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2002DADAX152676377XPen and Sword Transport 2020-02-08. hardcover. New. 11.10x1.00x8.70. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Pen and Sword Transport hardcover
196662197Princeton NJ: Published by the Author assisted by Dow Jones Books 1966. 8vo. xiii 1 139 1 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates text illustrations. Red publisher’s cloth gilt lettering w/ d.j. cover art w/ headline clippings from the 1930 flight minor scuffing edgewear still NF/VG copy inscribed by the author on ffep. to Chief Justice Paul Cashman Reardon 1909-1988 of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1962 to 1972. Second printing inscribed presentation copy of this excellent first-hand account which was written contemporaneously by the author during his 12000 mile air trip in a Moth biplane across the country. The memoir details their stopovers in the desert of West Texas an Idaho farm field a frantic cross-wind takeoff from a California airport to avoid a lawman wanting to see the plane’s Federal registration and finally reaching Alaska where the author and his copilot “Pete†Blodgett both hunted and killed Alaska Brown Bears on Admiralty Island. Lombard 1895-1985 was a World War I veteran pilot navigated the yacht “Nina†to a Queen’s Cup Race off the Coast of Spain in 1928 flew the first plane to cross the Rocky Mountains in 1928 and would later serve as director of the Dow Jones & Co. for 30 years. [Published by the Author, assisted by Dow Jones Books], hardcover
195057432San Francisco CA: Grabhorn Press 1950. Tall 8vo. 11 5 pp. Title illust. & decorated in red black & blue couple leaves w/ black letter type. Blue softcovers pale white lettering yapp fore-edges very slight shelfwear still NF copy signed & dated by Farquhar on title w/ original mailing envelope. First edition signed of this charming Grabhorn Press piece recounting the polar aerial adventure of Farquhar noted California historian mountaineer & Bohemian Club member and Garfield Merner founder of the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park CA. The black letter excerpts from Haluyt’s 1582 Divers Voyages and Martin Frobisher in 1578 serve as preface and afterword. [Grabhorn Press], paperback
196660497<p>Private Printing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges lightly foxed jacket rubbed and . edgeworn. 1966. First Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth binding xiii 139pp. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Photos. Lombard and his friend Pete Blodgett flew from Boston to Alaska and back again in an open cockpit biplane for a bear-hunting holiday in 1930. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .</p> Private Printing hardcover
ANAIS-0891001654Aviation Book Co. paperback. Good. 8.6x0.8x11. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Aviation Book Co paperback
0891001654.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1981Q-038517599xDoubleday 1981-06-10. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Doubleday hardcover
093915806X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
SONG0891001654Brand: Aviation Book Co 0000-00-00. Revised Subsequent. paperback. Used: Good. 8.50x0.75x11.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Aviation Book Co paperback
195763192Wichita KS: Cessna Aircraft Company 1957. Oblong 4to. 12 x 9 in. 8 pp unpaginated. which folds out into 24 x 18 in. poster colour-printed & illustrated recto & verso. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers cover art photos of the Cessna 182/180 aircraft slight dustsoiling NF copy. First edition of this very scarce original Cessna dealer’s brochure/poster extolling the advantages of the latest redesigned aircraft the Cessna 180A and the Cessna 182A Skylane. The Cessna 180 first introduced in 1953 during the 50th Anniversary celebration of the company featured a 225-horsepower engine and proved very popular with bush pilots the 182A in 1957 had its landing gear widened 5.4 inches and lowered by 4 inches and improved handling substantially in crosswinds. No copies in Worldcat. Cessna Aircraft Company, paperback
191174126London: Royal Aero Club of the United Kingsom 1911. Quarto. 2 ads 581-602 2 ads pp. Numerous photographic illustrations and ads Publisher's printed mauve wrappers. Bit of spine rubbing but clean and tight.The main article in this issue is about the race for the Gordon-Bennet Cup at Eastchurch. The Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy was an international airplane racing trophy awarded by James Gordon Bennett Jr. the American owner and publisher of the New York Herald newspaper. Curtiss won the first Cup Claude Graham-White the second and as we learn from the issue C. T. Weyman won the third cup 1911. Weyman was an American and flew a Nieuport aeroplane. Eleven pages are devoted to a detailed account of the race. Royal Aero Club of the United Kingsom unknown
1956004036Germany Wiesbaden : Flugwelt 1956. Book of information on aviation and aircraft consisting of bound magazines January - December 1956 with much detail of planes at the time TEXT IN GERMAN many photographs and old adverts. Book is bright and clean inside just slight browning to edges of pages due to quality of paper used. HEAVY BOOK 2-2 Kg EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED SOME OVERSEAS. Outer covers are stained on front and gold lettering on spine is dulled. A pleasing copy of an informative aviation book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Cloth Covered Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 11 ½ x 8½ Inches. Hardcover. Flugwelt Hardcover
