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8vo., First Edition, with 32 plates on 16;cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. It is argued that the attack on Taranto changed the nature of war at sea by shifting the aggressive emphasis to carrier-borne aircraft. This account of Operation JUDGEMENT focuses on the personalities involved and examines the strategic context.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
78 pages. Features: Nice color-photo Datsun 4x4 ad inside front cover; Nice one-page Colt Python revolver ad; Last Days of the Tahltan Bear Dog - article with photos; Leave lost wild babies alone; Chinook - King of the Salmons (part 2); Rowing the Coast of Alaska; Backwoods sawmill; Aviation Heroes; Talkeetna's No Name Sled Shop - Jess Cartwright and Bill Bentley; Giardiasis - Dont Drink the Water; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1942313964New York 1942. 1p. on Sergievsky's personal letterhead. 8vo. Old folds lower right hand corner chipped not affecting text or signature otherwise a fine letter with a bold clear signature. 1p. on Sergievsky's personal letterhead. 8vo. A letter written by the renowned Russian ace and world record setting Sikorsky test pilot on behalf of Danish-born ballet and Broadway dancer Paul Haakon considered by many to be one of greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. <br/><br/>Reading in part: "I have known Paul Haakon Longreen for over sixteen years. In the theatrical profession he is known under the name of Paul Haakon. It is very well known that he is one of the best dancers in the world. He gave up his dancing recently to become a flying instructor purely to serve his country. I sincerely believe that anything which could be done to facilitate his joining the United States Army Air Force reserve would benefit our war effort."<br/><br/>Despite Sergievsky's recommendation in our letter it seems Haakon never became a combat pilot during WWII and instead toured as an entertainer with the United Service Organizations. He died in New York in 1992. unknown books
191815610Columbus OH: np 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 4to. Cloth hardcover three ring binder. Holding 151 leaves; 110 holograph 41 typed. Many sheets loose from ring binding. Cloth torn at spine. Overall contents well preserved. <br/><br/>The classroom lecture notebook of an unnamed cadet at The United States Army School of Aeronautics at Ohio State University Columbus OH covering January through March 1918. During WWI a pilot shortage in the United States became apparent. In response the War Department and U.S. Army formed the Aviation Cadet Training Program installing aviation training schools at six universities across the country. This program at Ohio State appears to have consisted of 8 weeks of classes with training in military drill discipline and technical instruction with an emphasis on aviation. Curriculum from the program formed the basis for the aeronautical engineering courses later taught at OSU. A scarce set of materials from an early instructional program of military aviation training and education one that would eventually become the US Air Force. np hardcover books
194515609Glenview IL: Naval Air Training Command 1945. First Edition. Wraps. Good . 4to. Illustrated wraps. Contemporary post binding added at left margin. Most paper lost from spine. Wrapper edges worn chipped. Internally clean sound. <br/><br/>An original illustrated manual issued to WWII Naval flight cadets training at NAS Glenview dated July 1 1945 to the title page. Generously illustrated throughout with dozens of original drawings likely the work of a single unnamed illustrator and photograph reproductions executed and lettered in a decidedly Seuss-ian style heavily influenced by modern cartooning lending a simplistic treatment to gravely serious and technical material. A portion of the "Safety" chapter on p. 29 with the exaggerated likeness of a pilot resting upon a cloud holding a harp wearing angel wings and captioned: "Don't try to be the 'hottest' pilot but try to be the 'oldest.'" and "There are bold pilots and there are old piltos 'But!' - there are no old bold pilots." Six chapters are broken into dozens of sections with titles like: Your Parachute Safety Inherent Stability Turns Normal Spins Landings Steep Turns Precision Immelmans Progressive Spins etc. The impact of the allied air campaign and skill of American pilots during World War II is seldom mentioned in modesty. This is a rare flight training publication and exceptional example of illustrative instruction. OCLC notes only 2 institutional holdings one at The Smithsonian the other in the aviation archives at Wright State in Dayton OH. None in commerce June 2015. 243pp. Naval Air Training Command paperback books
