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Los Angeles, CA: Aero Products Research, Inc. 1981. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Twenty-Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy, light edgerubs. FAA regulations, flight procedures, FAA flight test guides, pilot/controller glossary, flight rules, reporting, operational procedures, instrumenttation, NTSB accident reporting, and etc. Multichaptered, several illustrations, charts, tables, and reference sections.. more information

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Macon, Georgia: University Press of The South, 1982. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:0881460028. Tight/Bright copy. the book is slightly edgeworn, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear and very light rubbing. A very detailed, great and well illustrated pictorial history of Robins Air Force Base. Features the early years, expansions, surrounding communities and areas, the modernizations, and the vital changes and support operations during wars and alerts, with the evolutional histories of roles and technological improvements, logistics and specialized operations, base and airframe programs, officers, committees, and staff. 290 pages.. more information

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US: Armed Services Publishers, Dept. Of The Air Force , 1964. Tight Copy, The Honorary "City of Riverside" B-52 is featured on the Color Photo Illustrated Front Cover, light edgewear, clear archive tape reinforced spine & repaired lower rear cover closed tesr, small silver flakes on the front cover - may be paint overspray or a unique publiher ticker tape special effect. Light cover age darkening, no names, no stamps, no labels. A unique 1960's Commemorative Heritage Publishing Release that was produced for the Official Showing of the "City of Riverside" B-52 Stratofotress Bomber for Military Personnel, Their Families and Civilians. Features an Excellent March Air Force Base History. With Aircraft Wings, Operations, Commanders, Facilities, Departments, Activities, Base Services, Base & Regional Amusements and Recreations, Maps and More. Also Features Riverside City and County Heritage and History, Near City Histories, Attractions, Services and Unique Features, Tourism and Sightseeing with Ads and Photos including a Huge San Jacinto Waterski Park no longer remembered, Regional Celebrations, The Famed Mission Inn and more. With Famous Vistas, Heritage Photographs, Vintage Business, Entertainment & Services Ads, and more. Richly illustrated in Color and b&w.. 94 pages.Actual Size - 8.5" x 11". Commemorative Special Event Airshow Magazine Format. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Vintage Printing. more information

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin:: Gareth Stevens Publishing,, 1988. Tight/Bright copy, in a ilustrated pictorial heavy bound library binding, { not a library book}. Neatly covered gift insctiption on the front inside cover and the first front freepage has a lower tip crease. Illustrated space science, missions, research, theory, and etc. 32 pages.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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NY: The Macmillan Company, 1942. October 1942 printing.Tight/Bright and clean copy, light end endgwear. red cloth bondings, neat previous owner on the inside front cover, clean unmarked text, the b&w and color maps and charts are in excellent condition. A War Edition printing with piloting, mechanical, and navigion principles and applications. Features aircraft engineering, civil and military aeronautics, friendly and enemy recognition, the history of flight, human factors in flight, aerodynamics, aircraft engines, meterology, communications, navigation, and etc. Illustrated in b&w. 868 pages.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Out OF Print. more information

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N.Y.: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1943. No dust Jacket. Hard Cover. Very Good+/ Tight-bright copy with very light edgewear, the last page is creased and we noted a rubbed area on one page inside. A basic introduction to cartography with reference to a viation navigation, this was a Wartime Printing designed to assist the instructional training effort. Many examples and illustrations.It features a basic progression to advanced instruction in navigation and global positioning using stars,fixed references, and maps, contains 78 pages.. more information

