A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
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.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943. Dobias, Frank. Hard Cover.
Jacket edges rubbed, jacket reverse taped, chip to top corner of front jacket panel. Pencil gift note on front free endpaper verso, pages toned.
v, 210 pp. A series of World War II aerial adventures. "Lucky Terrell arrives to take.....
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1942. Hard Cover.
Lacks jacket.
256 pp. "A complete record--in both text and picture--of the fighting planes of the Axis." Black and white photographs included.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1973. First Edition. Large Softcover.
First edition. Spine rubbed with some loss to spine head, front flyleaf missing.
156 pp. A history of fighter aircraft during World Wars I & II. Numerous illustrations, including some in color, along with historical photographs and diagrams of airplane models
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Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institue Press, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A near fine copy in a very good jacket. Jacket edges lightly bumped.
xvii, 351 pp. "The greatest of all flying boats, the PBY Catalina, was one of the most versatile aircraft ever built. This definitive study, first.....
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.....
New York: Arlington House, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with some small chips and small tears.
127 pp. Marcel Dassault (born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch;[1] 22 January 1892 – 17 April 1986) was a French engineer and industrialist who spent his career in aircraft manufacturing.--Wikipedia.
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.....
VA: Paladwr Press, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket clipped.
xiii, 572 pp. The third volume in a work recording the history of world's airlines, this book follows on from "Airlines of the USA Since 1914" and "Airlines of Latin America Since 1919". This book covers the entire.....
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.....
Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1982. Greer, Don. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Large Hardcover.
A near fine copy in a very good jacket. One inch tear along top edge of rear jacket panel.
64 pp. "Captioned photos, and brief text describe the tactics, equipment, and gunship aircraft most used in tactical interdiction."
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.