Mail Programme displayed with a playful use of red and blue ink to catch the readers eye This copy is in good condition the covers are slightly bumped and pages 1114 are loose Otherwise this slice of history remains clean and readable and would be the perfect gift for any Imperial Airways collectornbsp. book.

Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Original b/w illustrated wraps 21x26cm. Printed by Gee & Co., London. 8pp with b/w photos and map. Good with several creases. This issue celebrates the Atlantic crossing. The cover features Imperial's Commander of the Cavalier which ran the Bermuda - New York route. The main article, "Flying the Atlantic" is Captain A.S. Wilcockson's account of the Southampton-New York return journey in the Caledonia. Other content reprints Kipling's account of flying the Atlantic by airship with the night mail in 1903, a history of Imperial Airways, Empire Flying Boat badges, services, the Short Mayo composite aircraft, and other news.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Three original b/w photos 303x257mm, two in portrait format, one in landscape. Good only with curling and staining, ms captioned to the backs. No photographer or publisher is indicated, but they are likely Imperial Airways and / or Short publicity photographs, undated c1934-39. The unusually large sizes suggest they were prepared to be displayed. They show different close-ups of Imperial Airways' L.17 Short Scylla (G-ACJJ), with L.17 Short Syrinx (G-ACJK) almost fully visible in the background of one. Only these two were built in the "Scylla Class". Imperial ordered them in 1933 to supplement its fleet of Handley Page HP42s. Short developed them from its Kent flying boat. They had 4-engines, 4 crew, 39 passenger seats in 2 compartments, a kitchen, and a cruising speed of about 103mph. They were introduced in 1934 with Scylla's first flight on 26 March. They served European cities from Croydon. Both were retired in 1940 after Imperial merged into BOAC in 1939. Scylla was subsequently wrecked, and Syrinx scrapped.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Original b/w illustrated wraps 21x26cm, 8pp. Sections good, but loose, as the staples have corroded and disappeared, leaving rust marks at the folds and edges with minor loss. The cover features a mounted camel-rider looking skyward, perhaps taken somewhere along the Arabian Gulf coast. The main article describes the journey on one of Imperial's most important routes journey from India (Calcutta) to Britain (Croydon). Details include the arrival at Karachi, a view of Gwadar (at that time ruled by Oman), lunch in flight, the landing ground at Sharjah and other locations on the Arabian side of the Gulf including Bahrain, Kuwait, Basrah, and Baghdad, the Arabian Desert from Rutbah following the Iraq Petroleum Company Pipeline, over Suez across the Mediterranean, and the final stretch from Paris to Croydon. Other articles include news about passenger and airmail services, and Imperial's activities including its 10th General Meeting.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. A run of 17 consecutive monthly issues from April 1938 to August 1939 ending with details of the advanced stages of the BOAC Bill that would merge and nationalise Imperial Airways. These have been securely bound inside a utilitarian brown card folder with typed title label to the front, all retaining their original b/w illustrated wraps. 8pp each, except Dec 1938 and Aug 1939 12pp each, with several b/w photos, maps and cutaway diagrams. The issues are generally very good with occasional closed tears, some staples rusted with a couple of sections coming loose. The Gazette was launched in 1929 "for the benefit of all who are interested in air transport" with copies sent free on application. By this time Imperial's services to Africa and the East were well established, and the Empire Air Mail Scheme had been launched in July 1937. The covers feature striking views of locations en route (including the Jordan Valley, Mount Tabor, Durban, Southampton, Alexandria, and Raj Samand), as well as craft and crew. Content includes detailed passenger accounts of their journeys, a series of pictorial surveys of on-the-ground operations at stopping points along its routes, improvements and changes to services (routes, airmail, aircraft, equipment, timetabling, speeds, stopping points etc), Imperial's impressive new Art Deco Terminal building adjacent to Victoria Rail and Coach Stations for connections to Croydon and Southampton (featured to the last 2 front covers with exterior and interior views), a history of Qantas, VIP travellers, and other relevant stories and news. Although largely absent from these pages, Imperial was at this time under mounting criticism for under-investing in Europe, its obsolete fleet, and poor labour relations. The Government's Cadman Report (March 1938) recommended that Imperial continue to serve the Commonwealth, and British Airways Europe, with the latter exploring opportunities in West Africa and South America, and both jointly running the London to Paris route. Cadman also recommended imposing a Chair. In July the Government appointed John Reith, who favoured merging Imperial and BA into the single nationalised entity that would become BOAC. The BOAC Bill was introduced in June 1939, and the last issue included here has an extended piece on the approval of its second reading in July. With war looming, this was being driven by "urgent military preoccupations" to accelerate aircraft development and serve the RAF (Aug 1939: 4-7). With "the appointed day" as yet unconfirmed, the rest of this issue has a strangely business-as-usual feel to it, with new subscribers encouraged, and the history of Qantas "to be continued". The Bill received Royal Assent in August and war was declared on 3 September. It has not been established whether another issue of the Gazette appeared after this. Imperial ceased operations on 24 November 1939. (Reference: Captain Dacre Watson, "British Overseas Airways Corporation 1940-1950 and its Legacy", Journal of Aeronautical History Paper No. 2013/03).