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Palatine, IL: Haldon Books, 1969. Tight copy, Later Printing, red flexible plastic covers over metal spiral bindings, faint previos owner name on upper front cover with the same name on the upper first front freepage, small sticker on the lower first front freepage, neat text with occasional brief margen reference notations. A Great Book on Aerodynamics and Control, Maneuvers and Flight Corrections. With the basics of aerodynamic theory and flight control, a complete course in the control and stabilization, instruments, safety, crosswinds, taxiing, landing, slip, pylon pattern flights, airport field differences and lengths, forced landings, emergencies, stall, and more. Well illustrated in b&w.. 4 1/2" wide x 7 7/8" Tall. With foldouts, charts, step by step illustrated indtructions, multichaptered pages, and etc... Revised Edition. Spiral Bindings. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, USAF, 1982 Approximately - 7" WIDE, 9 5/8" TALL, 2 1/8" THICK, blue cloth bindings, gilt titles, gilt front cover Dept. of the Air Force Seal, unmarked and clean text. Features History, Missions, Squadrons, Stations, Aircraft, Operations, Theaters of Operations, and Campaigns. 899 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. more information

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MD: Soaring Symposia , 1974. Tight Copy, maroon cloth bindings, silver spinal titles, sailplane decorated endpapers, neat reference highlighting throughout, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light wear. A unique reference on Competitive Cross Country Soaring. With Trip Planning, Crewing, Pre-Flight, Weather Analysis, In-Flight Decisions, Navigation, Landing, Crewing, Instruments, Sailplane Selection, Powered Sailplanes, Performance, Records, and more..201 pages. Illustrated in b&w.. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Wichita, Kansas: Cessna Aircraft Company, 1976. Tight copy, light wear and edge corner creasing. unmarked text. Factory operational instructions, normal and emergency in-flight procedures, aircraft systems, flight & range profiles, technical specifications, equipment, landing, flight and takeoff recommendations, climb rates, cruising speeds, stall speeds, safety, service & maintenance guides and recommendations, NAV/COM standard and optional equi,ents, operational references, and etc..Well illustrated in b&w. Multi-chaptered sections. . 8/76 Edition,. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 5.5" Wide x 8.25" Tall. more information

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NY: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1997. Bright and Clean copy in Excellent Condition. Clear Brodart covered dust jacket. We ordered these for our store in 1997 and just re-found the order which got buried in paperwork. A very interesting look at the life of Dorothy and George Putnam and a revealing and informative aspect of the life and final journey of Amelia Earhart, based on the journals kept by Dorothy Putnam, wife of publisher George Putnam who arranged her final flight. Told by the granddaughter of Putnam and illustrated with many photographs. Included are diary excerpts and previously unpublished letters. An interesting look back. Dorothy's third husband was the Hawaiian Poet Don Blanding - and his marriage to her was the inspiration for his book of poetry called "Floridays". 263 pages... First Edition. Hard Cover. New Copy / Unread & Unsold/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1997. Bright and Clean copy in Excellent Condition. Clear Brodart covered dust jacket. We ordered these for our store in 1997 and just re-found the order which got buried in paperwork. A very interesting look at the life of Dorothy and George Putnam and a revealing and informative aspect of the life and final journey of Amelia Earhart, based on the journals kept by Dorothy Putnam, wife of publisher George Putnam who arranged her final flight. Told by the granddaughter of Putnam and illustrated with many photographs. Included are diary excerpts and previously unpublished letters. An interesting look back. Dorothy's third husband was the Hawaiian Poet Don Blanding - and his marriage to her was the inspiration for his book of poetry called "Floridays". 263 pages... First Edition. Hard Cover. New Copies, Unread, Unsold/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Mobile, AL: Traditional Press , 1976. SoutTight Copy, facsimile signature on the first front freepage, light edgewear, unmarked text with no stamps. labels, or markings. A personal, and painful narrative about his survival in the Hanoi Hilton, observations, experience, fellow prisoners, and keeping up the determination to live and be free on ay again after being shot down in his Grumman A6 Intruder during a combat mission! The front cover features Denton landing at Clark Field in the Philippines on this way back home to America. On the back is a picture of Senator Denton, Chairman of the Board, United Families of America, with his family followed by an essay on the importance of the family in society. A very touching and memorable NBC made-for-television movie dramatization, starring Hal Holbrook as Denton in 1979. . Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Tab Books, 1977. Trade Paperback. Very Good. slight rubs, light wear ,tight copy. A complete handbook of aircraft maintenance and repair. Features maintenance, systems, inspections, precautions, safety, cleaning,a nd refinishing-repair of external body-surfaces. 128 pages including the index.. more information

