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Naito, Hatsuho
Thunder Gods: The Kamikaze Pilots Tell Their Story
Tokyo Japan: Kodansha International 1989. Mapped endpapers b&w photographs gift quality copy with bright and tight textblock. Navy blue cloth spine blue paper boards no wear. Unclipped dust jacket near fine condition. 215pp. including epilogue and index. Book Club Edition. Cloth Spine Paper Bds. Fine/Near Fine in mylar. Illus. by B&W Photographs/Mapped Endpages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Kodansha International Hardcover
Référence libraire : SB9226 ISBN : 0870119095 9780870119095
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Bell, Brig. Gen. Ken
100 Missions North: A Fighter Pilot's Story of the Vietnam War
Washington: Brassey's Inc. 1993. Beautiful gift quality copy with author's inked inscription and signature on half title page. Unclipped dust jacket with very light edge and spine wear. 314p. including glossary and index. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition/1st Printing. Cloth Spine. Near Fine/Near Fine in mylar. Illus. by Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Brassey's, Inc. Hardcover
Référence libraire : SB1324 ISBN : 0028810120 9780028810126
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Prepared by Aviation Training Division, US. Navy U. S.
Fog -
Wash. DC: Washington: U. S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1944. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Stapled bound illustrated card-stock softcover. Clean sharp and square age toning. Very Good condition. Book is firm in binding numerous b&w photographs and illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name on top front cover and top of title page 29 pp. Include Glossary. Very Good . Otherwise free of any markings. Not ex-library; Aerology Series No. 3; B&W Photos & Illustrations; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 29 pages . Washington: U. S. Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics paperback
Référence libraire : 96979
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Prepared by Aviation Training Division Office Of The Chief Of Naval Operations
The Cold Front
Wash. DC: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations U. S. Navy. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D. First Printing. Softcover. Stapled bound illustrated card-stock softcover. Clean sharp and square age toning. Very Good condition. Book is firm in binding numerous b&w photographs and illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name on top front cover and top of title page 30 pp. Very Good . Otherwise free of any markings. Not ex-library. ; Aerology Series No. 6; 30 pages . Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U. S. Navy paperback
Référence libraire : 96977
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Prepared by Aviation Training Division, U. S. Navy
The Equatorial Front
Wash. DC: Navy Department. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1944. Softcover. Stapled bound illustrated card-stock softcover. Clean sharp and square age toning. Very Good condition. Book is firm in binding numerous b&w photographs and illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name on top front 32 pp. Very Good. Otherwise free of any markings. Not ex-library. ; Aerology Series No. 9; B&W Photos & Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 32 pages . Navy Department paperback
Référence libraire : 96974
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Aviation Publications
Messerschmitt Me-262--A Pictorial and Design Study Including the Pilot Handbook American Flight Manuals
Appleton WI: Aviation Book Company. Near Fine. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. 0879940204 . Softcover in illustrated wraps. 1978 edition. Book is in fine As New gift-giving condition crisp and clean with tight binding and sharp corners. Slight tanning to wraps. Interior pages are bright and unmarked. Photo and diagram illustrations. Includes a wonderful folding cutaway view of the plane. 4to. 30 pp. . Aviation Book Company paperback
Référence libraire : 80502 ISBN : 0879940204 9780879940201
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Edward Aviation & Space) GIBSON
Rare Aviation Space / Reach SIGNED FIRST PRINTING First Edition 1989 Hardcover Aviation & Space GIBSON Edward
Generic 1989-01-01. hardcover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Stated First edition. Jacket shows some wear around the edges and has about 1" cut on the front. See photos. The binding is in good shape. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. There is a remainder mark at the bottom edge of the pages. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING! Generic hardcover
Référence libraire : 222094
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Shepard, Alan (signed); & Deke Slayton; Neil Armstrong; Jay Barbree; Howard Benedict
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon
