The Snowbird Decades: Western Canada's Pioneer Aviation Companies
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.
Aviation & Aeronautics
A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
Lindbergh: The Lone Eagle -- His Life and Achievements, with a Valuable Chapter on the Navigation of The Spirit of St. Louis By Captain Robert Schofield Wood
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.....
The Speed Seekers
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.....
Avions Anglais: Photographies Fiches Techniques
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.
Lockhead Aircraft Since 1913
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.....
Lockhead Aircraft Since 1913
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.....
Republic Thunderbolt
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.....
Aces and Aerial Victories: The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia, 1965-1973
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;.....
Winging 'Round the World
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.....
A History of Eastern Aircraft Division
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.....
Lindbergh Alone: May 21, 1927
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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Lindbergh Alone: May 21, 1927 [Charles]
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.....
The Wonder Book of Aircraft
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.....
United States Naval Chronology, World War II
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.
Famous Flyers and Their Famous Flights
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...
Warplanes of the Third Reich
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.....
Bullpup: Weapon for the Free World
. 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.....
Aviation: The Complete Story of Man's Conquest of the Air
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.
Modern Soviet Aircraft (Military Aviation Library)
New York: Chartwell Books, 1985. Large Hardcover.
Lacks jacket.
61 pp. A detailed exploration of Soviet Aircraft!
Tupolev Aircraft Since 1922
London: Putnam & Company, 1995. First UK Edition. Large Hardcover.
First UK edition. Sticker on rear jacket panel.
254 pp. The Tupolev design bureau is closely associated with some of the larges and most powerful aircraft, both civil and military, in the history of Soviet aviation. This superb work of.....
Scale Model Aircraft Construction Procedure
Washington, D.C. Federal Security Agency, 1942. Stapled Binding.
Excellent condition.
iv, 20; iv, 24 pp. 2 volume set. VOLUME ONE CONTENTS: Scale Model Aircraft Construction - general discussion on the materials to be used and suggested methods for constructing scale model aircraft; Identification Principles - general information on what to.....
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong - The Authorized Biography
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Free rear endpaper creased.
xi, 769 pp. Inspiration for 2018 bio-pic starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy. "When Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon's surface in 1969, the.....
U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947: An Illustrated Directory
MN: Specialty Press, 1990. Hard Cover.
Dust jacket lightly worn on edges.
273 pp. A brief history of U.S. aviation.
Up and At 'Em
Harrisburg, Pa. Stackpole Sons, 1971. 1st Printing. Hard Cover.
First edition. Very good in fair jacket. Front jacket flap loose but included, jacket edges rubbed with several chips, tears, and tape repairs,
332 pp. The war memoirs of an American Ace during World War I.
The Eagles' War: The Saga of the Eagle Squadron Pilots 1940-1945
New York: Aronson, 1982. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover.
Book club edition. Jacket lightly rubbed.
The story of the Eagle Squadrons, American pilots who flew with the RAF before reverting back to the United States when they entered WWII.