Putnam Books

Hi gang

sorry to bump this one but this thread reminded me of a few Putnam books I had stored away in a box for 10 years now and I didn’t miss them to be honest – therefore I decided to part with them by offering them here instead of putting them on ebay. They are in very good condition incl. dustjackets. Offers via PM please.

1) De Havilland Aircraft since 1909; 1987 edition; 1994 reprint
2) Handley Page Aircraft since 1907; 1987 edition
3) Curtiss Aircraft 1907 – 1947; 1979 edition; 1987 reprint
4) Lockheed Aircraft since 1913; 1987 edition
5) McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920: Volume 1; 1988 edition
6) Aircraft of the Royal Air Force since 1918; 1988 edition
7) United States Military Aircaft since 1909; 1989 edition

and as a special treat (good condition, too, incl. dustjacket)

8) Fokker – The Creative Years; 1965 (!) edition

Please be aware that the books will be shipped from Switzerland, i.e. some postage will also occur.

Regards
Martin / Swiss Mustangs

‘SPITFIRE – Story of a Famous Fighter’ by Bruce Robertson.

Written over 40 years ago and still one of the best all round reference books on the subject.

Mark

I hope you mean Bruce Robertson, otherwise this is one I’ve missed!

Mark

I’m sure you’re right. It’s still at my Mum’s lair, (I hope, I haven’t seen it for years!), and I was using my increasingly unreliable memory.

Putnum

I’m a huge fan of Putnum’s “U.S. Military Aircraft Since 1909”. The 1989 edition seemed to be in print for only 15 minutes. I bought mine as soon as it came out and never saw another one.
Are they as rare as I think they are?

Andy, the only Harleyford book I’ve got is the Spitfire one, by Gordon Swanborough, I think. You’re right, it’s BIG.

I hope you mean Bruce Robertson, otherwise this is one I’ve missed!

Mark

Andy, the only Harleyford book I’ve got is the Spitfire one, by Gordon Swanborough, I think. You’re right, it’s BIG.

Hi
Just Bought this from a charity shop in town (Blackpool)
Third impression 1959-£1

Scanning.

DHFAN
if you find anyone that could do that I’d like the same thing done for my Harleyfords U.S. Navy Aircraft. It’s the only one of my Harleyfords without a dust jacket. Although the whole jacket would be way bigger than A3.
Anyone out there?
Cheers
Andy

On the subject of Putnam books, my best bargain although not in Phil’s range, was Vols 1 and 3 of British Civil Aircraft from whenever. £8 the pair on Ebay, plus postage.
However, they had missing dust-jackets which is the main reason they were so cheap.
Although I’m not that bothered, as I want them to read and not look at, they do look a bit tatty on the shelf, especially in the middle of the other eight I’ve managed to acquire.
Has anybody with a scanner got copies and could scan the jackets in for me?
I assume they would need to be in two parts but I can always stitch them together. Although I don’t have an A3 printer I’ve a couple of mates that have so printing wouldn’t be a problem.

Well done! What a bargain! If you ever find the Putnam Miles Aircraft at this price, grab it, as it’s so rare that it’s going for around £125!

How much, Bl&&dy Hell.
I,ll look out for that one.Thanks
Phil. 🙂

Well done! What a bargain! If you ever find the Putnam Miles Aircraft at this price, grab it, as it’s so rare that it’s going for around £125!

A few more bought from local car boot sales & charity shops
Finest Hour-Tim Clayton & Phil Craig-£1
The Greatest Sqn Of Them All, History of 603 Sqn Vol 1-David Ross
Bruce Blanche William Simson-£2.50
Falklands AirWar-£1
Aircraft Of The Aces-Tony Holmes-£1.50
An Illustrated History Of the RAF-Roy Nesbit £0.50
Splash One-Ivan Randall-£1
Classic RAF Battles-Michael Armitage-£1
Royal Navy Aircraft Serials & Units 1911-1919 Air-Britain Pub-£1.50
Pablos War-Pablo Mason-£2.50
All in good condition & bought for peanuts.
Phil. 🙂

You did VERY well. Putnam books retail for about 3-4 times that amount in Australia.

Putnams.

You did good mate 😉
Being a Putnams collector is getting to be an expensive business.
Get them while you can at those prices.
I’m after the Harald Penrose titles at present and yes they are on ABE books but pricey. :confused: 😮 😮

I’d agree with the previous comments. They are indeed great prices. On abebooks, the cheapest prices for the two books is £20 for the de Havilland one and £14 for the Gloster one. So you’ve done very well!

Absolute snip. Regularly £20 plus on Ebay, plus postage.

Rat.

I,m well pleased now, thanks.
Phil. 😀

Sounds like a deal to me – jammy git.

I’d say they were a good buy, at Duxford in June I saw some from a used book seller and the typical going price was 15 pounds….

Having said that, I’d like a copy of Avro Aircraft since 1908, preferably the 1989 edition…anyone have one cheap? (It needs to be cheap when the exhange rate is factored in…) 🙂