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Colour folding paper map 102x75cm. Drawn and printed at the War Office, 1937. Fine. The area covered is from the British Isles (NW) to Australia (SE). The map includes two detailed tables, one with information on the route from England to South Africa (time taken, approx time saved over other transport, and distance by air) with stopping points in Egypt, Sudan, Uganda Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Mauritius, Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South Africa, SW Africa, Belgian Congo, Portuguese East Africa and Madagascar. The other has equivalent information for the England to India and Australia route (via Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Ceylon, Siam, Straits Settlements and Malay States, Borneo, Brunei, Sarawak, Hong Kong, China, Philippines, Netherlands East India, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands) with note on steamship sailings from Australia. Air routes are distinguished for Imperial Airways (actual and proposed), Imperial with Indian Trans-Continental, Qantas, Rhodesian and Nyasaland Airways, Wilson Airways, Irawaddy Flotilla and Airways, British Airways (actual and proposed), other Imperial companies (actual and proposed). This list identifies those in which Imperial either has a financial interest, or uses Imperial's technical personnel. Other details include ground facilities (aerodromes and seaplane stations actual and proposed, luminous beacons, aeronautical radio stations (with and without D/F), and meteorological stations.

No Binding. Condizione: Good. Original b/w photo 16x11cm including white border. Good with small nick to the border, small, discreet archival paper reinforcement on verso to corner, and extraction residue on the verso where it was removed from an album. Undated c1931. Captioned "689. By the Sea of Galilee" in the print, this attractive promotional image, probably by or for Imperial Airways, shows a group of Arabs seated on a jetty with their backs to camera, watching an Imperial aircraft on the water as it is approached by a launch. Its registration, G-ABFB, identifies it as Imperial's Short S.17 Kent "Sylvanus" (launched 31 Mar 1931, destroyed by fire at Brindisi 11 Sep 1935). It was the second of only 3 Scipio Class 4-engine 15-seat luxury flying boats built for Imperial. This photo may have been issued to celebrate the opening of the seaplane base at Tiberias in 1931. Imperial used these craft on the Mediterranean stages of its routes to India and beyond (avoiding Italy owing to a ban), and to survey routes to South Africa and Australia. Another copy of this photo located in the Murley Copeland Collection.

LeatheBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 88. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1928 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 88.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Cream card printed in English on one side, French on the other 167x108mm. Very good with some spotting, and wear to the edges, with typewritten entries on the English side (the French side is unfilled). Issued to an unnamed guest at the Maude Hotel in Baghdad, this advises the next day's arrangements for a flight from Baghdad to Sharjah via Basrah, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The card is not dated, but Imperial operated the route in Handley Page HP42s during 1932-39, with Marais in post during 1937-40 at least (see below). It advises the guest to expect a call at 05.00; baggage to be outside the room at 05.30; tea, rolls and fruit to be served in the room; Currency Coupons cashed at Fils 250; the car to leave Maude Hotel 05.45; departure from the airport at 06.00; stops at Basrah, Kuwait, Bahrain and Sharjah; breakfast in Basrah, lunch in Bahrain, and dinner in Sharjah; with R.M. Marais, Imperial's Representative at Baghdad available for further information or assistance. Bahrain Intelligence Reports identify Marais as Imperial's Area Manager for Iraq and the Persian Gulf, noting his movements between Baghdad, Bahrain and Sharjah in 1937 (thus contemporary with Imperial's "Air Outpost" film about Sharjah). He continued as Regional Manager in Baghdad for BOAC after it absorbed Imperial in 1940. He signs off as Maynard Marais in a letter alerting the Political Agent in Bahrain of a "very serious case of theft" of copper covers at Sharjah probably by "wandering Arabs" wanting to turn them into cooking utensils, that temporarily disabled the radio system, endangering the lives of passengers and crew. After air transport agreements between Britain and Persia expired, Sharjah became a vital stop on Imperial's Indian-Australian route, lying midway between Basrah and Karachi. It had its own engineering shop, radio office, and weather station, and was partly provisioned by Sharjah town and local water wells, with an Arab guard provided by the Sheikh. Passengers and crew transiting here would have stayed at the Rest House, built by Imperial in 1932-33. It was in fact a single-storey stone fort with two square towers designed to defend against Bedouin raids, which the narrator in "Air Outpost" reassuringly states are unlikely. The film also shows guests being handed a card of this kind as they are accompanied to their rooms (11m 30-40s). The Maude Hotel (possibly known as the Hotel Tigris before 1917) was located on the river close to the old British Residency. It was already popular with British officers and visiting dignitaries by the time Imperial began using it in the 1930s. A unique survivor. (References: QDL: "File 8/16 Bahrain Intelligence Reports", paras 81 and 156"; QDL: letter with attachments from Marais to Weighman 9 July 1940 in "File 13/5 Assistance to Imperial Airways & Accidents to their Craft"; Imperial Airways film: "Air Outpost"; Biggles Fandom website: "Maude Hotel").

A charming and evocative production. Cards in very good condition; album in good condition, with light signs of age and wear. Initial note: 'This Travel Album is issued without charge to hold a complete set of twenty-five "A Day on the Airway" pictures, as issued with all packings of Sarony Virginia Cigarettes, plain or cork tipped.' The album comprises eight pages printed in black and green, on thick paper, stitched into black card wraps. Embossed on the front cover in faded gold is the title and an illustration of the plane (an Imperial Airways 'Argosy') flying in clouds. Foreword, with facsimile signature and facsimile ink portrait, by Sir Alan Cobham, concluding: 'I wish Nicolas Sarony & Co., every possible success with "A Day on the Airway." By issuing their cigarette pictures of aviation, they are not only helping the cause of flying, but they are thereby helping Britain.' The text describes a fictitious flight, 'starting from Croydon Aerodrome with Amsterdam as the final place of landing', of which there is a full-page map. The cigarette cards, each printed in colour within a gold border, illustrate the text, beginning with 'Weighing In', 'Land Lighthouses', 'Control Tower', 'Embarking', 'Position Finding' and 'Interior Saloon'. The following 19 cards illustrate scenes viewed from the plane, ending with 'Central Station, Amsterdam'. Uncommon: no copy found on either OCLC WorldCat or on COPAC.

