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195160582New York: Farrar Straus & Young 1951. 8vo. ix 1 482 pp. Frontisp. map numerous photo plates. Black boards blue lettering minor dustsoiling shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art by Herbshman minor dustsoiling shelfwear price-clipped VG/VG copy. Second printing of this excellent collection of previously unpublished letters of the Wright brothers offering an essential first-hand account of the invention of the airplane and the history of aviation. Farrar, Straus & Young, hardcover
193963654New York: Reynal & Hitchcock 1939. 8vo. 306 pp. Illustrated double-page title numerous text illustrations illustrated endpapers. Half-black over blue decorated publisher’s cloth minor edgewear slight rubbing w/ d.j. cover art by John O’Hara Cosgrave II minor edgewear creasing old scotch tape repair at upper corner to closed tear still VG/G copy. First B.C. edition unpriced both advertised books on back panel and rear flap priced no blindstamped slug on rear corner of this aviation classic and lyrical memoir of the author’s experiences as a pilot during wartime and surviving a crash in the Libyan desert while flying mail. Saint-Exupery 1900-1944 was a pioneering French aviator who flew both in the Spanish Civil War and World War II and is perhaps best remembered for his timeless classic The Little Prince. Reynal & Hitchcock, hardcover
1931053207Berlin 1931. Soft cover. Very Good. Original color postcard. 9x14 cm. In Turkish. Sent to 'Saniye Hanim'. Tahir Maner says 'Bugün Berlin'e geldim selamlar' i.e. 'I arrived to Berlin today greetings!'. Dated Berlin 8-7-931. Postage stamps are unraveled on the card. Tahir Maner was the first captain pilot of Turkey. <br/> <br/> paperback
196063316Tokyo: Katonsha 1960. 4to. 231 1 pp. plus 14 pp. illustrated ads. Title in Japanese & English. With 910 photographs. Navy-blue coloured publisher’s cloth slight uniform interior age toning w/ open-backed printed slipcase minor edgewear still VG/VG copy from the library of Otto C. Winzen 1917-1979 pioneering German-American aeronautical engineer was interned during World War II and later significantly advanced material and construction of high-altitude balloons after World War II. First edition of this lavishly illustrated history of Japanese aviation enhanced by over 900 photographs and technical details offered for a myriad of Japanese military and civil aircraft. Uncommon in original slipcase. Katonsha, hardcover
0359091601.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
194025793Syracuse NY: Aircooled Motors Corporation. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1940. First Edition. Softcover. Also includes several service bulletins for those engines plus carburetors and magnetos. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 47 pages . Aircooled Motors Corporation paperback
830057Army and Navy Publishing. Fair with no dust jacket. N.D. Hardcover. Cover wear and stains. Some page foxing. Published 1940s. 1942 ; 123 pages . Army and Navy Publishing hardcover
192711742Munich Berlin: Von Oldenbourg R. Very Good. 1927. Hardcover. Clean green cloth decorated with gilt lettering. Text tight clean & intact. Illustrated with B/W photos & drawings. German text. Aviation; B&W Drawing & Photo Illus.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 188 pages . Von Oldenbourg R. hardcover
193828467NY: Harcourt Brace. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1938. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light soil to the covers. Spine ends are rubbed and one small spot of soil on the spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages . Harcourt Brace hardcover
1947MAIN034324ISidney NY: Bendix Aviation. Flex stiff wrappers. 1947. binder. binder. 4to . unpp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Several additional pages laid in likely updates. . Bendix Aviation unknown
196837972New York: Arco Publishing Company 1968. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 63pp. Extensive illustrations. Very good. Faintest of edgewear. A tight and handsome first edition of this volume in the "Famous Aircraft Series" -- handsomely signed and inscribed by the author in black fineline on the title page: "To Ronald Beam -- / with all good wishes / Steve Birdsall / 1-73." Signed copies of this title are rarely seen. Arco Publishing Company paperback
196219938NY: Vantage Press. Near Fine. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Both Ann and Walt on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages; Signed by All Authors . Vantage Press hardcover
194325189Washington D. C.: Gpo. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1943 1944. Revised Edition. Metal post. Obviously used with soil/staining to the title page and rubbing at the edges. ; 11" . Gpo unknown
