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1950SB10271Drexel Hill PA: Bell Publishing Company 1950. Inscribed and signed on half-title page by Bernt Balchen to celebrated Los Angeles Herald-Express newspaperwoman Agness Underwood dated 14 August 1950 Anchorage Alaska; Exceptionally tight and clean with faded light blue top edge; Dark orange cloth in beautiful condition with blind embossed compass decoration on front cover gilt lettering/decoration on spine minor shelf wear. Unclipped dust jacket chipped corners and spine extremities edges overall lightly worn and rubbed; 332p. Norweigan Bernt Balchen was an intrepid and fearless polar aviator member of the OSS in Norway and a highly decorated pilot before during and after World War II; He was known for his famous slogan "Vee do it!". Inscribed and Signed By Bernt Balchen. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good in mylar. Illus. by Clayton Knight Frontispiece and Decorations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Bell Publishing Company Hardcover
1997MASTER304832ICarrollton TX.: Squadron/Signal Publications. Vg In Wraps. Lightly Worn. Pages: 72. 1997. Trade Paperback. Squadron/Signal Publications paperback
199715487Squadron Signal Publications. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 1888974044 . A crisp clean tight copy that shows light shelf/edge wear only. Previously enjoyed but well cared for aviation reference! . Squadron Signal Publications paperback
20045819843Mcgraw-Hill Professional 2004. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN:9780071422512 Mcgraw-Hill Professional paperback
1995MASTER287058IWashington D.C.: Brassey'S. Vg/Vg Faint Edgewear. Pages Clean Binding Tight. Pages: 201. 1995. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Brassey'S hardcover
1992198460Gilroy Ca; various US cities: alumni" associations 1992. Substanial packet of newsletters survivor directories job opportunities aviation museum brochures reunion association cards and printouts a holograph note with a color family snapshot a licenceplate-sized logo on thick plastic offers of memorial coins many items in original envelopes addressed by hand. Backbone of collection are nos. 1-14 of "Newsletter Kingsmen" published out of Gilroy each ten or twelve pages corner-stapled. The Kingsmen were a helicopter unit in Vietnam. Also of research significance two issues of "Behind the Lines The Journal of U. S. Military Special Operations" these very professional and meaty premier issue Nov-Dec '92 and subsequent number. Recipient lived in this period in Rocklin Ca. One scrap of poetry "So my mind acting like a bomb I realize I'm not home from Nam;" otherwise veteran's stories what-we're-doing-now etc. Items are in very good to fine condition packet is easily an inch thick. alumni" associations unknown
17702London: John Hamilton 1936. First edition. Plates. 8vo 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches pages: 205:1 advert original red cloth headbands bumped in the dust jacket which has uneven fading to the backstrip and slight wear at headband else very good. Foxing to edge of text block. London: John Hamilton, 1936. hardcover
198256847Saudi Arabia: Ministry/Defense & Aviation 1982. good. Quarto approx. 150 3-ring plastic binder with customized front and spine text 3-hole punched color illus. color figures. Slight wear and soiling to binder. In early 1981 the Saudi government requested American assistance in providing meteorological support to the Kingdom's military forces. This request was accepted. This document constitutes a visionary organizational arrangement for the Kingdom. Weather morale and logistics are three imponderables of warfare with morale and logistics significantly affected by weather. This plan considers the unique position of the Kingdom the sophisticated armaments in the region command and control requirements economy of force and responsiveness to external contingencies among other factors. The plan represents the then state of the art technology and equipment and required a military-civil mix of personnel to execute and to understand and respond to military needs. This plan was prepared by a joint Saudi and U.S. team comprised of highly-skilled professionals including a number from the U.S. Department of Defense and the military services. This plan was deemed to meet military requirements standardize the service emphasize safety and operations response and to aid in decisions affecting the rules of engagement. Ministry/Defense & Aviation unknown
947Falbrook California Aero Publishers Inc. First Editions. -- Volume V.1969 also covers 1968. 4to blue boards w/gilt lettering on spine magazine covers in color bound in 9610596111pp profusley illustrated indexes -- Light wear to exremities -- Very good condition Quantity Available: 1 Category: Aviation; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 000947. Falbrook, California, Aero Publishers, Inc., First Editions. -- [Volume V.1969 also covers 1968] hardcover
196919581NY: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Near Fine. 1969. First Edition. Plastic comb binding. Nice history of KLM. Produced for their golden jubilee the book consists of very nice glossy b/w photos each with a tissue page cover giving details of the photo. The pages are not numbered but the book is about 1/2" thick. ; Oblong 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . KLM Royal Dutch Airlines unknown
1960054225New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 116 pages. Hardcover with a black dust jacket now in mylar. The jacket shows some rubbing and edge wear and has a couple of little edge tears and creases. The book is sound. Front flyleaf has been removed so that the first page is the half title. Text is clean. Illustrated with several pages of photographs. We have acquired a collection with a number of WWII aviation books which are signed by the authors or pilots. This book is NOT signed. <br/> <br/> Duell, Sloan and Pearce hardcover
1959054201New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Octavo. 133 pages. Hardcover with a yellow blue and grey dust jacket now in mylar. The jacket has a blue "Signed" label taped to the inside of the mylar at the foot of the spine. The jacket shows some rubbing and wear especially along the top edge of the front panel. The jacket also has some foxing. Jacket not price-clipped. Map endpapers showing the southwest Pacific area. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author on the half title "To All Simon with best regards. You have already hear some of these stories. Here are the rest. / George C. Kenney / Gen. U.S.A.F." Stated First Edition. <br/> <br/> Duell, Sloan and Pearce hardcover
