A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
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. Fine book.
xiv, 398 pp. This book not only records the significant events of Canadian aviation but also pays tribute to the 'forgotten.....
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.....
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. A few small tears to jacket edges. Ink stamp and pencil note on rear free endpaper verso.
xi, 560 pp. This is a book about aeroplanes and speed... but primarily it is a book about the men who.....
Paris: France Editions, 1945. Stapled Binding.
Wrappers rubbed.
[16 pp.] French-language work with photographs, silhouette illustrations, and technical information on British aircraft during WWII.
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institue Press, 1987. Hard Cover.
Jacket near fine. Ink note on front free endpaper.
ix, 566 pp. "The first edition of Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 was published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the rebirth of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in June, 1932. It was a great.....
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institue Press, 1987. Hard Cover.
A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Rear endpaper creased.
ix, 566 pp. "The first edition of Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 was published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the rebirth of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in June, 1932. It.....
London: Ducimus Classic, 1970. Beavor, D.; Percy, Ronald; Sturgess, Arthur. First Edition. Large Softcover.
First edition. No publisher date (circa 1970s). Wrapper edges lightly rubbed, faint sticker ghosting on rear wrapper, ink stamp and ink note on rear wrapper recto.
72 pp.The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era.....
U.S. The Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center / The Office of Air Force History, 1976. First Edition. Large Softcover.
First edition. Light stains on front cover, rear cover wrinkled, ink stamp on rear cover recto.
xiv, 188 pp. CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; List of Illustrations; List of Maps and Charts;.....
Rochester, New York: The Gannett Newspapers, 1947. Trade Paperback.
Stains on front wrapper, stained along bottom edge, rear wrapper toned, sticker on rear wrapper.
81 pp. Several photographs. An account of Frank Gannett's flight around the globe, which took 13 days. From the preface: 'This booklet stems from a series.....
Linden, N.J. / Trenton, N.J. / Bloomfield, N.J. / Tarrytown, N.Y. / Baltimore, M.D. Eastern Aircraft Division, 1944. Large Hardcover.
No jacket. Spine toned, boards lightly toned, rear board soiled.
A photographic history of The Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors, which produced F4F Wildcats and TBF Avengers under license.....
UK: Patrick Stephens Limited, 2006. Fourth Edition. Large Hardcover.
Fourth edition. Jacket edges lightly worn.
368 pp. This new edition of the authoritative work on the subject has been meticulously researched and updated, bringing the grim but important story of air disasters right to date.
New York/London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Sticker on front jacket flap.
216 pp. Includes black-and-white photographs. ""The day after which nothing could be the same for him was Friday, May 20, 1927. That morning, alone in a little plane powered by a single engine.....
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New York/London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A few small tears to top edge of rear jacket panel.
216 pp. Includes black-and-white photographs. ""The day after which nothing could be the same for him was Friday, May 20, 1927. That morning, alone in a little.....
London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1927. Hard Cover.
Rebound in library buckram without color plate on front board as originally issued. Lacks 2 of 12 plates. Former library copy - usual marks. No jacket. Frontispiece loose but included.
256 pp. With twelve colour plates and about 250.....
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1955. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Smudge on front board.
vi, 214 pp. Endpapers illustrated in maps. CONTENTS: Foreword; Preface; Chronology; Appendixes: I. Principal Civilian Officials and Naval Officers in Command, 7 December 1941 - 2 September 1945; II. Recommended Reading; Index.
Ohio / New York: The World Syndicate Publishing Company, 1932. Hard Cover.
Multiple chips and tears to jacket edges. Page ridges lightly foxed, top corner of front board bumped.
243 pp. "An adventure book for the younger reader, telling the story of The Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Emelia Earheart...
New York: Galahad Books, 1970. Punnett, Dennis. Reissue. Large Hardcover.
Reissue. Tiny spot on jacket spine head, two tiny spots on top page edge.
672 pp. "Here is the definitive work on the military aircraft that evolved during the life of German's Third Reich, composed of an authoritative text that.....
. The Martin Company. Stapled Binding.
Wrappers creased near spine corners, tissue guard lightly stained, minor pencil notes throughout.
Unpaginated. "The full color illustration pages in this brochure have been perforated to make them suitable for tear-out and framing." "Bullpup was evolved to play a definite role in this vital.....
London: Jarrold & Sons Ltd., 1978. Large Softcover.
Edges slightly worn.
253 pp. A history from non-powered flight through space exploration. Book contains color and black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and diagrams.