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1993021214Nevada: Privately Published 1993. NOT a library discard. Near Very Good condition light cover soil. 1993. First edition No additional printings listed. Illustrated with photos. Crazy Ed's Sagas and Secrets of Desert Gold 2. Bound in the original blue pictorial stapled wraps. 5.25" wide by 8.5" tall. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Softcover. Near Very Good condition. 141pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Privately Published Paperback
1978008751Stonehouse Gloucester England: Technicopy Limited 1978. 8.5" wide by 11.75" tall. A clean square copy. Light wear/rubbing to cover. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. WITHDRAWN stamp and a few other library markings. Pages are clean. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Contains 20 papers all in English. Abstracts are in both English and Italian. Illustrated with figures and micrographs. Tables. Graphs. Bibliographical references after each paper. Bound in the original black imitation leather lettered in shiny silver on the spine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY./No jacket. viii 196pp. Technicopy Limited Hardcover
1992063783Abbeville Press 1992. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Color illus. paper-covered boards square format. New/as issued dust jacket now in mylar. 1st ptg. 96 pp. illus. Abbeville Press Hardcover
194929031New York: FAR Gallery 1949. 1949. Fine. - sc 4 fine bright hand-colored lithographs depicting events in the history and birth of flight. Each of these beautiful prints is lithographed on 8 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide cardstock. There is a little minor smudging at the bottom of the lithograph depicting "The Vauxhall Balloon" else the prints are in fine condition. <p>The images respectively depict:<p>The "Descent near Philadelphia Phil. 1850" of a single pink balloon topped with a red & yellow floral accent and horizontal red stripe. A yellow and blue flag and the American flag fly from either side of the yellow gondola wich carries a single person.<p>"The Vauxhall Balloon Phil. 1850" depicts a single red & yellow striped balloon. Two flags fly from the sides of the purple ribboned gondola carrying 6 people.<p>The "Descent Near Easton Pennsylvania" depicts a shredded dark & light blue balloon. The basket gondola carries a single man who holds out his top hat. American flags fly from both sides of the gondola.<p>"Mr. Cocking's Parachute Phil. 1850" depicts the Nasau balloon with Cocking's parachute attached at the bottom. A watercolorist and amateur scientist Robert Cocking designed his parachute based on that of Garnerin's. The blue & yellow striped balloon which ascended from London's Vauxhall Gardens in 1837 carries 2 passengers in its gondola. The yellow red and blue inverted cone parachute attached under the balloon's gondola carried Cocking aloft in its own basket gondola. Cocking's experiment ended in tragedy. Releasing his parachute at a height of 5000 feet it failed due to a mechanical error and Cocking plummeted to his death.<p>A rare group of prints examples of which are housed at the National Air and Space Museum. New York: FAR Gallery, 1949. unknown
192255183Kansas City MO: Sweeney School 1922. Folio. 72 pp. Photo-illustrated throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers embossed raised lettering on front cover punch-sewn at spine w/ red & white silk braid stapled as well minor creasing edgewear very minor dustsoiling still VG- copy. First edition of this catalogue documenting the post-World War I efforts by Sweeney who created a hands-on vocational training school in 1908. By 1921 he had completed the massive new building including 12 acres of floor space and on-site rooms for 800 students allowing for over 8000 in enrollment by the post-World War I era. Such courses as these automotive training schools provided vital expertise for fueling the expansion of automobile manufacturers auto repair shop and service stations later during the 1920s. Following demobilization after World War I the U.S. Congress which had refused to allocate funds to compensate and support veterans when passing the 1917 conscription laws so these industrial training programs were given grants and specific citations in order to encourage returning soldiers to avoid union activity. The Sweeney Building on Pershing Road has continued to be used as office space in Kansas City after the school closed in 1929 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Worldcat locates 1 copy Kansas City Public; See: Modder Putting Veterans to Work United States Army War College 2012 pp. 9-15. Sweeney School, paperback
194162101Sydney & London: Angus & Robertson Ltd. 1941. 8vo. 8 251 1 pp. Red cloth black lettering on spine half-title list of titles as front pastedown pictorial map at rear of flight from Rabaul to Lae and Wau minor shelfwear rubbing some slight bumping to corners w/ d.j. Art Deco cover art of monoplane aerial acrobatics on front & spine minor chipping head & foot of spine minor wear to corners slight scuffing price-clipped a few old tape repairs on verso still G/G copy w/ former ownership stamps on list of titles & upper fore-edge title. First edition of this very scarce biography of the Australian Ace who flew during World War I over Egypt Gallipoli the Sinai Palestine Syria and Arabia for the Allies against the Ottoman Empire and later mapped Lake Eyre and the Great Barrier River. During World War II Ernest Andrew “Pard†Mustar Mustard 1893-1971 would later fly with the Royal Australian Air Force. Very scarce in original dustjacket. Angus & Robertson, Ltd., hardcover
