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Air Facts Inc., Princeton New Jersey, 1966 Dec.. First Edition. Softcover. Fine/VG+. 7 x 5 1/4 x 3/16. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers VERY GOOD PLUS. Looks unopened and unread. Coated stock. Side stapled. Covers are red/white, lettering white/black, black/white photo front. Covers and spine are flat, bright, no bent corners, front cover has a tiny area of colour rubbed on lower corner, on front cover vertically along spine there are a few small dots of colour missing and a few shadows in dots from a bit of very light spray (water?) this can be seen a bit more if front cover is tilted in bright light and some of the dots can be faintly seen on the edge of the black/white photo because they have picked up very light shelf soil. The back cover has miniscule wear on the bottom edge and a small 1/8 inch round white blob on the lower right of the photo in the ad, back cover is an ESSO Aviation gas ad. Spine has a bit of light edge wear… Read More

Air Facts Inc., Princeton New Jersey, 1966 Oct.. First Edition. Softcover. Fine/--. 7 x 5 1/4 x 1/8. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. Looks unopened and unread. Coated stock. Side stapled. Covers are brown/white, lettering white/black, black/white photo front. Covers and spine are flat, bright, one gently bent front top corner restored flat, a few faint vertical creases along spine back edge, front cover has a tiny area of colour rubbed on lower corner and a slight bruise with two small crease marks, largest is 1/4 inch at bottom left edge of front, if tilted in bright light a shadow of two rings (from a small glass) and a spot can be seen on the front cover, back cover has brown border around a black/white ESSO Aviation gas ad and has only a very thin bit along the bottom edge that is perhaps missing a bit of colour, and a slight bruise at bottom right edge of back. Spine has a bit of light edge wear along outer staple line.… Read More

Air Facts Inc., New York, New York, 1940. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/--. 7 x 5 1/4 x 1/8. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book NEAR FINE/ Covers Very Good Plus. Coated stock. Side stapled. Covers are green/white, lettering white, black/white photo front. Covers and spine are flat, bright, one gently bent front top corner restored flat, some minor horizontal creases along spine each about 1/4 inch in length or so, front cover has a few tiny areas of colour missing and one line about 1/2 inch x 1/8 inch of gold paint, back cover is predominantly white and has normal shelf and use soil which makes the white only slightly dingy in places, mostly along the spine. Spine has a bit of light edge wear and the fold is torn for 3/4 inch up from bottom, covers have normal wear for its age in misc. very light creases here and there made by holding the book. Outer back cover is a black/white 1940 ad for Kollsman Instrument Division of Square D Company,… Read More

Air Facts Inc., Princeton New Jersey, 1967 Jan.. First Edition. Softcover. Fine/VG. 7 x 5 1/4 x 1/4. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEAR FINE/ Covers VERY GOOD. Coated stock. Side stapled. Covers are blue/white, lettering white/black, black/white photo front. Covers and spine are flat, bright, no bent corners, a few short 1/4 inch light horizontal creases in places on spine, front cover has a small areas of colour rubbed in places and one 1/8 inch round bit of colour missing, back cover has visible moisture marks but paper has dried flat and without mildew or stain, back cover has a bit of light soil on white part of ad for Brittain Industries Inc., Calif., back cover has small bits of colour rubbed in places and on edges. Spine has a bit of light edge wear along outer staple line and staples are lightly rusted but it has not coloured the paper. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age… Read More

Simon and Schuster, New York., 1978. First Edition.. Hardcover.. As New/Very Fine. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 1.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. GIFT QUALITY. Book AS NEW/ Dust Jacket VERY FINE. NEVER OPENED. Boards and spine are grey cloth, lettering black. Dust jacket is silver, lettering black, black pictorial front. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, is flat, clean, bright, no rips, a few very thin shallow partial creases of small areas on dj top edge, a 3/4 x 1/16 inch crease on bottom of dj back restored flat, a 1/4 x 1/8 inch bubble in the gloss finish on dj front at top edge by spine. The book itself has covers and spine flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases. Page edges bright and clean. Inner end papers are white. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat, as new. Owner’s name, date, ink on ffep. Lots of black/white photos and blue/white illustrations. Tables, charts. Full colour illustrative section on Airline… Read More

Bantam Books New York., 1968. First Edition 1967, First Bantam Edition 1968. Softcover. VG+/--. 7 H x 4 1/4 W. Book 3724. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book VERY GOOD PLUS/ Covers VERY GOOD. Book has no rips, no damp, paper smells nice. Covers are black, lettering white, pictorial front. Front cover is flat, bright, no rips, one faint crease at each corner and one near spine, a few thin vertical spine creases, some edge wear but no chips or rips or holes, front cover has a few areas of light grey drips looks like perhaps milk. Spine is is slightly cocked, has two areas of several thin vertical spine creases, paper has come away from the glue at the top of spine for 1/4 inch with a 1/4 inch tear at top left of spine and a 1/16 inch tear at top right of spine, has some minor chipping of black colour on spine edges. Back cover is flat, bright, no rips, two bent corner tips, a few thin vertical spine creases, some edge wear but no chips or rips or holes,… Read More

