Softcover. Carrollton TX, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 60 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Color wrappers. Aircraft No. 45 in series.
Softcover. Carrollton TX, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 50 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Color wrappers. Aircraft No. 40 in series.
Paperback. Newcastle, WA, Aviation Supplies and Academics Inc., reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 275 pages, paperback. The complexities of helicopter flight in clear, easy-to-understand terms. Rubbing to wraps, light edgwear. Illustrated with line drawings throughout. Unmarked. A bright and tight copy.
Hardcover. New York , Doubleday and Co., 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 259 pages, illustrated in b&w. Color illustrated dust jacket, unclipped with minor edgewear.
Softcover. Carrollton TX, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 58 pages, stapled wrappers, pictures in color and b&w, illustrations by Don Greer and Rob Stern. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. New York, Funk & Wagnalls Co., Revised, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 356 pages. Portrait frontispiece of author. Pictorial title page. Profusely illustrated throughout text. Royal 8vo. Blue pictorial cloth of an airplane in flight. Spine is lightened. Light wear to spine edges. Color pictorial dust jacket with some wear and chipping to edges. Small tear on back cover. Minor browning to inside covers. Top edge stained blue.
Hardcover. Chicago, Simmons-Boardman, 1st, 1926, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 245 pages, blue cloth with gilt lettering. B&w illustrations throughout. An attractive previous owner's bookplate with an aviation design on inside front cover.
Hardcover. New York, Oxford Uniersity Press, reprint, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 177 pages. Dust jacket has a short tear to lower back cover corner
Softcover. Los Angeles, Floyd Clymer, 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 52 pages, b&w photos, drawings of 72 speed planes. Blue and white heavy paper covers.
Hardcover. London, England, Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., 1st, 1974, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 240 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in generally good condition, protected by a plastic coating, with one open tear present at the bottom of the spine. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color illustrations throughout. This book details the fascinating history of aviation as it pertains to warfare, with emphasis on the development of airframes designed for specialized tasks, such as bombers. The volume covers world military history from pre-WWI, to post-WWII. Clean copy. Record # 34033
Hardcover. Baltimore, MD, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1st, 2008, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 393 pages, hardcover. This is an ex-library book with the usual stamping. Dust jacket, cloth covers, and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This well-researched book details how accident investigators piece together what really happened in a plane crash, from black boxes to debris patterns. It also extrapolates to show how these insights are utilized in aircraft design and operation to keep commercial aviation as safe as possible. Unmarked text. Record # 33906
Hardcover. London, UK, Brassey's, 1st thus, 1999, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 787 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has multiple closed tears and significant edge wear. Blue cloth covers have been bumped along the top edge, but are still in good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a prime source of in-depth information on the world's aerospace industries. It is an invaluable reference work for aviation enthusiasts around the world. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34370
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 245 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book follows the story of the author's life as a flying cadet in WWI, an airmail pilot in the 1920's, and lastly as the lead aviator in Admiral Byrd's 1928 Antarctic expedition. Told in a self-deprecating style with a matter of fact sense of humor, it is an engaging read from start to finish. Stamped by previous owner on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33901
Hardcover. NY, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 243 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers are in very good condition despite some sunning to the spine and minor edge wear to the bottom of the front cover. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Top edge colored red. This book chronicles the Civil Air Patrol's role during World War II. The book details how CAP contributed to the war effort by performing various tasks like coastal patrols, antisubmarine warfare, target towing, and mail delivery. It highlights the organization's vital role in national defense during a time when the military was stretched thin. Bind-in pages in the middle contain B&W photography. Previous owner's signature on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33900
Hardcover. Silver Spring MD, Silver Spring Press, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 206 pages, hardcover. Exterior dust jacket is folded inwards at the cover corners, but interior pages and binding are in great condition. B&W illustrations throughout, detailing the early history of aviation. Some additional thematically related artwork and materials were pasted into interior beginning and end pages by previous owner, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33595
Softcover. Corona Del Mar CA, World War II Publcations, 5th pr., 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Approximately 80 pages, b&w illustrations, softcover. Clean. Record # 406973
Hardcover. NY, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1st, 1945, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 161 pages, hardcover. Covers are in very good condition, despite some minor sunning to the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Includes B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This is a comprehensive book that details the history of helicopter development, from the earliest attempts to create a flying machine that could take off and land vertically, to the modern helicopters of today. Morris explores the many challenges and obstacles that were faced by pioneers in the field, including technical limitations, safety concerns, and financial constraints. Inscription by previous owner on the first front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33904
Softcover. Vista CA, Aeolus Publishing, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages illustrated in b&w, color illustrated wrappers, stapled. Record # 406492
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