Atlanta Georgia: Turner Publishing Inc 1994. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE Alan Shepard directly on the title page. Shepard is the only astronaut to visit the moon twice. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips tears rubbing or fading. NOT price clipped $21.95. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked. Introduction by Neil Armstrong. "First Edition" is so stated but probable 2nd printing as number row lacks the "1." Illustrated with photos in the text and with a 32 page section of photos on glossy stock. Bound in the original blue boards stamped in bright silver on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first moon landing two former astronauts tell of the intense human drama behind the lunar race between two superpowers and of the sacrifices and risks asked of the American crew.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Alan Shepard. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 383pp. 32 pages of photos. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Turner Publishing, Inc Hardcover
Référence libraire : 027305 ISBN : 1878685546 9781878685544
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KEN DELVE , A World leading Expert on Military Aviation , & Former Tornado Strike Attack Reconnaisance Navigator
FIGHTER COMMAND 1936-1968 AN OPERATIONAL & HISTORICAL RECORD
BARNSLEY: PEN AND SWORD 2007 Black Boards with gilt titles to spine 250 x 180 mm approx. 374 pp Illustrated with b/w photos maps profiles of aircraft line figs and with tables of statistical information orders of battle etc. First Edition 1st printing 2007. As New/ Near Fine Book - no previous owner name or insc. appears unread. Dust Jacket - minimal shelf rubbing non price clipped - cover £25 supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. PEN AND SWORD hardcover
Référence libraire : 126742 ISBN : 1844156133 9781844156139
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Mondey, David (Compiled by)
The Encyclopedia of the World's Civil Aircraft
London: Hamlyn Aerospace. 1981. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Spine and upper edge of DJ are age-toned. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs and colour and black & white drawings. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 254 pages. . 1st thus. Hardback. Hamlyn Aerospace hardcover
Référence libraire : BIB308766 ISBN : 0600349799 9780600349792
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DAVIS, Benjamin O., Jr.
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. American: An Autobiography
Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth spine with silver lettering and tan paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. x 442pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. A tight attractive second printing of this memoir of the first black general in the U.S. Air Force. Smithsonian Institution Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 42083 ISBN : 0874747422 9780874747423
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WINSTON, Robert A.
Fighting Squadron: A Sequel to the Dive Bomber
N.p.: Naval Institute Press 1991. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with silver spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. 182pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. Tight nice second printing. Naval Institute Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 41469
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FEIST, Uwe, and FRANCILLON, Rene J.
Luftwaffe in World War II: Aero Pictorials 1
Fallbrook CA: Aero Publishers 1967. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff orange pictorial wrappers. Ca. 150pp. Extensive illustrations. Very good. Spine a tad rough but overall tight clean and nice. First edition of the first volume of this largely pictorial trilogy. Aero Publishers paperback
Référence libraire : 41150
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MARSHALL, Bruce
The White Rabbit: From the story told to him by Wing Commander F.F.E. Yeo-Thomas G.C. M.C.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1953. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth spine and grey paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. ix 262pp. Frontispiece illustrations. Near fine/very good. Exciting biography of this World War II British spy. Later printing tight and nice and wearing a bright jacket. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 40612
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TILLMAN, Barrett
Clash of the Carriers: The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II
New York: NAL Caliber 2005. Hardcover. Foreword by Stephen Coonts. 8vo. Black paper over boards with gilt spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. xv 348pp. Illustrations map. Near fine/near fine. Tight near pristine book club edition of this account of the brutal American/Japanese aerial encounter in the Philippine Sea. NAL Caliber hardcover
Référence libraire : 40107 ISBN : 0451216709 9780451216700
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SAINT-EXUPERY, Antoine de
Wind Sand und Sterne
Dusseldorf: Karl Rauch Verlag n.y. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Tan cloth with gilt lettering dust jacket. 238pp. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear with tiny chips at head of spine. A tight and quite handsome later printing entirely in German of the classic French aviation tale originally published in English in 1939 as "Wind Sand and Stars." Undated but likely 1950s vintage "426.-430. Tausend". Karl Rauch Verlag hardcover
