New York: Hodder and Stoughton. Cloth. no date, perhaps circa 1916. Blue cloth with a large illustration of a pilot in front of a smaller illustration of a plane in a field. 208 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout, as well as several color plates. A collection of..... More
Warren, MI: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1975. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Oblong quarto. 50 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily visual record of the US Air Force's use of the B-24 Liberator during World War II, documenting and discussing design and technical aspects, various innovations, as well as use in..... More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military/Aviation History, 1997. Wraps. Glossy wraps. Quarto. 59 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A technical history of the various models of the 96 Rikko used by Japan in its Navy air service, documenting its designs and variations, as well as its use prior to and during..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1946. Cloth. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. 216 pp. Illustrations by Gordon Dean Smith throughout. A story for a juvenile audience following the aviation adventures of Lucky Terrell, a Texas pilot tasked to test a new jet-propelled plane. GOOD condition. Some soiling and staining to..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1940. Cloth. Illustrated gray cloth covers, done by the Decorative Designers. No jacket. 335 pp. With a few illustrated plates. A fictional work imagining the exploits of a World War I American flying ace. For a juvenile audience. GOOD condition, slightly ex-library with remains of..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: Lowe and B. Hould, Publishers, 2001. Wraps. Glossy photo illustrated wraps. Square quarto. 180 pp. Color photos throughout. A look at Bombers used by the US Armed Forces during World War II, discussing the various planes used, from B-17s, B-24s and B-25s, accompanied by color photos and..... More
Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, 1970. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Small quarto. 98 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily photo history of the various airplanes used by the Australian and the New Zealand Air Force in the Pacific during World War II, providing short historical and technical captions with the..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1952. Cloth. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 116 pp. With a few black and white photos and illustrations. A look at the state of technology of aeronautics in the mid 20th century, anticipating the changes in trade, culture travel and politics that could occur as..... More
North Branch, MN: Specialty Press, 1997. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. Quarto. 100 pp. Black and white photos and line drawings throughout. A history of the B-17 Flying Fortress, including a look at its design, technical aspects and evolution of design, as well as documenting its use and importance during World..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1927. First Trade. Hard Cover. This is the first trade edition of this book. Hardcover lacking jacket. With many photos. A classic recounting of the early days of aviation with one of the pioneers and adventurers. In VERY GOOD+ condition. Light fading and rubbing to..... More
London: The Amalgamated Press, 1930. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Single issue of this magazine featuring fiction and essays. This iteration of the magazine was started in 1898 and ended in 1933. Includes "The Shorn Lamb," by William John Locke; also present is an..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1911. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Orange cloth with illustrations in black on the front cover, including that of an airplane. 324 pp., plus ads. Illustrations by Chase Emerson, including a color frontispiece depicting a man at the controls of an airplane, with a woman..... More
Hartford: Edwin Valentine Mitchell. Cloth. No date, presumed circa 1928. Perhaps the first American edition, although printed in Great Britain. Beige cloth. No jacket. 175 pp. With black and white photo plates throughout. A thorough look at flying airplanes, considering seaplane flying, types of aircraft, aircraft design details, the use..... More
New York: The Century Co, 1895. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. Single issue of this magazine containing, fiction, history, science and other articles. Of note in this issue is an illustrated article on a new flying machine by US inventor Hiram Maxim, known as the..... More
New York: Arco Publishing, 1970. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout, with a few color illustrations. A primarily visual record of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, offering a short history of its use in combat operations during World War II, followed by postwar use. Many photos throughout..... More
London: The Aeroplane and General Publishing Co, 1919. Hard Cover. Illustrated paper covered boards. 131 pp. A discussion of the use of airplanes and aerial warfare during World War I, recalling the adventures of various pilots, including warfare in Italy, France, French missions in Moscow, etc. Jacques Mortane (real name..... More
No Place: Reed and Associates, 1944. Wraps. Red, blue and white illustrated wraps. Lower front wrapper a turning dial serving as a spotter for 16 famous American planes. Single sheet folded into fourths. A piece offering three press out paper models of World War II Allied airplanes, featuring the American..... More
London: Ducimus Books Limited. Wraps. no date. Wraps. 194-215 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A short history of the various markings and camouflage paint schemes used on British aircraft and gliders used/purchased by the US Army Air Force in World War II during 1942 to 1945. GOOD+ condition. Moderate..... More
Appleton, WI: Aviation Publications, 1989. Wraps. Quarto. White illustrated wraps. Quarto. 146 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A reprint of a 1942 manual on the flying of the B-24 Liberator, originally a restricted document. With a short history on the development of the B-24. VERY GOOD+ condition..... More
New York: The Flying Publishing Company, 1927. Wraps. . Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout. First issue of this magazine devoted to aviation and flight, with this issue being a souvenir number celebrating the transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh. This includes Lindbergh's account of the flight, a look..... More
No Place: El Inter Americano, Publisher. 1958. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps being a painting by Ricardo Jimenez Moya depicting gauchos on horseback attempting to rope a steer. Single sheet folded, with a thin paper sheet held in with thick string. A menu for food and bar service on a flight..... More
St. Annes on Sea, UK: Air Data Publications. Wraps. no date. Illustrated wraps. 49 pp., plus 8 fold out illustrations in the rear. A reproduction of the second edition of this work originally published in November, 1943, discussing controls and features, handling, operating data, etc., for the various versions of..... More
Le Roy, NY: Gazette News Company, 1928. First Edition. Original Wraps. Gray wraps. 32 pp. With black and white photos throughout. A pamphlet issued in commemoration of opening festivities at the Donald Woodward Airport in Le Roy, New York. Now abandoned, the airport was established and operated by Donald Woodward..... More
Okinawa: No Publisher, 1946. Wraps. Side folding small format newspaper type format. 12 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A publication on and apparently by the 8th US Air Force. This includes some brief history of the 8th Air Force, as well as recounting its use of precision bombing in..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918. Cloth. Dark blue cloth. 38 pp., plus black and white photo plates throughout. The photos depict pilots, soldiers, a variety of planes, planes in formation, etc. A discussion of the specific medical issues that may affect pilots during flying and military/combat missions, discussion oxygen supply..... More