Letters From Amelia, 1901-1937
Boston, MA: Beacon Press, c1982. First Printing. 24 cm, 253, illus., sources, small tears/creases to DJ edges, top corner of front DJ flap creased. More
Boston, MA: Beacon Press, c1982. First Printing. 24 cm, 253, illus., sources, small tears/creases to DJ edges, top corner of front DJ flap creased. More
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1961. Reprint. 1985 printing. Wraps. 64 p. illus. 23 cm. National Park Service historical handbook series no. 34. Illustrations. Glossary. Further Reading. More
n.p. Eastern Airlines, 1968. 7, folder (wraps) slightly worn and soiled, two panels have some separation where the glue has failed. More
Elizabeth City, NC: Elizabeth City News Company, 1966. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Post Card. Format is approximately 5.5 inches by 3.5 inches. Post Card is in a plastic sleeve. One one side is a color photo of the monument against a cloud filled blue sky. The other side is divided into two section. On the right is a place for a stamp and a place for an address. Text reads Place Stamp Here and Post Card Address. The left side has space for a brief message and the following text at the top The Outer Banks of North Carolina Wright Memorial Shaft, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina This 60 ft. tall monument on top of Kill devil Hill commemorates the achievement of the first airplane flight in history by Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903. Color Photo by P. Bayne. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers first flew a piloted, heavier-than-air, powered machine in North Carolina. More
London: Hamyln, 1977. 31 cm, 192, illus. (some color), DJ worn and soiled, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
Seattle, Washington: Elton-Wolf Publishing, 2002. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 11.25 inches by 8.75 inches. 192 pages. Illustrations (many in color). Includes detailed information on civilian aircraft, commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and space craft Includes a DVD on the B-29 Superfortress written and directed by C. Marin Faure, Narrated by John Cullum. Among the listed contributors are: Buzz Aldrin, Bill Anders, Richard Bach, John Cullum, Marin Faure, Bill Hayes, Mick Hendrickson, Jeff Huey, Robert Kelly, Dave Knowlen, Alan Mullay, and Pinky Nelson. Three of the listed contributors were NASA Astronauts. Two gold color stamp size stickers attached to the back of DJ. More
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1961. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, xi, [1], 240 pages. Chronology. Abbreviations. Select Bibliography. Subject and Name Index. Pencil erasure residue on front endpaper. Minor wear to cover, some wear to spine lettering. Foreword by Deputy Administrator Hugh L. Dryden. Emme was an historian of science and technology and an aerospace historian. His education included a BA from Morningstar College in Iowa, 1941; MA, University of Iowa, 1946 and Ph. D. in 1949 both in Modern European History. He was a Navy pilot in the Pacific in World War II. He served in the Air Force Reserves, 1948-1972, retiring with the rank of colonel. In 1949, he became public historian for the Air University of the U.S. Air Force in Montgomery, Alabama before joining NASA, 1959-1979, as chief historian. His published books included: "The Impact of Air Power" 1959, "The History of Rocket Technology" 1964, and "A History of Space Flight" 1965. Emme wrote a brief survey of NASA in 1965, entitled "Historical Sketch of NASA (EP 29)", which was revised and expanded in 1976 by Frank W. Anderson, Jr. Emme was a member of many scholarly societies including the American Astrinautical Society for over 25 years. More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xi, [3], 351, [9] pages. Illustrations. Notes, Archives, Manuscripts, and Private Interviews. Index. Jeffrey A. Engel, Ph.D., is an award-winning American history scholar and director of the Center for Presidential History at SMU. He is an expert on the U.S. presidency and American diplomatic history. Engel has authored or edited six books, including Into the Desert: Reflections on the Gulf War (Oxford University Press, 2012); The Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Revolutionary Legacy of 1989 (Oxford University Press, 2009); The China Diary of George H.W. Bush: The Making of a Global President (Princeton University Press, 2008); Local Consequences of the Global Cold War (Stanford University Press and Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 2008); Cold War at 30,000 Feet: The Anglo-American Fight for Aviation Supremacy (Harvard University Press, 2007); and Rethinking Leadership and "Whole of Government" National Security Reform: Problems, Progress, and Prospect (Military Bookshop, 2010). More
