A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
Ohio: Pennington Press, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Some chips to jacket edges, small hole in jacket near spine, one inch tear along bottom edge of rear jacket panel.
250 pp. This is a most excellent chronological history of the iconic DC-3 (Douglas Commercial aircraft, third model), also.....
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.....
London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. Cuneo, Cyrus. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Top corner of front board bumped, page ridges and some pages foxed, pencil marks on illustration page.
272 pp. Illustrated in colour by Cyrus Cuneo, and with numerous portraits. CONTENTS: Otto Lilienthal ("Father of the Aeroplane");.....
San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 2014. Large Softcover.
A fine copy.
116 pp. "Soar through the only history of aircraft that invites you to build your own! Nothing seems to capture the imagination of humankind quite like the ability to fly, and just over a hundred years ago, that.....
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.....
New York: A.S. Barnes, 1976. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Edge wear, a few spots to jacket.
Filled with black & white photographs, this work covers the history of the helicopter from the sketches of Leonardo da Vinci through the present day.
. 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.....
New York: Crown, 1980. Watanabe, Rikyu. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. A near fine copy in a very good jacket. Jacket edges lightly rubbed.
48 pp. "Robert Grinsell tells the fascinating story of this aircraft from its initial development, through all its modifications, to its appearance in the skies.....
New York: Arco, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Top corner of rear board bumped.
159 pp. Identifies, describes, and gives the technical specifications of helicopters used by the armed forces of France, England, Italy, the United States, Russia, and Germany.
New York: Jane's Publishing Company, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Edges of dust jacket worn.
493 pp. A complete aerospace dictionary with ~14,000 entries. "The alphabetical listing and terse but instructional introduction make this a valuable volume..." - School Library Journal.
![Das Erkennen von Flugzeugen [The Recognition of Planes] [German Text]. K. Haarmann, Karl](/pictures/thumb/2300399.jpg?v=1637866856)
Munich: 1941. Stapled Binding.
No publisher date (circa 1941). Rear wrapper lightly creased, ink name on title page.
51 pp. German text. A World War II era airplane identification guide. With black-and-white illustrations.
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.....
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Related articles laid in. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Pencil name and note on front free endpaper.
xi, 769 pp. Inspiration for 2018 bio-pic starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy. "When Apollo 11 touched.....
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.....
Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges lightly rubbed, jacket clipped.
xviii, 307 pp. Noel Wien (June 8, 1899 – July 19, 1977) was an American pioneer aviator. He was the founder of Wien Alaska Airways. Wien was born in Lake Nebagamon.....
CA: Presidio, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Top edge of jacket bumped and rubbed. Red ink dot on page base.
x, 285 pp. From retired Air Force pilot Marshall Harrison comes a remarkable memoir of aerial warfare in Vietnam. In his third combat tour, Harrison found himself converted.....
Carrollton: Squadron / Signal Publications, 2003. Stapled Binding.
An exceptional copy.
An overview of the great British biplane that was flown at the outbreak of WWII.
N.J. National Aeronautics Council, Inc., 1942. Stapled Binding.
Light general wear.
96 pp. This issue contains: 3-position silhouettes, general specifications and photographs of the 90 leading fighting planes of United States, Great Britain, Norway, Germany, France, Russia, Japan, Italy. Includes black-and-white illustrations.
N.J. National Aeronautics Council, Inc., 1942. Stapled Binding.
Faint stain along top edge of last few pages, spine rubbed.
94 pp. This issue contains: 3-position silhouettes, general specifications and photographs of fighting planes, gliders, rotating wing aircraft and lighter-than-air craft of United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Japan, Spain.....
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.
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.
N.J. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1979. First American Edition. Large Hardcover.
First American edition. Half inch tear to jacket spine head, jacket faintly foxed. Page ridges lightly foxed.
224 pp. "In this comprehensive pictorial history of Hitler's elite air corps, Held combines hundreds of dramatic photographs with expert texts to capture the.....
New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges lightly bumped.
394 pp. An aviation expert uncovers the brilliance behind the first successful flight of an engine-powered plane. In the centennial year of the Wright Brothers' first successful flight, acclaimed aviation writer T......
New York: Ballantine, 1977. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback.
Third printing. Light scratches on front wrapper.
157 pp. Information on the P-51 and it's use in WWII.