A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2003. Reprint. Hard Cover.
A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
398 pp. "Over the remote Pacific island of Chichi Jima, nine American flyers-Navy and Marine pilots sent to bomb Japanese communications towers there-were shot down. One of those nine was miraculously.....
England / California: Haynes, 1988. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
166 pp. ...an international survey in which each category of weapons in comprehensively and comprehensibly explained, evaluated, and compared and its development placed in historical and political context.--jacket.
FL: Bluewater Press, 2012. Signed Copy. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Signed by author with inscription and author's business card taped to endpaper. A fine copy.
218 pp. In 1936, a wide-eyed boy by the name of LeRoy Brown clambered aboard a 1929 Waco 10 converted to crop dusting duty, sat.....
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979. Reprint. Large Hardcover.
Reprint. Edges slightly worn.
504 pp. The thrill and excitement of a visit to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum is captured here with new chapters and specially taken photographs of the museum's five major new galleries.
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Quarter-inch tear along top edge of jacket spine, sticker on front jacket flap, sticker ghosting on rear jacket panel. Ink note on front free endpaper.
334 pp. "The book was primarily written to provide a reference for.....
New York: Crescent Books, 1990. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Faint smudges on front jacket panel.
238 pp. Surveys the strengths, general organization, aircraft, and weapons of the air forces of the United States, Soviet Union, France, Israel, and other countries.
New York: Gallery Books, 1990. First Edition. Soft Cover.
First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
46 pp. Describes the type, crew, dimensions, weight, performance, and armament of forty of the world's most sophisticated fighter planes.
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, Inc., 1984. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Edges worn.
xvi, 464 pp. An exploration of space travel throughout U.S. history and the stories behind each craft.
. S.N., 1923. Clements, Rell S. Single Sheet.
Minor wear along edges, corners seem to indicate these were once mounted in an album.
Two photographs of the U.S.S. Shenandoah, the first American-built rigid airship (one of four total the U.S. made). Built in 1922-23, it crashed and was destroyed due.....
New York: The Viking Press, 1982. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover.
Book club edition. Minor general wear.
408 pp. Recounts the career of Henry H. Arnold, the U.S. Air Force's first five-star general, from his work as one of the Wright Brothers' original test pilots to his leadership of the.....
Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 1988. 4th Printing. Large Softcover.
Fourth printing. Wrapper edges slightly worn.
ix, 214 pp. "This book is about three types of airplanes, several individuals, and a new concept in overseas travel. The airplanes commonly called "Clippers," are the Sikor-sky S-42, the Martin M-130, and.....
New York: Grove Press, 1988. Dean, James. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Light general wear to jacket. Smudge on page ridge.
xi, 288 pp. The former astronaut traces America's ascent into space and the history of NASA, from the first faltering steps in 1960, to humankind's first small step.....
London: Hermes House, 2002. 4th Printing. Hard Cover.
Fourth printing. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
256 pp. "Features over 170 aircraft, including early planes used in WWI, fighter planes from the inter-war years and World War II, and the highly powerful supersonic jet aircraft of today.....
England: Denzil Reeves. Reeves, Denzil. Stapled Binding.
Near fine.
34 pp. Black-and-white photographs and diagrams, two maps. A history of Raydon Airfield in Suffolk, England during WWII.
New York: Norton, 1990. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback.
Second printing. Edges worn, small brown stain on spine.
606 pp. Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character, and family experience that perfectly suited them to the task of invention but left them ill-prepared to.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Heaslip, William. Hard Cover.
1931 printing (or later) with all three Cloud Patrol titles on rear jacket panel (MAD 19700-1, 26200-1, 16800-26). Faint stain on front jacket panel, jacket edges lightly rubbed, jacket spine lightly foxed, half-inch tear along top edge of rear jacket.....
New York: Dover, 1989. Signed Copy. Large Softcover.
Signed by both authors without inscription. Wrapper edges lightly rubbed.
166 pp. Over 300 rare photographs, with detailed informative captions, recall Long Island's crucial role as center of early aviation. Exploits of Lindbergh, Curtiss, Doolittle, other pioneers. First "blind" flights, seaplanes, endurance.....
New York: Dover, 1989. Large Softcover.
Crease on back corner, a few faint creases on front.
166 pp. Over 300 rare photographs, with detailed informative captions, recall Long Island's crucial role as center of early aviation. Exploits of Lindbergh, Curtiss, Doolittle, other pioneers. First "blind" flights, seaplanes, endurance records, technological.....
UK: Chiltern Publishing, 2017. First UK Edition. Large Hardcover.
First UK edition. Minor general wear.
191 pp. Since the dawn of aerial combat, from the earliest days over the battlefields of World War One, armed forces have competed to develop technologically superior fighter planes. The stunning photographs in this gloriously.....
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982. Revised Edition. Hard Cover.
A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Minor sticker adhesive on rear jacket panel, ink note on front free endpaper.
xiii, 746 pp. "The world's first scheduled air service began operation before World War I - with flying-boats.....
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982. Revised Edition. Hard Cover.
Top edge of jacket very lightly bumped. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
xiii, 746 pp. "The world's first scheduled air service began operation before World War I - with flying-boats in Florida. From the mid-1920s, passenger.....
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1978. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Edges slightly worn.
72 pp. Includes 2 331/3 r.p.m. records and 2 original post cards laid in. A remarkable collection of one hundred fifty previously unpublished photographs testifies to the wonder and splendor of airships, underscoring both.....
NJ: Patrick Stephens Limited, 1996. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Jacket edges slightly worn.
320 pp. This book is a fully detailed listing of nearly 11,000 passenger aircraft that have suffered an accident, either on the ground or in the air, and, in consequence, have never flown again.
New York: Double Day, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Edges slightly worn, pen marking on inner flap.
ix, 236 pp. A commercial airline pilot with more than 20 years experience, reports through the author of this book, on the state of the airline industry in the wake of.....
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
2nd printing. Spine a bit faded, minimal loss form top jacket edge, jacket price clipped. Very Good.
190 pp. 8vo. 'The Immortal speech of Winston Churchill to Parliament in 1940 as the Battle of Britain raged above the skies of.....