Aviation History / Promotional Booklet. Collyer Charles Bascom Drury 1898 1928. Mears John Henry.ABAA
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192838239New York: The Stillson Press 1928. 1st printing. Color pictorial paper wrappers stapled. Rear wrapper & inner front wrapper with adverts. Modest wear & a hint of age-toning to wrappers. A few leaves with top corner dog-eared. Withal a VG copy. 3 - 18 4 pp. Text double column. 4 pages of adverts conclude booklet. 16 Illustrations from b/w photographs. 2 page map at center depicting the "Route of the Collyer - Mears Record Breaking Flight Around the World." 11" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/>A special edition of "The Fairchild Aerogram" providing an account of the 1928 round the world trip made by Charles B.D. Collyer and John Henry Mears. OCLC records 6 holding institutions. The Stillson Press unknown books
37513Paris: Imp. Kossuth & Cie n. d. 1st printing thus ca 1911. Printed light brown paper wrappers stapled. A VG example. 31 1 pp. Text in French. Illustrated from photographs. 8vo. <br/><br/>Aeroplanes featured herein include: Henry Farman Sommer Bleriot Tellier Voisin Antoinette Maurice Farman R.E.P. & Hanriot. Each is pictured and accompanied by a general description specs & summary of any perfromance records. The above followed by a poweplant section offering Gnome E.N.V. Renault Anzani R.E.P. Labor-Aviation Panhard-Levassor Antoinette Gregoire GYP & Darracq. The catalog concludes with divers other aircraft accessories and components including Carburateur Claudel Pieces Detachees Bleriot Helices Commandes Irreversibles Fixator etc. The company even offers hangar facilities for Bleriot Antoinette Voison & Farman models. Rare early aviation trade catalogue; not found on KVK for the relevant union catalogues nor on OCLC. Imp. Kossuth & Cie unknown books
1930500910<p>In broken English Ocean Grove NJ February 10 1930; to Marvin Popkin: " - I haffe to go to - camp in Newark Aire Squadron I having 380 men - to lern the Bay to aperste the Plain - ". 7" x 10 1/2" 1 page. with a signed/inscribed photograph of Wiegand and 2 companions and related newspaper. Very good.</p><p>Wiegand member of the Richthofen air circus; credited with shooting down 22 enemy planes.</p> 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
199031598Blue Ridge Summit PA: TAB Books 1990. 1st printing. Color pictorial stiff-stock paper wrappers. A Fine copy. 72 pp. Profusely illustrated mainly from b/w photographs though with some color. 11" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/> TAB Books unknown 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
SKU1036496Chief of Naval Operations Washington DC. PAPERBACK. Good. B001J4UXCG Minor wear to the covers. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. 263 pages. Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, DC paperback books
194420346San Antonio Texas: EKC 1944. Real-photo mages nice clear photographs glossy photographic paper finish; identified in the cards; unused postally with undivided backs 'EKC' publisher's device; light wear; very good condition; interesting United States military aviation World War II history ephemera; the base had a brief life under this designation during the great need for training flyers for the Second World War before becoming part of the larger Lackland Air Force training facilities for the field. Very Good. EKC unknown books
1954vas5264Valletta Malta: International Aviation Development Company 1982. The flight manual for the DC-3 bearing the Registration N 480F originally dated 1954 and revised to 1982. The Manual is accompanied by a Certificate of Insurance issued by Lloyd’s bearing the appropriate signatures covering the aircraft’s uses worldwide excluding the USSR and China. Quarto flexible boards approximately 125 pp. complete. Illustrations graphs. Very Good. International Aviation Development Company, 1982. The flight manual for the DC-3 bearing the Registration N 480F, originally d hardcover books
1980335435glCheltenham England: Civil Aviation Authority November 1980. Octavo paperbound stapled blue wrappers 24 pp. Near-Fine with light foxing to covers. Civil Aviation Authority, November 1980. unknown 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
192752112New York: Fairchild Aviation Corporation 1927. 4to. 60 leaves plus interleaves photo-illustrated. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Stiff paper binder with printed label on upper cover bound with brads. A few creases and nicks to the binder with a slight bump to the upper tip of the first leaves. A very good copy.<br/><br/>The frontispiece is a folding photographically produced chart; there are five original mounted photographs approximately 4 x 5 inches or the reverse. A very early prospectus or annual report for the purpose of a public stock offering by Fairchild following the founding of the firm in 1924. The frontispiece is a chart of the various divisions of Fairchild and a portion of this report is devoted to the Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation which was among the most significant pioneers of aerial photography; several of their planes were designed specifically for use in aerial photography. The photographs illustrate the "K-8" aerial mapping camera and the manufacturing facilities. The various other divisions of Fairchild are enumerated listing: production research sales etc. <br/><br/> Fairchild Aviation Corporation unknown books
194042929Oakland California: Published by The Board of Port Commissioners 1940. 1st printing. Paper wrappers printed in orange & black. A VG copy. 64 pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographic images. Fold-out map of the Airport tipped-in at rear. 8vo. <br/><br/>Contains a wealth of information on Oakland Airport. Published by The Board of Port Commissioners unknown books
193240325Oakland California: Published by The Board of Port Commissioners 1932. 1st printing. Buff paper wrappers printed in blue & black. A VG copy. 16 pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographic images. 8vo. <br/><br/>Contains a wealth of information on the Port of Oakland and its operations. Published by The Board of Port Commissioners unknown books