Référence libraire : 39963
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O'LEARY, Michael
USAAF Fighters of World War Two
Harrisburg: Historical Times 1986. Hardcover. Complete 3-volume set. 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards. 478pp total. Frontispiece Vol. I only numerous illustrations line drawings. Near fine. A superbly tight and attractive first edition of this outstandingly-illustrated trilogy the first volume covering P-35 to P-39 the second volume P-40 to XP-58 and the third volume P-59 to XP-83. Historical Times hardcover
Référence libraire : 38830
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REARDEN, Jim
Cracking the Zero Mystery: How the U.S. Learned to Beat Japan's Vaunted WWII Fighter Plane
Harrisburg: Stackpole Books 1990. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 128pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. A tight and superb second printing. Stackpole Books paperback
Référence libraire : 38827 ISBN : 081172235X 9780811722353
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O'LEARY, Michael
United States Naval Fighters of World War II in Action
Poole: Blandford Press 1980. Hardcover. 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards. 160pp. Extensive illustrations line drawings. Near fine. A tight and lovely first edition of this well-illustrated study. Blandford Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 38835 ISBN : 0713709561 9780713709568
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JACKSON, Robert
The RAF in Action: From Flanders to the Falklands
Poole: Blandford Press 1985. Hardcover. 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards. 160pp. Numerous illustrations maps. Near fine. A tight quite handsome first edition of this slim survey. Blandford Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 38834 ISBN : 0713714190 9780713714197
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PRANGE Gordon W.
God's Samurai: Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor
Washington DC: Brassey's 1990. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine with black lettering and beige paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. xvi 349pp. Illustrations. Very good/very good. Single inoffensive vertical rubber cement stain on each pastedown else book and jacket tight and handsome. A tight quite nice first edition of this biography of famed WW2 Japanese pilot Mitsuo Fuchida. Brassey's hardcover
Référence libraire : 38849 ISBN : 0080374409 9780080374406
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GANN, Ernest K.
The Aviator
New York: Arbor House 1981. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and blue paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 189pp. Decorative endpapers. Fine/fine. A tight and pristine first edition of this aviation fiction set in 1928 and involving the U.S. air mail service. Arbor House hardcover
Référence libraire : 38506 ISBN : 087795299X 9780877952992
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STOVALL, Jack D., Jr.
Wings of Courage
Memphis: Global Press 1991. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 200pp. Frontispiece illustrations. Near fine. Probable sole edition tight and handsome of this fictionalized treatment "A Super Story about the B-26 MARAUDERS Assault on the German Air and Land Forces During the Battles of WWII." Boldly inscribed and signed by the author in black ballpoint on front flyleaf: "To James F. Mulligan / With Best Wishes / Jack D. Stovall Jr." Laid in are two envelopes from the author with printed enclosures. Global Press paperback
Référence libraire : 38473 ISBN : 0961520698 9780961520694
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DWIGGINS, Don
The Air Devils: The Story of Balloonists Barnstormers and Stunt Pilots
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company 1966. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark blue cloth spine with metallic blue lettering and silver paper over boards pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 226pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear. Tight and handsome first edition with interesting autograph addition: Tipped opposite illustrations of stunt pilot legend Marion Cole performing is an unsigned holograph note noting "I have seen Marion perform his inverted ribbon cutting & other stunts. Omer introduced me to Marion & Mrs Cole at EAA Airshow in Oshkosh circa 1992. J.B. Lippincott Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 38496
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WISE, David, and ROSS, Thomas B.
The U-2 Affair
New York: Random House 1962. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. 269pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. A tight and handsome first edition of this "remarkable story behind the most explosive espionage case of the twentieth century" the Gary Francis Powers incident. Random House hardcover
Référence libraire : 38574
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BEAMISH Ronald J.
