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British Aviation Illustrated,: With References To International Aviation,
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Great Britain: A & C Black. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Dark Blue cloth over boards, with gold . lettering. In very good shape for its age, with only clight bumping of . corners and spine ends. Front fly had previous owners address label as . well as a section on the top right of the page about 2 inches square which . has been cut away.. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. more information
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Barons of the Sky
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New York, Ny, U. S. A.: Simon & Schuster. The binding and pages are tight and square.. 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0671667262 . The story of the American aerospace industry, from early flight to strategic warfare. . more information
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The Air (conquest Of Space And Time)
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Great Britain: Philosophical Library. Dark blue cloth over boards with black embossed text. Ends of spine are . bumped and a previous price is lighly penciled on the front fly.. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume 4 of a 4 volume series. Over 140 black and white illustrations and a frontis-piece in color., 8vo 8" - 9" tall, 327 p. . more information
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Pioneers Of Aviation
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Usa: Barnes & Noble. Like New.. 2001. Hard Cover. 1840134143 . more information
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America's Explorers Of Space Including a Special Report on Project Apollo
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New Jersey: Hamond Incorporated. Price clipped dust jacket is bright with considerable rubbing and edgewear . especially along edges and at folds. Bound in dark blue boards with gilt . lettering on spine and on stars, bars, pine tree and snake design on front . board. Binding is square, tight, with some light soiling and edgewear . along edges and on front and back boards. Corners are square.. 1969. Hardcover. 0843738235 . Striking illustrated endpapers in front and back are clean and unmarked. Interior text block is square, tight, clean and unmarked. Dozens of both full color and black and white photos are generously scattered throughout the text (see photo). , 4to 11" - 13" tall, 93 p. . more information
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Ladies! Rev Up Your Engines! A Novel about the Girls in the Powder Puff Derby
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California, Usa: D'Angelo Publishing Co.. Spine leans but it is still tight. A bit of edge wear and rubbing but in . good condition nonetheless. Previous owner name on front cover.. 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Trade paperback. Signed by the author on the front half-title page. Introduction by Frank Kingston Smith; former President of the National Aviation Trades Association. No DJ as issued. Written by one of the founders of the powder puff Derby this novel tells the story of one fictional entrant in this historic coast to coast all-female airplane race. , Trade PB, 8vo 8" - 9" tall, 204 p., Signed by Author . more information
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From Flying Horse To Man In The Moon A History of Flight from its Earliest Beginnings to the Conquest of Space
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New York: St. Martin's Press. Price clipped dust jacket is fading and rubbed with considerable edgewear, . in original library cover. Bound in yellow boards with blue lettering on . spine. Binding is square, tight, with library tapings on front and back . boards. Corners are bumped. Usual library stamps and markings. Interior . text block is square, tight, clean and unmarked. Overall this is a barely . Good book in a Fair dustjacket. Ex-Library.. 1963. Hardcover. Dozens of black and white photos are generously scattered throughout the text. 310 pages includes detailed and extensive Index. , Ex-Library, 8vo 8" - 9" tall, 310 p. . more information
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The Conquest Of The Atlantic By Air
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London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. Blue cloth cover with black text is heavily worn along the edges ; the . leading edge of both boards appears to have suffered the heaviest wear. . Spine is heavily sunned; and frayed at the top and sides . Pages are . lightly tanned. Inside the back cover a pen and ink schematic and . specifications for the Spirit of St. Louis has been tipped in. own. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. An aviation history book that is fascinating for the author's assumptions regarding the future of aviation as of 1930. , Photographs, 8vo 8" - 9" tall, 246 p. . more information
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Fifty Years Fly Past, From Wright Brothers To Comet
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Great Britain: Forbes Robertson. Blue cloth cover over boards, significant sunning of spine, pages slightly . tanned.. 1951. First Edition. Paperback. Mass Market PB . more information
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Man Unafraid The Miracle of Modern Aviaiton
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Army Times Pub. Co. Books is in great shape with light bumping of spine ends, otherwise, . clean, bright, tight. Dust cover is only in fair shape with considerable . wear and 2 small (1cm) corner pieces missing.. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall, 228 p. . more information
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The Search For Amelia Earhart
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Doubleday. The book is in good condition, although the spine ends and corners are a . little bumped. There is a gift inscription inside the front fly. The dust . jacket is in poor condition with manu chips, tears and the interior front . flap missing.. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information
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The First To Fly: Aviation's Pioneer Days Aviation's Pioneer Days
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AERO. The book is in Very Good condition with only slight bumping of spine ends. . The Dust Jacket is in Good condition with some chips and wear overall. . BCE. 1970. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0671204742 . 304 p. . more information
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Flight Through The Ages A Complete, Illustrated Chronology from the Dreams of Early History to the Age of Space Exploration
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Galahad Books. Gift inscription inside front cover, lots of edgewear to Dust Jacket, book . is in excellent condition.. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0690006071 . 240 p. . more information
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West With The Night
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North Point Press. A good clean, square paperback. Tight, bright. Spine smooth and uncreased, . some light edge and shelf wear. Previous price written inside front cover, . no other marks.. 1982. Paperback. 0865471185 . Growing up in East Africa, the author describes her life as a pioneer aviator, a horse breeder, pilot of passengers and supplies in a small plane to remote corners of Africa, and became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west.. Illustrated with duotone photos. 6 cassettes. , 320 p. . more information
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Us Airpower Story of American Fighting Planes and Missiles from Hydrogen Bags to Hydrogen War Heads
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Usa: GREENBERG. Spin slightly cocked; but pages clean and tight, yellow cloth cover; with . signs of normal aging.. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Photographs, 8vo 8" - 9" tall, 196 p. . more information
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British Aircraft
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Great Britain: Allan. A slender volume with a pictoral cover in very good condition. Slight . rubbing of the cover, otherwise, clean, tight, square and bright with no . marks.. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. This slender book provides a cronicle of british airplanes through the end of WWII. , Veteran and Vintage Series . more information
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Aeroplanes and Flyers of the First World War
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Usa: Penguin Putnam. Hard Cover. 0448034077 . Includes: illustrations, diagrams, index. , 128 p. . more information
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Speaking of Flying Personal Tales of Heroism, Humor, Talent and Terror from 44 Unique Aviators
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California, Usa: Aviation Speakers Bureau. A very nice copy; very minor wear to the edges of the DJ, interior is . clean and bright, spine tight.. 2000. Hardcover. 0963122967 . Signed by Colonel Rich Graham USAF (Ret) , one of the contributors to the book, on the facing title page. , B&W Photographs, 1.32 x 8.86 x 5.85 Inches, 438 p., Signed by Author . more information
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The Airman's Almanac
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US: Farrar & Rinehart. Royal blue cloth over boards with sivler embossed text and logo. Corners . and spine ends are bunped and frayed. \nPages are lightly tanned but clean . and supple. No marks of any kind.. 1945. Hardcover. "This book has been produced in accordance with all paper conservatoin orders of the War Production Board. " . more information
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Legends of Flight: with the National Aviation Hall of Fame
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Publications International. In dust jacket. Pristine. The Front Cover has the same pictoral as the . Dust Jacket.. 1997. First Edition. Hard cover. 0785319107 . A history of flight from the Wright brothers to the space shuttle, profusely illustrated. , 4to 11" - 13" tall, 216 p. . more information
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