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CA.: : Douglas Aircraft Company,Inc. , 1943. Stapled Pamplet/softcover. Good+ Copy is well soiled and stained, several pages have small closed tears, has edgewear and edgerubs, and has been unappreciated. A 12 page explanation of The West Coast Aircraft Committees War Order #35 and #36 which defined wage rates, job classifications, collective bargaining, promotions, merit increases, and presented to employees the National War Labor Board Directives and Company Policies with respect to jobs, promotions, and raises. With Job Codes, Labor Grades, and Pay Rate Ranges.. Vintage Printing. Soft Cover. Good+. Ephemera . more information

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Princeton, IL: 4-D Publishing, 1982. Tight and Clean Copy, light edgewear, unmarked text, signed & inscribed to the title-page: "To Ruth P----, With Highest Regards and Appreciation, Derby O' Doeney, Christmas, 82". A unique inspirational, social change, and conceptual science work on Kinetic Energy Principles and Flywheel Energy Power, Kinetic Powered Flight, The national failure of reliance on oil and nuclear fusion for power sources, and as a foundation for prrogress and society, governmental misdirection of the America people with regards to Decisionmaking, Brinksmanship, Armament, Nuclear Weapons and International Policies, writings on Your Christian Destiny and what you can do to change the world, the Power of the Spiritual 4th Dimention of Belief, Faith and Positive Living, God's Gift and Guidance, A Master Plan for An Enlightened and Progressive Humanity, and etc.. The author was an Air Force Navigator and Pilot, and a Regionally Celebrated Musician. 160 pages. Illustrated in b&w.. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 9 1/2" Wide x 11 1/4" Tall. Out OF Print. more information

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Iowa State University Press, 1980. Tight and clean copy, blue cloth binding, black titles.unmarked text, light upper edge sunning, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has very slight edgewear. An excellent and comprehensive guide to selecting, buying, restoring, and owning your first airplane. With aircraft inspection, insurance responsibilities, new and used purchase options, maintenance and overhaul considerations and procedures, aircraft model recommendations and specs, airport selection, and etc.. Illustrated in b&w.. 172 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold , 1979. Tight/Bright copy, blue cloth bindings, gilt spinal titles, slight reading wear, unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light shelfwear with a few closed short edgetears. An excellent collection of detailed articles, commentary, and editorials that round out the best in Piloting, Preflight, Ratings, Takeoff, Landing, Controls, Instrumentation, Performance & Flight Variations, Safety, Weather, Dealing with Emergencies, and more Flying Wisdom gained by experience, dedication, leisure, and survival... 362 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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South Laguna, CA: Lasenda Publishers, 1978. Tight/Bright and clean copy, light reading wear, unmarked text An excellent short takeoff and landing reference with wilderness flying, plane camping, practice, safety, emergency planning, picking your landing aeas, gliding practice, propping, emergency landings, mountain and canyon safety, trip planning, crossing into Canada and Mexico, the Bahamas, Customs articles, commentary, and more. Illustrated in b&w.. 260 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1982. Tight Copy, gray cloth bindings, white spinal titles, light cornertip edgewear, no names, unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear. Features general aviation, business economics, piloting trends, and getting your private pilots license, small plane business aircraft history, business, entrepreneur, company and piloting questions and answers, aircraft ownership deductions, savings and economy, operational costs and efficiency, factors to determine if owning and operating your own personal aircraft as a profitable business tool would serve your time and budgetary needs better than depending on the commercial airlines. With ways to increase sales volume, increasing executive efficiency, mastering your own plane, cost analysis and decision making when planning to purchase your own private aircraft. Understanding the costs of owning, maintaining, and operating an aitcraft, model and equipment selection, flying safety, and more.Illustrated in b&w..253 pages.. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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1986. PUBLISHED BY: Office of Air Force History, USAF, 1986, later printing of the 1958 release. Approximately - 8.25" WIDE, 10.5" TALL, light blue cloth bindings, silver gilt titles, gilt front cover Dept. of the Air Force Seal, previous owner circular embossed stamp on the lower first front freepage, USAF stamped on the lower copyright page., unmarked and clean text. Features the Full Aviation History from the Civil War thriugh WWI, Development, Inventors, Technology, Models, Improvement, Squadrons, Lineage, Stations, Aircraft, Operations, Theaters of Operations, and Campaigns. 260 pages. Illustrated in b&w..... . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. more information

