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New York: William Wood & Co., 1921. Near Fine condition but for a rusty paperclip impression in the upper margin of three leaves. See photos. NOT a library discard. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy of the 1921 First American Edition. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. By Dr. Maublanc and Dr. Ratié, of the Chatres School of Flying. Introduction to English Readers by Wing-Commander Martin Flack. Translated from the French by Norman Ball. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in gold on the spine. This book is from the library of, and bears the ink signature of Dr. Arthur Frank Payne (1876-1939) of Newton, New Jersey. Dr. Payne earned the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and that of Master of Arts at Columbia University. In 1917 he served as executive secretary of the Military Training Commission in New York. In 1918 he was director of the United States War Department surveys. He…
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History by Contract: The Beginning of Motorized Aviation: August 14, 1901, Gustave Whitehead, Fairfield, Conn.
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Leutershausen, West Germany: Fritz Majer & Sohn. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Lower edges bumped, light foxing of . fore-edges.. 1978. First Printing. Hardcover. 3922175007 . Blue cloth. Black and white photos and illustrations, index. An investigation into the idea that the Wright Brothers were preceded by Gustav Whitehead in achieving man's first powered flight and that this fact has been suppressed by the Smithsonian. ; 344 pages .
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- Keywords 3922175007, AVIATION History, Motorized Aviation, GUSTAVE Whitehead, WRIGHT Brothers
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The Medical Examination of Airmen : A Practical Guide for Use in the Examination of Members of the Air Service and Its Recruits
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Double Star. By Robert A. Heinlein. Doubleday & Company, Inc. BCE. 1956, Doubleday Science Fiction. CLASSIC SCI-FI. Used. VG/Good- original dust jacket. Summary: Lorenzo Smythe, an out-of-work actor, finds himself shanghaied on a spaceship bound for Mars and big trouble. 190 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ½.
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Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1976. First edition. Hard cover. Published Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1976. Folio, 10 3/4" x 14 1/2", ix+459pp., illustrated with 400 color plates, maps, map endpapers. Pictorial cloth with black titles. Minor bump to top tip of front cover. A fine copy. . 1st. Hard. Fine/No Jacket. Folio.
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Go, Get' Em!: The True Adventures of an American Aviator of the Lafayette Flying Corps who was the only Yankee Flyer Fighting over General Pershing's Boys of the Rainbow Division in Lorraine, when they First Went "Over the Top"
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Boston: The Page Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1918. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth cover with yellow lettering, yellow and blue illustration of aerial combat on front cover. There is wear at corners and head, tail of spine. Yellow on front has some scratches and chips. Binding sound. Gift note in pencil on ffep dated Nov. 1918. Pages otherwise unmarked. Lacking DJ. Author Wellman as an American joined the French Foreign Legion and flew fighter planes in WWI. After the war he was involved in the movie industry as an actor and director. This is his story of his experiences in WWI. ; Photographs. drawings; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 284 pages .
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Les Chasseurs Japonais De La Deuxieme Guerre Mondiale, Collection Docavia Volume 7 - Millot (1977 Hardcover w/DJ)Collection Docavia Volume 7, editions LARIVIERE (Paris) copyright 1977; written in French. Protective mylar cover has swirl-marks. Dust jacket is yellowing on the spine and has a square tanning/yellowing impression on the rear of the cover. Black hardcover shows minor shelf-wear. No writing or markings and several foldouts included throughout the volume. Overall, it is in Very Good Plus (VG+) condition.
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Cassell, London, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) - this copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. 8vo. 117pp. Black cloth lettered in silver at the spine. Illustrated with captioned photographs (including one folding plate) and line drawings in the text. Top edge lightly spotted and with a minor slant to the binding. A very good copy in non-price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and edgeworn with one short edge-tear and some accompanying creasing and one tiny enclosed snag..
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History by Contract: The Beginning of Motorized Aviation, August 14, 1901 : Gustave Whitehead, Fairfield, Conn
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West Germany: Fritz Majer & Sohn, Publisher, 1978. Book. VG-. Hard Back. Limited First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback book bound in turquoise cloth-covered boards with white decoration on the front and white title on the spine. Only defect to note on the book is damp stain on lower back cover (does not appear on book pages); clean, tight and unmarked interior. The dust jacket has light edge wear. This is #1341 of a Limited First Edition. Book reports that history shows that Gustave Whitehead predated the aerial ventures of the Wright Brothers and thus was first to fly. Numerous black and white photos of early aircraft and pilots. 344 pages including the General Index for Documents..