1929WRCLIT77152New York & London: Wiley / Chapman & Hall 1929. xii4341pp. Large octavo. Cloth. Photographs drawings folding chart. Cloth a bit sunned otherwise very good. First edition. The author was a ranking officer in the Army Air Corps and Aerial Surveyor for the Byrd Expedition. Includes a chapter on Oblique Aerial Surveys by A.M. Narraway. Wiley / Chapman & Hall hardcover books
1919M8116Washington D.C.:: Government Printing Office 1919. 1919. 267 x 190 mm. Tall 8vo. 446 pp. Color frontis. extensively illustrated with photographs of aviation equipment in use physical examinations of flight candidates and test equipment constructed to test the physiological effects of flight conditions tables 1 folding index. Gilt-stamped navy cloth; rubbed inner hinge cracked. Very good. Government Printing Office, 1919. hardcover books
1919M8115Washington D.C.:: Government Printing Office 1919. 1919. 267 x 190 mm. Tall 8vo. 446 pp. Color frontis. extensively illustrated tables 1 folding index. Gilt-stamped navy cloth; rubbed. Very good. This extensively illustrated manual for the medical personnel of the United States Air Service contains numerous figures and plates including photographs of aviation equipment in use physical examinations of flight candidates and test equipment constructed to test the physiological effects of flight conditions. Government Printing Office, 1919. hardcover books
1918177171918. World War I military aviation. Primary-source photographs documenting early United States military aviation training at Henry Post Airfield Fort Sill Oklahoma during the formative period of the U.S. Army Air Service following its establishment in May 1918. The images record the first generation of American military pilots operating within a rapidly developing aviation program built in response to World War I supporting research into the expansion of U.S. airpower pilot training infrastructure and the integration of aircraft into military operations. The presence of DH-4 two-seat biplane bombers the principal American-built combat aircraft of the war situates the archive within the transition from experimental aviation units to operational military squadrons. A dated caption identifying "October 29 1918 Sergeant Schauble" flying at 3700 feet further anchors the material within the final phase of the war.<br /> <br /> Archive of 26 silver gelatin photographs Fort Sill Oklahoma circa 1917-1918 each measuring approximately 7.25 x 5.25 inches. The archive includes many photos of the biplanes in the air one photo shows several DH-4 bombers soaring in the clouds in a Flying-V formation. A handwritten caption on one image "October 29 1918 Sergeant Schauble " is depicted flying in a DH-4 at 3700 feet as well as going on a "parachute trip". One photo shows a serious plane crash with two DH-4s biplanes nose down in the ground. The pilots are also depicted in hot air balloons. Fort Sill was home to several US Army Balloon Companies during this period which were still primarily used for reconnaissance and directing aerial bombardment during World War I. The photo archive includes many shots of biplanes in the clouds or on runways with pilots in goggles including 4 images of pilots or troops in group shots. Most photos show the planes or balloons in mid air. . Army balloon companies stationed at Fort Sill for reconnaissance and artillery observation. Several images capture aircraft at altitude among cloud formations while others document runway activity and pre-flight staging. Versos of many prints retain remnants of black album paper indicating removal from a compiled photographic album.<br /> <br /> The archive documents the early operational environment of American military aviation at a moment when the United States was rapidly expanding its aerial capabilities following limited prewar development including the Army's first acquisition of aircraft from the Wright brothers in 1909. Henry Post Airfield functioned as a central training site for pilots entering service during World War I and the inclusion of both airplane and balloon units reflects the continued reliance on multiple aerial technologies for reconnaissance and combat support. The photographs provide visual evidence of training practices aircraft deployment and the material conditions of early air service operations during a period of institutional formation. Minor edge wear and surface wear are present with album residue on versos; overall very good condition. A cohesive photographic record of early U.S. military aviation training and aircraft use during World War I. unknown
Folio, Fifth Impression, with very numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, upper board blocked in colours, backstrip lettered in yellow, a near fine copy.