194761914San Diego CA: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Convair ca. 1947. One large silver gelatin photo oblong folio 19 x 14.5 in. minor rippling & creasing to fore-edges and very small scuffing and minor tidemark lower forre-edge still a VG exemplar from the library of Lt. W.illiam L.ouis Airis 1927-2004 former National Guard pilot and commercial pilot for United Airlines based out of Seattle WA. A scarce original promotional concept art photograph for the Convair CV-240 which featured a more modern design than the ubiquitous DC-3 and featured 30 seats accommodated 40 passengers and was the first private aircraft used in a US Presidential campaign by John F. Kennedy and named Caroline. The CV-240 airliners were initially ordered by American Airlines and were powered by the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial piston engines. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Convair, unknown
194662057Burbank CA: Pacific Airmotive Corp. 2940 No. Hollywood Way ca. 1946. Oblong 4to. 16 pp unpaginated. With colour illustrations diagrams black & white photo illustrations throughout. Self-printed colour photo-illustrated softcovers cover art of PAC on front cover repair shop on back cover minor dustsoiling edgewear still a VG copy. First edition of this very rare post-World War II catalogue touting the advantages for airlines and airliner manufacturers to use “Aviations oldest and largest maintenance and supply company.†Founded originally in the 1920’s the PAC was one of the first of 145 repair stations set-up by the Federal Aviation Administration and was the first authorized turbine overhaul facility. They overhauled the engines for Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra and during World War II part of the facility served as an assembly center for the illegal forced relocation and internment of Japanese-Americans in Southern California. The catalogue displays the vast space they had for overhauling engines repairing Lockheed R6V Constitution airliners and huge amounts of parts and merchandise.No copies in Worldcat. Pacific Airmotive Corp., 2940 No. Hollywood Way, paperback
194662061Cleveland OH: National Aircraft Show National Air Races of Cleveland 1946. 4to. 60 pp. Numerous photos illustrations text illustrations maps diagrams. Red white & blue colour-illustrated softcovers cover art of globe front cover ads for Tinnerman Sohio Esso aviation fuel and Thompson Steel which produced the engine for the US Air Force jet Shooting Star minor shelfwear slight dustsoiling very minor creasing to couple corners still a VG bright cover from collection of T.C. Weaver. First edition of this very scarce program for the famed National Aircraft Show and Air Races which was the first held since 1939 interrupted by the War and along with the Los Angeles races reflected a changed environment. There was a jet propelled division and a much larger scale military involvement 90 different pilots entered their modified surplus planes and competition was fierce. Over 180000 spectators paid to see Tex Johnson 32-year-old test pilot win the propeller division at a speed of 373.908. Of particular interest were the display of captured German V-1 and V-2 rockets and newly developed American radio-controlled bombs. No copies in Worldcat. National Aircraft Show, [National Air Races of Cleveland], paperback
196332708Englewood Cliffs NJ : Prentice Hall 1963 . First Edition . Near Fine/Good . 8VO . Warmly INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper. Jerrie Cobb a skilled pilot and was one of the original Mercury 13 group of women who received and passed the rigorous astronaut training of the day. The character Molly Cobb is the TV series For All Mankind is based on her and Episode 4 of the first season is dedicated to her memory. Lightest of wear to book unclipped jacket rubbed and edgeworn. Prentice Hall unknown
19839162Missoula MT.: Pictorial Histories Pub. Co. Inc. 1983. First Edition Later Printing. . Paperback. Very Good/Issued Without d/j. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback quarto viii 136 pp. extensive b/w photos 3 color pp. maps color covers. 8th prntg. 1998. A wonderful source book on the Raid. Signed presentation on the t.p. by the author. Signed opposite the t.p. by 2 members of the U.S.S. Hornet. Signed on the half-title p. by 5 Doolittle Raiders Bill Bower R.E. Cole Tom Griffin Chase Nielsen & Dave Thatcher. Signed inside the front cover by Thomas Cline one of the 2 test pilots to fly a B-25 off the Hornet before the Raid. Paperback book in v.g. cond. <br/> <br/> Pictorial Histories Pub. Co., Inc. paperback
194326614Caldwell NJ: Propeller Division. Very Good. 1943. Revised Edition. Softcover. Loose in an original red Curtiss-Wright binder the original plastic pins have broken. Includes: proportional governor control system aluminum alloy blade propeller hollow steel blade propeller 3 blade hollow shaft propeller 3 blade lubricated pad governor control system and hollow steel blade propeller. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . Propeller Division paperback
1993149955Budapest: OMIKK 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 6 140 plus 8 colour plates. Please see more in the series in our military history catalogue. Hungarian text with summaries in English OMIKK hardcover
19998533Gloucestershire: Tempus 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quarto xxvi 307 pp. b/w photos facsimiles glossary appendices index. Military biography of Heinz Schnauffer the most successful night fighter in World War II. Tipped-in color photo of Schnauffer & his friends Fritz Rumpelhardt & Kurt Meyer signed by Rumpelhardt on the half-title p. Long presentation in German on the t.p. from Meyer. All 3 were winners of the Knight's Cross Rumpelhardt was part of Schnauffer's crew & Meyer flew for the secretive KG200 & was a childhood friend of Schnauffer. Hardcover book in v.g. to fine cond. d/w v.g. cond. <br/> <br/> Tempus hardcover
1997901960Jeppesen Sanderson. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. Incomplete. Ring Bound. 8 Volume set. United States. Has maps for 41 states plus one volume of enroute guides. Lacking the information for the Western States-- Alaska Arizona California Hawaii Idaho Nevada Oregon Utah Washington. . Jeppesen Sanderson hardcover
