Description:
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…
Read More The AMERICAN AIRCRAFT ALBUM. "A Hobby for the Airminded". Contains Spaces for 360 "Plane Pix" ... With Complete Information on Each Type of Plane in the Series. This Collection Consists of the Most Popular Sport, Racing, Transport, Army, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard Type of Airplanes Built in the U.S.A. by [Aviation Scrap Book] - (n. d.)
by [Aviation Scrap Book]
The AMERICAN AIRCRAFT ALBUM. "A Hobby for the Airminded". Contains Spaces for 360 "Plane Pix" ... With Complete Information on Each Type of Plane in the Series. This Collection Consists of the Most Popular Sport, Racing, Transport, Army, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard Type of Airplanes Built in the U.S.A.
by [Aviation Scrap Book]
- Used
- first
Mountainside, N.J.: International Aircraft Photo Service Inc, (n. d.). 1st edition. Ca 1930s. Screw-post binding with stiff stock paper covers. Norman Barker drawing of 3 planes to front cover [planes reminiscent of the T-28]. General binding wear. Title leaf detached. ~ 10 leaves with varying degrees of damping, with some associated adhesion damage to images [none ruined, per se, but noticable]; light scattered damp-spotting to images throughout. A Good set of an uncommon item.. Unpaginated, though 18 pages of text. 45 leaves with 8 tipped-in photographic style images [360 total] of the divers aircraft. Oblong format: 7-1/4" x 12"
- Seller Tavistock Books, ABAA (US)
- Format/Binding Screw-post binding with stiff stock paper covers. Norman Barker drawing of 3 planes to front cover [planes reminiscent of the T-
- Book Condition Used - General binding wear. Title leaf detached. ~ 10 leaves with varying degrees of damping, with some associated adhesion damage to
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition 1st edition. Ca 1930s
- Publisher International Aircraft Photo Service Inc
- Place of Publication Mountainside, N.J.
- Date Published (n. d.)
More Photos
The Medical Examination of Airmen : A Practical Guide for Use in the Examination of Members of the Air Service and Its Recruits
by Maublanc, Pierre Andre; & Victor Charles Ratié: Preface by André Broca; Martin Flack; from the library of Dr. Arthur Frank Payne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Henderson, Nevada, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$251.07
Show Details
Item Price
NZ$251.07
More Photos
Naval Air Pilot : Mexico - Corrected to May 1, 1933 - Notice to Aviators, No. 9, 1933
by Hydrographic Office under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good condition
- Edition
- First printing of 1933 Revised Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Henderson, Nevada, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$297.88
Show Details
Description:
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1933. Very Good condition. Light edge wear. SEE PHOTOS. Square and tight. A few pages have dog-eared corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Softcover. 5.75" wide by 9" tall. Illustrated with photos of landing fields and numerous maps in color, a few folding. Detailed guide to air routes, distances, air traffic rules, airstrips, sea plane anchorages and landing fields in Mexico. Hydrographic Office Publication No. 193. Index. Bound in the original green wraps, stamped in black.. First printing of 1933 Revised Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. v, 95pp.
Item Price
NZ$297.88
More Photos
History of Aeronautics in Great Britain From the Earliest Times to the Latter half of the Nineteenth Century
by Hodgson, J.E.
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
NZ$308.78
Show Details
Description:
Oxford University Press, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Limited to 1000 copies. The book is still firmly bound and has been carefully read. The hardcover is has some light edge wear & is slightly faded with a little spotting. Inside the pages are clean and free from foxing. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. Many illustrations in b/w and some colour plates. A large & heavy volume which weighs about 2.5kg with packaging so special postage rates apply for shipping overseas.
Item Price
NZ$308.78
More Photos
Pylon (Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing Thus)
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- Stated 2nd Issue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$501.96NZ$301.17Save NZ$117.96!
Show Details
Description:
WILLIAM FAULKNER! Stated Second Issue, 2nd Printing Thus. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER. Faulkner, William: PYLON. Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing 1935, Smith & Haas, NY. RARE IN THE ORIGINAL BLUE DUST JACKET. RARE SASCHA MAURER COVER ART. ART DECO. Used. Very Good-/ Very Good- Blue cloth, \ The second printing (stated). In second issue dust jacket (blank rear panel and flap. Faulkner's tale of the exciting, dangerous, and short-lived, sport of airplane "barnstorming". Set in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Original source material for the 1958 film "Tarnished Angels" Starring Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone, Robert Stack, and Jack Carson and directed by Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987)."
Item Price
NZ$501.96NZ$301.17
Save NZ$117.96
!
Russia's Warplanes; Volume 2; Russian-Made Military Aircraft and Helicopters Today
by Butowski, Piotr
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780997309201 / 0997309202
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Item Price
-
NZ$326.19
Show Details
Description:
Houston: Harpia Publishing 978-0-9973092-0-1 [978-0-9973092-0-1] 2016. (4to paperback) 251pp. Near fine. Black & white and color photographs and illustrations, appendix, map. Minor crease to the bottom corner of the front cover. (Military, Military Aircraft--Russia).
