Search Results: Aviation Related from Deja Vu Books

Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1932. Purple decorated hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. Sun-faded spine and minor soiling. Hinges good, some foxing to endpapers illustrated with sketches of early aircraft in flight. Bookseller stamp fep. 277 pages. B/W frontispiece plate is of Santos-Dumont's Motor-Driven Plane. Chapters include: Make-Believe Flyers, Wooden Pigeon, Ship of the Air, Wings Like Birds, Flying Chariot, First Flyer, Hot Air Balloon, Dangerous Monster, Barnyard Passengers, Hydrogen Balloon, Zeppelins, Man-Carrying Glider, Engine Power, Wright Brothers, France to England, World War Flying, Air-Mail, Non-Stop Atlantic light, Flights in Africa, Richard Byrd Flies to North Pole, Dirigible Balloon over the pole, Chamberlin and Levine, Ocean Flights, Wilkins Flight, First Woman Across the Atlantic, Flying Hotel, Graf Zeppelin, Frank Hawks, Piccard, Post and Gatty, and ends with The Future?. Illus. by Cue, Harold and photographs. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.… Read More

1931. Blue hardcover binding square and tight, Illustrated endpapers of flight, 304 pages plus facsimile of logbook. A bit of staining to front and back endpapers else clean interior.. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Aviation Chicago Press, 2018. Softcover in clean, unread condition. Sticker on front cover indicating autographed copy. Author inscription on title page, 450 pages. Aviation history in Chicago starting with Pre-1900 until 2014. Includes bibliography, notes and index.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

New York - Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1954. Hardcover cloth binding with rubbed/bumped corners, minor soiling, library date slip inside front cover, minimal library stamps and marks. 96 pages with Teacher's notes and glossary. Students learn about ships, planes, trains, buses, trucks and other types of transportation. Illus. by photographs. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Superior WI: Savage Press, 2007. Dark blue hardcover binding with gilt titles clean square and tight. Signed by both authors on title page. Just a bit of shelfwear. Clean and tight interior. 285 pages includes index and bibliography along with a list of websites on the subject.. Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

North Hollywood, Calif: Pan American Navigation Service, 1955. Yellow and green softcover binding has wear at corners, some rubbing and sun faded. 352 pages. Some minor soiling and yellowing pages but no writing or marks. Several b/w photos of airlines - frontispiece is a United Air Lines Convair 340. Text material to prepare applicant for aircraft dispatcher and control tower operating ratings with sample test questions and answers and index.. Illus. by photos, maps and sketches. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. 2nd Edition. Soft Cover - Square-back. Good/No Jacket.

Chicago, New York: Follett Publishing Company, 1968. Blue cloth binding is very clean, square, tight. Front pocket intact. Name on ffep. DJ price-clipped, spine sticker, else minimal wear. A Follett Beginning-to-Read Book about gliders and soaring for children. 28 pages with word list in back.. Illus. by Murakami, Tak. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good.

Lenexa KS: Addax Publishing Group, 2000. Binding and dustjacket nearly as new - minor shelfwear to dj. Some writing (notes?) on last blank page in back of book. 475 pages with index. Scarce title. Son of Lear Jet creator William P. Lear Sr. writes his memoir - a tale of life-long risks as an aviator and daredevil. Author still holds record as youngest (age 17) to have flown the famous Lockheed P-38 Fighter. Story includes military heroics, a mid-air collision, and an incredible bailout, tales of the development of the Learjet, and undercover assignments on behalf of his country.. Illus. by Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York and Racine Wisconsin: Golden Book - Western Publishing, 1971. Pictorial hardcover cloth biding square and tight, bumped corners, lightly soiled, spine sticker. Rubbed top of spine, front pocket intact, usual stamps and marks. Interior clean and bright. 160 pages with index. Scarce title by popular aviation expert Barry Schiff. Book under the general editorship of Vera R. Webster. Lots of photos and diagrams to explain theory of flight and basic manuevers to young readers age 8-12. Also good information on elementary navigation, fundamentals of radio, types of aircraft, and flight rules. Includes a bibliography of books to read on the subject along with a listing of famous flights from 1783 in a balloon to 1954 (when the author made HIS first flight!). Illus. by Fluchere, Henri and Photos. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket.

