Aviation

MD: Silver Springs Press, 1983. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine (appearance of tape marks on pastedowns; article "Lincoln and the Balloon" pasted to front endpaper)/DJNear Fine; INSCRIBED by Author; 1st Edition; (14),206 pages; 8vo; the author not only writes about some of the most important men and women in aviation history, but being an artist, "...drew (the) likenesses of them and the very ships they flew to bring to all (his) readers that same thrill of having been there when it happened"; profusely illustrated with Author's B&W drawings.. Flight; Aircraft; Flying; Air Balloons;.

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NY: Mayflower Books, 1979. 1st Ed, stated; 192pp; 8vo; a historical look at early airports; profusely illustrated with great photos of airports & planes; HB/DJ; Near Fine/VG+ . ISBN: 0-8317-0150-1. Airports; Air Fields; Aviation; Airplanes;.

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PA: Stackpole Books, 1979. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine/Near Fine; Probable 1st Edition; 223 pages; tall 8vo; "Meet the men and women behind the legends of air racing...in the thirties and forties (at) the National air Races in Cleveland, Ohio..."; illustrated with 100 incredible photos, drawings, ads, documents inc reprints of 2 official National Air Race programs, 1931 & 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio; plus photos of the Bill Odom fatal crash scene; Bibliography. . ISBN: 0811715191. Aviation; Aeronautics; Air Planes; Air Plane Racing; Air Races;. more information

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Presumed 1st ed; unpaged-220 pgs; over 100 airports listed giving information such as names of the manager & operator, runway data, runway lights, beacons, elevation, Nav Aids, etc.; profusely illustrated with aerial photos of the airports; lists the then Fed Aviation Agency offices, ATM facilities & FAA Medical Examiners.

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OH: National Aviation Hall of Fame, 1984. Hardcover/DJ; VG+/VG+ (minor edgewear; 1 small taped tear); INSCRIBED by Author; 1st Ed, stated; (3),230pp; tall 8vo; "On the following pages are the portraits of the outstanding pioneers of air and space who were enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame during its twenty-one years of existence, from 1962 through 1983...(including) excerpts from their Award Plaques, which briefly recite some of their many historic accomplishments"; illustrated with over 100 authentic reproduction portraits of the pioneers enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame (Dayton, Ohio) by famed artist Milton Caniff, of the "Terry & The Pirates" fame; some of the enshrinee portraits are of Neil Armstrong, William E. Boeing, Richard E. Byrd, James Doolittle, Frank Luke Jr., William Mitchell, Edward Rickenbacker, Anthony Herman Fokker, & many more; Lists of National Hall of Fame Members, Trustees, & Board Nominees. . Milton Caniff; American Cartoonist; National Aviation Hall of Fame; American Aviation Pioneers; World War One; World War Two; American Astronauts;. more information

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KS: The Robert R. Longo Co., 1957. Hardcover/No DJ; VG (light wear top/bottom spine area; 2 small taped tears on fold-outs); 1st Printing, stated; (12),178 pages; tall 8vo; profusely photo illustrated, plus 2 large fold-outs at rear; 12 Tables of various statistics; 3 pg Bibliography. The plane, named affectionately the 'Tin Goose' over the years...", is eulogized with "...concise, lucid and useful" information. 

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CA: Air Mail Pioneers, Inc, 1962. Softcover, spiral-bound; VG+ (5 spiral tips msg); 1st Ed, stated; (1),xiii,128pp; tall 8vo; this volume "...is an authoritative, accurate and complete history of the beginning of modern air transportation, by the men who made the system work...the Air Mail Service, operated by the U.S. Post Office Dept..."; illustrated with over 500 B&W photos, mostly historical, some of crashes, with "...most of them culled from members private collections.."; Statistics; Rosters. . U.S. Air Mail; U.S. Post Office Dept; Air Mail; Air Transportation Systems;. more information

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Meudon, France: Hall De Chalais-Meudon/Musee De L'Air. Circa 1977; 7,(80)pp; oblong 8vo; this book presents a collection of rare French Aircraft, including Air Balloons, dating back from the mid 19th century thru 1919 & located in the Air Museum in Meudon, France; profusely illustrated with B&W photos & drawings with a short description for each aircraft & statistics; French text; stiff pictorial wraps (soft-cover); VG. ISBN: 2-7170-0415-7. France; Air Museum of France; French Airplanes; Antique French Air Craft; French Museums;. more information

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No Publisher. Hardcover; Near Fine; No date, circa 1986; Probable 1st Ed; unpaged-264pp; tall 8vo; author's personal collection of newsletters ("Skywriting" & "Museum Communique") of the Pima Air Museum, Tucson, Arizona, some of which contain a photo "Aviation Album" with military planes; misc. correspondence from the museum to the author; booklets; & visitor guides, dating from 1977 to 1986; profusely illustrated with B&W photos & drawings. . Pima Air Museum; Tucson, Arizona Air Museums; Aviation Museums; Airplane Museum Newsletters;.

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