1909DEMO013029ILondon & New York: Technical Publishing / Van Nostrand 1909. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 60 illustrations & drawings. 12mo 158 pages brown original cloth head of spine roughened else fine <br/><br/>Popularly treated but upon a strictly scientific basis and with new Formulae Rules Measurements and Principles. With 60 illustrations & drawings. Kennedy designed a Biplane and a parachute. Chapter 8 is devoted to dirigibles. Technical Publishing / Van Nostrand hardcover
2013022192Buderim QLD Australia: Self Published 2013. Illustrated laminated boards. 555 pages with b/w illustrations. This volume covers the movement of air transport following the Allied advances. . Hard Back. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Self Published hardcover
2003022193Buderim QLD Australia: Self Published 2003. Illustrated laminated boards. Volumes 1 and 3 are signed by the author on the title page. Volume One Development of air transport 1903-1943 414 pages ISBN 0646426370 published 2003 : Volume Two 1943 - Year of expansion and consolidation 566 pages ISBN 064645837x published 2006 : Volume Three 1943 - Air transport approaches full strength 453 pages ISBN9780646484143 published 2008 : Volume Four 1944 - Supporting the Allied advances 555 pages ISBN 9780646926377 published 2013. All volumes with b/w illustrations. Heavy set please ask for postage quote. . SIGNED. Hard Back. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Self Published hardcover
17709London: John Hamilton c. 1937. Frontispiece and plates. 8vo 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches 315-pages. Original blue cloth pictorially blocked in red. Prelims. & edge of text block foxed else excellent in good dust jacket which at one time had a 2-inch tear repaired with sellotape internally which has left the usual stain ; not visible externally however. London: John Hamilton, c. 1937. hardcover
191651305London: E. & F . Spon. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and worn corners bumped owner . name on front free endpaper Deane Dana Signal Officers Reserve . fold-out plates complete but torn rear hinge cracked. 1916. First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth. 5 fold-out plates. Black and white illustrations and photos figures plates appendix and fold-out plates. The contents of this book formed the subject matter of a special course of ten lectures given by the author during the Autumn of 1915 to men of the Royal Navy Air Service Royal Flying Corps designers and engineering students from the preface. A solid first printing copy with all plates present. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 98 pages . E. & F . Spon hardcover
1992163246american astronautical Society/aaS 1992. Hardcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: . About 800 pages. Ex-library with typical marks including red marks at the top outer page edges; a good book. Includes Orbit Determination; European Space Program; Flexible Body Dynamics and Control; Orbital Debris; Attitude Dynamics and Control. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN: 0877033471. Inventory No: 163246. . american astronautical Society/aaS hardcover
1992153376american astronautical Society/aaS 1992. Hardcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: . About 800 pages. Ex-library with typical marks including red marks at the top outer page edges one loose page; a good book. Includes Chaos Predictability and Stability in Astrodynamics; Aerobraking; Space Exploration Initiative; Optimization; Celestial Mechanics; Atmospheric Density; Tethered Satellites. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN: 0877033471. Inventory No: 153376. . american astronautical Society/aaS hardcover
1988PC6Seattle Washington: Boeing Military Airplane Company 1988. 338 pages. This is volume three of the final report AFWAL-TR-87-3030 of an early study important to the development of composites used in the construction of American fighter planes. Unclassified study prepared under contract F33615-82-C-3213 for United States Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The book is clean and tight with some very minor edgewear at foot of spine; a small faint water stain on minor creasing on front cover. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Boeing Military Airplane Company Paperback
19822091202133401820Hara Shobo B6 version 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 2 both separate volumes Size: 20cm Hara Shobo B6 version paperback
1911SB9549NY: Dodd Mead and Company 1911. Former owner's ink signature on ffep rubbing off onto fep light moisture stain on inner bottom corner from page 206 to the end; Age toned textblock else extremely tight and all else is clean. All edges are a bit shelf soiled. Moderately sun-faded shelf soiled and character worn binding bumped and rubbed head and foot of the spine slightly bumped corners off-white and light blue stamped illustration on front cover. Bottom left front board and base of spine is moisture discolored; In spite of the distressed binding this copy remains a solid collectible copy; 291p. First Dodd Mead Edition. Embossed Cloth. Good. Illus. by Plates/Diagrams/Drawings. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Dodd, Mead and Company Hardcover
1983021480Self Published 1983. Jacket has fading to spine. Shelfwear to bottom edge and minor ding to bottom corner of front board. Foxing to endpapers title page and top and leading edges. 466 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Self Published Hardcover
2002AB006582Air- Britain 2002. 152pp illus photos A4 format illus laminated boards originally formed in 1918 for one year with F.E.2bs the squadron reformed in 1937 with Heyfords and flew Wellingtons Stirlings and Lancasters in WWII. Full details of the squadron's history. All in as new condition. Book will be carefully wrapped and cased in cardboard to ensure that it arrives in the same condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. Air- Britain Hardcover
2001ZB1346054Johnson Aviation LLC 2001. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday June 29 weekend SALE item 2nd edition 476 pp. paperback new. - 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. Johnson Aviation LLC paperback
