A collection of works related to the history of aviation, aeronautical engineering, biographies of aviators, space travel, etc.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. Hard Cover.
Fourth revised edition. Jacket edges rubbed, rear jacket panel soiled. Smudges on bottom page ridge, ink stamp on rear free endpaper verso.
611 pp. This book provides a comprehensive guide to every aircraft ever used by the RAF since the establishment in.....
Great Britain: Dalton Watson Aero Book, 1995. Large Hardcover.
A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Small surface tear on front paste-down endpaper.
288 pp. ...the story of the development of Project "Manhattan" and the establishment of the 509th Composite Group of the United States Army Force to.....
Corona del Mar: Planes of Fame, 1991. Large Softcover.
Copyright date whited out on title page, faint crease on rear corner.
175, [1] pp. Includes color images of identifying markings and three-view diagrams of various aircraft. Includes sections on the Pearl Harbor attack, Japanese battle orders, the Imperial Japanese Navy.....
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges worn.
x, 232 pp. First named the Dragon, then the Devastator and finally Douglas Dauntless, finally to be replaced by faster Cutriss Helldiver which fell behind development schedule and the Dauntless served and earned it's fame.....
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institue Press, 1990. Second Edition. Hard Cover.
Second edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
xviii, 223 pp. "A dramatic study of the World War II fighter, from design and development on the Grumman factory floor to combat use in the U.S. Navy, Marine.....
New York: Alpha Books, 2003. Trade Paperback.
Remainder mark.
viii, 312 pp. A complete overview of the U.S. Air Force-from the origins and complete histories to the battles and weaponry. Here are comprehensive accounts and descriptions of the battles, weaponry, and personnel, from the enlisted man to the top-ranking officers-featuring.....
Florida: Kendall Press, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Signed by subject with inscription, "Happy go arounds." Jacket lightly foxed, lightly soiled on front jacket panel. Front and rear free endpapers lightly foxed.
160 pp. "...a story about flying, about aerobatics and about the role of general aviation in.....
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket. Board edges rubbed, ink stamp on front free endpaper.
xii, 345 pp. Includes a section of black-and-white illustrations. A history of United States naval aviation starting with Curtiss and ending with World War II.
New York: Stein and Day, 1975. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
143 pp. With colour photographs. Each of the forty-nine types of aircraft is accompanied by a brief "biography" together with tables of the most important marks and their specifications.....
Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976. Stapled Binding.
Light crease on bottom corner of front cover, ink stamp and note on rear cover recto.
96 pp. A look at the progress of aircraft design since 1903, with black-and-white illustrations.
. U.S. War and Navy Departments, 1945. Magazine.
Two inch tear along bottom edge of front wrapper and binding, one inch tear along top edge of rear wrapper and binding, bottom edge of rear wrapper mended with tape.
48 pp. British cruiser on the cover.
. U.S. War and Navy Departments, 1945. Magazine.
Wrappers torn halfway up length of binding, half-inch tear along top edge of rear wrapper, stain on front wrapper.
48 pp. Nightfighter on the cover.
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Paris: E. Desfosses-Neogravure, 1944. Cave, Lucien. Second Edition. Stapled Binding.
Second edition. Wrappers & pages toned, 2 inch tear to spine head.
35 pp. French text. Black & white photographs, drawings, and specifications of various military aircraft, published during World War II and designed to aid in the identification of.....
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Paris: E. Desfosses-Neogravure, 1945. Cave, Lucien. Stapled Binding.
Front wrapper loose but included, edges rubbed, 1/2 inch chip from back corner, 2 inch tears to spine head & foot.
34 pp. French text. Black & white photographs, drawings, and specifications of various military aircraft, published during World War II and.....
Cologne: Lufthansa German Airlines, 1980. Large Softcover.
Wrapper edges lightly rubbed.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (German pronunciation: [ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈlʊfthanzaː]), commonly shortened to Lufthansa, is the flag carrier and largest airline of Germany which, when combined with its subsidiaries, is the second-largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried.[7][8] The name.....
Racine: Whitman Publishing Company, 1943. Small Softcover.
Cover delaminating, ink number inside front cover.
64 pp. "In this book you will find pictures, blueprints and descriptions of the outstanding American airplanes--commercial, military and private. In addition, the progress of flight, from the Wright Brothers' first airplane to the giant airliners.....
New York: Random House, 1941. Bart, Barry. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Board edges rubbed, hinges starting.
74 pp. U.S. Army Air Corps Air power has become such a powerful instrument of conquest in the modern world that every patriotic citizen should become aware of its importance and should know at.....
Washington, D.C. War Department, 1940. Stapled Binding.
A nice copy.
62 pp. CONTENTS: Control Systems; Operation; Testing; Troubles; Storage and Shipment.
Washington, D.C. War Department, 1941. Soft Cover.
Ink name on front wrapper of both volumes, page ridges lightly foxed on "Technical Manual Airplane Hydraulic Systems and Miscellaneous Equipment, October 20, 1941."
106; 12 pp. 2 volume set. CONTENTS: Hydraulic Principles; Hydraulic System Units; Airplane Hydraulic Systems; Inspection of Hydraulic Systems;.....
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institue Press, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket spine base bumped.
xiii, 282 pp. "Explores the life and achievements of the rocketry pioneer who designed rockets for the Nazi war effort early in his career and later became a leading figure in the American space.....
New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1971. Ward, Richard. Large Softcover.
Front wrapper creased, ink stamp on rear wrapper.
Color plates from paintings by author, black-and-white photographs. "Without doubt the most colourful military aircraft of the post war years have been the various types flown by the Aerobatic Teams of the.....
New York: Springer, 1996. Second Edition. Hard Cover.
Second edition. No jacket. Spine base bumped.
xii, 260 pp. With 113 illustrations. "Dealing with aerodynamics in the broadest sense, this book discusses, in addition to aeroplanes, the aerodynamics of cars and birds, and the motion of diverse objects through air and.....
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Edges lightly worn.
235 pp. "Covers complicated histories of the companies which eventually led to the production of aircraft under the General Dynamics name. Products are described in great detail and illustrated with photographs and general-arrangement drawings. Production.....
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936. 4th Printing. Large Hardcover.
Fourth printing. Former school library copy - usual marks. No jacket.
Foreword by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Sketches of dozens of aircraft with technical specifications.
Auckland: Collins, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Smudges on page 218.
218 pp. "The illustrated history of the company written by its founder who started the first coach service from Timaru to the Hermitage in 1906. His company grew.....