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NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1961 pictorial boards, with minor edgewear and a tiny bit of board showing at corners, one minor edge bump to bottom, slight tiny edge chipping. Clean, tight, bright copy packed full of color & b/w illustrations, history, and reference information.. more information

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NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1951. Tight copy, unmarked text, the attractive clear Brodart covered dust jacket had minor edgewear with small edge nicks, chips, splirs and tears, with a piece worn away from the spinal heel. Biographies of twelve lesser-known aviation pioneers in construction, wind tunnel development, flight engineering, night flight, aerial photography, seaplane engineering and development, engine development, parachute development, advanced technologies, improved process and operation, and more. Illustrated in b&w. 214 pages. . Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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MD: Madison Books, 1993. Tight/Bright and clean copy, unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has one short mended tear. ,Signed by the author, dated, and inscribed," To the Men of ---- -----, with appreciation and best wishes for a great future, The quality of life is more important than life itself". A detailed biography by a personal aquaintance of Mr. Lindberg that gives the reader a deep insight into his life and philosophy.. Signed & Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Denver, CO: Jeppesen & Co, 1977. Tight copy, light edgewear and rubs, light endpage soiling, clear archive tape reinforced cover cornertips, occasional light reference notation check markings, last rear pages progress charts are checkmarked, no names, no stamps or labels. A Great Book on Aerodynamics and Control, Maneuvers and Flight Corrections. With the basics of aerodynamic theory and flight control, a complete course in the control and stabilization, instruments, safety, crosswinds, taxiing, landing, slip, pylon pattern flights, airport field differences and lengths, forced landings, emergencies, stall, and more. Includes inspection, maintenance, pilot training syllabus, aircraft systems, and etc.. Well illustrated in b&w... Presented in large multichaptered sections... Later Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Golden Press. Hard Cover. Very Good/No dust Jacket. 2nd Printing. 1965, The Large Pictorial edition adapted from" The American Heritage History of Flight Series",Nice color picture of a B-47 Stratojet with "Jato" assisted full military power takeoff,endpages feature color illustrations of aircraft evolution, slight edgewear,book is clean & tight. A full 105 large pages full of aviation history, pictures,illustrations, and great reading/ reference material.. more information

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Massachusetts: Author Published, 1979. Hard Cover. Very Good/N/dj. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, red bindings, gilt titles and borders, minor scratches and rubbing to cover and tips, minor edgewear. An inspired and far reaching collection of poetry, observations, and musings. With many pilot and aviational reflective works. 63 pages.. more information

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US: Privately Printed, 1937. Tight Copy, light edgewear, possible private library edition, a blank white sticker is affixed to the lower title page, light small spotting and foxing, no stamps, or markings, clean text, signed and gift inscribed by the author on the first front-freepage as folloes: To B--- Burnside with happy memories of our training period of 40 years ago, Rich Light, Kalamazoo, July 26, 1969". A Unique and Detailed Piloting, Travel and Touring Journal of a Worldwide Seaplane Cruise started in the Summer of 1934 and ending in Janurary 1935. 8 5/8" Wide x 11" Tall. 269 pages. . Signed & Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Out Of Print. more information

