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191726546Easton PA: The Northampton County Aero Club 1917. Invitation card printed black on cream cardstock in a gothic font with a small U.S. flag color illustration at top. "Compliments of." name at bottom right; not dated; an article in the Aerial Age Weekly of June 11 1917 notes that year as the formation of this club decided on May 31 1917; the "Flying" magazine of July 1917 has a short note of reportage on this dinner and other club business. Approx. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" size; light wear; in very good condition. Invitation. Not Bound. Very Good. The Northampton County Aero Club paperback books
198423823Calverton Long Island NY: Not Published 1984. Album with 29 color & black and white photographs printed on glossy Kodak paper; images of the visit of NY House Speaker Stanley Fink 1936 - 1997 and Paul E. Harenberg 1931- 2010 also a NY politician to the Calverton Grumman Aviation plant to inspect the Grumman X-29 - an experimental aircraft built primarily for the use of DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program testing - from the NASA site ". X-29 aircraft featuring one of the more unusual designs in aviation history were flown at NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility The demonstrators investigated advanced concepts and technologies during a multi-phased program conducted from 1984 to 1992 provided an engineering database that is available for the design and development of future aircraft."; photographs include the jet on the tarmac official handshakes with company representatives the X-29 in the hangar workers Mr. Fink & Mr. Harenberg taking turns sitting in the cockpit the assembly line plant photographs and an impressive aerial view of the Grumman manufacturing and testing grounds; photographs not credited presumably by a company photographer and dated via internal evidence; 8" x 10" size approx. size photographs; all in the original imprinted official Grumman blue plastic hardcover three-ring binder; each photograph loosely inserted two to a protective sleeve; a few of the sleeves chipped and worn; the photographs clean clearly-taken and in very good condition; an interesting visual record of this experimental jet aircraft at its inception and the involvement of politicians in promoting the aerospace and military. Photography. Three Ring Binder . Very Good. Not Published Hardcover books
191726377Mineola New York: Not Published 1917. Two pieces of related correspondence: A typed letter on Headquarters Signal Corps Aviation School Hazelhurst Field Mineola New York letterhead dated January 2 1917 signed by Lieut. Col. Rockwell replying affirmatively to the invitation of Mrs. Alfred J. Eno Chairman of the Progress and Current Events committee of the Woman's Press Club of NY to her request for an address on "Progress in Aeronautics"; with a carbon copy of the original typed invitation note sent to the Col. dated Dec. 18th from Mrs. Eno. Letter approx. 8" x 10 1/2" size; note about 5 1/2" x 8". Couple of old pin-holes in both; slight wear; old fold lines; in very good condition. The aeronautical division of the U.S. Army remained within the Signal Corps until 1918 when it became the Army Air Service and later the U.S. Air Force. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
19191567941919. paperback. Many illustrations and advertisements. 40 pages. 4to original printed wrappers. New York: Aerial Age Company 1919. A very good copy.<br/><br/> unknown books
19201567951920. paperback. Many illustrations and advertisements. 31 pages. 4to original printed wrappers. New York: Aerial Age Company 1920. Near fine.<br/><br/> unknown books
70599An archive of research and writing materials gathered for a biography of Ormer Locklear the daredevil aerial stuntman who was the first to change planes mid-air and died while filming the silent movie The Skywayman 1920. It took more than a decade for author Art Ronnie to research Locklear's life and find a publisher for his book Locklear: The Man Who Walked on Wings 1973. Born in Greenville Texas Locklear 1891-1920 became fascinated with flying when aviation pioneer Calbraith Perry Rodgers landed in a Fort Worth field to unclog a fuel line. With his brothers Locklear built gliders and later learned to fly after joining the U.S. Army Air Force in 1917 eventually becoming a flight instructor. He left the Army in 1919 and with two colleagues joined show promoter and manager William Pickens to form an aerial circus before he was recruited for the silver screen. In his personal life Locklear married Ruby Graves in 1915 but they separated in 1919 and thereafter she refused to grant him a divorce. After moving to Hollywood he became involved with silent screen actress Viola Dana who was at the airfield the night of the accident and witnessed his death. One of the key items in this archive is a scarce original poster for