The Boy's Story of Lindbergh the Lone Eagle
Chicago: The John C. Winston Company 1928. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering and large color plate on front board. 320pp. Frontispiece illustrations. Very good. Mild binding wear and rubbing. A tight quite nice first edition. The John C. Winston Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 38565
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HOEHLING, Mary
Thaddeus Lowe: America's One-Man Air Corps
Chicago: Kingston House 1958. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth spine and blue paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 189pp. Near fine/very good. Jacket faintly edgeworn; bookplate on front flyleaf. Tight nice reprint edition of this young adult biography of the aeronautics pioneer whose construction of the first U.S. military balloon aided Union forces in directing artillery and viewing troop advancements. Kingston House hardcover
Référence libraire : 38678
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Aireview's German Military Aircraft in World War II
Tokyo: Kantosha Co. Ltd 1958. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. 258pp. Numerous illustrations foldout chart foldout drawing. Near fine. Tight handsome copy of the second volume only of this bibliographically cryptic title No. 88 in the Aireview series printed in Japanese with a foreword in German. Front flyleaf bears an unidentified signature that appears to read "Henry Hajime Kogawa" and possibly the same name in Japanese characters -- whether this a simple ownership signature or someone connected with this title is uncertain. An uncommon title in any case. Kantosha Co., Ltd hardcover
Référence libraire : 38168
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LYON, Thoburn C.
Practical Air Navigation
Washington DC: United States Department of Commerce 1945. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff wrappers. vi 351pp. Numerous illustrations tables charts diagrams envelope at rear containing four color foldout maps and one foldout chart. Very good. Outer wrappers only a bit age toned and lightly soiled; ownership name/address inside front wrapper. Tight and nice second edition of Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 24 an information-packed practical manual. The color foldout maps of the U.S. northwest are especially bright and pristine. United States Department of Commerce paperback
Référence libraire : 38193
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BIRDSALL, Steve
The B-24 Liberator
New York: Arco Publishing Company 1968. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 63pp. Extensive illustrations. Very good. Faintest of edgewear. A tight and handsome first edition of this volume in the "Famous Aircraft Series" -- handsomely signed and inscribed by the author in black fineline on the title page: "To Ronald Beam -- / with all good wishes / Steve Birdsall / 1-73." Signed copies of this title are rarely seen. Arco Publishing Company paperback
Référence libraire : 37972
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HARKER RW. R. W.
Rolls-Royce from the Wings: Military Aviation 1925-71
Oxford: Oxford University Press 1976. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with silver spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. vii 165pp 3pp. Numerous illustrations pictorial endpapers. Fine/near fine. A quite tight and handsome first edition. Oxford University Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 37692 ISBN : 0902280384 9780902280380
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OGDEN Bob
Great Aircraft Collections of the World
New York: Gallery Books 1986. Hardcover. 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 200pp. Frontispiece extensive illustrations most color pictorial endpapers. Fine/near fine. A tight and handsome first edition of this superbly-illustrated survey -- and with a choice autograph addition: The front flyleaf bears two appropriate inscriptions and signatures. First is Experimental Aircraft Association E.A.A. founder and its first and long-time president PAUL POBEREZNY born 1921 who boldly signs and inscribes in black fineline to "Jayne / We appreciate your / wonderful support of / aviation and EAA and / participation as a member of / the EAA Board of directors. / Paul H. Poberezny / EAA-1 / 11-27-86 / Oshkosh." Second is Poberezny's son also an E.A.A. president TOM POBEREZNY born 1946 who likewise signs and inscribes in blue fineline to "Jayne -- / Thanks for all of your support. / Best Wishes for 1987. / Tom Poberezny." Poberezny and his son are both discussed in the book. Gallery Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 36539 ISBN : 0831740663 9780831740665
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HOYT Edwin P.
The Airmen: The Story of American Fliers in World War II
New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company 1990. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine and grey paper over boards dust jacket. xiv 418pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. A tight and handsome first edition. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 36352 ISBN : 0070306338 9780070306332
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LINDLEY, John M.
