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196237182n. p.: Sikorsky Helicopter 1962. 1st printing. Self-wrappers. Brochure - Fine. Artwork - VG signs of use as to be expected. One sheet printed both sides folded 4x vertically forming a 10 panel brochure. Illustrated with 6 drawings one cut-out image of the turbine engine & a two-panel color photographic image of the S-62A in flight over the Golden Gate bridge. Folded: 8-1/2" x 3-3/4". Unfolded: 8-1/2" x 18-1/4" <br/><br/>"The amphibious Sikorsky S-62A is the first American-made turbine-powered helicopter certified by the Federal Aviation Agency for passenger transport operations." This then advanced helicopter design in operation with the San Francisco & Oakland Helicopter Airlines Inc founded 1961 and begining service with this Sikorsky model offering 62 flights per day. The company ceased operations in 1985. Sikorsky Helicopter 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
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
191632826Hyde Park Boston Mass: B. F. Sturtevant Company 1916. 1st printing. Printed grey paper wrappers. Age toning to wrappers. A VG copy. 23 1 blank pp. Illustrated with 28 b/w images from photographs one schematic. 11" x 8-3/8" <br/><br/>"The B.F. Sturtevant Co. of Hyde park Boston Mass. was a big engineering firm even before the advent of the new science of aeronautics. Whilst the First World War was raging in Europe The Sturtevant Aeroplane Co. 1915-1918 was formed by the parent company to develop military aircraft. . They produced a number of aircraft for both the army and the navy in particular the "Battle" S4 aeroplane of naval type and the USN bought 12 of those machines whose inner structure was all metal a rather innovative approach for the time applied by Mr. Grover Loening Sturtevant's chief designer. . however it wasn't an elegant nor fast nor agile aircraft." The company also "designed developed and produced a number of high quality high performance aero engines. The 5A here advertised was only produced through 1917. It was "was installed in the Sturtevant S-4 and some L.W.F. V-1 training airplanes used by the Signal Corps at North Island Calif. and Mineola New York. Neither of these airplanes was too successful . Part of their difficulty resulted from the 5A engine which weighed more than 3.5 pounds per horsepower." sturtivant.org. Given it's short production life this Sturtevant Model 5A trade catalogue a rare survivor from the early days of US aviation- OCLC locates 2 cc though surprisingly neither are on the East Coast. B. F. Sturtevant Company unknown books
19847787Fallbrook CA: Aero Publishers 1984. 1st edition. Blue buckram binding with gold spine lettering. NF/VG some edgewear. 190 pp. illustrated 8vo. <br/><br/>Selected as the Aviation Book of the Year by Aviation/Space Association Writers. Aero Publishers hardcover books
2003AB1030New York:: Oxford University Press 2003. 2003. 8vo. xii 531 pp. Illus. index. Cloth-backed boards dust-jacket. Very good. ISBN: 0195160355 Oxford University Press, 2003. hardcover books
194074411Washington: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1940. Softover. This technical manual is soft-bound in tan printed wrappers. The cover wrappers show soiling and light edge-wear. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations including some folding. . Government Printing Office unknown books
305642Philadelphia J.B. Lippincott Company 1911. First American edition from English sheets. Thick 8vo. Illustrated with 93 b/w halftone illustrations. Original gilt stamped red cloth spine faded. Very good. 319 pages. No dust jacket. No foxing. Printed at The Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Press. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1911. hardcover books
19345805London. HMSO. 1934. Bound in screw-hinged titled cloth with tabulated sections. Thick 4to. 3rd Edition. Illustrated with maps many-fold-outs charts and diagrams. A fascinating bit of thirties flying memorabilia. Listed herein is specifics on all aspects of aviation during the period including a complete and most detailed directory and overview of all Aerodromes and Seaplane Stations in Great Britain with charts and diagrams for each. A wonderfully nostalgic and scarce item. Very Good. HMSO. hardcover 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
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
156911paperback. near fine. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 24 pages. 4to original color pictorial wrappers with wonderful illustration by Stewart Rouse. Chicago: Aviation Service and Transport Inc. 1928. Near fine.<br/><br/> unknown books
