Raydon Airfield: Fighter Station to Farmland
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.
Aviation & Aeronautics
A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
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.....
The Cloud Patrol (Buddy Books for Boys)
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.....
Picture History of Aviation on Long Island, 1908 - 1938
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.....
Picture History of Aviation on Long Island, 1908 - 1938
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.....
The Talisman: The Autobiography of Marcel Dassault, Creator of the Mirage Jet
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.
Ultimate Power: The History of Military Aircraft, Includes Panoramic Gatefolds
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.....
Airlines of the United States Since 1914
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.....
Airlines of the United States Since 1914
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.....
Airshipwreck
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.....
World Directory of Airliner Crashes: A Comprehensive Record of More than 10,000 Passenger Aircraft Accidents
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.
Unfriendly Skies: Revelations of an Unregulated Airline Pilot
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.....
Tally-Ho! Yankee in a Spitfire
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.....
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Fighters of World War Two [II; 2]
New York: Metro Books, 1998. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Edges of wrapper slightly worn.
192 pp. A fully illustrated guide to the most important fighter jets of World war II.
Phantom II: A Pictorial History of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
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].....
Airborne at War (Elite Attack Forces)
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.
Canada's Flying Heritage
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.....
Conquerors of the Air: The Evolution of Aircraft 1903-1945
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.
Smithsonian Frontiers of Flight
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'.....
Luftwaffe: A History
New York: Times Books, 1977. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover.
Book club edition. Jacket worn on spine, flaps toned.
xvii, 267 pp. 8vo. At the beginning of WWII the German Air Force was considered the finest in the world. But was it? The Treaty of Versailles had condemned the German.....
U.S. Army Aircraft, 1908-1946 (Heavier-Than-Air)
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.....
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.
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.