New York: Arno Press, (1972), Reprint. octavo, red cloth. (lvi), (676); (xxx), (603) pp. Arno Press, A chronologically organized look at aviation pioneers' Wilbur and Orville Wright's plans, progress, achievements, and setbacks, documented in two illustrated volumes spanning 50 years' worth of letters, papers, notes, drawings, and compelling photograhps Taken..... More
London: Whittaker & Co., 1909, Second edition. octavo, red cloth. (xvi), 176pp. Whittaker & Co., The author describes his own experimental work to explain the machinery and methods that enabled him to arrive at certain conclusions regarding the problem of flight. Chapters include air currents and the flight of birds..... More
Chicago: Reilly & Britton Co, (1912), First Edition. duodecimo, red cloth. 176pp. Reilly & Britton Co, With chapters on The Engineering Aspect, The Wing in the Air, The Energy Requirement, Equilibrium and Control, The Design of the Machine, Structures and Materials, Power and Propulsion, Aeroplane Operation and navigation, The Future..... More
Alameda, CA: The Nottingham Press, (1973), First Edition. quarto, pictorial boards. (vi), 202pp. The Nottingham Press, A complete narrative and pictorial history of the Seven National Air Tour competitions for the Edsel B. Ford Reliability Trophy. Illustrated with maps, photographs, composite photographs, itineraries, brief biographies of the pilots, and official..... More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1931, First Edition. small octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. viii, (132)(24) pp. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, With a foreword by Air Vice-Marshal, Sir Sefton Brancker, Aviation Air Ministry. "This book will undoubtedly be of use in helping members of the private flying..... More
London: Isbister and Company Limited, 1900, First Edition. octavo, maroon cloth. (x); 11-280pp. Isbister and Company Limited, With four photographic illustrations. Spine, front and back inner hinges water stained. Neat name on title page. More
London: Sir Isaac Pitman, 1930, Second edition. small octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. (xii), 146, (25) pp. Sir Isaac Pitman , With a foreword by Air Vice-Marshal, Sir Sefton Brancker, Aviation Air Ministry. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Minor chipping to edges of jacket which is dust soiled..... More
One typed letter, signed, from Pete Pearson, dated March 19, 1968, regarding a rebuilt DH-4 Mail plane which had crashed in 1920 and had just recently been rebuilt. The plane was flown from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. and was turned over to the National Air Museum. Pete (E. J.)..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928, First American Edition in English. octavo, blue cloth with gilt decoration and stamping in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), 330pp. G.P. Putnam's Sons, Individual biographies of the "Three Bremen Flyers" and their stories of their flight in a Junkers plane between Baldonnel Airdrome and Greenely..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1954), First Edition. octavo, blue boards and black cloth in dust jacket. (xx), 214 pp. Harper & Brothers, Speculation on space flight and aeronautics at the start of the Space era. Illustrated. Foreword by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle. Bernt Balchen was a Norwegian pioneer..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1935, First Edition. tall octavo, silver cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (vi), 203pp. Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., Illustrations include black and white photographs, sketches, and facsimiles. Edge wear and tape repair to edges of jacket. More
Paris: Librairie Plon, (1947), First Edition, Limited to 1,000 numbered copies. octavo, red cloth with signature of author stamped in gilt on front cover. (120)pp. Librairie Plon, Text in French. Biography of Clement Ader. Illustrations include photographs, facsimiles, and drawings. Inscribed by author to American journalist Walter Lippmann. Slight shelf..... More
Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Fine Books, no date, Reprint of the 1921 edition. octavo, grey cloth. (viii), 1,493 pp. Martino Fine Books, This second volume covers the period from 1909-1916. Very fine. More
(Staten Island: Maurizio Martino), no date, Reprint of the first edition of 1910. octavo, black cloth. xiv, 949 pp. Maurizio Martino), This reprint is limited to 150 copies. 13,487 items listed. Very fine. More
Chicago: Rand McNally, (1917), First Edition. octavo, olive cloth. xiv, 318 pp. Rand McNally, A study of meteorology. Illustrated. Minor foxing along edge of text block. Clean, solid with bright gilt staping. More
New York: The Norman W. Henley Publishing Company, 1928, Second Printing. octavo, gray cloth. (xvi), 856pp., 24pp. The Norman W. Henley Publishing Company, A volume with considerable information on World War aircraft. Illustrations include numerous drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, and tables. Light shelf wear. Very good. More
New York: Whittlesey House, 1931, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv); 234pp. Whittlesey House, Sections discuss ground instruction, actual gliding, soaring, construction of different types of gliders, detailed directions for building model gliders, wind currents, gliding over water, duration flights over fixed points, long distance flights..... More
[San Francisco]: W.G. Macfarlane, First Edition. duodecimo, self wrappers. (16)pp. W.G. Macfarlane, Text and photographs of the four men who attempted to fly 2,100 miles to test whether, in case of war, a fleet of sea planes could successfully make the hop from the Pacific Coast to Hawaii. Very slight..... More
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1968, First Edition. octavo, brown cloth in dust jacket. (x); 214pp. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Frontispiece portrait of Ader. Illustrated with photographs and drawings in the text. This study of Ader and his work clarifies the question of the first take-off made on October 9..... More
London: Duckworth, (1929), Third Impression, revised and enlarged. small octavo, light blue cloth in dust jacket. 175 pp. Duckworth, With a foreword by Air Vice-Marshal, Sir Sefton Brancker, Aviation Air Ministry. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Chipping to edges of jacket which is dust soiled. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1971), First Edition. quarto, red cloth in dust jacket. (xii); 253pp. McGraw-Hill Book Company, An interesting biography of Ryan's connection to many of the most dramatic episodes in aviation history: training World War II flyers in civilian flying schools; the building of the Spirit of..... More
(Los Angeles: Occidental Publishing, 1937), First Edition. quarto, printed heavy paper wrappers. 50pp., stapled. Occidental Publishing, Profusely illustrated with photographs and three-view drawings. Smudge on front wrapper, water staining on lower right corner of text block. More
San Diego: Barnes, (1981), First Edition. large octavo, dark blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), (303)pp. Barnes, Introductory Comments by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle. Illustrated with photographs. Inscribe on the front endpaper: To....a valued friend! With the sincerest best wishes of Fred. E. Jacob Major AUS-AF, Ret. a...... More
Ann Arbor: (Proctor Publications, (1995), First Edition. small quarto, black cloth in dust jacket. viii, 169 pp. (Proctor Publications, Illustrated. Very fine. More
New York: Whittlesey House, (1940), First Edition. octavo, grey cloth. (xvi); 267pp. Whittlesey House, A history of each period in the development of the balloon, airship, and airplane discussing aerial photography, postwar aviation highlights, Curtiss and the Flying Boat, and much more. With 66 illustrations. Inscribed by author on the..... More