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190667422New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Ruth M. Hallock. 346pp. Octavo 21 cm Bluish-gray cloth over boards with lettering and pictorial stamping on the backstrip and front board. Covers cocked. Front free endpaper absent. Contemporary owner's name and address on rear free endpaper. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer John Ruyle. Old 1948 Bleiler dropped. With a frontispiece and seven illustrated plates by Ruth M. Hallock. William John Hopkins 1863-1926 was an American author and scientist known for his sea stories for children. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
20088763009Woodhead Publishing Ltd 2008. 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. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN:9781845693251 Woodhead Publishing Ltd hardcover
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
194363659New York: Henry Holt & Co. Inc. 1943. 8vo. xi 3 152 pp. plus 24 pp. of photo illustrations. Black publisher’s cloth gray lettering on spine minor dustsoiling shelfwear w/ d.j. aerial photo bombing cover art minor tear to upper fore-edge front cover minor chipping head & foot of spine still a VG/G copy w/ publisher’s advance review slip laid-in. First edition advance review copy of this analysis urging massive bombing campaigns with coordinated bomber attacks by British and American bombers on strategic Nazi German targets to hasten the end of World War II by preparing the continent for invasion. Henry Holt & Co., Inc., hardcover
202526010186Big Sky Publishing Australia 2025. First Edition. Hardcover/s in Slipcase. Fine. Hardcover/s in Slipcase. 2-volume set complete. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Big Sky Publishing Australia 2025. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in fine condition. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Edges of slipcase have light bumping. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Air Mobility Workhorse recounts the operational history of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Royal Australian Air Force RAAF service spanning the A E and H models from 1958 to 2012 leaving the current J model to be covered in the future. The C-130 was the catalyst for a transformational shift from Second World War technology to leading-edge aircraft systems in RAAF air mobility and the broader Air Force. The Hercules has become iconic in Australian culture as the first thing viewers often see of news reports when Australia reaches out to the rest of the world to offer aid in times of disaster. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN/EAN: 9781923300095. Inventory No: 26010186. 9781923300095 Big Sky Publishing hardcover
2025BIB331130Sydney: Big Sky Publishing. 2025. Quarto Size approx 23x29cm. Mint condition in pictorial laminated boards. Housed in slipcase. A new set. Limited edition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Colour maps. B/w illustrations. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 1216 pages. Air Mobility Workhorse recounts the operational history of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Royal Australian Air Force RAAF service spanning the A E and H models from 1958 to 2012 leaving the current J model to be covered in the future. The C-130 was the catalyst for a transformational shift from Second World War technology to leading-edge aircraft systems in RAAF air mobility and the broader Air Force. The Hercules has become iconic in Australian culture as the first thing viewers often see of news reports when Australia reaches out to the rest of the world to offer aid in times of disaster. The author’s intimate knowledge of the aircraft along with his extensive service on them brings an insight that only someone who has flown them in testing times can bring. His extensive connections within the Hercules community have brought their stories ‘from the inside’ to give readers a rare glimpse of service in military aviation. It is a detailed and balanced reflection of what the mighty Hercules did for Australia and how it affected those who flew it maintained it supported it flew as passengers or benefited from the missions it conducted. This aircraft was truly Australia’s Air Mobility Workhorse. . New. 1st Edition. Hardback. Big Sky Publishing hardcover
20135797406Routledge 2013. 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 item500grams ISBN:9780415643658 Routledge paperback
20135797407Routledge 2013. 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 item500grams ISBN:9780415643658 Routledge paperback
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
1917009050New York: Robert M. McBride & Co 1917. 200pp large octavo with thirty-six full pages of types of aeroplanes and eighty-seven sketches and diagrams and many advertisments to front. Original cloth gilt. Minimal markings. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Robert M. McBride & Co hardcover