Pan Books, London U.K., 1978. First Edition (Stated).. Softcover.. Near Fine/--. 7 H x 4 3/8 W x 3/4 inch thick.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEAR FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. Covers are yellow, lettering black/red, colour photo front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no vertical creases beside spine or on spine, almost no edge wear, thin horizontal black line on spine (not a remainder mark). Page edges slightly sunned and side edge has a 3/4 inch very thin light brown vertical line. ffep edge has owner’s name neatly cut out due to personality test in book. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of a few pages. ffep and back end paper are stuck to inside covers by about 1/8 inch, seems to have been done when published. Book is slightly over-opened at page 333 but spine is not broken and no pages are loose or missing. Date, small, in… Read More

McGraw Hill Book Company, New York, 1959. First Edition (Shown). Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8 1/2 x 6 x 1. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book VERY FINE/ Dust Jacket Near Fine. Looks as if unread. Boards and spine are black, lettering light blue and white. Dust jacket is white/blue, lettering white/yellow, colour pictorial front and spine. Dust jacket is price clipped, has a bit of age darkening on edges and folds of flaps, has small bits of colour off front edge of dj spine, minor edge wear and a 3/4 inch tear on dj top edge almost invisible. The book itself has covers and spine flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, a small amount of edge wear to board edges in places. Page edges clean and bright. Inner end papers are white. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat. Owner’s name, date, ink on ffep. Black/white diagrams, sketches, tables, graphs. Jacket design by Abner Graboff. Technical illustration by Mary N.… Read More

McGraw Hill Publishing New York, 1986 Feb 10. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/--. 10 3/4 H x 8 1/4 W x 1/8 inch. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers Fine. Never Opened. Side stapled. Coated stock. Covers are colour photo front, lettering black/red/yellow, colour ad back. NOTE: Front cover has a fold-out and in the photo of the book, this vertical line might look like a scratch, cut or crease but it is only the edge formed by the shorter front cover on top of the wider fold-out. Front cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, no edge wear, no scratches, no stains, has subscription label, on a few parts of the front of the spine there is a very light rubbing of the colour, in the top right corner area there is a shadow formed by the paper being pressed down on a paper clip. The spine is clean with no chips. Back cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, one small bent corner tip restored flat, no scratches, no… Read More

McGraw-Hill Publication., 1991. First Edition.. Softcover.. Very Fine/--. 10 1/4 H x 7 7/8 W x 1/4 Thick.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. GIFT QUALITY. NEVER OPENED. Book FINE to AS NEW/ Covers FINE. Coated stock. Covers are black, lettering gold, colour ad on back. Front cover is flat, clean, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, miniscule edge wear, has a subscription label on it, and because cover is black one few minor scratch and a few rub marks show. Spine is clean and has a bit of chipping at top edge, a small dot of colour missing, and a small wrinkle mark. Back cover is clean and bright and has one tiny bent corner tip and two small creases on open side edge with a 1/8 inch rip. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. The back cover rip goes into the book from page 222 to 234 but the rip is only 1/8 inch on the first two pages and then is smaller at 1/16 inch. Full of black/white and colour… Read More

McGraw Hill Publishing New York, 1986 Feb 3. First Edition. Softcover. Very Fine/--. 10 3/4 H x 8 1/4 W x 1/8 inch. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book VERY FINE/ Covers Fine. Book NEVER OPENED. Side stapled. Coated stock. Covers are colour photo front, lettering black/red/yellow, colour ad back. Front cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, two bent corner tips restored flat, one slight vertical spine crease beside spine on half of spine, minor edge wear, no scratches, no stains, subscription label. The spine is clean with a tiny chip on top with paper still in place and very slight edge wear. Back cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, one slight vertical crease 1 1/2 inch long near spine, no scratches, no stains, has two small round shadows of finger tips when it was held. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Colour and black/white photos, tables, etc. The Challenger Disaster - Shuttle… Read More

Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1965. First Edition Second Printing Sept. 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine/G. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/8. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEAR FINE/ Dust Jacket Good. Boards and spine are light brown cloth, lettering red. Dust jacket is white, lettering red/black, black/white pictorial front and 6 black/white photos on back. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has two creases to front of dj restored flat and lying flat, minor edge wear, spine is a bit sunned, has several small tears on top and bottom edges of dj spine largest is 5/8 inch fixed with clear cello tape which in some cases is now missing, 3/4 inch tear on top edge of dj back repaired with clear tape (tear is almost invisible), 1 3/4 inch tear on dj front at flap fold was repaired with tape but tape now missing, dj has minor soiling and scuffing and a few light scratch marks on back of dj which did not tear the paper and one has a rub spot 1/4 inch x 1/16 inch. The… Read More

Irwin Publishing, Toronto Canada., 1987. First Edition.. Softcover.. As New/--. 9 H x 6 W x 1 1/8 thick.. AUTOGRAPHED by author. GIFT QUALITY. NEVER OPENED. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior AS NEW/ Covers AS NEW. INCLUDES PHOTO OF ASTRONAUT DAVID WILLIAMS (STS-90, STS-118). Covers are blue, lettering white/red, colour photo front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases either on spine or beside spine, no edge wear. Page edges bright and white. Inner end papers are white. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Original AUTOGRAPH by Author “With Best Wishes, Lydia Dotto” in black ink. With Foreword by Dr. Marc Garneau, President of Canadian Space Agency. Black/white photos, diagrams, illustrations.