Carrier Victory: The Air War in the Pacific
New York: Elsevier-Dutton 1978. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. viii 184pp. Extensive illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faint spotting on top page edges; jacket spine faintly sunned. A tight attractive book club edition of this volume in the "Man and Battle" series. Elsevier-Dutton hardcover
Référence libraire : 36353
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KERSHAW Alex
The Few: The American "Knights of the Air" Who Risked Everything to Fight in the Battle of Britain
N.p.: Da Capo Press 2006. Hardcover. 8vo. Black paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. xi 301pp. Illustrationsmap. Fine/fine. Just a book club edition but perfect and pristine. Da Capo Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 36337 ISBN : 0306813033 9780306813030
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SKORZENY Otto
Skorzeny's Special Missions: The Autobiography of Hitler's Commando Ace
N.p.: Greenhill Books n.y. Hardcover. 8vo. Black paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 221pp. Fine/near fine. Tight near pristine military book club edition of this 1997 reprint of the 1957 first edition originally subtitled "The Memoirs of 'The Most Dangerous Man in Europe.' Greenhill Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 36341 ISBN : 1568654413 9781568654416
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Bert Kinzey
Colors and Markings of the A-7 Corsair Ii. Part 2: Pacific Coast Squadrons
Blue Ridge Summit: Tab Books 1990. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. Larger 8vo. pp.2 64 Colour and markings volume 15. Please see more in the series in our military history catalogue. Remainder mark on the top bottom and fore edge of pages paperback edition. Tab Books paperback
Référence libraire : 118538 ISBN : 0830685391 9780830685394
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SIEFRING, Thomas A.
US Air Force in World War II
New York: Galley Press 1977. Hardcover. 4to. Blue paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 192pp. Extensive illustrations some color. Fine/near fine. Small inkstamped date on front pastedown. Tight attractive revised edition of this thick survey. Galley Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 34849 ISBN : 0831790873 9780831790875
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(MODEL A -- PARTS CATALOGUE)
Model A's & Things
Port Washington WI: Model A's & Things n.y. Paperback. 4to. Pictorial wrappers. 14pp. Illustrations. Very good. Outer wrappers only lightly age toned and worn though internally near fine. Catalogue No. 273 of this Model A parts catalogue for restorers undated but circa 1972. Accompanied by a seconds similar item: "Rick's 1973-1974 Model A Catalog #210" a 67-page small 4to parts catalogue with glossy pictorial wrappers -- wrappers soiled though internally very good. Interesting pair. Model A's & Things paperback
Référence libraire : 34660
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GUSTAVSON, Howard (editor)
Model T Times: November-December 1992 -- May-June 1996 13 issues
Chicago: The Model T Ford Club International 1992. Paperback. 13 issues running from 1992 November-December 1994 full year lacking July-August 1995 January-February July-August September-October November-December and 1996 January through June. 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers all but one with stiff yellow decorative outer mailing wrappers still present. 48pp 48pp 48pp 48pp 52pp 48pp 48pp 48pp 56pp 48pp 48pp 48pp 48pp. Extensive illustrations. Fine. Outer wrappers range in condition from near fine to good and show varying rubbing minor edgewear and such as expected but they served their purpose and kept the publication pristine. Nice baker's dozen of this Model T aficionados bi-monthly publication featuring articles on restoration techniques rendezvous etc. -- anything and everything Model T related. The outer mailing wrappers were meant to be removed of course but in addition to keeping each issue immaculate most of them contain content not found in the magazine itself: An original Model T-related poem illustration or anecdote graces the rear wrapper of each issue. The Model T Ford Club International paperback
Référence libraire : 34656
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(MODEL A -- PARTS CATALOGUE)
Model 'A' Old Time Auto Parts
Oregon WI: Old Time Auto Parts Inc 1974. Paperback. 4to. Pictorial wrappers stapled. 17pp. Near fine. Outer wrappers only a tad age toned else internally fine. Rather crude homespun mimeographed production a parts catalogue for Model A restorers -- with prices that bring a tear to one's eye. Interesting. Old Time Auto Parts, Inc paperback
Référence libraire : 34658
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McCALLEY, Bruce (editor)
The Vintage Ford: September-October 1987 Volume 22 Number 5
Burbank: The Model T Ford Club of America 1987. Paperback. 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 57pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. Tight nice issue of this bi-monthly publication for vintage Ford aficionados -- restoration tips how-to adventures anecdotes etc. The Model T Ford Club of America paperback
Référence libraire : 34661
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SIEFRING Thomas A.
