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196374786Los Angeles: American Aviation Historical Society 1963. Nice Copies. lge. octavo. card covers 302pp. b/w pls. diags. scale drwgs. Incl. Presidential Aircraft; Bleriots-Past and Present; The German Jets & the USAAF; RyanÕs XFR-1 Fireball American Aviation Historical Society unknown
196874783Los Angeles: American Aviation Historical Society 1968. Nice Copies. lge. octavo. card covers 304pp. b/w pls. diags. scale drwgs. Incl. Douglas DB-7Õs in French Service; Last of the Flying Clipper Ships; B-47 Odds & Ends; Philippine Fighter Diary. Also a 4pp. index to Volume 13 American Aviation Historical Society unknown
196474785Los Angeles: American Aviation Historical Society 1964. Nice Copies. lge. octavo. card covers 310pp. b/w pls. diags. scale drwgs. Incl. The Eagle Squadrons; History of the 491st Bombardment Group; The 12th Aero Squadron; 9th AF in the Desert; Boeing 247 American Aviation Historical Society unknown
19929995632Airlife Publishing 1992. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:9780830637737 Airlife Publishing paperback
1978011705New York: Scribners 1978. 348pp/illus. 'Biography of one of the most extraordinary men in aviation history Lawrence Sperry mechanical genius and fearless pilot began his career at the age of 18 when he built his own full-size glider - in his family's house! He went on to invent the turn-and-bank indicator the automatic pilot and retractable landing gear all still used today and he perfected the aerial torpedo. He risked his life again and again for inventions that were to alter the course of aviation history.' Clean Excellent condition. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scribners Hardcover
1992011543Washington DC U.S.A.: Air Force History & Museums Program 1992. Traces Spaatz's career from WW I when he was a young pilot through WW II where he was the senior USAAF officer in Europe. Photos Maps Numerous Charts Notes Bibliography Index. ; Smithsonian History of Aviation; 8vo; 808 pages/illus/color maps. First Edition. Light edgewear to dj. Text clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Air Force History & Museums Program Hardcover
1997011049Tuscaloosa AL: Univ of Alabama Pr 1997. 421pp/illus. The moving memoir of a black military officer and illustrates the period of racial integration in both military and civilian life. The Tuskegee Airmen were trained to fly in the skies over Alabama in the early 1940s and fought the war in Europe in World War II. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of Alabama Pr Hardcover
1998007799United Kingdom: Grub Street the Basement 1998. 160pp. Illus. Born during the Battle of Verdun in 1916 the Storks became France's premier fighting group in World War I. Initially comprising the Escadrilles N3 N26 N73 and N103 and under the leadership of Felix Brocard GC12 counted amongst its fighter pilots most of the big French aces of the war- Guynemer Fonck the allied ace of aces with 75 victories Heurtaux Deullin de Sevin Bozon-Verdurez and many more. It also had several American Lafayette volunteers amongst its ranks notably Frank Baylies Edwin Parsons Bert Hall and Charles Biddle. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Grub Street the Basement Hardcover
1996011621Palmdale CA: Lockheed Employees Recreation Club Store 1996. 304pp/illus. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Lockheed Employees Recreation Club Store Hardcover
1941mon0002916152Generic 1941-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . very fragile heavy wear on the dust jacket Generic hardcover
1969028229New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1969. A beautiful copy that appears seldom if ever read. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips tears or fading. NOT price clipped $6.95. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Square and tight. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom if ever read. Foreword by Lt. General James M. Gavin. USA Ret. Endpaper maps show the Solomon Islands and South Pacific with Japanese and US base locations. 12 pages of photographs on glossy stock. Appendices lists of flyers officers crewmen/ Japanese organization/US Navy and Marine squadron designations/ Sources. Index. Bound in the original black cloth lettered in greenish-blue and bright silver. Complete with a very nice dust jacket. From the publisher: "'Cactus' was the U. S. Navy code name for the Guadalcanal operation one of the few bright spots in the disastrous year of 1942.". Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xiii 242pp. 12 plates. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Harper & Row, Publishers Hardcover
1944228708Annapolis.: United States Naval Institute. 1944. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . 4to. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. United States Naval Institute. hardcover
