Search Results: Aviation from Callaghan Books South

TAB Books, 1985. Trade Paperback. Fine. When you get your Flight License...Trade paperback, glossy wrappers with color photo of small plane in air on front wrapper, light blue spine, white center back with blue borders, 218 pages. Light creases near top front. Near Very Fine copy.

New York: The Norman W. Henley Publishing Co., 1929. Cloth. Good. (Originally published, 1927) 102 engravings and plates. Heavy book, blue cloth, gilt title and box near fine on front despite nearby black line, gilt lettering near fine on spine, 316 pages plus 20-page catalog. Torn and worn at both inner hinges, covers loose, pencil name and date at top first front end paper, light scratch at bottom back, worn at tips, microtears at spine bottom edge. Near Good.

Civil Air Patrol, 1992. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, heavy softcover, space shuttle prototype in space above earth on front wrapper, quotation on back from Robert H. Goddard, many photos and illustrations throughout, punched with three holes for filing in binder, tiny light crease at bottom front tip. Near Very Fine.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crescent Books/Salamander Books, 1992. First Edition . Color-photo Illustrated Boards. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (Printed in Hong Kong). Very large, thinner book, color-illustrated glossy covers showing helicopter from above on front and back, two color photos at top back, color photo of helicopter in flight inside covers and adjacent end papers, ink last name at top of first front end paper, 64 glossy pages, profusely illustrated, most in color. Tiny surface tear at bottom front tip, micronick at tiny dent at top back spine indentation. Near Fine.

Fall River Press, 2009. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st) Larger book, dark blue spine, blue boards, silver lettering bright on spine, dark blue inside covers and adjacent end papers, 339 pages. DJ glossy, colorfully illustrated with battle scene close to ground on front, photos on back. Includes accounts of Rickenbacker, St. Exupery, Billy Mitchell, Earhart, Doug Bader and the future of air warfare. DJ creased near bottom back. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Large, sturdy heavy book, cream covers, very bright orange lettering on spine, 322 pages, photos throughout. DJ glossy light green background beneath mylar with maroon borders, green-tinted photo of plane on forest runway at top front, a pilot in another photo on front, praise on back. DJ and book, both As New.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. (1st) Larger book, light rose boards, very bright orange lettering on spine, 322 pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar and colorfully designed in green and dark red with tinted photo of plane on jungle airstrip and a man in pilot's gear on front, praise on back. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Soft cover. Near Fine. Lavelle, Col. A.J.C.. Very large, sturdy softcover, glossy white wrappers lightly foxed to front edges, blue circular insignias for Air Force units on front, 358 pages, illustrations throughout. Very tiny crease at top front tip. Near Very Fine.

E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Berkley Books, 1997. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good. (1st softcover) Very large, heavy softcover, glossy blue wrappers with raised airborne senior paratrooper insignia on front and title in silver, raised red author's name, white spine and back wrapper, 326 pages, color photo inside back wrapper of Clancy. Very light short crease at top front edge. Near Fine.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rawson Associates Publishing, 1983. 2d Ptg. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, very heavy book, yellow cloth spine, smooth dark blue boards, very slightly faded at top edges, 248 stiff heavy pages, profusley illustrated. DJ glossy white with color-illustration of planes on front and spine, six b/w photos on back. DJ has very tiny tear at top front tip, micronick at spine bottom right edge, tiny tear with crease and microtear at bottom back edge with crease, lightly browned overall. Near Very Good DJ/Fine book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Gallery Books, 1987. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (1st) Very large oblong book, heavy blue cloth with very slight wear along all bottom edges, darker blue inside covers and adjacent papers, 223 photo paper pages. DJ has color photo of jet on front, another of two jets on back. DJ has tiny tear at spine top right edge, tiny scratch at bottom back edge. (Additional postage will be required.) Fine DJ/Near Very Good book.

Florence, Kentucky, U.S.A.: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (1st) Very large (11" tall), heavy book, black boards, very bright silver lettering on spine, 249 heavy pages, light foxing on pp. 222-223, three-column format and profuse illustrations. DJ glossy white with color-illustration of plane and instruments on front, b/w photo of Foster on back. DJ has light creases at top back left. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Frederick J. Drake, 1943. Cloth. Fine. (3d ptg.) Maroon cloth, gilt on front and spine bright, Very Fine copy.

London: Cavendish House, 1984. Color-photo Illustrated Boards. Fine/Near Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Inside it states "Not to Be Sold in Australia, New Zealand or North America." Very large (over 11" tall), thinner book, glossy blue background with color photo of plane and airport on front, fighter jet on back, blue-tinted photo of antique plane inside covers and adjacent end papers, 119 glossy heavy pages, profusely illustrated, many in color. DJ has same color-illustrations as book. DJ has tiny tear with slight wear at top front and bottom front tips, 2.5" scratch at top front left, tiny tears with crease and slight wear at spine top edge. Near Good DJ/Fine book.

Farrar & Rinehart, 1945. Soft cover. Fair. Large softcover, purple background to front wrapper and spine, Earth at center front, color-illustration and ad for Curtiss Wright on back wrapper, back wrapper badly soiled. 512 lightly browned pages, double-column format, creased at top tips pages 507-512. 1001 Air facts. Several creases to front right edges, very slight wear to long and bottom front edges, slight wear to all four spine edges, nick and 3/4" tear at spine bottom edge. Fair--reading copy.

Arno Press, 1981. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Foreword by Verne L. Bowers. Large, heavy book, yellow shiny boards, pp. 301-304 wrinkled, some photos and maps. DJ glossy with color photo of soldier guarding chopper on front and spine, yellow back with map of battle. DJ worn and torn at edges and tips. Poor DJ/Near Very Good book.

Doubleday, 1971. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Cloth. Fine/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (Book Club edition) Very large book (more than 11 inches), dark blue cloth, gilt lettering bright on spine, 228 pages plus 28-page index, profusely illustrated. DJ has blue border on front with illustration of flaming plane and aircraft carrier, four small b/w photos on back. DJ white background slightly browned with chips, tears and wear. Fair DJ/Fine book.

Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1928. Cloth. Very Good. Shenton, Edward. Illustrated by Edward Shenton in spectacular fashion! Larger, thin book, dark blue shiny cloth with planes and dirigibles over mountains embossed on front, gilt title very bright, very slight surface wear to tips and spine edges. Beautiful illustrations, some full-page and in color on every other page, smaller illustrations to support alphabetical arrangement of aviation terms, neat ink note on first front end paper, dated 1928. Very Good.

Presidio, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. Dark blue boards, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 364 lightly browned pages. DJ dark blue background, jet fighter on front, b/w photo in red border on back, praise at top front from Harold Coyne, on back from Dale Brown. DJ has very slight wear to top tips, light wear to bottom tips, tiny tear and micronick at bottom front edge, slight wear spots at spine top left and right edge with light crease between, very slight wear to spine bottom left and right with crease between, light wear to back edges. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Alexandria, VA, U.S.A.: Time-Life, Incorporated, 1982. Padded Leather. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, heavy book, padded leather dark blue with embossed design of clouds and propeller on front, color illustration of plane under attack on front as well, color-illustration inside covers and adjacent end papers, ink name at top first front end paper, 176 lightly browned photo paper pages. Near Good.