US Air Force in World War II
Secaucus NJ: Chartwell Books 1977. Hardcover. 4to. Blue paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 192pp. Extensive illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Ownership signature on front pastedown. Tight attractive later printing of this thick survey. Chartwell Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 34480 ISBN : 089009182X 9780890091821
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HOEHLING, Mary
Thaddeus Lowe: America's One-Man Air Corps
Chicago: Kingston House 1958. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth spine and blue paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 189pp. Very good/good plus. Jacket edgeworn and a bit rubbed with several small edge chips. Reprint edition of this biography of the aeronautics pioneer whose construction of the first U.S. military balloon aided Union forces in directing artillery and viewing troop advancements. Kingston House hardcover
Référence libraire : 34096
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WOOD , Derek , Renowned Aviation & Defence Author & World Authority on Techniques of Aircraft Recognition
JANE'S WORLD AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION HANDBOOK New Edition Completely Updated
London: JANE'S Publishing Company Ltd 1982 VG P/b.1st ed.thus.This new edition is completely updated to Include 40 or more significant types. basics recognition / jets / twin propellers / biplanes amphibians / helicopters etc Gloss ; Silograph proficiency test index 560pp. oblong laminated book tight bindings no inscsp. no annotation minor spine crease & edge shelf-wear. 130x190mm. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale. JANE'S Publishing Company Ltd paperback
Référence libraire : 9866 ISBN : 0710602022 9780710602022
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JACKSON ROBERT Aviation & Military History Specialist Retired Pilot / mem. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
OPERATION DIVER YEOMAN ON SPECIAL MISSIONS
London : ARTHER BARKER Ltd 1981 War-Fiction.Here George Yeoman of the 380 Squadron battles against the V1's and the Nazi's secret laboratories. VG/VG Purple boards with gilt lettering. book - slight damage to front paste down blank page from removal of a previous owner address sticker tight binding no inscsp Dust Jacket price clipped very minor edge-wear col/rub loss. Now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective cover . Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale. ARTHER BARKER Ltd hardcover
Référence libraire : 5240 ISBN : 021316793x 9780213167936
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HUGHES, Kathleen
Dear Mrs. Lindbergh: A Novel
New York: W.W. Norton & Company 2003. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth spine and blue speckled paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 302pp 2pp. Near fine/near fine. A tight and handsome first edition of this fiction concerning an aged Iowa couple and their aviation-centered youth featuring Anne Morrow Lindbergh as a character. The author's grandparents George and Veta Priester were the models for the story though and an accompanying Typed Letter Signed from George Priester's son Charles presents this copy of the book and explains his parents' role; in addition a copy of a photograph of his parents in their youth standing in front of an early airplane has been affixed to the front flyleaf. The author also handsomely signed and inscribes in blue ballpoint on the title page: "For Pete & Laverne -- / Happy Holidays! / Kathleen Hughes. W.W. Norton & Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 31817
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RITTENHOUSE, Jack D.
American Horse-Drawn Vehicles: Being a Collection of Two Hundred and Eighteen Pictures Showing One Hundred Eighty-Three American Vehicles and Parts Thereof All Reproduced from Fashion Plates of the Builders or from Little-Known Original Photographs
New York: Bonanza Books n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey paper over boards. 101pp. Extensive illustrations. Near fine. Reprint edition tight and nice. Superb reference. Bonanza Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 12792
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Seven Decades of Progress: A Heritage of Aircraft Turbine Technology
Fallbrook CA: Aero Publishers 1979. Hardcover. 4to. Blue leatherette pictorial dust jacket. 232pp. Frontispiece illustrations many color. Near fine/near fine. Ownership signature on front flyleaf. First edition. Aero Publishers hardcover
Référence libraire : 1466
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FEULNER, John A. (compiler)
Who Knows Selected Information Resources on Aeronautics and Astronautics
N.p.: N.p. 1983. Paperback. Small 4to. White wrappers. 60pp. Near fine. Revised edition. Useful reference source. N.p. paperback
Référence libraire : 1445
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