A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
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: 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.....
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.....
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.....
Michigan: Squadron / Signal Publications, 1977. Soft Cover.
Sticker on front cover, ink stamp on rear cover recto.
62 pp. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[N 1] is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.[2].....
New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 2007. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. No jacket. Pencil note on front free endpaper.
192 pp. The first of a nine-book series detailing two well-known units that fought together or head-on during World War II.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985. Revised Edition. Large Hardcover.
1985 revised edition. Several taped tears on front jacket, jacket bumped, inner left flap clipped, jacket toned.
xiv, 398 pp. This book not only records the significant events of Canadian aviation but also pays tribute to the 'forgotten flyers who.....
New York: Viking Press, 1968. Carlo Demand. Large Hardcover.
Wrapper edges toned, ink mark on free endpaper.
201 pp. Color and black-and-white illustrations and diagram.
Washington, D.C. / New York: Smithsonian Books / Orion Books, 1992. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Sticker on rear panel of jacket and on front jacket flap. Ink gift note on front free endpaper.
256 pp. "Looks at milestone aircraft in the history of aviation, from the Wright Brothers'.....
New York: Ships and Aircraft, 1946. First Edition. Stapled Binding.
First edition. Wrappers lightly toned, ink stamp on front wrapper verso.
64 pp. "...catalogues the United States Army's airplanes... Compiled from official documents and original source material, it delineates the development of each military type in tabular text and pictures.....
Canada: Buttenworth & Co., 1979. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition. Wrapper edges slightly worn.
v, 92 pp. A history of Canada's pioneer aviation companies.
New York: The World Syndicate Co., Inc., 1927. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Spine head bumped.
vi, 282 pp. Includes black-and-white photographs. A biography of the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Includes a chapter on the navigation of the Spirit of Saint Louis by Robert Schofield Wood.....