The Saga of the Air Mail.
Princeton: Van Nostrand, (1968), First Edition. octavo, dark red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 180pp. Van Nostrand, Illustrated with photographs. A near fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
Princeton: Van Nostrand, (1968), First Edition. octavo, dark red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 180pp. Van Nostrand, Illustrated with photographs. A near fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1958, First Separate Printing. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. (32)pp., stapled. American Antiquarian Society, Off-print from the Preceedings of the American Antiquarian Society for April 1958. With text and 28 items catalogued. Also a listing of doubtful imprints. Very fine copy. More
(New York): The Book Arts Press, 1990, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 30pp. The Book Arts Press, A talk given as the fifth Sol. M. Malkin Lecture in Bibliography, at The School of Library Service of Columbia University. Mr. Goldscmidt's observations on changes in the rare book trade from 1937 when..... More
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1974, First Edition. quarto, cloth. 250pp. Dawsons of Pall Mall, "In this catalogues Spanish and Portuguese books are defined as falling into one or other of the following classes: I. Books written wholly or partly in Spanish or Portuguese, no matter where published; 2. Books..... More
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, (1986), First Edition. octavo, gray boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), 253pp. Indiana University Press, A study that locates the beginnings of the conventions that shape aeronautical literature in writings by da Vinci and the Romantic poets, Wells and The War in the Air, Lindbergh..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (vi), 213pp. St. Martin's Press, "Slightly Chipped is filled with anecdotes, esoterica, and fun facts about the world of book collecting like the ones that so charmed readers of Used and Rare." Very fine. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, (1997), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 215pp. St. Martin's Press, The first in the Goldstone's well-received books on book collecting, book selling, and the people involved. Very fine. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, (2001), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. (vi), 215pp. St. Martin's Press, With chapters on the Library of Congress, Folger Library, Beinecke Library, Forgers, selling books on the internet, and more. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. More
New York: New York Public Library, 1947, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. (42)pp. New York Public Library, In celebration of the One-Hundredth Anniversary of Vanity Fair. A well- annotated and very informative catalogue. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1960, First Edition. small octavo, red boards. 100 pp. Yale University Press, With the previously unpublished journal kept by William Beckford in 1794. More
[New York]: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, [1985], 2" x 3.5" Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Printed on pale grey heavy paper printed in red and black. Three slits applied to form a flap so card can be used as a bookmark. New, unused. More
[New York]: Henry Holt & Compant, [1986], 2.75" x 3.25" Henry Holt & Compant, Promotional piece printed in dark grey, black and yellow on peel-and-stick paper to be used as a bookplate. The owner was to write his/her name within the yellow box. Mint, unused. More
Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing Company, (1933), First Edition. octavo, brown cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 250pp. Goldsmith Publishing Company, Jacket slightly worn at top and bottom of spine, book near fine. Further adventures of the mighty dirigible "Goliath." More
(London): British Museum Press, (1996), First Edition, wrappers issue. quarto, pictorial wrappers. 304 pp. British Museum Press, The Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum holds one of the world's greatest collections of prints, consisting of more than two million items of exceptional quality. All the major names..... More
(Biggleswade: The Shuttleworth Collection, no date, c. 1950), First Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. (8)pp., stapled. The Shuttleworth Collection, With a Foreword by H. M. Frazer. Grimmer was the first benefactor of The Shuttleworth Collection. Illustrated with photographs. A nice copy, not bumped. Several tiny spots to front wrapper..... More
West Roxbury, MA: World War I Aero Publishers, (1964), First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 24pp. World War I Aero Publishers, Volume 1, No. 1 in the World War I Aero Publishers aviation series."This small paper cover pamphlet is a short history of the Pfalz aircraft company which produced a great number..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, (2008), First Edition. quarto, heavy printed paper wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No. 66. Tethered balloons reached their zenith as a means of providing a stationary observation platform above the battlefield during World War I. It took a special breed of daredevil to take on..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, (2007), First Edition. quarto, heavy printed paper wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 79. The history of the best Allied fighter-destroyer of World War I and the pilots who flew it. Numerous ace teams earned the 'Biff' grudging respect from its German opponents, as the crews..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, (2012), First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 96 pp. Osprey, This second Naval Aces of World War 1 book looks at the many flying naval heroes who served alongside or against those of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). While the RNAS operated its own formidable arsenal of Nieuport..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, (2009), First Edition. quarto, pictorial card wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 88. Pusher fighters, designed with the engine at the rear and the machine gun at the front, may have looked ungainly, yet they were able to hold their own remarkably well against their German..... More
(Oxford: Osprey, 2009), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 80pp. Osprey, Extrensively illustrated in black and white and color. Amid the ongoing quest for aerial superiority during World War I, the late spring of 1917 saw two competing attempts to refine proven designs. The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a..... More
(Oxford: Osprey, 2008), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 80pp. Osprey, Amid the continuous struggle for aerial superiority during World War I, two aircraft types were at the forefront. Both rotary engined fighters, the Sopwith Camel and the Fokker Dr I triplane were relatively slow for their time, but..... More
(Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2009), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 80pp. Osprey Publishing, The story of two of the best fighters produced in World War I as they duelled in the skies above the trenches in the closing months of the war. The Fokker D VII earned a reputation..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, (1931), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth with printed paper label on spine, in pictorial dust jacket. (315)pp. The Vanguard Press, An account of LIndbergh's forebears, his grandparents, his father, and anecdotes of Lindbergh's childhood. Jacket not price clipped, with shlef wear and slight chipping to..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, (1977), First American Edition. octavo, dark blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. 160pp. St. Martin's Press, Illustrated with photographs. Near fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More