Search Results: Aviation and Flying from Granny Goose Books

Harmondsworth, Eng.: Penguin Books, 1949. First Edition . Soft cover. Good +. The interior of the book is clean and complete. The illustrated covers are only in Good condition, with one 3 inch split at the bottom of the spine fold, and some light creasing. now neatly repaired with archival tape.

Paris: Presses De La Cite, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. The paper has yellowed, but there are no marks, signatures, or wear. The orange covers show light wear overall. The dust jacket also shows light edgewear, including several shallow chips and short tears. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., 1944. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 10 ¼ x 12. The interior of the book is clean and complete, showing a bit of light wear, but no marks or damage. The paper covering the front hinge has cracked, but the binding remains firm. The illustrated covers show handling and wear and rubs on all edges, but no marks or serious damage. The attached scan give an idea of condition. Sadly, there is no dust jacket. Synopsis: This is an oblong picture book (10 ¼ x 12 inches, 26 pages) showing full-colour portraits of famous US, British, Russian and German aircraft, with informative captions below. Pictures and text are by Harold H. Booth, identified on the cover as a Squadron Leader in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Contents: TBF-1 (Avenger), torpedo bomber; -- SBD (Dauntless), scout bomber; -- S6F1 (Hellcat), naval fighter; -- S)3C (Seagull) navy scout observation seaplane; -- P 47 (Thunderbolt), fighter; -- P-51 (Mustang), fighter; -- P-61 (Black… Read More

London: Epworth Press, 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8.75 x 6. The interior of the book is clean and crisp, with no yellowing or marks (even the name of a former owner). The paper covering the front hinge has cracked, but the hinge itself is undamaged. There is one small stain on the bottom edge of the pages. The pictorial covers are fresh and colourful, showing a seaplane flying over a ship which looks to be caught in an ice field. There is light edgewear, and bumping and rubbing to the corners. The red cloth spine is slightly rippled, but the paste-on of a young Arctic explorer is undamaged. Overall, a very attractive volume. Contents: By ship and 'plane to the Pole, by Edwin G. Powell; Lost ball, by Mark Winchester; The dancing man, by William R. Bawden; Ronald Milroy's vow, by Edward Leslie; Islam's dagger, by M. E. Simpson; Space Lines, Limited: a tale of A.D. 2037, by Ken Harrow; The swot of the Sixth, by David Morris.

New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. Occasional words in the text have been blacked out, but since a number of ABE copies share the same flaw this was probably done by official censors, rather than by a previous owner. The illustrated covers and blue backstrip, which have been protected by the dust jacket, are in excellent conditon, with just a few signs of wear. The dust jacket is also in very good condition, with unfaded colour and light wear, but no chips or missing paper. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. A very nice copy. The attached scan of the jacket gives a better idea of condition. Contents: 1. Fighter history. -- 2. British fighters. -- 3. American fighter design. -- 4. Enemy planes. -- 5. Twin engine design. -- 6. America's best. Full-page colour illustrations: Spitfire, Hurricane, Warhawk, Vought-Sikorsky, Lockheed Lightning, Thunderbolt.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and tight. A former owner has added her name, a directional arrow, and a note ("This book was stolen from the owner above") to the front free end paper, but there are no other notes or damage. The green covers are right, with light wear and rubs at edges and corners. The corners of the front dust jacket flap have been clipped, ahd the jacket shows light wear overall, with darkening, a small brown stain and handling visible on the back panel. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: With time to spare during their summer holiday, Bruce and his friends Celia and Andre have time to pay attention to some self-identified bird-watchers on nearby Brandreth Island. Slowly they come to believe that the bird-watchers are linked with a recent jewel robbery, but when Andrew and a new friend disappear, suspicion becomes conviction and Bruce calls on the help of the local… Read More

New York and Boston: Books, Inc., 1940. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and tight. There is a gift inscription to a former owner on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The dark cloth covers are fresh, with light wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is clipped, but is otherwise also in nice with light wear at edges, and rubs on the colour background. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Jane Grant's father owned his own aircraft factory, but it took a lot of persuasion to persuade him to allow Jane and her best friend Helen to learn how to fly. Adventures followed.

London: Methuen & Co., 1962. 5th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, showing light use only. The blue covers are fresh, with minor wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is in somewhat better than Good condition. It has overall wear and handling, and shallow chips of paper missing from the top of the spine area. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: The "Outlines" series provides clear, easy-to-read summaries for secondary schools. This volume traces the history of aircraft from the attempts at flying made by the ancient Greeks to jet bombers and rocket ships.

Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1970. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. The front free end paper has a small ownership sticker, but the book has no other marks, or even signs of previous use. The turquoise boards are bright, with just a touch of wear at corners. The navy spine is lightly bumped. The silver spine lettering is still shiny. The dust jacket is not corner-clipped, and is also in very good condition. It has next to no general wear, but a former owner has reinforced all edges with plastic tape. This is not very visible (it doesn't really show in the attached scan, for example), but is still a flaw. The jacket is now in a removeable mylar cover. Synopsis: On March 17, 1964, Jerrie Mock became the first woman to make a solo flight around the world, piloting a single-engine Cessna nicknamed Three-Eight Charlie. This is Mock's own account of the flight, with all its problems and dangers.