001943London: Virtue and Company Excellent book on aeroplanes that fought in the Great War World War one 229 pp with twenty plates of the planes some in colour others B/w some photographs. Book very good pages browned on edges due to quality of paper used but is not brittlesome light marks on pages spine a little darkened and light marks on rear overall a nice copy of an interesting book. Not dated looks around 1920s/1930s DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Geoffrey Watson. 25 Cms X 19 Cms. Hardcover. Virtue and Company Hardcover
19994321404Coast Aire Publications 1999. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1350grams ISBN:9781890938017 Coast Aire Publications hardcover
194486284Belgium: The 942nd Engineer Aviation Topographical Battalion 1944. Presumed First Edition First printing The unit at the end had 30 Officers and 550 men--edition likely did not exceed 750 to 1000 copies. Wraps. Good. Format is approximately 7.875 inches by 10.25 inches. Unpaginated 68 pages. RARE not found in Dornbusch!!! Illustrated front cover. Illustrations. Maps. Cover has some wear and soiling. This is largely a pictorial work with many head shots of individual members of the Battalion. In addition includes some photographs of Belgium High Wycombe Battalion activities. When the Battalion was activated in was located at Kew Gardens Surrey within the limits of greater London. On April 17th 1944 the Battalion arrived at its permanent quarters which were located at AAF Station 101 Eighth Air Force Headquarters High Wycombe. Upon arrival the Battalion was immediately engaged in much preparatory work for the invasion D-Day. With the advent of "Bombing through the clouds" the Battalion was called upon to originate and develop a map for radar navigational purposes. This map was used to guide the bombers to the target even though clouds obscured the check points. The Rhine River and Siegfried Line defenses were photo-mapped and a 1:5000 scale mosaic of Berlin one of the largest mosaics ever attempted in the theater was successful completed. Important 'Dropping Zone" maps for airborne landings were made. One of the several jobs that were produced for 'outside the Theater" planning agencies was a series of special maps of power facilities of Japan. This particular project involved the use of as many as 157 different color patterns. In January 1945 the Battalion was reorganized and became an integral part of the 325th Reproduction and Interpretation Center at Virton Belgium. A new technique for the reproduction of photos with a maximum amount of detail retained was developed by Lt. George. For this work he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. A further honor was given to M/Sgt. Pollina who received the Legion of Merit for his exemplary work in reproduction. Also a unit citation was given by the General commanding the First French Army for specialized work completed for this army. At the front of this work are commendations from General Omar Bradley Commanding Twelfth Army Group Lieutenant General J. H.Jimmy Doolittle Commanding the Eighth Air Force and Colonel Elliott Roosevelt Commanding the 325th Photographic Wing. In 1939 Gen. Hap Arnold negotiated with the U.S. Army Chief of Engineers for a special engineer unit to work with the Air Corps. The original concept envisioned a small group of skilled construction and engineer troops closely trained alongside air units with the ability to repair bomb damaged airfields to camouflage airfields and if necessary to defend airfields. These troops would also be capable of constructing light duty airfields in forward locations. After the German invasion of Poland demonstrated the value of such an organization the War Department created the 21st Engineers Aviation Regiment at Fort Benning Ga. on June 4 1940. At first responsibility for constructing heavy duty airfields remained with the Corps of Engineers but by mid-1941 the mission of the aviation engineers expanded beyond runway repair and light runway construction. As the possibility of American involvement in a global war grew the planners agreed to give the air forces enough men and equipment to construct their own heavy duty bases in forward areas. Without knowing exactly what would be needed to build air bases in deserts in jungles and on coral islands the planners devised the Engineering Aviation Battalion a self-contained unit that became the core of aviation engineering efforts during World War II. Originally established with 27 engineer officers and 761 enlisted men a battalion would be capable of "independently constructing an advanced airdrome and all appurtenances." Manned with well-trained and experienced personnel 12 EABs had been formed by the time of Pearl Harbor and sent to the Philippines to islands across the Southwest Pacific and northward to the Aleutian Islands. It became apparent however that more EABs would be needed quickly. Between December 1941 and December 1942 the number of battalions jumped from 12 to 51 and three-fourths of them were already overseas. The United States Army Corps of Engineers USACE is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: Engineer Regiment military construction and civil works. Military Surveying or Topography as it is technically called has the same object in view as Civil Surveying; that is the production of maps which bring under review in a small compass the general features both natural and artificial of a large extent of country. Maps are useful in many professional and business callings but to the soldier they are indispensable. The 942nd Engineer Aviation Topographical Battalion paperback
