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1933réf. 36764Oakland California: Published by The Board of Port Commissioners 1933. 1st printing. White paper wrappers printed in orange & black. A VG copy. 40 pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographic images. 8vo. A wealth of material on aviation between the wars as practiced in the San Francisco East Bay. Published by The Board of Port Commissioners unknown books
1919réf. 36345East 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" 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
1981réf. 35967Harlingen: The Confederate Air Force 1981. Black paper wrappers stapled with blue and white title lettering printed to front wrapper. A VG copy. 32 pp. Profusely illustrated with photographic images in b/w and color. 11" x 8-1/2" The Confederate Air Force unknown books
1919réf. 34865New 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" 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
réf. 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" International Aircraft Photo Service Inc unknown books
1924réf. 32836Dayton: The Otterbein Press 1924. 1st printing. Gold embossed blue wrappers stapled. Cover title: "International Air Races. Dayton - Ohio. October 2-3-4-1924. Some edgewear to wrappers. Faint vertical fold line. A VG copy. 63 1 pp. At front tipped-in coupon to receive after September 26 "one copy of 'Score Card of the Races' which will also give Complete List of Entries for Each Event." Practically every page with one illustration; many with multiple. Most from photographs. 11-1/8" x 8-5/8" At the time of this 1924 event the series beginning in 1920 at Roosevelt Field NY Dayton "birth place of the flying machine & home of the Wright Brothers" viewed itself as the "Air City of America" who herein welcomes the world's best aviators for the 5th Race. As well as a souvenir of the Air Races the brochure also used as a promotional vehicle for the city & provides general history of aviation. The program now somewhat scarce with OCLC recording just 6 holdings. The Otterbein Press unknown books
1916réf. 32826Hyde 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" "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
1993réf. 31587Carrollton Texas: Squadron / Signal Publications 1993. Color pictorial stiff-stock paper wrappers. A Nr Fine copy. 64 pp. Profusely illustrated with some color. 11" x 8-1/2" Squadron / Signal Publications unknown books
1981réf. 31591Carrollton Texas: Squadron / Signal Publications 1981. Color pictorial stiff-stock paper wrappers stapled. A bit of age toning. Original price sticker to front wrapper. A Nr Fine copy. 49 1 pp. Profusely illustrated mainly from b/w photographs. Oblong format: 8-1/4" x 11" Squadron / Signal Publications unknown books
1993réf. 31589.1Carrollton Texas: Squadron / Signal Publications 1993. Color pictorial stiff-stock paper wrappers stapled. A Fine copy. 49 1 pp. Profusely illustrated by Joe Sewell mainly from b/w photographs. Color by Don Greer & Tom Tullis. Oblong format: 8-1/4" x 11" Squadron / Signal Publications unknown books
1990réf. 31598Blue 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" TAB Books unknown books
1906réf. 28778New 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. Doubleday Page & Co hardcover books
1986réf. 28657Denver CO: State of the Art Ltd 1986. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the Author on the t.p. Color pictorial wrappers. Fine. 210 pp. Illustrated. 4to. 11" x 8-3/8" State of the Art Ltd unknown books
1981réf. 7156New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co 1981. 5th edition. Hardback. No dust jacket. VG. 878 pp including index illustrated thick 8vo. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co hardcover books
1984réf. 7787Fallbrook CA: Aero Publishers 1984. 1st edition. Blue buckram binding with gold spine lettering. NF/VG some edgewear. 190 pp. illustrated 8vo. Selected as the Aviation Book of the Year by Aviation/Space Association Writers. Aero Publishers hardcover books
1973réf. 7015.1Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1973. 1st edition. Dark blue cloth spine with light blue cloth boards. Blue dust jacket. NF/VG. 324 pp including index illustrated from photographs 8vo. The building of the New York Rio & Buenos Aires Airlines as related by the man who conceived and built it. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1978réf. 12478New York: Delacorte Press 1978. 1st edition. Lt blue cloth spine with blue paper-wrapped boards. Dust jacket. F/NF. 272 pp including index 8vo. A classic title in the genre. Delacorte Press hardcover books
1970réf. 2321New York: Macmillan 1970. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. Nr. F/Nr. F lt soiling to rear dj panel. 308 pp including Index. 16 pp of b&w photographs. 8vo. The history of aerial reconnaissance. Macmillan hardcover books
1918réf. 000220U.S. Army 1918. Owner's name in ink top of front cover. Contains entries from 8/6/18 to 9/18/18 at Post Field Ft. Sill Oklahoma. While at Ft. Sill this 2nd Lieutenant from Kansas worked on reconnaissance infantry contact puff target sketching railroad yards machine gun proficiency. He then transferred to the School of Aerial Gunnery at Selfride Field Michigan from 9/30/18 to 10/19/18. All courses are listed with hours spent grading signed by instructors. Laid-in are orders to report to Selfride Field and a letter dated October 19 1918 naming the log's owner as being now rated as an Aerial Observer. A fine piece of aviation ephemera from the Great War. We find only one other similar pilot's log for sale at this time. Tan Cloth. Minor Edge Wear and Soiling. Square Octavo. U.S. Army Hardcover books
1916réf. 4586Washington: 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. Government Printing Office paperback books
1929réf. WRCLIT77152New York & London: Wiley / Chapman & Hall 1929. xii4341pp. Large octavo. Cloth. Photographs drawings folding chart. Cloth a bit sunned otherwise very good. First edition. The author was a ranking officer in the Army Air Corps and Aerial Surveyor for the Byrd Expedition. Includes a chapter on Oblique Aerial Surveys by A.M. Narraway. Wiley / Chapman & Hall hardcover books
1983réf. 686221983. AVIATION. THE ULTRALIGHT PILOT CASSETTE GROUND SCHOOL. COmplete Guide to FLying Ultralights Safely with text and cassettes. n.p. Aviation Supplies & Academics Inc. 1983. Blue plastic three-ring binder with text and four audio cassettes. Very good plus. Aviation. unknown books
1977réf. 662901977. AVIATION. WORLD WAR I AIRPLANES. Poughkeepsie NY: Leonard E. Opdycke 1977. Oblong 8vo. stapled pamphlet 24 xeroxed typscript pp. Touch of ruffling to edges gentle vertical crease to whole; very good. unknown books
1930réf. 500910In 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. Wiegand member of the Richthofen air circus; credited with shooting down 22 enemy planes. unknown books
2003réf. 21267Jefferson: McFarland & Company. Near Fine. 2003. Hardcover. 0786415940 . First edition. About fine in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket. . McFarland & Company hardcover books