33120Mountainside N.J.: International Aircraft Photo Service Inc n. d. 1st edition. Ca 1930s. Screw-post binding with stiff stock paper covers. Norman Barker drawing of 3 planes to front cover. General binding wear. Title leaf detached. ~ 10 leaves with varying degrees of damping with some associated adhesion damage to images none ruined per se but noticable; light scattered damp-spotting to images throughout. A Good set of an uncommon item. Unpaginated though 18 pages of text. 45 leaves with 8 tipped-in photographic style images 360 total of the divers aircraft. Oblong format: 7-1/4" x 12" <br/><br/> International Aircraft Photo Service Inc unknown 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
191938452New York City: Issued by the Department of Education Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 1919. 1st edition. Original publisher's blue cloth binding. Blue paper eps. Modest wear with bump to spine crown. Prior owner signature to ffep. A VG copy. 88 2 blank pp. Color frontis from a painting of the NC-4 in flight over the ocean. Text profusely illustrated with photographic images. Maps. 4to. <br/><br/> Issued by the Department of Education Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation hardcover books
1988vas5236Gatwick Swet Sussex: Civil Aviation Authority 1988. Quarto stiff blue wrappers plastic ring binder 19 leaves. Near-Fine. Civil Aviation Authority, 1988. unknown books
19442312651New York: The New Home Library 1944. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. Jacket edges rubbed with some small chips small tears and creases jacket spine faded. Rear boards bowed. 1944 Hard Cover. 236 pp. Fully defined and explained. The technical scientific and slang words and terms of the new language of the air including aircraft types construction operation meteorology navigation aerodynamics Army Air Force Aeronautical Regulation etc. The New Home Library hardcover books
191349234Boston: James Means 1913. 12mo 18cm. Staple-bound printed wrappers; 10pp. Trivial external soil else Near Fine. James Means 1855-1920 is best remember as the publisher and editor of the influential Aeronautics Annuals that appeared in 1895-7 providing a clearing-house for the latest trends in aviation engineering and providing a basis for the innovations of Orville and Wilbur Wright. The current publication advertises refinements to Means' simplified control column for which he originally won a patent in 1911. James Means unknown books
191934865New York: The New York Times 1919. Currently housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy. Single sheet folded twice as a newspaper. Profusely illustrated with photographic images and advertisments. 22-1/2" x 16-1/2" <br/><br/>This newspaper contains images of Lieutenant Ormer C. Locklear ".the world only aviator so far to transfer from one airplane to another when both planes were at top speed." and another image of "Lieutnant Locklear swinging head down from his airplane preparatory to dropping to another which is to fly under him." In addition there is a image of Friedrich Ebert delivering his address of acceptance as the first president of Germany. The New York Times unknown books
305486London Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. 1925. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with 2 large folding charts and 135 figures and diagrams in the text. Original gilt stamped blue cloth top of spine a little frayed; corners with slight bump. Very good. 283 pages 8 pages of Pitman's other books. No dust jacket. Rubberstamp name of previous owner on the rear pastedown. Uncommon. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1925. hardcover 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
196742698n. p. 1967. Printed blue paper covers white comb binding. Average signs of use. Faint cup ring to front cover. Very Good. Unpaginated though ~ 100 pp. 5 section tabs: 'Features' 'Control Cabin' 'Panels' 'Controls' & 'Conveniences'. Illustrations & drawings throughout. Oblong format: 8-3/4" x 11-3/8" <br/><br/>Originally envisioned in 1964 the initial 737-100 made its first flight in April 1967 and entered airline service in February 1968 at Lufthansa. This evidently a manual prepared by Boeing for United personnel to introduce them to the many then advanced features of the new Boeing 737 as to be flown by United Airlines. From the publication codes on the divers pages we see the various sections being published from April 1965 to February 1967 i.e. pre-first flight. unknown books