2010034027Seattle WA et al.: Peanut Butter Publishing 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Laminated pictorial boards. Mere hints of shelf wear essentially as issued. xi400 pp. illus. w/ maps b&w photographs section of color plates color pictorial endpapers. Exceptionally scarce. Peanut Butter Publishing Hardcover
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; buff boards, white cloth back lettered in gilt, ivory endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
64 pages. Features: Strangers in a Strange Land; From Richard to Sara With Love; U.S. Marines and Their F/A-18s - air, on land and sea; Hot Hawks over Bosnia; Action Over Bosnia - Prowlers at the Tip of the Spear; A Short Sea Story - Underwater Ejection; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: The Trials of Captain Zoderly; Robert C. Osborn (1904-1994); Where Are They Now? - Saburo Sakai; Japanese Carrier Operations - How Did They Do It?; 1,000 Trap Aircrew; Tales from a Rear Gunner - Embarrassment at Okinawa - Joe A. Ricciardi; Mountbatten's visit to the Pacific Fleet; CVW-15's Last Cruise - photo essay; Farewell patches of disestablished units; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
198928058Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0874749948 . Owner's name on the fep. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 254 pages . Smithsonian Institution hardcover
Broch?. 246 pages. Couverture en mauvais ?tat.
68 pages. Features: Ad for the Grumman turboprop Gulfstream; Hughes Helicoper two-page ad; Small Unit Operations - Counterguerrilla War (part 2 of a series); One-page illustrated ad for the FMC 'winged' amphibious landing craft, LVHX2; Soviet Military Problems - An Informed Assessment; Night Close Air Support (CAS) - what to do when the sun goes down?; Moonlighting - Night CAS work; Tanks Light the Way - tank-mounted searchlights; Tanks at Night - the crushing shock action of armor will shake up the enemy even more if delivered at night - article with photo of flame tanks of the 2dTkBn at Guantanamo Bay lighting the night sky; Night Juncture - how to avoid danger to the other friendly force; Vo Nguyen Giap on Guerrilla War - part 4 - The Fall of Dien Bien Phu; Marines at Work (Thailand Branch); Promotions and Transfers; Back cover color ad for the Phantom II fighter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Hardcover in-8°, 393 pages., photos noir et blanc hors-texte, cartonnage sous jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire. [MI-15]
Folio, First Edition, with coloured title-spread and numerous coloured photographs throughout; white cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
1986158061986 1986, auto édité. in-12 broché format à l'italienne de 572 pages, couv ill en oculeurs. Richement illustré de schémas, dessins et photographies nb. Texte en anglais. English text. Avec un glossaire en fin d'ouvrage et un test 'sillograph proficiency test ', ou reconnaître les silhouettes des avions. | Etat : BE intérieur, couverture un peu passée, charnières émoussées, dos un peu marqué. Occasion. (Ref.: ref8392)
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.22.
4to., Revised and Best Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small closed tear at fold-in. This important work was first published by Hutchinson in 1961 and several times reissued; this edition incorporates text additions and amendments and extends the appendices. Crucially, the list of aircrew taking part in the Battle of Britain is completely revised in the light of fresh information on many of the participants. Scarce, especially in this condition. Enser, p.87 (recording the first edition).
44898Elsevier Séquoia 1978, grand in-4 (30,5 x 22 cm) cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée, 248 p. (très bon état) Glossaire et index. Une érudition encyclopédique est déployée dans ce bel ouvrage sur la force aérienne du Troisième Reich, illustré à toutes les pages de photos et reproductions d'avions en couleurs.
48641Editions France-Empire 1962, in-8 cartonnage éditeur, 393 p. (manque la jaquette, sinon très bon état) Photos HT et annexes techniques. Première édition française du grand classique sur la bataille d'Angleterre, qui avait le mérite de se fonder sur des archives mais aussi sur les témoignages des survivants anglais et allemands.