Locklear's first feature film The Great Air Robbery Universal 1919. After watching one of Locklear's aerial circus shows Carl Laemmle signed Locklear to a series of motion pictures. In this movie Locklear played Larry Cassidy a pilot for the U.S. Air Mail Service who defends a shipment of $20000 in gold from the villainous clutches of the evil Chester Van Arland Ray Ripley. The film made use of all the stunts that had made Locklear a household name as a barnstormer. The picture was a hit and Locklear was well on his way to a fabulous career on the silver screen. The stone lithographic posters measures 27" x 41" and features a portrait of the daring aviator. It is archivally framed with an acid-free mount and UV plexiglass. This film and The Skywayman are both considered "lost films" as no known prints exists in archives. This archive also includes more than 300 hundred negatives and photographs of Locklear's short life and career that were collected by Art Ronnie from Locklear family members newspapers movie studios and historical societies. Included among them is a framed 8" x 10" black-and-white photograph that is signed by Locklear who is wearing his military uniform. A second framed photograph from his Hollywood days includes a signature framed below the photo. Neither of these images have been inspected outside the frame. Ronnie was a meticulous record keeper. This archive includes copies of letters the author wrote to Locklearfamily members friends film studios libraries and historical societies. It includes two expandable folders containing copies of the more than 300 letters Ronnie wrote researching the book with the recipients' responses attached. He began his research in 1961 while working at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner using the newspaper's stationary with the intention of writing a magazine piece on spec. After the initial article was published he decided to pursue a book and many of his later letters reflect the struggle to find a publisher. By 1962 he is using Twentieth Century Fox Television letterhead after having switched careers to be a publicist with the network. Among the early letters Ronnie wrote is one to Locklear's sister Anita Mae Locklear who still lived in the family's hometown of Fort Worth Texas. "Would you please write down anything you recall about Ormer - his personality his motorcycling and racing days any amusing anecdotes his first desires to fly his decision to come to Hollywood and his funeral which I understand was one of the largest ever held in Fort Worth." In her return letter Anita shared a few facts: "He was flying with Pickens Flying Circus when the studio was interested and signed him up for the pictures." Ronnie appeared to have the most success and the longest running correspondence with Locklear's brother James who became the point person for the family. The two men corresponded excitedly after uncovering a copy of the Barron Field Review which contained a photo feature of "Locklear's Class in Aerial Calisthenics." Ronnie tracked down one of Locklear's fellow aviators who recalled in a letter that Locklear was fearless and often got in trouble for aerial antics: "He liked stunts and thrills and experimented with crawling all over the plane which finally gave him the idea that he could change planes in the air." Among the letters is a typed signed reply from the actress Mary Pickford who provides Ronnie with a contact to Charlie Chaplin and notes that her brother Jack and Ormer were good friends: "On the night that Locklear was killed my brother was scheduled to go up with him but mother had prepared Jack's favorite dinner and as luck would have it the dinner was late." Ronnie also chased down leads that didn't pan out. He corresponded in 1961 with movie producer Robert Youngson about a rumor that Locklear was one of the stunt pilots involved in the unplanned mid-air collision of two planes during the filming of the Harry Houdini movie The Grim Game. "My own guess is that the stuntman on that wing could not possibly have escaped and must have been killed" Youngson wrote. The publicity machine around the 1919 film claimed Houdini was involved and escaped the crash but Ronnie's research uncovered the fact that Houdini was nowhere near the planes. Miraculously his stunt double survived the crash with just a few cuts and bruises. After working on the project for more than a decade Ronnie landed A.S. Barnes as a publisher. One of the folders in this archive contains dozens of rejection letters he received from publishers between 1962 and 1971 when he signed his publishing deal. For the first several years he was represented by literary agent Carolyn Willyoung Stagg of Lester Lewis Associates. After receiving feedback from Holt she wrote the following in January 1962 to Ronnie: "Are you at all interested in doing a couple of consecutive chapters which will be less 'journalistic and slap-dashed style' and will get down