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NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1960. Bright/Tight Copy, Blue Cloth Bindings, red and Gold-Gilt Spinal Titles, Signed by many attendees at the A.F.A. 15th Anniversary Dinner, with a neatly markered covered on the front and rear pastedowns, unmarked text, the attractive color illustrated plane and jet decorated clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear and rubbing with closed short edgetears, upper panel end nicks and light interior and age age tanning. A facinating and setailed compilation of some of the best articles from Air Force Magazine, From the Flight at Kitty Hawk, to World War I with aircraft development, theory and evolution, World War II and the Air War, the Postwar Years, the Korean War, lessons learned and on to Modern Air Power. Great history, commentary, behind the scenes reference, opinions, weaponry, biographies, commanders, pioneers and more...620 pages.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Colorado: Jeppesen , 1978. tight/bright copy, clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear and edgerubs. Science, theory, applications, and in struction in lightplane air navigation. 318 pages.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Delacorte Press / W Friede , 1978. Tight/Bright copy, unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light shelfwear with a few closed edgetears and a creased inner fold. An experienced flight instructor shows how learning to fly can be a rewarding experience of personal growth. Gay Maher, herself a high-time pilot, instructor, and examiner, tells how to find the right instructor, the one who best suits you and your personality. She guides you step-by-step through all phases of Private Pilot training - pre-flight, basic maneuvers, takeoffs and landings, navigation, communications, spins, stalls, judging distance, solo, test prep, and much more.. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Harper & Row Publishers, 1977. Tight/Bright and Clean Copy, professionally clear archive tape reinforced cover cornertips, unmarked text, no names, no stamps, no labels, light shelf edgewear. A Richly Illustrated Journey Examining the History of the Rocket Powered Spaceship. Through Science Fiction, Famous Notable Cinema Movie and Television Series, Fantasy Literature, Modern History, Nazi Germany's Rocketry and War Usages, Postwar Rocketry, Principles and Physics, Technology and Invention, Man's First Steps into Space, NASA, the Apollo Missions, and the Future. Color bindings, richly illustrated in b&w.. 125 pages + the rear reference section. . First Edition. Trade Softcover. Very Good. 10 3/4" long x 8 1/4" Tall. more information

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Great Britain: Profile Publications Ltd. , 1968. Undated, late 60's, early 70's, Stapled Softcover, #44, small blank white sticker on upper front cover, minor wear, taped spine, minor reading creases, California hobby shop stamp on lower front cover. The history, engineering, models and variants, deployments, and engagements of the Fairey IIIF Series and variants. Many b&w archive war photographs, with color paint and emblem illustrations. 12 pages!. Soft Cover. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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US: Douglas Aircraft Company. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. Second Edition. 1966, in a clear Brodart jacket potective cover, the dust jacket has minor edgewear, book has slight tipwear, The hardback history edition of the Douglas Aircraft Company of California, company programs, product development history, and an examination of critical company decisions looking towards the future. Product chronology, contract data, and specs. Great vintage aircraft photographs,from the 1921 Cloudster, to WWII Classics, Aircargo Craft, Jet Engined Attack Craft, Missile Programs, Space Craft, and Interplanetary Vehicles.92 pages, great archive b&w examples.. more information

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Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1954. Tight/Bright and clean copy, unmarked text, blue cloth bindings, gilt titles and front cover illustration, detialed weather map endpapers, tiny hard to notice previous owner name on the upper first front endpaper, the attractive clear Brodart covered dust jacket has end edgewear, small closed edgetears and rubs, small upper corner splits, and spinal end edge tatters. An excellent work on navigation, principles of flight, weather, magnetism, winds, ancient history, flying, aeronautical sciences & physics, nature, weather effects and formation simplified, and more. Illustrated in b&w.. 438 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 5 5/8" Wide x 8 3/8" Tall. more information

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Monterey, California: National Aeronautic Association, 1965. Soft Cover. Very Good. Magazine. Tight copy, light corner rubbing, minor light soiling. Features, editorials, equipment, events, competitions, ethics, safety, and etc. Illustrated in b&w, 24 pages + printed or illustrated endpages. Yes its fun to jump out of a perfectly good airplane!. more information