Fleming Review Printing, Ontario Canada., 1976. First Edition Third Copyright.. Softcover.. As New/--. 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 1/2.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book AS NEW/ Covers VERY FINE. NEVER OPENED. GIFT QUALITY. Covers are white, lettering black, pictorial front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, some minor age darkening of cover and spine edges, there is a paper pouch glued onto the inner back cover for the aeronautical chart and the dots of glue have made slight dimples in the back cover. Inner end papers are white. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. There may be almost unnoticeable bits of age darkening on edges of some pages. Black/white charts, illustrations. Includes original fold-out aeronautical chart.

Cessna Aircraft Company., 1974. First Edition.. Softcover.. Very Fine/--. 7 x 4 7/8 x 1/8.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book VERY FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. GIFT QUALITY. Side stapled. Covers are yellow, lettering black. Covers and spine are flat, bright, no rips, no holes, two slightly creased corners, very minor edge wear on spine fold, very minimal soiling from touching adjacent book on shelf, back cover has airport ink stamp 1/2 inch x 2 3/4 inch, front cover has tiny ink year 1974. Page edges clean. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, flat, no rips, no notes, no stains. Page 28 below Figure 5-5 has a black and white photo of instrument panel taped to the page with two strips of clear cello tape each 1/2 inch x 2 3/4 inches which has made the expected shadow under the tape, but it is neatly done and did not damage the page. Black/white illustrations, tables, charts, lists.

National Science Teachers Association / Scholastic Book Services, New York, 1962. First Edition Second Printing 1962. Softcover. Fine/--. 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 3/8. Book A2065. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEVER OPENED. GIFT QUALITY. Book FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. A Vistas Of Science Book. Covers are red/orange, lettering black, pictorial front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, back cover is virtually untouched, front cover has a 1/8 inch tear and a bit of edge wear only on the top spine side edge of cover, one very short thin edge bruise on front cover side edge, a small bit of colour off red band in front lower right corner, spine is very slightly sunned and has a few tiny spots of blue colour rubbed on the front spine edge, owner has put a cello tape colour code at bottom of spine and extends onto front and back covers 1/2 inch high x 7/8 inch long but is clear and not noticeable. Page edges… Read More

Ian Allan, London U.K., 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/--. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/4. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEAR FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. NEVER OPENED. Coated stock. Side stapled. Covers are white/grey, lettering black, black/white photo and pictorial front and back. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, two small bits of colour off front cover 1/8 x 1/16 inch in size, slight shelf soil on parts of the bottom 1/2 inch of back cover, owner had put a piece of clear tape with tiny paper label on spine and this has left slight yellow tape residue, miniscule edge wear on front cover edges. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. The first two pages were taped together with one piece of cello tape at the top so that owner could get to title page fast. This cello tape has made a slight yellow tape residue 1/2 x 5/8 inch in size on ffep, no effect at all on page ii, a… Read More

George Allen and Unwin Ltd., London U.K., 1970. First Edition (Stated).. Hardcover. Fine/VG+. 10 x 7 5/8 x 3/4. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Dust Jacket VERY GOOD PLUS. Coated paper. Boards and spine are red cloth, lettering silver. Dust jacket is white/black, lettering white/black, colour photos on front. Dust jacket is price clipped, has a small bit of colour off spine dj at top, minor thin creases along top, a tear 1/8 inch at top of dj spine, a chip out of dj front at top fold and either the spine and back cover were originally ivory or the colour has changed a bit with age. The book itself has covers and spine flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, small rub mark on lower front board about 1/8 inch in size, minor edge wear on bottom boards. Page edges clean, top edges are red and slightly sunned in places. Inner end papers are white and ffep has slight chip on lower inside edge about 1/4 inch in size.… Read More

Hodder and Stoughton, London U.K., 1984. First Edition Stated.. Hardcover.. Fine/Near Fine. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 1.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Dust Jacket NEAR FINE. Boards and spine are navy cloth, lettering gilt. Dust jacket is white, lettering red/orange/blue, colour pictorial front and back, and black/white photo on back flap. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has some minor creases at top of dj spine and front fold, has a little bit of dirt in top outer corner of back of dj. The book itself has covers and spine flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, a very small bit of sunning along top board edges. Inner end papers are white and ffep has small store stamp on it. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat, title page has small book store stamp on it. No photos. Tables, charts.

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