1957002497Germany Wiesbaden: Flugwelt 1957. 12 issues of Flugwelt a German aviation magazine bound with their pictorial covers in a cloth binder. The magazines are number 1 January 1957 to number 12 December 1957 all are in clean condition some light browning to extreme edges of pagess 960 pages in all. Packed with information on all types of aircraft accompanied by many photographs line drawings and period adverts GERMAN TEXT. Cloth binder is a little dusty with some light staining on rear board gold lettering on spine is worn. HEAVY ITEM EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS Magazines are very good SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES CAN BE TAKEN UPON REQUEST. First. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 29.5 X 21.5 Cms. Hardcover. Flugwelt Hardcover
1967051152New York: Pageant Press 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED. Tan cloth lettered in black. Very slight binding lean mild toning to front endpapers otherwise essentially as issued. Inscribed by author on main title signed as "Mardo" personalized "To Carolyn / with a wish for Happy / Landings always" dated June 1969 with a separate gift inscription inked on front flyleaf also to Carolyn from her mother with a note that this copy was purchased directly from the author. v282 pp. Illus. dust jacket shows surface rubbing to both panels chipping at head of spine and corners triangular loss up to 1" at base of spine now in mylar. Scarce. Pageant Press Hardcover
200825276Erie PA: Flying Aces Club. Near Fine. 2008-2016. First Edition. Magazine. Includes 244-270 to 252-178 Nov/Dec 2008 to Mar/Apr 2010 and Nos. 265-187 May/June 2012 to Jan/Feb 2016. Price is for all 32 issues. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . Flying Aces Club unknown
1962008700London: William Kimber 1962. 208pp/illus. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Kimber hardcover
1994029183Salt Lake City Utah: NPI Northwest Publishing Incorporated 1994. NEW and unread in near PERFECT condition only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear to the cover -- like you sometimes find in any new book store. Flat uncreased spine. NO chips tears creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. From the rear cover: "When the Wright brothers first took flight at Kittyhawk in 1903 they dad no idea what kind of crazy things happen'up there' with the birds. Now ninety-one years after that first flight author and pilot Frank Veskrna writes a series of pithy witty humorous over-a-cup-of-coffee vignettes about flying that leaves the reader wishing to talk with the captain before boarding.". First Printing so stated. Softcover. New. vii 185pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. NPI (Northwest Publishing, Incorporated) Paperback
1988001097London England: Osprey Publishing 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover with green boards and pictorial dustjacket first edition 972gms 223 pages. This book presents the history of the independent South Vietnamese Air Force or Flying Dragons and in doing so covers a gap in the coverage of the air war over Southeast Asia. A product of peerless research this book contains over 100000 words of text 150 black and white photographs 20 colour photos and 6 pages of full-colour VNAF insignia. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear. Dust jacket is in good condition with only mild shelf wear otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Osprey Publishing Hardcover
200716182Columbia Helicopters Inc. As New. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0979281709 . Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 170 pages . Columbia Helicopters Inc. hardcover
2003025960United Kingdom: Airlife Publishing Limited 2003. Usual library marks and wear. 192 pages with b/w illustrations. Incl;udes details of the armament of all countries. Every technical aspect has been covered: gun design in the full range of sizes from small calibre machine guns to heavy cannon; ammunition types and their use; fixed and flexible installations; gun sights. Comparative drawings and specifications of service weapons are provided plus illustrations and data concerning their ammunition. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Airlife Publishing Limited Hardcover
200328060Shrewsbury UK: Airlife. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1840373962 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 352 pages . Airlife hardcover
200428579Ramsbury UK: Crowood Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1861266553 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 240 pages . Crowood Press hardcover
19989849584Edward Elgar 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN:9781858987996 Edward Elgar hardcover
19985797359Edward Elgar 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:1858987997 Edward Elgar hardcover
1974168084Bahrain: Gulf Public Relations 1974. First edition first printing of this pop-up book published by Gulf Air Public Relations in around 1970 with dual Arabic-English text by Ib Penick and illustrations by Gloria Nixon. The narrative revolves around Ahmed a boy who is flying from Manama to London with his parents. Quarto. 8 double-page full-colour illustrations by Gloria Nixon each one with a pop up all except the last with moving parts. Original coloured pictorial boards spine lettered in gold covers illustrated in colour and lettered in black and gold. Boards lightly toned spine lettering faded covers slightly soiled contents bright all moving parts in working order. A very good copy. hardcover