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Moreno Valley, Ca: B-Nijuku Publishing, 1995. TRUE FIRST EDITION/ AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOKSIGNING w/ AUTHORS SIGNATURE AND HANDWRITTEN "1995 50 YEARS LATER". Trade Pictorial Soft Cover. Signed by Author IN 1995. Excellent Condition. Tight/Bright copy. A well illustrated narrative of a B-29 Superfortress Pilot's combat experiences, missions, and the Firebombing of Japan in 1945. 189 pages.. WE PERSONALLY ACQUIRED THIS COPY, MET THE AUTHOR BEFORE HIS FIRST BOOKSIGNING, AND HOSTED HIS 2ND BOOKSIGNING. SADLY THIS WAS THE ONLY BOOK HE PUBLISHED BEFORE HE DIED. -----------------.{ THIS IS OUR LAST COPY! }--------------. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Softcover. Very Good+ to Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Out Of Print. more information

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NY: Dell Books, 1981. Tight Copy, spinal and cover small reading creases and rubbing, fold creased lover rear corner, light edgewear, professionally clear archive tape reinforced cover, no names or stamps. The Color Photo Movie Cover features D.B. Cooper just about to Parachute to freedom with his loot out of the Jumbo Jet via a Hatch, the color photo rear cover features three Starring Movie Actors and the Cinema Film Credits. An excellent fictionalized retelling of the amazing true crime planning, evasion and investigation the D.B. Cooper Skyjacking and Ransom Case. With background, events, the unending manhunt.. 212 pages... . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Out OF Print. more information

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1956. Tight/Bright copy, minor edgewear and rubs to boards, blue boards with black titles, some board exposure, light age darkening, small book trader marks on front inside cover and first free page. No dust jacket. The former Head of the Air Force Project Blue Book tells us the facts. "Do the UFO's really Exist?" He'll give you the facts, all of the facts, you decide....243 pages . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London, Great Britain: Sampson Low, Marsten & Co., Ltd. , 1960. Tight Copy, blue textures cloth bindings, silver-gilt spinal titles, pictorial ship, plane, train, and automobile illustrated endpapers, small gift inscription on the upper "content" page, faint normal page age tanning, a neat pocket nostalgic reference of many Technological Era Representative Veteran Cars, Trucks, Trains, Ships, and Airplanes of Yesteryear. Some famous, some notable, some all but forgotten. Illustrated in b&w..Compiled by R. Orr (Road); H.M. Le Fleming (Rail); L. Harris (Sea); John W.R. Taylor (Air). 189 pages... First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 5" Wide x 4" Tall. Out OF Print. more information

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NY: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1940. Tight Copy, Blue Cloth Bindings, white spinal titles and a white airplane on the front cover, map endpapers, light edgewear, no names, unmarked text. An Exciting and Detail Filled Autobiography of Events, Reflections, Adventure and Eskimo Culture as Father Paul Schulte performs Catholic Missionary Ministry and Humanitarian Aid in the barren frozen Arctic Regions. With many pages of Eskimo Survival and Adaptation examples, Igloo Construction, Sledding and Sled Dogs, Hunting, Fishing and Seal Stalking, Shamanism and Pagan Ritual Traditions, Eskimo Cannibalism, Family Structure, Bush Piloting, Rescues, Starvation and Family Clan Hardships, Reindeer, Polar Bears, Eskimo Diets, Tales of Early White Trader Murders by Eskimo, Eskimo Philosophies, Christian Conversion Successes, and more.. 267 pages... First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: Trident Press , 1967. Tight/Bright copy, black bindings, black spinal titles, light edgewear, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear with a few small edge nicks. When Elaine Shepard went to Vietnam for the Mutual Brodcastnig System and the North American Newspaper Alliance she quickly decided that no one reporter could ever hope to cover all that widely scattered action. So instead, she decided to cncentrate on the men who were fighting their, in particular the fliers. The "Doom Pussy" refers to a combat patch that features an evil looking feline with a black patch over one eye, greedily devouring a warplane. The legend on the patch says in Vietnamese "I have flown into the cat of death". 241 pages. Illustrated with b&w photos. The cover features an illustrated "Doom Pussy" patch.. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.75" Wide x 8.5" Tall. more information