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THE BATTLE OF EASTLEIGH
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Octavo (8 1/2 X 10 1/2 inches) New York: United States Naval Air Force, 1918. First Edition. oblong format, 144 pages illustrated with black and white halftone photographs, and a map, original gray cloth, hardcover, good condition (lower right corner of front cover slightly bumped, minor shelf wear to lower spine, not affecting contents which are clean and complete).This is a unit history, with many photos of the Eastleigh U. S. Navy repair base in England during World War I; its officers and men. There are many photos of early military aircraft, and an essay on "Liberty Twelves" and "DeHavilands."
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TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF FLIGHT IN AMERICA: A Bicentennial Survey
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San Diego, California: American Astronautical Society (AAS), 1981. xvi, 310 pages. Third printing of Volume 1 in the AAS History Series, that was first published in 1977. Laid in is a handwritten note from Gene Emme to NASA archivist Lee Saegesser, with whom Emme had worked closely for years in the NASA History Office. Emme was NASA's first official historian and the founder of the NASA History Office. Through national meetings, technical meetings, symposia and publications, the American Astronautical Society has provided the perspectives and expertise of the leading American space professionals in advancing all space activities. In this book 13 of those professionals provide important perspectives on the history of flight in the U. S. just after the opening of the National Air and Space Museum. The book offered here is from the personal collection of Lee Saegesser, NASA's chief archivist for 30 years. The book is in very good condition: clean, bright, and tight, with just a hint of…
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars, Alfred A. Knopf 1st Ed. 1955. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Used. VG/ No DJ. Rose red boards. Spine lightly sunned. A nice copy of a scarce item.
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Freddy And The Men From Mars
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Freddy And The Men From Mars. Brooks, Walter: Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf , 1956 First Edition 2nd Printing Thus. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice copy.
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The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction
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LEO MARGULIES, EDITOR. The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction (1954, Merlin Press 1st Ed. w/dj)Please see our stock cover photo. Edited by Leo Margulies and Oscar J. Friend. Used. VG/G- original unclipped $3.95 DJ. 1954, Merlin Press, Inc. 580 pages. ANTHOLOGY.. 10 stories included in this volume are: Enchantress of Venus by Leigh Brackett; Gateway to darkness by Fredric Brown; The girl in the golden atom by Ray Cummings; Forgotten world by Edmond Hamilton; By his bootstraps by Robert A. Heinlein; Sword of tomorrow by Henry Kuttner; Things pass by, by Murray Leinster; Rogue Ship by A. E. Van Vogt; Island in the sky by Manly Wade Wellman; The Sun Maker by Jack Williamson.
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John Hamilton, London, England, No date. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" tall. 232 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Spine caps are fraying. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: Aviation; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001321. .
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Pan American's Pacific Pioneers: The Rest of the Story A Pictorial History of Pan Am's Pacific First Flights 1935-1946
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Research and Technology, Naval Air Systems Command, Department of the Navy, U.S.A., 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Fine/--. 9 x 6 x 1. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. NEVER OPENED. Covers are light blue, lettering black, Dept. of the Navy Air Systems Command logo on front. Spine is sunned so that the light blue is now grey but the black text of title is clear, spine has a few minor wrinkles, perhaps from age acting on the glue. The front and back covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, very slightly bent corners, no spine creases, a bit of sunning around all edges. Spine is slightly rounded instead of sharply right angled. Pages edges very slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, flat. One page dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. Book is unread but may have gently fallen causing it to be slightly over-opened at page 14-15 but spine is not exposed and binding is not broken. No loose or missing…
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Isla de pinos centro de aviacion por gabriel camps segunda edicion 1928 descripcion y relatos sobre la isla de pinos cuba
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The Challenging Skies: The Colorful Story of Aviation's Most Exciting Years 1919-39
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This Book is a great background and historical publication of the colorful years of Aviation. This Book is in really Good condition despite the Dust Jacket. Dust Jacket could be removed to reveal to sky blue underlying covers. This is a great piece of work by Author C.R. Roseberry with many interesting true stories about aviation. Book has 533 pages and over 300 historical photographs from the time period covered.
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