Item Price
NZ$326.19
More Photos
The Medical Examination of Airmen : A Practical Guide for Use in the Examination of Members of the Air Service and Its Recruits
by Maublanc, Pierre Andre; & Victor Charles Ratié: Preface by André Broca; Martin Flack; from the library of Dr. Arthur Frank Payne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Henderson, Nevada, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$251.07
Show Details
Description:
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…
Read More Item Price
NZ$251.07
More Photos
Naval Air Pilot : Mexico - Corrected to May 1, 1933 - Notice to Aviators, No. 9, 1933
by Hydrographic Office under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good condition
- Edition
- First printing of 1933 Revised Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Henderson, Nevada, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$297.88
Show Details
Description:
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1933. Very Good condition. Light edge wear. SEE PHOTOS. Square and tight. A few pages have dog-eared corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Softcover. 5.75" wide by 9" tall. Illustrated with photos of landing fields and numerous maps in color, a few folding. Detailed guide to air routes, distances, air traffic rules, airstrips, sea plane anchorages and landing fields in Mexico. Hydrographic Office Publication No. 193. Index. Bound in the original green wraps, stamped in black.. First printing of 1933 Revised Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. v, 95pp.
Item Price
NZ$297.88
More Photos
History of Aeronautics in Great Britain From the Earliest Times to the Latter half of the Nineteenth Century
by Hodgson, J.E.
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
NZ$308.78
Show Details
Description:
Oxford University Press, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Limited to 1000 copies. The book is still firmly bound and has been carefully read. The hardcover is has some light edge wear & is slightly faded with a little spotting. Inside the pages are clean and free from foxing. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. Many illustrations in b/w and some colour plates. A large & heavy volume which weighs about 2.5kg with packaging so special postage rates apply for shipping overseas.
Item Price
NZ$308.78
More Photos
Pylon (Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing Thus)
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- Stated 2nd Issue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$501.96NZ$301.17Save NZ$117.96!
Show Details
Description:
WILLIAM FAULKNER! Stated Second Issue, 2nd Printing Thus. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER. Faulkner, William: PYLON. Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing 1935, Smith & Haas, NY. RARE IN THE ORIGINAL BLUE DUST JACKET. RARE SASCHA MAURER COVER ART. ART DECO. Used. Very Good-/ Very Good- Blue cloth, \ The second printing (stated). In second issue dust jacket (blank rear panel and flap. Faulkner's tale of the exciting, dangerous, and short-lived, sport of airplane "barnstorming". Set in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Original source material for the 1958 film "Tarnished Angels" Starring Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone, Robert Stack, and Jack Carson and directed by Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987)."
Item Price
NZ$501.96NZ$301.17
Save NZ$117.96
!
Russia's Warplanes; Volume 2; Russian-Made Military Aircraft and Helicopters Today
by Butowski, Piotr
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780997309201 / 0997309202
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Item Price
-
NZ$326.19
Show Details
Description:
Houston: Harpia Publishing 978-0-9973092-0-1 [978-0-9973092-0-1] 2016. (4to paperback) 251pp. Near fine. Black & white and color photographs and illustrations, appendix, map. Minor crease to the bottom corner of the front cover. (Military, Military Aircraft--Russia).
Item Price
NZ$326.19
More Photos
THE BATTLE OF EASTLEIGH
by Bolle, Frederick N
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Los Angeles, California, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$61.28
Show Details
Description:
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."
Item Price
NZ$61.28
More Photos
TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF FLIGHT IN AMERICA: A Bicentennial Survey
by Emme, Eugene M. (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780877031017 / 0877031010
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$85.11
Show Details
Description:
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…
Read More Item Price
NZ$85.11
Some Milestones in Aviation
by W. E. Johns
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Oak Point, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$102.13
Show Details
Description:
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. .
Item Price
NZ$102.13
More Photos
Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars
by Brooks, Walter R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ Included
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$170.22NZ$102.13Save NZ$40.00!
Show Details
Description:
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.
Item Price
NZ$170.22NZ$102.13
Save NZ$40.00
!
More Photos
Freddy And The Men From Mars
by Brooks, Walter R
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ Included
- Edition
- 2nd Printing Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$170.22NZ$102.13Save NZ$40.00!
Show Details
Description:
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.
Item Price
NZ$170.22NZ$102.13
Save NZ$40.00
!
The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction
by Margulies, Leo
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$170.22NZ$102.13Save NZ$40.00!
Show Details
Description:
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.
Item Price
NZ$170.22NZ$102.13
Save NZ$40.00
!
More Photos
Pan American's Pacific Pioneers: The Rest of the Story A Pictorial History of Pan Am's Pacific First Flights 1935-1946
by Jon E. Krupnick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781575100760 / 1575100762
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Item Price
-
NZ$124.64
Show Details
Description:
Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Missoula, 2000, Fine Hardcover / Near Fine Dustjacket, 696 pages, 9.5" x 12.25", slight edgewear on dustjacket, otherwise clean and tight. Cover art by Bob Jenny.
Item Price
NZ$124.64
Fatigue of Aircraft Structures
by Grover, Horace J
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine/--
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
LOrignal, Ontario, Canada
- Item Price
-
NZ$102.13
Show Details
Description:
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…
Read More Item Price
NZ$102.13
More Photos
Isla de pinos centro de aviacion por gabriel camps segunda edicion 1928 descripcion y relatos sobre la isla de pinos cuba
by Gabriel camps
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
miami, Florida, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$170.22
Show Details
Description:
Isla de pinos centro de aviacion por gabriel camps segunda edicion 1928 descripcion y relatos sobre la isla de pinos cuba.
Item Price
NZ$170.22
More Photos
The Challenging Skies: The Colorful Story of Aviation's Most Exciting Years 1919-39
by Roseberry, C.R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Book is in Very Good condition.
- Jacket Condition
- The Dust Jacket is on the Book, but is in Fair to Poor condition with a lot of wear especially on the back cover, which has seve
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Shawnee, Kansas, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$170.22
Show Details
Description:
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.
Item Price
NZ$170.22