New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1958. First Edition. 253, illus., DJ in plastic sleeve, DJ worn: several tears, large pieces missing, name stamped inside front flyleaf. More
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1986. First U.K. Edition. 224, profusely illus., appendices, bibliography, index, some wear to DJ edges. More
Washington, DC: EAA Chapter 4, Inc., 1993. 5, wraps, stapled, illus., stamp and mailing label on rear page, Dear EAA Member letter with the document. More
New York: Ships and Aircraft, 1944. Second War Edition. 80, wraps, illus., tables, sticker on fr cov (ex-lib. ? ), edges of covers worn, tears at spine & sm pc missing, label ins fr cover. More
Washington, DC: Ships and Aircraft, 1950. Sixth Edition. Wraps. 48 pages, wraps, illus., tables, small piece of text (5.5" x 2") cut out of page 9, stain on front cover, covers somewhat stained/creased. More
Washington, DC: Ships and Aircraft, 1950, 1952. Sixth Edition. 48 + 8, wraps, illus., tables, pencil & red pencil notes on several pgs, note stapled onto p. 18, sticker on fr cover, covs stained. More
New York: Ships and Aircraft, 1945. Victory Edition. Wraps. 96 pages, wraps, illus., tables, some soiling to text, spine quite worn & large tear, rear cover creased & small piece missing. More
New York: Ships and Aircraft, 1944. War Edition. Wraps. 64 pages, wraps, illus., tables, covers somewhat creased: edges worn & small chips, spine worn, some soiling to text. More
Falls Church, VA: Ships and Aircraft, c1956. First Printing. 24 cm, 32, wraps, illus., covers worn and soiled, sticker residue on front cover, some staining to pages but text clear. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, [c1917]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 18 cm, 195, illus. (some color), index, some wear to boards, rear board dinged, edges soiled, ink notation on front endpaper. More
Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, Distributed by Pocket Books, Inc. of New York, 1943. This is an Original Pocket Book Edition [stated] First printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. vii, [5], 176, [4] pages. Cover worn, soiled and creased. Name of previous owner on fep. More
Self published? 2003. The 100th Anniversary of Flight Edition 1903-2003. Wraps. 128 pages. Illustrations. Map. Foreword by Yvonne Wright Miller. Bibliography. Photo Credits. Printed by Miami Graphics Services, Inc., West Milton, Ohio. Signed on title page by Fred C. Fisk (co-author Marlin Todd died in 1992 and thus did not have an opportunity to sign this book). Cover has some wear and soiling, and sticker residue at back cover. Previously copyrighted in 1995. Most historians would agree that the Wright brothers would be on a list of the 100 greatest men who ever lived. They and their invention of the aeroplane have touched the lives of every living person on this earth. It is very surprising to most people that these two men came out of a very ordinary neighborhood, had an ordinary education, and lived in a home of modest means on the west side of Dayton, Ohio. The Wright brothers had three businesses in their life time ? printing, bicycle, and the aeroplane business. More
New York: Random House, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 259 pages. Illus., appendix, lower board corners somewhat bumped, slight wear to DJ edges. Signed by the author. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. Second Edition. 22 x 26 cm, 64, v.1 only, profusely illus. (some color), some wear and soiling to boards, embossed stamp on title page. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1955. First Printing. 146, illus., index, DJ scuffed and worn: small tears, small pieces missing. More
n.p. n.p., 1974. Quarto, 160, profusely illus. (some in color), small rough spot inside front flyleaf, some wear to boards and spine, small ding at spine. More
Austin, TX: Bard Books, c1996. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 363, illus. (some color), bibliography, index. Foreword by Tom Peters. More