1964001771N.Y.: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1964 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Original Cloth. First No Additional printings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original grey cloth on boards. DJ wrinkled and edge chipped. No other marks or damage. The author gives a brief account of earliest attempts up to the current 1964 status of powered flight. He has many other flying-related titles to his credit. 128 pp. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
198638830Harrisburg: Historical Times 1986. Hardcover. Complete 3-volume set. 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards. 478pp total. Frontispiece Vol. I only numerous illustrations line drawings. Near fine. A superbly tight and attractive first edition of this outstandingly-illustrated trilogy the first volume covering P-35 to P-39 the second volume P-40 to XP-58 and the third volume P-59 to XP-83. Historical Times hardcover
198636539New York: Gallery Books 1986. Hardcover. 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 200pp. Frontispiece extensive illustrations most color pictorial endpapers. Fine/near fine. A tight and handsome first edition of this superbly-illustrated survey -- and with a choice autograph addition: The front flyleaf bears two appropriate inscriptions and signatures. First is Experimental Aircraft Association E.A.A. founder and its first and long-time president PAUL POBEREZNY born 1921 who boldly signs and inscribes in black fineline to "Jayne / We appreciate your / wonderful support of / aviation and EAA and / participation as a member of / the EAA Board of directors. / Paul H. Poberezny / EAA-1 / 11-27-86 / Oshkosh." Second is Poberezny's son also an E.A.A. president TOM POBEREZNY born 1946 who likewise signs and inscribes in blue fineline to "Jayne -- / Thanks for all of your support. / Best Wishes for 1987. / Tom Poberezny." Poberezny and his son are both discussed in the book. Gallery Books hardcover
194434484New York: John Wiley & Sons 1944. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering pictorial dust jacket. viii 150pp. Numerous tables figures floor plans maps illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear with several small edge chips. Quite tight and handsome and rather scarce first edition of this "airport how-to" intended to cite front jacket panel "For Students of Engineering -- an up-to-date book with diagrams on airport construction methods -- design of buildings -- pavements -- and all pertinent details." A lovely copy. John Wiley & Sons hardcover
199452258Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1994. very good. 24 cm 78 wraps. The new GATT Subsidies Code disciplines unfair trade-distorting subsidies on the production and export of goods and protects cooperative research and development programs with industry from the potential challenge of foreign countries. GPO paperback
19989774735Blackwell Science 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1250grams ISBN:9780632040292 Blackwell Science paperback
19989774734Blackwell Science 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1200grams ISBN:9780632040292 Blackwell Science paperback
19600072561960. Soft Cover. Good. Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office 1960 Good Soft Cover 263 pp. NAVAIR 00-80T-86 TM 11-690. cover discoloration/wear. paperback
19914118Darwin: The Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory 1991. Quarto brown hardcover with spine lettering 80 pp. illustrated throughout. Light spotting on preliminary leaves otherwise a near-fine copy in dust jacket. An account of the first aerial attack on Darwin on February 19th 1942. The Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory unknown
19735569309Triune Books 1973. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1300grams ISBN:0856740209 Triune Books hardcover
1953015707: 7tH Engineer Aviation Brigade APO 57 US Air Force Published by. 1953. Soft cover. Fair. B00K: Fair/ 1953 . B00K: Fair/ $125.16 928tH ENGINEER AVIATION GROUP APO 233 USAFE Covering Period of Operations in the United Kingdom June 1950 to Aug 53. Units of the 928tH Engineer Aviation Group US Air Force 7tH Engineer Aviation Brigade APO 57 US Air Force Published by. 1953 UnStated 1sT Edition Tall Wide S/c Page End Spine Held Together With Rusting Bases And Tops Soft Cover B00K: Fair/ Shelf Edge And Corner Wear. Pages Printed On 0ff~White Paper Tight To The Spine In Poor/ Condition Shelf Edge And Corner Wear. Exposed To Water And Edge Ware. D/j: None. = No Odors No Writing No Names Some Rippling And Staining Not Stuck Together No Book Plate Not X~Library No Remainder Or Other Marks. = Description Applies To This B00K Only. = This B00K Is Hard To Find Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection Or As A Gift For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING AVAILABLE. <br/> <br/> 7tH Engineer Aviation Brigade APO 57, US Air Force, Published by. paperback
198537628Aerofax Inc. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1985. First Edition. Softcover. 0942548337 . A crisp clean copy from a maticulous collector. May show price sticker to cover or previous owners name or address stamp to first pages. Otherwise in beautiful condition!; 64 pages . Aerofax, Inc. paperback
19839734472Granada 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1650grams ISBN:0246113286 Granada hardcover