Boston: W. A. Wilde Company, 1946. Blue hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. DJ missing large piece from back of jacket. Chips, closed tears, and rubbed edges. 291 pages. From the front flap: Story of the International Air Sea Rescue Service that developed out of a war-time efforts to rescue Allied fighting men on land and sea.. Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing, 1932. Red hardcover boards binding clean, square and tight. Yellowing pages. DJ has chips at corners, some wrinkling, light soil. 119 pages. Two high-school aged girls taught to fly by their father set out to search for two friends, Allan and Sidney, who set off to fly across the Atlantic and are missing.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good-.

Avenel, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Outlet, 1984. Silver boards binding clean square and tight. DJ has shelfwear, slit in spine paper. Gift notation ffep, else clean bright and tight interior. 632 pages with index. Covers the production and development of 12 classic aircraft including: P-38 Lightning ,P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, Hellcat, F4U Corsair, Spitfire, Mosquito, Lancaster, Messerschmitt Bf109, Focke-Wulf Fw190, Ju87 Stuka, and Zero Fight. Over 400 Full-Color Illustrations by Rikyu Watanabe, including 24 fold-out panels suitable for framing. Very heavy book - additional shipping costs for international orders due to weight of book.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1919. Light blue hardcover cloth binding with silhouette of bi-plane on front cover, title and author in gilt. Rounded spine, bumped corners, light soiling of covers. Hinge cracked inside front endpaper with other books by author. Crack inside back hinge. Binding is secure although a little bit shaky. 361 pages. Good reading copy. Story of air force flyers of WWI with a romance entwined throughout.. Illus. by Frontispiece Illustration. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. June, 1944. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Exeter Books, 1984. Blue hardcover binding clean square and tight. DJ has some closed tears to cover and shelfwear. 224 pages with index. Created as a separate force in 1947, the US Air Force heritage goes back to the creation of the Aeronautical Division of the US Army Signal Corps in 1907. Book tells of history of its Major Commands and various tactical commands. Over a dozen tables and lists with over two dozen maps and charts including historical data never before brought together in a single volume.. Illus. by Photographs. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

Lincoln Nebraska: Writer's Showcase presented By Writer's Digest 1999, 1999. 393 Trade Paperback is clean, cover shows slight shelfwear, clean and tight interior. Story follows author as she graduates from the US Naval Academy and enters the Navy's extremely demanding and dangerous jet pilot training program. She recounts her first tour in the Phillippines as surreal as she describes the charged and predatory atmosphere condoned on US Foreign military installations. Then she is selected to transition into the fighter combat squadronsin 1993 when the combat exclusion law is repealed; however, the fighter community is not ready to accept woman in the roles of warriors and fighter pilots.. Illus. by Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 1928. Leather-like binding is flexible, split in spine, bound with three pegs - over 140 pages numbered with almost that many for parts lists and pull-out diagrams of the engines. Condition is definitely used but all intact.. Illus. by illustrated with photos and sketches. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Stiff Wraps. Good/No Jacket.

Macmillan 3rd 1973,1972 VG. No dj. Introduction by Robert Buck. Book on the Complete Instrument Pilot.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1933. Yellow hardcover cloth binding of picture pastedown of boy with plane and dog on front rubbed along edges, frayed top of spine, back library pocket and dateslip intact, usual library marks and stamps, binding integrity good. 160 pages. 22 different plane models described with patterns and instructions for kids to build. Gliders, stick monoplanes, fuselage monoplanes, and biplanes.. Illus. by Photographs and sketches. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Aero Publishing, 1982. Dark blue hardcover binding is clean, square and tight. Previous owner name/address ffep only writing, tears or marks. DJ has some minor shelfwear. Originally published 1962, this 1982 book club edition includes an epilogue by the author. In April 1943 an American B-24 Liberator bomber called Lady Be Good failed to return to its base and was resumed to have crashed in the Mediterranean. Sixteen years later an oil exploration team discovers it, and an investigation team is organized to find out what happened to the crew. 203 pages.. Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Specialty Press - Midland Publishing, 2002. Pictorial hardcover binding clean, square and tight. DJ clean and crisp. Appears unread. No writing, tears or marks. 178 pages with appendix and index. Endpapers illustrated.. Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - Square. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.