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. Garden City, NY, Doubleday , 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 368 pages, b&w photos. Light wear to dust jacket, else a very nice, tight copy protected by mylar cover. Record # 809655
Hardcover. Atglen, PA, Schiffer Military History, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 244 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, tan cloth covers, and interior pages with marbled end pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout, plus a bind-in with full-color plates towards the end. This book tells of the adventures of the 95th Aero Squadron, which was the first American pursuit squadron to fly over the front in March of 1918. Author's inscription on the title page reads: "With best wishes and happy landings, Charles Woolley." This is a large format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34056
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. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, book club edition, part of Smithsonian History of Aviation Series, 450 pages, b&w photos, slight foxing on top edge, spine slightly cocked, very clean, tight copy. Record # 801388
Hardcover. New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 371 pages, b&w illustrations. Remainder mark on bottom edge, light edgewear to dust jacket. Overall, a tight clean copy. Record # 458845
Hardcover. New York , Dodd Mead, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 278 pages, in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Record # 411423
Hardcover. Annapolis, Maryland, Naval Institute Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 244 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, red cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This lively memoir comes from a Marine F/A-18 pilot who flew thirty-seven sorties against the Iraqis during Desert Storm. Infused with the cocky confidence--and sometimes ribald humor--of a young pilot fighting in one of the world's fastest and most lethal machines, this book offers readers a fascinating blend of technological and human dynamics. Clean copy. Record # 34057
Hardcover. Toronto, Ontario, Random House of Canada, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a detailed account of the Canadian 126 Wing's extraordinary combat record during World War II. Clean copy. Record # 34055
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
Hardcover. Hanover and London, University Press of New England, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 238 pages. Blue boards, blue cloth spine, silver lettering. Record # 40170
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
Hardcover. NY, International Press, 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 320 pages, b&w illustrations. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering, light fade to spine. Previous owner's signature and 1927 date on front fly leaf. Record # 601703
Hardcover. NY, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1st, 1938, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 221 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers are significantly bumped. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. This is the "warm and real and very human" story of Douglas Corrigan's life, leading up to and including his famous "wrong-way" flight in which he spent 28 hours alone crossing 3,000 miles of ocean, flying in a single-motor secondhand plane. Previous owner's inscription and signature present on front end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33903
Softcover. Dover, DE, Air Mobility Command Office of History, 2nd pr., 1998, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 18 pages, soft cover. Covers are in good condition, with some minor stains on the rear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book summarizes the events of the storied Berlin airlift by date, plus two prefaces. This huge logistical success marked a cold war victory for the west against the Soviet Union, without firing a shot. Clean copy. Record # 34145
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