A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
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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New York: HarperCollins, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
279 pp. "Gordon Cooper was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, a select group of the nation's top military test pilots who braved the frontiers of space in the days.....
Washington D.C. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975. Large Hardcover.
No jacket. Ink stamp and pencil note on last page.
xi, 313 pp. “No nation ever demonstrated its aspirations and abilities as dramatically as did the United States when it landed the first men on the Moon, or as much.....
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.
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket rubbed with a couple small tears. Related article laid in.
421 pp. "Always Another Dawn: The Story of a Rocket Test Pilot is the story of NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) and Albert.....
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.....
Washington, D.C. The Air Force Historical Foundation / Beaux Arts Editions, 2006. Large Hardcover.
A very nice copy.
624 pp. Navy blue padded boards, silver & blue U.S. Air Force patch on front cover, silver titles. A profusely illustrated chronology of the United States Air Force from 1783-2006. Color and.....
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1978. Hard Cover.
A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Minor general wear to jacket.
xi, 348 pp. Lawrence Burst Sperry (21 December 1892, Chicago, Illinois, United States – December 13, 1923, English Channel) was an aviation pioneer. He was the third son.....
Ohio: Davidson Publishing Company, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Signed by author with inscription, "With best personal regards to Ron O'Neal." No jacket.
281 pp. Thirty years after the 1937 disappearance of Amelia Earhart, investigators learn the truth. They make two trips to Saipan and find evidence that.....
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: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Faint edge wear to jacket.
In 1909, municipal authorities built an airfield in northern Italy and invited leading pilots to compete on it. The show attracted thousands of spectators--among them Giacomo Puccini and Gabriele d'Annunzio--and reporters, including.....
Washington, D.C. Department of the Air Force, 1955. Soft Cover.
Smudge on front wrapper, bookplate on front wrapper verso.
172 pp. Flexible wrappers, post bound. A guide to identification of aircraft for those on the ground, issued by the United States Air Force.
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.....
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover.
Third printing No jacket. Ink note on front free endpaper.
xl, 935 pp. "The purpose of this text is to provide clear instruction in the fundamental concepts of the theory of structural analysis as applied to vehicular structures such as aircraft, automobiles.....
Nashville: Oliver Nelson / Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
Second printing. Multiple creases to jacket, small tear along top edge of front jacket panel, quarter-inch tear to jacket spine head.
284 pp. "Relates the early excitement and glamour in the life of astronaut Charlie Duke and his.....
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1965. Hard Cover.
Multiple chips and tears to jacket edges, jacket clipped. Sticker ghosting on front paste-down endpaper, ink stamp on title page.
x, 273 pp. The answers to hundreds of questions about the U.S. Air Force and its men, are here--capsule biographies of great.....
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London: Amber Books, 2008. Reprint. Large Softcover.
Very minor general wear.
512 pp. "A comprehensive illustrative guide to the best-known aircraft of World War II. Three view artworks and annotations outline the powerplant, performance, weight, dimensions, and armament of every aircraft featured, with all measurements given in metric and imperial.....
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.....