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NY: Ballantine Books, 1970. Tight Copy, minor edgewear and rubbing, previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover. The scientific documentation of evidence of the yet to be defined or proven damage potential due to the sky being filled w ith SST traffic, damage to buildings, animals,auditory distress,and the sociological effects of having no place to escape the ever increasing life disrupting sonic booms?. First Edition / Paperback Original. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Out OF Print. more information

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Los Angeles, California: Author Published, 1963. Soft Cover. Very Good-. Magazine. Tight copy, light corner rubbing, neatly tape repaired spinal heel, minor soiling, the front cover's lower corner is torn away, approx. 1" x 2". Features, editorials, equipment, events, competitions, ethics, safety, and etc. Illustrated in b&w, 22 pages + printed or illustrated endpages. Yes its fun to jump out of a perfectly good airplane!. more information

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Los Angeles, California: Author Published, 1963. Soft Cover. Very Good. Magazine. Tight copy, light corner rubbing, creased lower rear corner area, minor soiling. Features, editorials, equipment, events, competitions, ethics, safety, and etc. Illustrated in b&w, 22 pages + printed or illustrated endpages. Yes its fun to jump out of a perfectly good airplane!. more information

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Los Angeles, California: Author Published, 1963. Soft Cover. Very Good. Magazine. Tight copy, light corner rubbing, neatly tape repaired spinal crown, minor light soiling. Features, editorials, equipment, events, competitions, ethics, safety, and etc. Illustrated in b&w, 21 pages + printed or illustrated endpages. Yes its fun to jump out of a perfectly good airplane!. more information

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Los Angeles, California: Author Published, 1963. Soft Cover. Very Good. Magazine. Tight copy, light corner rubbing, light minor soiling. Features, editorials, equipment, events, competitions, ethics, safety, and etc. Illustrated in b&w, 22 pages + printed or illustrated endpages. Yes its fun to jump out of a perfectly good airplane!. more information

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Fullerton, CA: Sultana Press , 1975. Tight/Bright copy, tan cloth bindings, gold gilt spinal titles, clean unmarked text, no stamps or labels, the illustrated clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor shelf edgewear, closed tears andslight rear reading creases. Signed and Inscribed by Author, "To Carol - Happy Landing- Vi Smith, 1-17-76". A rich and delightful pictorial history of Aviation in Orange County, California. With Airports, Barnstormers, Famous Fliers, Notable Personalities, Civil Aviation, Military Aviation, Early Biplanes, Aviation Evolution, WWI, WWII, Military Air Bases and Station, the Aerospace Industry, Endurance Flying, Women Pilots, The Airlines and more. Foreword by Senator Barry M. Goldwater. With numerous black and white photos. Black and white illustrations by Steve Sheflin. 111 pages. . Signed & Inscribed By Author. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. Illus. by Steve Sheflin. Oblong 8.5" x 11. Illustrated Pictorial History. more information

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NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1962. Tight copy, blue cloth bindings, gilt spinal titles, unmarked text, features a Gift Second Anniversary Employee blank presentation sticker inside, map and plane/jet decorated endpapers, the attractive clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear with edge chipping, end nicks, a few lower panel edge sectoins rubbed away, and several closed edge tears. An excellent company history showing the evolution, technological advances, and continued progress and modernization of United Air Lines in its striving for maintaining excellent customer service and efficiency. Photo Illustrated in b&w...266 pages. . New Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1964. Tight copy, named First Anniversary employee gift presentation sticker inside, map decorated front endpapers, light edgewear, unmarked text. An excellent company history showing the evolution, technological advances, and continued progress and modernization of United Air Lines in its striving for maintaining excellent customer service and efficiency. Photo Illustrated in b&w.. 284 pages. . New Revised Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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