193031916Troy Ohio: The Waco Aircraft Company 1930. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Some general wear & soiling to wrappers. Date stamped with "1931". String hole along spine. A VG copy. 15 1 pp. Illustrated from photographs 15 images. Oblong 8vo: 5-1/2" x 8-3/8" <br/><br/>The catalogue features both the Straight-Wing and Tapered-Wing versions of Waco's "225" open cockpit bi-plane so designated because it's powered by the Wright J-6 7-cylinder 225 HP "Whirlwind" motor. The Waco Aircraft Company unknown books
1945CAT01371945. Various sizes and dates. Clara Adams was a wealthy widow who took up air travel in its early days setting records for transatlantic flights and circumnavigation as a commercial airline passenger. In doing so she helped popularize flying as a safe and comfortable way to travel. She was friends with many famous women of aviation including pilots Amelia Earhart Alys McKey Bryant and Thea Rasche. This collection includes three photographs with Earhart and one with Rasche some with holograph inscriptions. Also present are items related to the captain of the Graf Zeppelin Hugo Eckener; a rare Ohio hobbyist magazine; and a curious leaflet advertising light art Clavilux recitals. An unusual collection collected by Adams and showing her range of interests. <br /> <br /> Contents arranged chronologically:<br /> <br /> Sproul William Cameron. ALS. Postmark: Dec 8 1927. Single leaf 2 pp.; together with envelope. Sproul was a governor of Pennsylvania he writes to Adams that he is staying at a hunting lodge in Virginia and quite unwell. He died in 1928. <br /> <br /> Earhart Amelia Photograph of Clara Adams and Amelia Earhart 1929. 8 x 10 inches somewhat faded signed by Chautauqua portrait photographer Harold Wagner. Photograph taken at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Bestor after Earhart landed her plane at the Chautauqua Golf Course on July 20 1929. <br /> <br /> Earhart Amelia Two photographs of Clara Adams and Amelia Earhart with Earhart's plane 1929. Each: 3 ⅝ x 5 ¾ inches and 2 ¾ x 5 ½ in. in corner mounts on vintage album paper very good. Another photograph verso of Adams and unidentified group of people.<br /> <br /> Eckener Hugo Two Photographs of Adams with Dr. Hugo Eckener 1929. Each approximately 3 ¼ x 5 inches captions in Adams' handwriting with date and place Lakehurst N.J. Together with an envelope from Eckener to Adams postmarked 1947. Eckener was the captain of the Graf Zeppelin which departed from Lakehurst Naval Air Station during its record-setting circumnavigation in 1929. <br /> <br /> Rasche Thea Photograph with Thea Rasche n.d. 7 ⅛ x 5 inches very good. Rasche was a German aerobatics pilot at Tempelhof airport ca. 1930s. Very good.<br /> Photograph of Clara Adams with Nazi officers. 5 ⅞ x 4 inches very good. Adams and the officers are in a hot air balloon presumably in Germany. Very good.<br /> <br /> Hamburg America Line Canceled Check to Hamburg Am Line 1935. Written by Clara Adams to the transatlantic shipping company Hamburg America Line in the amount of $123.50. Very good. <br /> <br /> National Coin Journal and Hobby News: The Hobbiests sic Mail-Order Journal. No. 1 Feb.-Apr. 1936. Lorain Ohio: The Hobby Shop 1936. Featuring Clara Adams on cover 8vo 28 pp.; toned and frayed covers separated. Rare single-issue hobbyist magazine. OCLC locates one institutional holding the National Postal Museum. <br /> <br /> Mortiz Carol Joan. "To Clara Adams." In The Brooklyn Eagle Nov. 23 1940. Newspaper clipping mounted to Pan American Airways stationary with ink notation presumed to be in Adams's hand. <br /> <br /> Boeing. "Tomorrow's air-liner--today's record breaker." Advertisement clipped from Life magazine 1945. With photo of the Stratoliner and inscription in Adams' hand noting that she was a passenger on the first flight "N.Y. to Cal. / Cal. back to N.Y." Folded else good.<br /> Undated:<br /> <br /> Eleven photographs of Clara Adams various dates most approx. 4 x 2 ½ in. a few smaller good. Including image of her in front of the stairs to the "Mainliner" and in Hawaii. <br /> Lorraine Studio Brooklyn photo sleeve. 5 ⅝ x 3 ½ in; empty.<br /> <br /> Adams press photo. 7 ⅛ x 5 inches; holograph signature recto; verso pencil inscription also lists photographer Glen Lowry.<br /> Unsigned press photo corner bent.<br /> <br /> Wilfred Thomas Clavilux Recitals played by Thomas Wilfred. New York: n.d. Single leaf folded 4 pp.; illus. with Adams holograph signature to front. Wilfred invented the Clavilux "light organ" to play lumia an artform combining light and music. This item advertising performances at the Grand Central Palace in New York where Wilfred ran the Art Institute of Light until the beginning of WWII. unknown books
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