Hardback. St Marys Books is proud to present Imperial Airways Flying Map of the London Paris Route This metalring bound edition contains several fullcolour maps of the route from London to Paris alongside contemporary advertisements Based on the text at the beginning and end of the book referring to your pilot and giving advice to passengers it seems this item may have been onboard aircraft for the comfort and information of interested passengers This particular copy is in very good condition though there is some slight staining and bumping to the cover the interior pages and advertisements remain remarkably clean bright and readable We can approximately date this item to somewhere in the period 19241939 after Imperial Airways began its Paris to London route but before it changed its name to British Airways Flying Map of the London Paris Route is looking for a new home and would make for the perfect gift for any aviation enthusiast. book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Colour map 77x51cm folding down into blue printed wraps 21x27cm. Map printed by Cook, Hammond and Kell, Westminster, and wraps by HA King & Sons, London. Map very good with some spotting and short closed fold tears, wraps good with paste residue to the back and detailed notes of an itinerary pencilled inside front. Undated, c1924 (when the routes were introduced) to 1926 (based on the notes). The map includes a table giving times in hours to various locations and an advert for Neuenahr Spa in Cologne to the front, and further adverts to the verso. The previous owner's handwritten "Log of the 'City of Melbourne' - July 28th / 1926" gives arrival and departure times for several stopping points along the route from Croydon to Amsterdam, with altitudes, speeds, additional notes on propeller performance, fuel consumption, etc, and details of a hotel. The City of Melbourne was Imperial Airways' Handley Page W.10 (G-EMBS), a 3-engined medium range bi-plane, one of only 4 built. On 21 October 1926 it ditched in the English Channel after an engine failed. All 12 onboard were rescued by FV Invicta.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Long sheet 182x21cm, printed on both sides, concertina folding down into printed panels 12x21cm with Imperial Airways' Speedbird logo to the front and advert for Armstrong Siddeley to the back. Printed and published by RaynOil for Imperial. Sheet near fine with some spotting, panels good with dusting and wear at the edges. One side features the sectional maps in colour, 1cm to 10km (showing air routes, aerodromes, prohibited areas, frontiers, roads, rail, rivers, canals), together with descriptive text to the bottom for various points of interest, and Edward Bawden's b/w illustrations along the the top (St Pauls, Le Touquet, Beauvais etc). The other features the story of "The Conquest of the Air" from Bleriot in 1909 up to the Schneider Trophy in 1931, with Bawden's b/w illustrations running along the top and bottom. The final panel shows Bawden himself in the lower corner, looking up at the sky from a recumbent position, signing his name dated 1932.

No Binding. Condizione: Good. Original b/w photo 18x13cm. Good with some creasing. Undated c1934-35. This is without any captions or stamps to the verso, and may have been prepared by Imperial or Short. It shows a crowd viewing the craft outside a hangar possibly at Croydon, with another partially identifiable craft parked up behind ("Imperial Airways London G-AAC-", apparently one of its surviving Armstrong Whitworth Argosys, which it retired in 1935). "Scylla" (G-ACJJ) was one of just two 4-engine 39-seat luxury biplanes Imperial Airways commissioned in 1933, to supplement its fleet of HP42s after Handley Page asked too much for two additional craft. It was used on European routes, with its first flight on 26 March 1934. Both were retired in 1940 when Scylla was destroyed in a gale, and "Syrinx" (G-ACJK) scrapped.