1965725962PN. New. 1965. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
20081347940PN. New. 2008. Soft Cover. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1984772844PN. New. 1984. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1992256703PN. New. 1992. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1994272462PN. New. 1994. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1993266466PN. New. 1993. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1990236517PN. New. 1990. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1991246735PN. New. 1991. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
191845762Berlin - Charlottenburg: Flugzeugmeisterei der Inspektion der Fliegertruppen 1918. Tall thick 8vo. 177-603 1 pp. Over 170 plates diagrams many large folding charts. Blue ribbed cloth gilt lettering on spine w/ original orange printed wrappers bound in minor shelfwear occasional toning a few leaves with pencil translations into English still a VG copy from the library of Horst Petzold b. 1923 former Luftwaffe pilot machinist and later aviation writer for Boeing for over 35 years w/ his ownership label on ffep. First edition thus of this installment in the original top secret papers published on German aeronautics and aviation during World War I -- No. 899. These papers describe experiments on wind resistance and lift mathematical calculations on lift and resistance to the biplane wings; Aerodynamics of the aircraft struts and cross members; The most successful profiles and shapes from experiments for biplane wings; The most effective muffler systems for aircraft engines and much more. The contributors include some of the greatest pioneers of German aviation such as Henrich Foche 1890-1979; pioneering work by the famed aerospace and aeronautics engineer Max Munk 1890-1986 featuring some of his earliest papers on airfoil theory and design; Ludwig Prandtl 1875-1953 who pioneered mathematical analyses for aerodynamics and provided much of the basis for modern aeronautical engineering and more. Flugzeugmeisterei der Inspektion der Fliegertruppen, hardcover
201327910Grub Street 2013. 8vo. First Edition with coloured frontispiece and plates; brown cloth backstrip letterd in silver a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY COXON ON TITLE. Long-awaited and detailed history of one of the best-known and strategically most important airfields in Britain from commissioning in 1916 to closure in 1970. Grub Street, hardcover
2013031675Privately Published 2013. INSCRIBED to "Beast" and SIGNED by the AUTHOR on a bookplate affixed to the front inside cover. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Very Good condition. Bright and shiny. Flat uncreased spine. Mild corner bumps but NO text is affected. NO fading chips or tears. Previous owner's tiny address label. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Memoirs of decorated Vietnam-era fighter pilot Billy R. Sparks Lt. Col. Ret. USAF. Bound in the original pale green pictorial wraps stamped in black. From a 2013 review by John D. Williams: "Takhli Tales knocks it out of the park! Billy Sparks is both a fighter pilot and a tale-teller par excellence! This tour de force sets the standard for military writing on an understandable level for those who do not drive supersonic metal on a daily basis. His sense of humour honour and patriotism combine to create a unique mixture of ingredients that lead to a total success. I flew CF104 Starfighters with Billy in Baden West Germany where he served admirably on exchange with the Canadian Armed Forces - but my foremost memory of Billy Sparks revolves around the ten minute standing ovation he received from about 500 fellow fighter pilots at the San Antonio River Rats Practice Convention when he entered the hall. Leading the ovation was Robin Olds. If you have to ask who he is - you would never understand! Many of those cheering pilots believed they owed their very lives to Billy and his Wild Weasels. All-in-all this is a superb book from an outstanding source. No one knows more about the Weasel role or about a war that while mismanaged from on high provided an opportunity for a host of men to demonstrate their courage dedication inventiveness and airmanship to the world than Billy Sparks. All the thumbs up in the world! Bravo!.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xiv 246pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Privately Published Paperback
19402091502135500698Not Available 1940. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 3 books Size: 16x23 cm Not Available paperback