the essential motivation and characterization which made Locklear a colorful figure" In 1969 Barnes rejected Ronnie's manuscript but decided to move forward with it in 1971. He was paid a $250 royalty advance. Once the book went to press Ronnie pushed the publisher about its promotion and sales strategies taking on much of the public relations campaign himself calling in favors and urging those he knew in the media to mention his book. He seemed less impressed with Barnes' sales efforts writing to Julien Yoseloff of Barnes in October 1973: "When a book has received the publicity Locklear has I believe it behooves the publisher to let the booksellers know about it.I believe the publicity Locklear has received in very unusual. In addition to reviews more than 800 newspapers have mentioned it and excerpts have appeared in eight magazines." Ronnie's personal copy of the book is included with the archive. It contains his bookplate and is inscribed by Viola Dana and her sister Shirley Mason also an actress from the silent film era. This copy is also signed by Jimmy Doolittle who provided Ronnie with an opening quote for the book. The materials including several typescript versions of the book in this collection are stored in three banker boxes and all the materials are in very good condition. This archive provides a complete record of an important early aviator who transitioned into movie making. In addition it is an important writers archive demonstrating how original research is developed and the evolution of a book as well as its printing and promotion. Please inquire for a complete inventory of this archive. unknown books
1925249372Milano: Sport Club Montegani 1925. Pamphlet. Double folio 50 cm 4p. printed on green stock with illustrated masthead of floating aviatrice. Some ads and illustrations. Intact some dust-soil and two very pronounced fold-lines one of which is quite toned along its length. A good good-only copy. Sport Club Montegani unknown books
18277Approx. 3" x 4 1/2" size; no identifier or date; on back pencil note 'Gherasim'; appears to be French or other European aeronautical uniformed group surrounding a biplane and a couple of civilians; edge tips wear creasing may be trimmmed from a larger picture; fair to good condition and interesting early aviation photograph worthy of further research. . Good. unknown books
1948285837Washington: Aircraft Industries Association 1948. hardcover. near fine/very good. 8vo tan cloth red printed d.w. Washington: Aircraft Industries Association of America. 1948.<br/><br/> Thirtieth Annual Edition the first in a new format reprinting outstanding documents in the field of national aviation policy.<br/><br/> Aircraft Industries Association unknown books
1983686221983. AVIATION. THE ULTRALIGHT PILOT CASSETTE GROUND SCHOOL. COmplete Guide to FLying Ultralights Safely with text and cassettes. n.p. Aviation Supplies & Academics Inc. 1983. Blue plastic three-ring binder with text and four audio cassettes. Very good plus. Aviation. unknown books
198437068San Francisco: The Lake Mojave Press 1984. First printing thus. A Roxburghe / Zamorano Club Keepsake limited to 150 copies. Blue paper wrappers with blue woodcut and blue title lettering printed to front wrapper. A VG copy. 14 2 pp. Two black and white photographic images. 12-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/> The Lake Mojave Press unknown books
1977662901977. AVIATION. WORLD WAR I AIRPLANES. Poughkeepsie NY: Leonard E. Opdycke 1977. Oblong 8vo. stapled pamphlet 24 xeroxed typscript pp. Touch of ruffling to edges gentle vertical crease to whole; very good. unknown books
196930572New York: Dodd Mead 1969. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/very good . Cloth 8vo in dustwrapper. 272 pp. Illustrated with photographs. A handsome near fine copy in lightly used dustwrapper. INSCRIBED by Delear and dated in 1975. A biography of one of aviation's outstanding pioneers. Dodd, Mead unknown books
192920535Boston: Little Brown & Co 1929. First edition. Cloth. Very Good /very good . 8vo. 337 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Red cloth covers printed in black. Minor soiling. With the scarce illustrated dustwrapper. Wrapper is clipped at front flap and has some small chips and tears at edges but a handsome example. Little, Brown & Co unknown books
198125728New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1981. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarter cloth over decorated boards. Handsome reprint edition of Lindbergh's classic. 503 pp. Illustrated. Sime handling wear. A very good copy in illustrated hard slipcase. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