No Binding. Condizione: Good. Original b/w photo 24x18cm including white border. Good with slight rippling, with Le Journal ink stamp dated 17 Juin 1931 to the verso. The image shows the craft outside a hangar at an unknown location, possibly Paris. Its registration G-AAGX and name "Hannibal" identifies it as the prototype of four 4-engine, 24 passengers, luxury HP-42Es built for Imperial's prestigious long range Eastern route along the Persian / Arabian Gulf and on to India (the HP45 aka HP42W variant carrying more passengers covered shorter European or "Western" routes). Hannibal's maiden flight was on 14 Nov 1930, and its first paying passenger flight to Paris on 11 June 1931. This photo dated just a few days later, thus celebrates its introduction into service. It was lost over the Gulf of Oman about 50km from Dibba, on its way to London on 1 March 1940 with 4 passengers and 4 crew on board, among them WW1 ace Group Captain Harold Whistler and Indian politician Sir AT Pannirselvam.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Map / brochure 12x19cm, concertina folding out to 36x19cm. Very good with closed tear to one of the folds. One side features a stylised map showing the routes from Britain through Africa on the first panel (Stage 1), across Arabia to India and Ceylon on the second (Stage 2), and on to Australasia on the third (Stage 3), each emphasising the same fixed price of 1 1/2D per half ounce. This is undated, but Stage 1 launched on 28 June 1937 when the flying boat Centurion flew from Southampton to South Africa; Stage 2 to India and Malaya in Feb 1938; and Stage 3 to Australia in July 1938. The other side announces the launch of Stage 3 with list of destinations, rates for first and second class mail, time savings compared with surface transport (2-3 days for Egypt and Palestine, India Ceylon South Africa about a week etc), frequency of services (eg 5 a week to Egypt, Palestine, India; 2 to South Africa), and posting. This is a GPO publication. Imperial Airways is not named, but the idea originated with Imperial's Chair Sir Eric Geddes in 1934, to support the British Air Ministry's aim of expanding and regaining the lead in civil aviation.

First Edition. (London: Imperial Airways 1933). First UK Edition. A paper production not issued with a D/W. Staples rusting but still firm and in place. No splits. Several amendments in black fountain pen to the times on the Indian Service section on page 3. A VG+ copy. Uncommon.

(London: Imperial Airways 1933). Originally published in July 1933. 12 pages with rusted staples but all pages in place and not loose. A Softcover (not issued with a D/W). Laid in is an Addenda being "Autumn Timetable" of European Services cancelling pages 6-11 inclusive of Imperial Airways European Timetable, Summer 1933". A VG+ copy of both the original brochure and the Addenda. Uncommon. Photographs/scans available upon request. For the pair:

(London: Imperial Airways 1932). First UK Edition. A Pair of Brochures: (i) A 20-page small format ochre paper booklet "when travelling by air to India and through Africa" and dated October 1932; and (ii) A 12-page small format green paper booklet "when travelling by air in Europe". Both brochures are in lovely VG+ condition. Photographs/scans available upon request. For the pair:

First Edition. (London: Imperial Airways 1933). First UK Edition. A softcover. Publisher's ochre wrappers with stapled binding (rusted but still firm and in place). A lecture given by the Assistant General Manager of Imperial Airways before the Royal Scottish Geographical Society 9 March 1933. A near fine copy. A fascinating publication with maps of the Persian Corridor, Imperial Airways routes to India, Aircraft Satyrus (a Flying Boat) at rest on the sea of Galilee, Elevation diagram of the Persian Inland Route, Sketch Map of the Persian Gulf, Rest House at Dodoma in the Territory of Tanganyika (modern-day Tanzania) and the Profile of the Cape to Cairo Air Route. A rare book (especially in this lovely condition). Photographs/scans available upon request.

Rare ephemeral catalogue for a photographic exhibition organized by Imperial Airways, the British Empire's commercial airline from 1924 to 1939, and The Times. This show at the R. T. Holtman gallery on Prince Edward Island, between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, was one of several stops in its world tour, spanning Canada, Palestine, and New Zealand. The photographs, described by title, author, and context, were taken during Imperial Airways flights over British territories, including Gaza, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Sharjah, Saudi Arabia, Delhi, Calcutta, Singapore, Malaya, and Africa. Some long-distance infra-red photographs were taken by a photographer of The Times; the rest came from the archives of several companies including General Electric and Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. "The show comprised a large folding screen on which was mounted a map of Empire airways, models of Imperial aircraft and photograph depicting imperial scenes. One of the several dioramas featured an outsize airliner in front of Sharjah rest house" (Pirie, p. 184). G. Pirie, Cultures and Caricatures of British Imperial Aviation, 2017. Octavo. Original printed brown wrappers, wire-stitched. A fine copy.

Leather Bound. Condizione: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1928. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 88, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 88 88.