193342927Oakland California: Published by The Board of Port Commissioners 1933. 1st printing. Paper wrappers printed in orange & black. A VG copy. 40 pp. Leaflet laid-in from Ralph Fisher President of the Board of Port Commissioners to Compass readers stating the Oakland Airport focus of the current issue. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographic images. 8vo. <br/><br/>Contains a wealth of information on Oakland Airport. Published by The Board of Port Commissioners unknown books
193742928Oakland California: Published by The Board of Port Commissioners 1937. 1st printing. Paper wrappers printed in blue & black. A VG copy. 64 pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographic images. 8vo. <br/><br/>Contains a wealth of information on Oakland Airport. Published by The Board of Port Commissioners unknown books
193948749n. p.: Essig Co. Ltd 1939. 1st printing presumed. Printed pale blue paper covers with wraparound graphic stapled. Artwork by Heckman. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Modest wear a VG copy. Unpaginated though 24 pp. Profusely illustrated throughout with drawings & from photographs including initial fold-out "Cut-Away Diagram and Key to General Arrangement" 9" x 6" <br/><br/>The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engine propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. The aircraft employed Pratt & Whitney R-2000-2SD13-G Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines which each developed 1450 HP for take-off. The DC-4/C-54 proved a popular and reliable type 1245 being built between May 1942 and August 1947 including 79 postwar DC-4s. As the brochure begins "In these pages Douglas presents its latest and finest commerical air transport the world-famous DC-4. . From nose to tail the DC-4 is modern efficient pacemaking. New comfort speed and safety for 42 passengers and a crew of five the new 'Tri-Safety' landing gear and new standards of engineering and craftsmanship make the DC-4 the outstanding airplane of its time." And in fact the airframe continues in service today with a dozen or so active around the globe. Wiki Essig Co., Ltd 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
196448694Fort Worth: General Dynamics 1964. 1st Printing. Black flexible plastic spiral-bound binder gold lettering to front cover. Modest wear Very Good Plus. 3 preliminary pages of typescript text including a page written time-line of the aircraft's development printed recto only. After 16 photographs one typescript page inserted "News Conference Personnel" followed by 3 photographs of the news conference. Laid-in a xerox extract of a column by Fred H. De Jong supporting the aircraft's development & use original publication source not identified. 19 glossy b/w still photographs 8-1/2" x 11" <br/><br/>The F-111 Aardvark was an "American supersonic medium-range interdictor and tactical attack aircraft that also filled the roles of strategic nuclear bomber aerial reconnaissance and electronic-warfare aircraft in its various versions. The word 'aardvark' is Afrikaan for 'earthpig' and reflects the look of the long nose of the aircraft that might remind one of the nose of the aardvark. Developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics it entered service in 1967 with the United States Air Force. <br /> <br />The F-111 pioneered several technologies for production aircraft including variable-sweep wings afterburning turbofan engines and automated terrain-following radar for low-level high-speed flight. Its design influenced later variable-sweep wing aircraft and some of its advanced features have since become commonplace." Wiki <br /> <br />While the US transitioned to other aircraft in the late '90s the F-111 continued in service with the RAAF until December 2010. <br /> <br />As Mr. Cosby's introductory note states "These photographs portray the sequence of events of 21 December 1964." No doubt only a limited number of these binders were made mostly likely for visiting dignitaries which makes this a rare promotional photodocumentary of the F-111A's first flight. <br /> <br />At the time of cataloguing we find no copies elsewhere in the market nor listed on OCLC. General Dynamics unknown books
200023304Annapolis:: Naval Institute Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1557502870 . First American edition. As new in like dust jacket. . Naval Institute Press, hardcover books
199739862Chicago:: Chicago Review Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 1556523106 . Black and white photographs. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Chicago Review Press, hardcover books
16475Vintage original Gelatin silver print press photo. Richarda Morrow-Tait first woman pilot to circumnavigate the globe. August 19 1949. 7 x 8½ in. Black/white photo of Morrow-Tait in the cockpit of her plane Next Thursday's Child. Original press caption printed next to image: "British round-the-world flyer returned home 8/19 to Britain which she left just a year and a day ago. Her flight to London's Croydon Airport ended the 1st single-engine round-the-world flight by a woman at point where she started it." Pencil inscriptions and stamp on back. Very good. unknown books
1943291754Inglewood.: North American Aviation Inc. No date but circa 1943. Green leatherette 6-ring binder numbered index tabs. Very good scattered ink notes covers soiled binding holes pulled on title page. 20.5x15.5 cm. Scarce manual for the WWII era twin-engine bombers. weight: 1.4 lb. North American Aviation, Inc. hardcover books
197812478New York: Delacorte Press 1978. 1st edition. Lt blue cloth spine with blue paper-wrapped boards. Dust jacket. F/NF. 272 pp including index 8vo. <br/><br/>A classic title in the genre. Delacorte Press hardcover books
196839632n. p.: Sikorsky Helicopter 1968. 1st printing. Self-wrappers. Brochure - Fine. Artwork - VG signs of use as to be expected. One sheet of glossy stiff stock paper printed both sides folded 1x vertically forming a 4 panel brochure. Illustrated with 5 full color photographic images. 11" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/>". to supplement the already legendary HH-52A the U. S. Coast Guard has selected the Sikorsky HH-3F to add a new dimension to Air Rescue." Sikorsky Helicopter unknown books
