Aviation New Arrivals
GUTTMAN, Jon.
Naval Aces of World War 1. Parts 1 and 2.
(Oxford): Osprey, (2011) and (2012), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 96pp., each part. Osprey, Illustrated with photographs and with full color plates. Covers all of the naval fighter pilots to achieve ace status during World War I, author and artist Jon Guttman examines the elite members of the... Item #27608
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EDER, Jack R. (editor).
Let's Go Where the Action Is! The Wartime Experiences of Douglas Campbell.
(Knightstown, IN): JaaRE Publishing Inc. (1984), First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy wrappers. (viii), (100)pp. JaaRE Publishing Inc., Campbell trained at M.I.T., received flight training in France at the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center at Issoudun, and was then assigned to the U.S. 94th Aero Squadron in 1918. This work is based... Item #27607
Price: $15.00
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GARDINER, Ian.
The Flatpack Bombers. The Royal Navy and the 'Zeppelin Menace'.
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2009), First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. xii, (164)pp. Pen & Sword, Our vision of aviation in the First World War is dominated by images of gallant fighter pilots duelling with each other high over the Western Front. But it was the threat of the... Item #27539
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HALL, Norman S.
The Balloon Buster. Frank Luke of Arizona.
(New York): Bantam Books, (1966), First Paperback Edition. small octavo, black boards in dust jacket. (vi), (122)pp. Bantam Books, A clean, near fine copy. Item #27475
Price: $12.50
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The Norm FLayderman Collection of Vintage Aviation Memorabilia. Tuesday, November 14, 2000.
(San Francisco): Butterfields, 2000, First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (276)pp. Butterfields, A very fine copy of this important aviation auction. An informative reference item, extensively illustrated in color. Prices realized list laid in. Item #27237
Price: $45.00
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KOCENT-ZIELINSKI, Edward.
Sopwith Camel.
(Lublin): Kagero, (2003), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 56pp. plus (16)pp. plans and color photographs. Kagero, Extensively illustrated. Decal sheet laid in. As new. Item #27236
Price: $40.00
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GOODLAND, David and Alan Vaughan.
Anzacs Over England. The Australian Flying Corps in Gloucestershire 1918-1919.(Includes book and VHS tape).
(Dover NH): Alan Sutton, (1993), First American Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers, in original slipcase. (xiv), 141pp. Alan Sutton, Using documentary evidence, archive movie film, eye-witness accounts, interviews with those who were there and a wealth of photographs from England and Australia, the authors have compiled a comprehensive written and filmed... Item #27234
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BRUCE, J. M.
War Planes of the First World War. Fighters. Great Britain. France.
Garden City (Vol 1); London (Vols 2-4): Doubleday (Vol 1); London (Vols 2-4), (1965 Vol 1; 1968, 1969, 1972, 1972), First American Edition (Vol 1); First Editions all remaining volumes. small octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jackets. 210; (166); 150; 128 and 136pp. Doubleday (Vol 1); London (Vols 2-4)... Item #27228
Price: $85.00
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MERSKY, Peter B.
Marine Corps Aviation Chronolog. Eagles in Green. Volume II.
Paducah, KT: Turner, (1996), First Edition. quarto, decorated boards. 136pp. Turner, Extensively illustrated with photographs. A near fine, clean copy. Item #27218
Price: $40.00
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PORTER, Col. R. Bruce with Eric Hammel.
Ace! A Marine Night-Fighter Pilot in World War II.
(Pacifica, CA): Pacifica Press, (1985), First Edition. octavo, boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), (280)pp. Pacifica Press, With introduction by Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Illustrated with photographs. Signed by Porter on the title page. Signed on the front endpaper by 15.5 victory Marine ace Jim Swett. "Jim Swett VMF 221". A.... Item #27217
Price: $110.00
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McCLURG, Lt. Col. Robert W., with Leon Marketos.
On Boyington's Wing. The Wartime Journals of Black Sheet Squadron Fighter Ace Lt. Col. Robert W. McClurg.
(Bowie, MD): Eagle Editions, 2003, First Edition. octavo, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. xvi, (232)pp. Eagle Editions, Illustrated with photographs and facsimiles. A very fine copy. Item #27194
Price: $45.00
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LeTENDRE, Walter G., Compiling Editor.
Friends Made, Moments Shared, Memories for Life. An Oral History of VMSB 343 United States Marine Corps in World War II. By Members of the VMSB 343 Reunion Squadron.
Milwaukee: Lemieux International, (2000), First Edition. octavo, green cloth in pictorial dust jacket. xiv, (320)pp. Lemieux International, Illustrated with photographs and reproductions. Inscribed on the copyright page: "To my Marine Buddy Jerry, Semper Fi!! Walter 'Joe' LeTendre". A very fine, clean copy. Item #27191
Price: $65.00
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ROSHOLT, Malcolm.
