New York: The Gardner, Moffat Company, Inc., 1920. Unpaginated, Folio. Flexible hardcover binding. 8 vols from 1920 bound together w/ cut-outs laid in. Containing issues: June 1 (Vol. VIII, No. 9), June 15 (Vol. VIII, No. 10), July 15 (Vol. VIII, No. 12), Aug. 1 (Vol. IX, No. 1), Aug.....
New York: A. Wessels Company, 1902. 12mo. 160 pp. Cloth sl. shelfworn, edges sl. faded, 3" stain to rear cover. Faint dampstaining to top edge throughout. History of ballooning, airships, zeppelins and dirigibles. B/w frontispiece and illustrations.
Munich, Germany: Apollo Software Company, 1995. 8vo. 330 pp. English, with French and German. Interior clean. Covers lightly wrinkled, with light wear and light creasing to joints. Spine lightly bumped. Manual for Flightshop aviation software.
NY: Macmillan, 1943. 4to. Nonstandard pagination. Decorative cover is somewhat faded with a few spots of soil to covers, corners and spine ends bumped with a 3'' closed tear to front joint/ front hinge. A few spots of foxing to foreedge. Some pastethru on endpapers near hinges with some water.....
New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933. First edition. 8vo. 359 pp.; "A Survey of the rights, duties and liabilities of all persons concerned with aircraft operation, and the interest of he general public in connection therewith" (title page); covers rubbed and soiled; spine faded with rubbed gilt text; mildew damage.....
New York: Carlton Press, Inc., 1970. 96 pp., 8vo. Cloth hardcover in dj. A Hearthstone Book. A highly instructive text on flying & survival in the case of being forced down, filled w/ expert advice. Illustrated w/ photos & diagrams. Light shelfwear to boards & spine; some sm white marks.....
New York: Hearst Books, 1982. 4to. 242 pp. Several 1" closed tears at edges. Popular Mechanics and The Experimental Aircraft Association publication. Survey of experimental plans and kits by Harvey R. Swack. B/w photos.
New York: The Orion Press, 1960. 108 pp. 8vo (oblong). Cloth in dustjacket. Scuffing and edgewear to dj, bumping w/ sm. chips/tears to edges. Scuffing and light edgewear to book. Ep's lightly soiled.
London, New York, Sydney: Blandford Press, 1988. 196 pp. Large 8vo. Paperback. Shelfworn and lightly scuffed. Clear tape to top 2/3 of spine head to repair tears. Light crease to front bottom corner. Small red dot to top edge near spine head.
London: Science Museum, 2000. 8vo. 304 pp. Spine ends lightly bumped. Book is in crisp, clean condition. An historical survey from its origins to the end of the second world war.
New York: Kensington Publishing Corp, 2003. First edition. 278 pp. 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Minor edgewear to dj, sticker to rear panel. Light bumping to book sp. foot. Ilustrated with 2 series of b/w plates.
Shrewsbury, England: Airlife, 2002. 144 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. A reference of comprehensive technical info. Filled w/ b&w & full-color photos. Light cocking to spine but binding very sturdy. Textblock clean & crisp. Some faint scuffing to dj.
Columbus, OH: The Ohio State Univ, 1989. 100 p. 4to. Stapled booklet. Scuffed, soiled. Edgeworn. Bumping to sp.ends.
Orbital Air, Inc., 2002. First edition. 184 pp., oblong 8vo. Cloth hardcover in dj. First edition. A pictorial history, filled w/ b&w photos, on the subject of Donald A. Hall, designer of the Spirit of St. Louis in sixty days. Boards fine. Binding sturdy. Textblock clean & crisp. Light shelfwear.....
London: Faber & Faber, 2010. First edition. 288 pp, 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Lt shelfwear to spine ends, hinge before set of plates sl. loose from general use. Binding still strong, interior clean. Minor shelfwear to dj, lt scuffing/scratches to rear panel.
New York: Military Press, 1990. First edition. 4to. 240 pp. Light wear to corners and spine ends, remainder mark to bottom edge. Dj has wear to edges, tear to front mended with tape. Photos of airshow performances.
New York: Winchester, 1972. First edition. 8vo. 200 pp. Foxing to top and fore-edges. Slight wear to edges of dj. Aeronautical speculation and experiment from classical times through the Renaissance. Illustrated.
New York: Random House, 1972. First edition. 4to. 264 pp. Light wear to head and tail of spine, top corners bumped, some scratching to back cover, previous owner's inscription to front page, some foxing to end-papers and edges, book slightly shaken. Dust jacket torn at head of spine, worn lightly.....
Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1993. 8vo. 415 pp. The autobiography of the man Howard Hughes chose to lead Hughes Aircraft. Black and white photos.
New York: William Morrow and Co., Inc, 1993. First edition. 384 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Slight cocking & shaking to spine but binding very sturdy. Some light foxing to textblock edges. Textblock clean & crisp. W/ b&w photos. Light scuffing & shelfwear to dj; sticker to rear.....
NY: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1944. First edition. 8vo. 129pp. Slightly rolled; light sunning to spine; light bumping to spine ends; dampstaining to edges of endpapers. Rubbing to dj; dampstaining to dj spine; light chipping and shelf wear to dj spine ends & dj corners. "asks some startling questions and.....
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1942. 94 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Edges worn w/ creasing to covers & scuffing to spine; po inscriptions to front cover. Ink residue to fverso; po inscriptions to fverso, ffep & title pg. Light dampstaining to front matter but all pgs fully legible & otherwise entirely.....
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1911. 142 pp + plates, 8vo. Cloth. Edgeworn w/ sl. splitting to cloth at sp. ends and corners, corners bumped, spine lt sunned, lt. soil/ damp-spotting to boards. Textblock age-tanned w/ minor soil to top edge, tanning and foxing to eps, p.o.'s name and address.....
Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1968. 8vo. 186 pp. Small rust marks to ffep, foxing to top and fore-edges. Dj has edgewear, few nicks, light soiling, creasing to edges. Signed to title page. With "Cecil Peak Station, Collins Bay" pamphlet. Biography of a New Zealand pilot.....
Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, 1995. First edition. 256 pp. 4to. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Signed by author. "Reliving the Aerial Triumph That Changed the World." Scuffing and lt edgewear to dj, lt bumping to sp. head and corners. Light bumping to book sp. ends. Illustrated throughout. Historical text by.....