194411916San Diego CA: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation. Fine with no dust jacket. 1944. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 40 pages . Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation paperback
195526616Muskegon MI: Continental Motors Corporation. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1955. 1st Thus. Softcover. Price is for both publications. The overehaul manual is disbound punched for 3 ring binder. Some soil writing. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 103 53 pages . Continental Motors Corporation paperback
195626617Muskegon MI: Continental Motors Corporation. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued. 1956. 1st Thus. Softcover. Price is for both publications. Punched for a 3 ring binder they are disbound. ; An oil smudge inside the front cover and the owner's name in pencil on the title page. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 99 32 pages . Continental Motors Corporation paperback
196426615Muskegon MI: Continental Motors Corp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1964 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Price is for both publications. Each has title on the edge in black marker and another number on the front covered with a sticker. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . Continental Motors Corp. paperback
1967051152New York: Pageant Press 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED. Tan cloth lettered in black. Very slight binding lean mild toning to front endpapers otherwise essentially as issued. Inscribed by author on main title signed as "Mardo" personalized "To Carolyn / with a wish for Happy / Landings always" dated June 1969 with a separate gift inscription inked on front flyleaf also to Carolyn from her mother with a note that this copy was purchased directly from the author. v282 pp. Illus. dust jacket shows surface rubbing to both panels chipping at head of spine and corners triangular loss up to 1" at base of spine now in mylar. Scarce. Pageant Press Hardcover
199837747Naval Fighters. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1998. First Edition. Softcover. 0942612450 . A crisp clean copy from a meticulous collector. May show price sticker to cover or previous owners name or address stamp to first pages. Otherwise in beautiful condition!; 8.75 X 0.25 X 11.25 inches; 140 pages . Naval Fighters paperback
200722763Moosburg Germany: Twentyninesix. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 3981161505 . Signed by Czaia on the half-title. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 223 pages; Signed by Author . Twentyninesix hardcover
19855356Gunter Air Force Station Alabama: Gunter Air Force Station Alabama: Extension Course Institute Air Univ. 1985 1985. First Edition . Printer Wrapper. Very Good/Issued Without Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Printer Wrapper. Issued Without Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Appr. 500 pp. b/w illus. maps notes. Actually there is no indication that these are or are not first editions. The 1985 date is derived from something stamped on the back of vol. 2. All are in very good condition with a few small creases here & there or a slight bump to a corner cosmetic only. Vol. 1 is Wright Flyer to B-17; vol. 2 is Pearl Harbor to Berlin Airlift; vol. 3 is Korea to Cuba; vol. 4 is Vietnam to Strategic Eclipse; and vol. 5 is Study Guide. All 5 vols. are magazine style format saddle stiched stapled bindings. <br/> <br/> Gunter Air Force Station, Alabama: Extension Course Institute, Air Univ. 1985 unknown
191414399Chicago: E. B. Heath Aerial Vehicle Co. Fine. 1914. Brochure. Small ding lower center. Includes the original decorated mailing envelope dated 1914 without the stamp. Also includes a one page advertisement for the Heath 12 & 25 H. P. Motors. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 10 pages . E. B. Heath Aerial Vehicle Co. unknown
1973PC7Chula Vista California: Rohr Industries Inc. 1973. 142 pages. This was an early study important to the development of adhesives for composites used in the construction of American fighter planes. Unclassified study prepared under contract F33615-71-C-1942 for United States Air Force Materials Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The book is quite scarece; the distribution list includes only 72 offices in various government and private aviation space and military agencies/companies. The book is clean and tight with some soiling and wear on the front cover. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Rohr Industries, Inc. Paperback
199136875Avebury Technical. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 1856281698 . A crisp clean tightly bound hardcover copy appearing lighty read presenting light shelf wear only. ; Proceedings Of The XVIII WEAAP Conference; 6.5 X 0.75 X 9.75 inches; 172 pages . Avebury Technical hardcover
2021167212Independentlypublished 2021-01-01. paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Independentlypublished paperback
