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Naval Air Technical Training Center, Corpus Christi TX. Very good.. 1944. 2d ed.. Restricted Report. 8-1/2x11, black covers, cloth spine. Perfect b ound. Two-post binding. Approx. 365 pp. . evision; first compiled in Dec 1942. . nual for Aviation Radio Technicians and trainees. Chapters: Gen eral Information; Power Equipment, Accessories & Interphones; Rec eivers; Frequency F-Meters; Radio Detection Finders; Transmitters ; Misc . with no tears, nicks or markings. Covers clean and tight but seve ral small nicks along edge and spine. .

Georg Reimer, Berlin. Good. 1909. 1st ed.. 8vo, stiff green cloth, gilt titles. With 10 tables, 3 maps and 3 photos in the text. Synopsis from Nature Magazine 29 April 1909: “THE great advances made in aërial transit, by which long-dis tance voyages are rendered possible by ordinary spherical balloon s, while hundreds of miles may be travelled by dirigibles, and th e prospect of long-distance voyages in the rapidly improving aër oplanes, suggest at once the important problem of the determinati on of the astronomical position of these craft at any moment.” Marcuse discusses the equipment and methods for doing so.. CONDI TION: Good; internally clean and bright. Front cover has 1” par tial split at top and bottom of front hinge, rear gutter cracked. .

4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Tenn. Near fine.. 3-ring binder.. 1943. 1st ed.. 6”x9”, looseleaf in 3-ring binder. Restricted Report: “Thi s handbook has been prepared primarily for crews of the Ferry Com mand. Effort has been made to simplify fuel and hydraulic system s from an emergency standpoint.” Designed and compiled by “Gr oup Engineer Draftsmen” Detailed instructions, color-coded dia grams, and photographs covering the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Li berator, B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder, A-29 Hudson, P38 Lightning P-40 Warhawk, P-51 Mustang and more than a dozen other WW2 aircr aft. Condition: Very good: pages are generally fine overall but a bout a half-dozen have pulled from the rings and the punched hole s are torn. The blue gray canvas binder is faded and with light soiling. Unknown if this is the original cover .

The Review of Reviews. 1914. 1st ed.. 12mo. Half leather over marbled boards. Tight, square binding. Fo ur of four volumes. Very good; some fading at extremities and spi ne, several small nicks to spine ends, end papers toned. Internal ly clean and tight. .

London: Longman Rees Orme Brown And Green. Poor. Hardcover. 1827. 1st ed.. First Edition, 1827. 3 Volumes. 8vo, boards. Vol. (1). xviii, 316 pp, Vol. (2). vii, 314pp [2]. Vol. (3). vi, 207pp. Woodcut chapte r headings by George Cruikshank. ##### . otion, marbles, popguns, the kite, ancient music, optical illusio ns, the swing. Also, an important book in the history of moving p ictures since Vol 3 discusses the Thaumatrope, a pioneering devic e for displaying images in motion. Other topics covered include m omentum, geometry, elasticity and the collision of bodies; the sc ience behind these is demonstrated using a yo-yo, a jack-in-the-b ox, marbles and a slingshot, among various other toys and games. The books were designed for the younger reader and have approxima tely 30 simple line drawings at intervals throughout to help illu strate the science. ##### . and physician, became a member of the Linnean Society in 1810, a nd served as president of the Royal College of Physicians from 18 44 until… Read More

Thomas Hurst. Fair-Good. 1827. Later printing. London: Thomas Hurst, Edward Chance, & Co., 1827. 1827. Small 8vo . xi, 56 pp. Original ¼ leather over plain boards, gilt-stamped spine title. A “new edition” of a classic first printed in 16 70 as “The Shepherd's Legacy”. , Observations and predictions about weather, with aphorisms, rhymes, and folk wisdom. CONDITI ON: Fair-Good. The text block is clean, with no tears and very l ittle foxing or toning. Covers have moderate edgewear but substan tial rubbing of the spine, front hinge split, rear hinge cracked; prior owners penciled names on front flyleaf. .