1931000737New York: Macmillan 1931. First Edition The Macmillan Company; New York; 1931 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover; 278 tanned deckle edged pages. This first collection of short stories by Frank O'Connor includes the title story Guest of the Nation and many others including: Attack Jumbo's Wife Nightpiece with Figures September Dawn Machine-Gun Corps in Action Laughter Jo Alec Soiree chez une belle jeune fille The Patriarch After Fourteen Years The Late Henry Conran The Sisters The Procession of Life Frank O'Connor 1903-1966 was an Irish short story writer and memoirist. This was his first book. Bumped worn and chipped head and heel of spine; worn corners; tanned pages penciled numbers on rear endpage. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. First. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Macmillan Hardcover
1957019768Moscow: State Publishing House of Defense Industry 1957. Good EX-LIBRARY. 1957 Russian language edition. This book is entirely in Russian. The authors Gennady Sinyarev & Mstislav Dobrowolski and title listed here are based on a Google translation of the book's Russian language characters. The following content summary is from the same Google site: "The book covers the fundamentals of the theory of liquid rocket engine design and methods of their basic parts and assemblies. The necessary data to calculate the strength and determination tyati basic sizes of units and units of liquid rocket engines. We give examples illustrating the application set out the methods of calculation. The book is a textbook for colleges but may be useful for university students as well as for employees working in the field of missile technology." Bound in the original gray cloth stamped in white. 1957 Russian language edition. Hardcover. Good EX-LIBRARY/No jacket. 8vo. 580pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. State Publishing House of Defense Industry Hardcover
193329048NY: Stanavo Specification Board Inc. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1933 1936 1938. First Edition. Flexible leather. 1933 is Fine including the unused note pad in the back. The other two are used with notes in the back note section. 1936 still has it's note pad also while 1938 has no provision for one. 1936 & 1938 are very good to very good . Price is for all 3. ; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 107 103 104 pages . Stanavo Specification Board, Inc. hardcover
1918000220U.S. Army 1918. Owner's name in ink top of front cover. Contains entries from 8/6/18 to 9/18/18 at Post Field Ft. Sill Oklahoma. While at Ft. Sill this 2nd Lieutenant from Kansas worked on reconnaissance infantry contact puff target sketching railroad yards machine gun proficiency. He then transferred to the School of Aerial Gunnery at Selfride Field Michigan from 9/30/18 to 10/19/18. All courses are listed with hours spent grading signed by instructors. Laid-in are orders to report to Selfride Field and a letter dated October 19 1918 naming the log's owner as being now rated as an Aerial Observer. A fine piece of aviation ephemera from the Great War. We find only one other similar pilot's log for sale at this time. Tan Cloth. Minor Edge Wear and Soiling. Square Octavo. U.S. Army Hardcover
191815941Boston: The Page Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1918. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth cover with yellow lettering yellow and blue illustration of aerial combat on front cover. There is wear at corners and head tail of spine. Yellow on front has some scratches and chips. Binding sound. Gift note in pencil on ffep dated Nov. 1918. Pages otherwise unmarked. Lacking DJ. Author Wellman as an American joined the French Foreign Legion and flew fighter planes in WWI. After the war he was involved in the movie industry as an actor and director. This is his story of his experiences in WWI. ; Photographs. drawings; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 284 pages . The Page Company hardcover
19518236Evans 1951. 8vo. Second Impression with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12 rear free endpaper very lightly spotted; navy cloth gilt back small fade mark at extreme head of backstrip else a very good bright clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper the latter with minor loss just affecting title at head of backstrip frayed at tail of backstrip and mildly browned at rear panel. Published in the same year as the first impression. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March' written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie was almost immediately adopted as the official march of the Royal Air Force. Increasingly difficult to find in this condition. Enser p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 recording the first edition. Evans, hardcover
192911172New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Spine slightly cocked; A polar expedition gone wrong ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 208 pages . D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1936ZB1078863NY: Aviation Publications Inc. 1936. Volumes 35 through 48 lacks volumes 35#7; 36#4 6-7 10-11; 37#2 else all complete volumes all issues in original pictorial paper wrappers ex library else texts clean. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. NY: Aviation Publications, Inc. unknown
1990BIB330824Springfield Missouri: Published by Author. 1990. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Signed by author of front free endpaper. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 201 pages. . Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. Published by Author hardcover
19932081502112001495Army Aviation Memorial Service 1993. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 419p Size: 27cm Number of books: 1 Army Aviation Memorial Service paperback
