Re-Circulating Books.

I think that it is a very good idea to let your other half, or someone close, know of your book collection and its' value. As I have said before, if you keep your books in good shape they never loose their value. Most of the time they increase in value. So keep things current.

Case in point. Recently a friend of mine passed away at a still young age. He had a nice military book collection. His widow contacted the local club and they helped her out. Then they put her in touch with me. I bought the remainder. Now I will re-sell these to other book collectors. This way the books will get back into circulation with the people that will enjoy them the most.

It is sad to see what happens to some of these collections. They just disappear.

So please, let friends and family know of your intentions. Keep the books active.

Italian Military Aviation In W.W.2

Finally, after waiting for two years, La Bancarella Aeronautica has a new title out in the
Ali D'Italia series. This one ( #29 ) is on the Siai S.81 and as usual is very good. I very much
enjoy this series of books from them, and anything else they do, as they give us some very
good information on a wide range of Italian aircraft. Some of which have not had good
coverage until now. And this is a good one to have. Go get one. The book is full of black
and white photos, color profiles, scale drawings, and a full color page of the cockpit area.
I can not say enough about this publisher. Please support them as I, and any serious
book collector, would like to see more new stuff. Also, as soon as I figure out how to
take and post color cover photos better, I will do so.

Military Aviation ( must have ) books.

Well, much to my delight, people do read my blogs. Several of you have written back. Thanks.
This has encouraged me to keep writing. This will be a good year for military aviation books.
I have seen many good titles in the works from all around the world. What a great time to be
in the book collecting business. Sometimes the best are close by, as in the USA. I am speaking
of Jerry Crandall's "The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Dora, vol.2". This is a must have book for any
fan of military aviation. Even better than vol.1. If I ever had to pick the perfect book, this
would probably be the one. There are others I have seen that come close, but this one is
just a bit better. The in-depth research on this airframe makes all the difference. All 400
pages of it. Get this book. And when you do, send thanks to Jerry.

Check back soon. I have some more book information to pass on. Thanks again.

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