17147Chuck Yeager. Famous Aviator. Best known for being the first pilot to break the Sound Barrier. Typed letter signed by Yeager in which he writes about breaking the sound barrier. No date. 8 1/2 x 11 in. "Chuck Yeager" printed at top of page. "Many aviators believed that man was not meant to fly faster than the speed of sound they assumed the resulting drag rise may tear the aircraft apart. I was apprehensive about trying to break the sound barrier. But you don't let that apprehension affect your job. On October 14 1947 Glamorous Glenn with me in the cockpit was lifted to an altitude of 25000 feet by a World War II B-29 bomber and then they released my X-1 through the bomb bay. Once in the air I was rocketing to 40000 feet and exceeding 662 miles per hour which was the sound barrier at that altitude. As I always said you don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results." He also writes on his activity as a flying ace in WWII: "I flew 64 missions over Europe.and shot down 13 German planes. I was also shot down myself once over France." 2 original fold lines. Bold signature at bottom of page and In very good condition. unknown books
15941The Heavier-Than-Air; The Aeroplane". 1918 English Translation from the original French as "A Course for the American Officers" in Paris for service in World War I. Written by Marchis a professor at the University of Paris. Mimeographed translation in English. A very rare example of early Franco-American cooperation on aeronautics especially under the threat of World War I and a glimpse in to the very earliest use of aircraft for military purposes. No examples of this rare mimeograph text are found in any institutional collection or library in the United States or abroad according to a search of OCLC Worldcat. <br/><br/>Less than a decade following the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina in 1902 flight was growing as an intense area of study both in America and across the Atlantic in Europe. Paris became a center for aeronautic discovery with the Deutsch-Archdeacon Prize given in 1906 to the first observed flight greater than 25 meters and the Aero-Club de France. This text book "Heavier-Than-Air; The Aeroplane" was originally published in parts from 1910 to 1912. World War I provided intense motivation on both sides of the Atlantic to push forward the development of the airplane to a usable form of transport as well as a weapon. The American troops deployed to Paris were put under the tutelage of Professor Marchis of the University of Paris to learn the mechanics of flight as well as operation and maintenance of aircraft and exciting recent developments. Professor Marchis had his groundbreaking text book translated hurriedly into English in order to accompany his courses to the American Officers in his training. One chapter begins "The Eiffel Tower was the first laboratory utilized by the celebrated engineer in his researches in aerodynamics carried on during the past ten years. Bodies thrown from one of the platforms of the tower have permitted a study of free fall in calm air." Other chapters explain "Data Varying with Altitude" "Gyration" etc. There are several double-sized or even much larger sheets of equations and hand-drawn graphs on blue carbon paper folded in to explain aspects of flight. One of the most exciting features of this book is the apparent speed under which it was translated and prepared for use. Double-prints of words "the the" pages that drop off midway through and pick up again on the following page spelling errors and misprints abound. The quality of the original printing varies dramatically as the mimeograph machine apparently lost ink. The hand-drawn carbon images of graphs are transferred directly from the original and not translated from French. The quality of the book demonstrates its immediate necessity for the immense task at hand in winning the war. Hard-bound brown half morocco covers. Spine labeled in gilt in French "L. Marchis Cours Aeronautique Pours Les Officers Americains." A large-sized thick book of over 300 pages. Rubbed on spine and corners. Partial split along spine. Very rare. unknown books
12775Early 1920's handwritten manuscript describing the inner workings of an airplane with multiple detailed drawings and descriptions. 14 pages. 5" x 8-1/2". Includes handwritten drawings and journal entries explaining the "general data" including particular speed weight etc. of the planes. Drawings include a "main wiring diagram" .<br/><br/>The handwritten labels on the drawings include: "Jaguar starting. See that both the engine magnets are switched off and that the throttle is in the slow running position. 2. With gas starter. Connect the gas coupling of the starter to the lead to the distributor of one of the two engine magnets. See that H1 lead switch from gas starter mag to engine mag is switched off. 3. Start the gas starter." A second handwritten description of a drawing reads "The ignition system is a highly developed form of battery-coil ignition designed as an integral part of the engine. The general layout comprises a direct current generated gear driven from the engine." In excellent condition. unknown books