Days of the Ching Pao. A photographic record of the Flying Tigers-14th Air Force in China in World War II.
Appleton, WI: Rosholt House II, (1978), First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards in dust jacket. (193)pp. Rosholt House II, This book covers only one phase of the American experience in China in World War II beginning with the American Volunteer Group, better known today as the "Flying Tigers," to the China... Item #27174
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Corgi Aviation Archive AA37705 SE5a James McCudden 1918 1:48 Scale Diecast Model.
Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA37705 Limited Edition. Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a Diecast Replica. No.56 Sqn Capt James McCudden, Balzieux, France, Feb 1918. 1:48 Scale. Out of production. New in box. Item #27137
Price: $95.00
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BADER, Douglas.
Douglas Bader. Fight for the Sky.
Garden City: Doubleday, (1973), First American Edition. quarto, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (192)pp. Doubleday, Illustrations include drawings, maps, and numerous color and black and white photographs. Slightly rippling to jacket, but still a near fine copy. Item #27128
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BRETT, Lt Gen George H.
Slip of paper, 9" x 3.75" having the General's image and a reproduction of the CDC shoulder insignia, signed "Geo. H. Brett."
Along with a Typed Letter, signed from his Aide-de-Camp Maj. Jose L. Quintana, in response to a boy's request for an autograph and insignia from the General. George Howard Brett (7 February 1886 – 2 December 1963) was a United States Army Air Forces General during World War II. An... Item #27117
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MOORE, Maj Gen James T.
8" x 9.5" photograph of Maj Gen Moore Inscribed and signed.
The photograph is accompanied by a typed letter, signed from a staff secretary explaining the the photograph is of Maj Gen Moore presenting the Purple Heart to Marines who have been wounded in action in the Pacific. In response to a boy's request for an autograph. Small stain on blank... Item #27084
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CAMPBELL, Gen Harold D.
Three autograph letters, signed, one dated Dec 10, 1945, along with three photographs, all signed.
One letter is in response to a boy's request for a photograph and an autograph. Two of the letters are to the boy's father who was a newspaperman. Gen Campbell gives some personal, and professional (in which he mentions Lord Mountbatten), background. One photograph, 10" x 8" is of Gen... Item #27077
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HUTCHISON, Brig Gen David William.
Typed Letter, signed, dated 30 October 1945.
A letter in response to a boy's request for an autograph. David William Hutchison (May 21, 1908 – September 24, 1982) was a major general in the United States Air Force. Hutchison graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1931. During World War II, Hutchison served with the Fifth... Item #27072
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DONAHUE, Arthur G.
Last Flight from Singapore.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943, First Edition. octavo, light blue cloth in dust jacket. (182)pp. The Macmillan Company, Donahue flew with the R.A.F. for over two years, won the Distinguished Flying Cross, and a year later was reported missing in a dawn patrol over the Dutch coast. The manuscript... Item #27068
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McCUTCHEON, Kimble D.
Tornado. Wright Aero's Last Liquid-Cooled Piston Engine.
Huntsville, AL: Weak Force Press, (2001), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. viii, 214pp. Weak Force Press, Extensively illustrated with photographs and drawings, some in color. A very fine copy. Item #27049
Price: $40.00
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FOPP, Dr. Michael (general editor).
The Lancaster Manual. The Official Air Publication for the Lancaster Mk I and III, 1942 - 1945.
London: Greenhill, (2003), First Printing of this edition. octavo, boards in pictorial dust jacket. (530)pp. Greenhill, Extensively illustrated with photographs, technical diagrams, plans and cockpit photographs. A fine copy. Jacket not clipped. Item #27047
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"TAKING IT right on the nose!".
Toledo: Plaskon Company, 1941, First Edition. folio, printed heavy paper wrappers. Plaskon Company, Attractive advertising display for Plaskon Resin Glue. "Out in front on the Avro Anson...that's another place where Plaskon Resin Glue now is proving its strength..!". Full page ad from the October, 1941 issue of Fortune magazine. This... Item #27025
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148th U. S. Aero Squadron (WW-I) Association Headquarters. Bulletins No. 13 and 60. [2 items].
Melbourne, FL and Satellite Beach, FL: June, 1958 and October, 1966, Original printings. 8 1/2 x 11 inches, sheet, stapled. each 2 sheets - (4 pp., each). Mimeographed original issues. Gives a list of member names and addresses, reunions, meetings and Squadron information. Folds for mailing. Item #26986
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Original contact print sepia toned photograph of a stage set up with back-drop and curtains noting "24" (Squadron) RFC.
c. June, 1917, 3 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches, Fine, unused image. Item #26934
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