A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
New York: Orion Books, 1991. Revised Edition. Large Hardcover.
Sticker on rear jacket panel, otherwise an excellent copy.
ix, 310 pp. "Recounts the history of balloons, airships, and other lighter-than-air craft from the Montgolfier brothers, through the Hindenberg, to modern blimps and other revivals."
England: Airlife, 1995. First UK Edition. Large Hardcover.
First UK edition. Minor general wear to jacket. Board corners lightly rubbed.
160 pp. Development and background of each model -- from the DC-1 through the DC-7 -- is detailed, along with each aircraft's handling abilities, technical specifications, and service history.
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1992. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Top page corners bumped.
255 pp. This text looks at the history of the aircraft manufacturers Bell, whose family of helicopters have been produced in their thousands for military and civil operations worldwide. It also deals with the.....
London: Michael Joseph, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Signed by both authors with inscription, "Best wishes." Jacket near fine. Pencil name on front free endpaper, ink gift note on half-title page verso.
x, 245 pp. Gulf War heroes John Peters and John Nichol wrote about their ordeal as.....
New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 1980. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. No jacket. Smudge on front board, ink gift note on front free endpaper.
64 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; Development; Preparing for Combat; The Raids from China; Early Raids from Marianas; The Destruction of Japan; Korean Swansong; Appendices; Bibliography; Acknowledgments.
Washington D.C. Brassey's Inc., 2004. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition. Edges slightly worn.
xv, 89 pp. The world entered the atomic age in August 1945, when the B-29 Superfortress nicknamed Enola Gay flew some 1,500 miles from the island of Tinian and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.....
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institue Press, 1987. Fourteenth Edition. Large Hardcover.
Fourteenth edition. Minor general wear.
xi, 591 pp. ...presents a comprehensive description of the Reagan administration's 600-ship Navy of the late 1980s. It includes not only the Navy's ships, submarines, and aircraft, but its people, organizations, weapons, and electronics as.....
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WI: MBI Publishing Company, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Edges lightly worn.
x, 278 pp. The inner workings and heavily censored history of Lockheed's dynamic U-2 spyplane are revealed in this informative design, development and operational history from 1954. Covers U-2 missions from aircraft carriers, today's flights over.....
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institue Press, 2004. 2nd Printing. Large Hardcover.
Second printing. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Jacket spine head and spine base very lightly bumped.
xiv, 432 pp. In the century following the Wright Brothers' historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, thousands of military.....
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1981. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Edges lightly toned.
370 pp. Within this book, Norman Polmar and Floyd Kennedy have assembled the most comprehensive directory available of virtually every model of helicopter flown by the world's armed forces.
New York: Orion Books, 1989. Trade Paperback.
Minor general wear.
xii, 209 pp. Log book follows text. "The authors describe their 1931, record-breaking flight around the world, including their preparations."
New York: Jane's Publishing Company Limited, 1980. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Edges lightly worn.
160 pp. Several color plates, black & white photographs throughout. Translated from the original 1979 edition Fokker Bouwer aan de Wereldluchtvaart.
New York City: Galahad Books, 1971. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Smudges on front jacket panel, jacket edges rubbed with a few small chips, one inch tear along top edge of rear jacket panel, sticker on front jacket flap. Board edges toned.
299 pp. Numerous maps, photos & illustrations.....
New York: Gallery Books, 1990. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Faint edge wear to jacket.
Traces the history of aircraft carriers from pre-World War I seaplane operations to the carriers of today.
New York: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
Edges slightly worn.
127 pp. KLAXON! The alarm immediately sent the aircrews at Beale Air Force Base, California, scrambling to their alert aircraft in a race to get airborne first. The KC-135 tankers were usually the quickest to taxi out, with.....
Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Edges slightly worn.
viii, 217 pp. A biography on Hazel Raines, Georgia's first Lady of Flight!
New York: National Aeronautics Council, Inc., 1944. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Spine toned with light wear to spine head and spine base, tear along top edge of front free endpaper, pencil name on front free endpaper.
132 pp. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations, including Hindenburg disaster. Also features chapter on helicopters.....
Washington, D.C. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1976. Large Softcover.
No jacket. Ink stamp on rear paste-down endpaper.
viii, 113 pp. Red cloth boards. CONTENTS: Foreword; Preface; Introduction; The Advent; Concept Development; A Revitalized Helicopter Program; Korean War Expansion; Seeking a New Order of Mobility; A Period.....
PA: Stackpole Books, 1990. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition. Light general wear.
128 pp. "For six months after Pearl Harbor the nimble Japanese Zero-sen plane dominated the Pacific air war. Then, on June 4, 1942 a Zero crashed on tiny Akutan Island in the Aleutians. It lay there for.....
Greenwich, CT: Crescent Books, 1983. Large Hardcover.
Stain on top of front jacket panel, light foxing on page edges.
256 pp. This book tells the Boeing story from its beginnings in a Lake Union boathouse, to present status as the premier builder of commercial aircraft in the world.
New York: Crescent Books, 1983. Revised Edition. Large Hardcover.
Revised and updated edition. Half inch tear atop jacket spine.
256 pp. With a look at some of America's most memorable aircraft, the history of the Boeing company and its impact on the Pacific Northwest and the development of aviation is.....
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Aero Publishers, 1990. Seventh Edition. Hard Cover.
Seventh edition. One inch tear in rear jacket, edges worn, page edges lightly smudged.
461 pp. A dictionary for exploring space.
Texas: Texas A & M University Press, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Edges slightly worn. Former owner gift inscription on front fixed endpapers.
xviii, 563 pp. "I shall return!" It was the most memorable phrase of the war for the Pacific in the 1940s. For many people, Gen.....
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Edges slightly worn.
xiv, 154 pp. Traces the life of Bessie Coleman, America's first African-American woman aviator, who dreamed of opening a flight school for African Americans but died in an crash in 1926. By the author of.....
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A fine copy in a near fine jacket.
xiii, 321 pp. "A biography of the famous aviatrix who disappeared in the South Pacific on an around-the-world flight attempt in 1937."