19164586Washington: Government Printing Office 1916. Original Wraps. Very Good. 64th Cong. 1st sess. House. Doc. 687 transmitting report of commission of Army officers appointed by the secretary of war to investigate and report upon advisability of the acquirement by the United States Government of land near the bay of San Diego Cal. and elsewhere on the Pacific Gulf and Atlantic coasts for an aviation school and training grounds of the Signal Corps of the United States Army. February 14 1916-referred to the Committee on Military affairs and ordered to be printed with illustrations. 87pp. 44 large folding color maps bound in original; tan printed wraps stapled corners and spine chipped faint name stamp of California representative of the 11th district to upper cover and title page; internally clean with maps in fine condition. <br/><br/> Government Printing Office paperback books
1991482231991. Commercial Pioneer "Slip-in Pocket Photo Album X-Pando Post Style - JPF 46" maroon faux-leather covers. Album modest wear the occasional seam split on a mounting pocket Very Good. Photographs clear & sharp Fine. 19 fold-out mounting leaves with 12 photographs per leaf. ~25 images at rear are of other SF.260s. 200 color 'snapshot' photographs 3-1/4" x 5". 13-5/8" x 7-3/4" <br/><br/>An interesting album compiled by an anonymous individual visually documenting the rebuild & restoration of an SF.260 beginning with a bare-metal fuselage sans engine to the lovely final product N74FD. hardcover books
191936345East Greenwich R. I.: The Gallaudet Aircraft Corporation 1919. 1st printing. Not in Brockett's Bibliography of Aeronautics though 5 other Gallaudet entries are present; no copies located on OCLC. Brown stiff-stock paper wrappers printed in dark olive green string tie. Minor wear with hint of damp adhesion to 'thumb' area of text fore-edge. Still a VG copy. Unpaginated though 16 pages. 8vo. 8-5/8" x 4-1/8" <br/><br/>A rare trade catalogue from this firm first organized in 1908 by Edson Gallaudet forming the first aircraft engineering office. In 1910 he established Gallaudet Engineering Company to build planes under contract. In 1917 he reorganized as Gallaudet Aircraft Corporation which as its first product in 1918 mass produced Curtis floatplanes. In 1923 the firm was sold to Major Rueben Fleet and became part of Consolidated Aircraft. This promotional booklet describes the Gallaudet Chummy Flyabout Sport Model a two-seater powered by two 18 h.p. pusher-type motors. at the bargain price of $3500. We find no evidence this plane was ever actually produced. The Gallaudet Aircraft Corporation unknown books
1939158535NY PITMAN PUBLISHING 1939 1939. ORIGINAL BLACK CLOTH; NO DUST JACKET VERY GOOD. Hardcover. NY, PITMAN PUBLISHING, 1939 hardcover books
191036841n. p. 1910. Printed self-wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Faint vertical fold-line. Nr Fine. One printed sheet of grey-green paper folded once vertically. 4 pp. 9-3/8" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>Claude Grahame-White was the Glamour Boy of early aviation. somewhat of a playboy with no engineering background whatsoever Grahame-White became enamoured of flying when in 1908 he saw the Wright's demonstrate their invention to the French crowds at Camp d’Auvours. Within a relatively short time self-taught Grahame-White soloed his Blériot without a formal lesson. He quickly made a name for himself as a dashing aviator when in 1910 J. V. Martin of the Harvard Aeronautical Society invited him to compete in the first Boston-Harvard Meet. With the promise of a $50000 retainer & expenses Grahame-White accepted. Grahame-White won that one and others as he thrilled spectators with his races & aerial exhibitions such as that announced in this "One-man Show" program. This rare survivor lists the divers aerial stunts to be performed by Grahame-White during the day. "With the Bleriot Monoplane" includes a dive from 4000 feet "with engine stopped." "With the Farman Biplane" the 12 planned events include "Aerial switchback flying" "The corkscrew glide spin from a high altitude." & "Knocking down ninepins placed on the ground without alighting." With this sort of exhibition and his dashing & flamboyant personality the handsome Grahame-White gave the new aviation field previously dominated by engineers something that had been lacking to date. a 'sexy' nature. unknown books
190628778New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1906. 1st edition Smith H-825. Slate blue cloth binding stamped in black & white. VG. 346 pp. Frontis 7 inserted plates by Ruth M. Hallock. 8vo. <br/><br/> Doubleday Page & Co hardcover books
198135967Harlingen: The Confederate Air Force 1981. Black paper wrappers stapled with blue and white title lettering printed to front wrapper. A VG copy. 32 pp. Profusely illustrated with photographic images in b/w and color. 11" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/> The Confederate Air Force unknown books
