New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with some small chips and small tears.
xvi, 373 pp. Here is a stimulating and informative account of space travel- it's past, its present, and its future. From man's earliest skyward thoughts to today's.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Gretter, J. [Joseph] Clemens. Hard Cover.
Front jacket flap loosening from joint but still holding, jacket edges rubbed, jacket reverse mended with tape. Page ridges rubbed, ink name and address on FFE.
iii, 211 pp. Jacket art and endpapers by Joseph Clemens Gretter, who.....
Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1961. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Slightly musty. Large tear to jacket spine but jacket still holding, jacket foxed, jacket edges rubbed with some additional chips and tears. Endpapers foxed.
144 pp. A pictorial history and reference work of the logging railroads of the west.....
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with a few minor tears and creases.
xiv, 298 pp. The spectacular airborne invasion that turned the tide of battle in southern France in 1944.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed.
xiv, 298 pp. The meticulously planned invasion of southern France and the unassuming commander who led it were largely overlooked in the wake of the Normandy landings. Operation Anvil, the Allied invasion of southern France.....
Keesler Field, Mississippi: Air Corps Technical School. Stapled Binding.
No date, circa 1940s. Ink name on front wrapper. All forms blank.
Forms include: Preflight and Daily Inspections; 25-Hour Inspection; 50-Hour Inspection; 100-Hour and Subsequent Inspections; At Engine Change Inspections; 25 Hours After Engine Change Inspections.
Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc., 1983. Large Softcover.
Tear at spine head, ink stamp on rear cover recto.
112 pp. Black & white photographs. "The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official National Museum of the United States.....
New York: Viking, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A very nice copy. Near Fine.
491 pp. "An account of the actual events surrounding the legendary conflict aboard the HMS Bounty focuses on the court-martial of its ten mutineers, citing the breakdown and exile of Master's Mate Fletcher Christian and Lieutenant.....
New York: Viking, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Bottom edge lightly bumped.
491 pp. "An account of the actual events surrounding the legendary conflict aboard the HMS Bounty focuses on the court-martial of its ten mutineers, citing the breakdown and exile of Master's Mate Fletcher Christian and Lieutenant Bligh's navigation.....
New York: Viking, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Corners pushed, jacket corners lightly rubbed.
491 pp. "An account of the actual events surrounding the legendary conflict aboard the HMS Bounty focuses on the court-martial of its ten mutineers, citing the breakdown and exile of Master's Mate Fletcher Christian and Lieutenant.....
Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1941. Reissue. Hard Cover.
Reissue. No jacket. Spine lightly toned, boards corners bumped, ink name on front free endpaper verso.
xxiii, 270 pp. The Cruise of the Raider “Wolf” is not intended as another war book; it is the story of.....
Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1936. Large Hardcover.
No jacket. Top and bottom page ridges lightly faded, stain on bottom page ridge, ink stamp and pencil note on rear paste-down endpaper.
xi, 339 pp. CONTENTS: An Air Trip Across America; South America; Around the World; A World in Quest.....
Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1936. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Gilt rubbed, front hinge broken, ink name on front free endpaper, smudges on front endpapers.
xi, 339 pp. CONTENTS: An Air Trip Across America; South America; Around the World; A World in Quest of Wings; Man Flies;.....
Akron, Ohio: Lakeside Press, 1943. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover.
Third printing. Multiple chips and tears to jacket edges, jacket stained, sticker on front jacket panel.
ix, 74 pp. Non-rigid airships (blimps) have become a familiar part of the sky line of many cities. But their assignment to a place in.....
New York: Touchstone, 2001. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Pages toned.
431 pp. Black-and-white photographs. "Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad -- the investors who.....
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. An exceptional copy.
299 pp. "Stephen Ambrose is the acknowledged dean of the historians of World War II in Europe. In three highly acclaimed, bestselling volumes, he has told the story of the bravery, steadfastness, and ingenuity of.....
New York: Touchstone, 2002. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
1st printing. An exceptional copy.
299 pp. An exciting foray into the lives of the young men - pilots, bombardiers, navigators, and gunners, chosen by the Air Force to embark on the most dangerous missions during World War II details their courage.....
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover.
Book club edition. An exceptional copy.
299 pp. An exciting foray into the lives of the young men - pilots, bombardiers, navigators, and gunners, chosen by the Air Force to embark on the most dangerous missions during World War.....
Garden City, New York: Double Day & Company, 1977. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition. Sticker on free endpaper, page edges toned.
64 pp. Includes sections from two of the most popular Lee Ames titles: Draw 50 Boats, Ships, Trucks & Trains and Draw 50 Airplanes.
California: Northrop Corporation, 1976. Large Hardcover.
No jacket. Ink stamp and ink note on rear paste-down endpaper.
xi, 290 pp. A commemorative book edition of airplane designs and concepts. With a special prologue dedicated to Founder John K. Northrop.
New York: Crescent, 1988. Large Hardcover.
Fading to edge, lightly rubbed.
Starting as a balloon unit during the Civil War, the U.S. Air Force is now a branch of the American Military with the highest level jet aircraft and weapons around.
San Francisco: Collins Publishers San Francisco, 1994. Large Softcover.
Edges worn, spine rubbed.
120 pp. A stunning photographic look at auto racing superstar Mario Andretti. With an introduction by Paul Newman, here is an exciting, lavishly illustrated tribute to one of the greatest racers of all time.
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institue Press, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Light general wear to jacket.
ix, 399, [1] pp. A history of the aircraft engineered by the Supermarine Aircraft Company in England.
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1979. Cosentino, Vincenzo; Tatangelo, Claudio. Soft Cover.
Spine and cover corners creased.
319 pp. An illustrated guide to world aircraft from 1918 to 1935.
New York: Warner / Madison Press, 1994. Marschall, Ken. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Dust jacket edges lightly worn.
229, [1] pp. Full-color illustrations complement a history of the era of dirigible flight, revealing what travel was like aboard the luxury German airship, the Hindenburg, and detailing its spectacular.....