The Aerospace Year Book 1960: Official Publication of the Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.
Washington, DC: American Aviation Pub., Inc., 1960. 478, illus., diagrams, chronology, index, boards worn and soiled, corners bumped. More
Washington, DC: American Aviation Pub., Inc., 1960. 478, illus., diagrams, chronology, index, boards worn and soiled, corners bumped. More
Chicago, IL: Kidsbooks, Inc., 1990. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Unpaginated, 32 pages plus covers. Illustrations (color). More fighter planes such as the F-5 Tiger II and the FB-111 as well as pictures of the planes in flight. Among the aircraft featured are: MiG-29 Fulcrum, A-4 Skyhawk, Sepecat Jaguar, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-21 Kfir, Panavia Tornado, F-4 Phantom, Dassault-Breguet Rafale, F-117/A Stealth Fighter, SU-27 Flanker, Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000, F/A-18 Hornet, Canadair Tutor The Snowbirds, British Sea Harrier, and F5-E Tiger II. More
Fort Worth, TX: Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc, 1987. 113, spiralbound, illus. (one fold-out), diagrams, figures, tables, appendices, refs, rear cover creased, some cover wear/soiling. More
New York: Copernicus, c1996. First Printing. 25 cm, 477, illus., references, chronology, index, small edge tears to DJ, pencil erasure on half-title. More
New York: Military Press, 1991. Presumed First Edition, First printing Thus. Hardcover. Quarto, 128 pages. Profusely illustrated (color). DJ has small tear at top of front near spine. A Western Australian by birth, Tony Holmes was a published aviation author by the age of 20. Moving to England in 1988, he has worked in aviation publishing ever since. Tony has written more than 50 books and edited a further 300 in the past 25 years. Passionate about naval aviation, he has conducted more than 30 carrier embarks on US Navy and Royal Navy vessels across the globe, including nine visits to supercarriers sailing in the waters of the Northern Arabian Gulf whilst they were conducting operations over Iraq and Afghanistan. Tony Holmes has worked as Osprey's aerospace editor since 1989, having previously served as an author/photographer for this publishing house in Australasia. He established the critically acclaimed and hugely popular Aircraft of the Aces series in 1994. More
Easton, PA: Inst/Aeronautical Sciences, 1950. 28 cm, 64, wraps, illus., worn and soiled One of the articles was co-authored by R. S. Seamans (later an Administrator of NASA?). Snapshot of aviation science between World War II and the Korean War. More
Easton, PA: Inst/Aeronautical Sciences, 1954. 28 cm, 72, wraps, illus., figures, charts, references, covers worn, text separated from covers Contains articles on theorems concerning the drag reduction of wings of fixed plan form, temperature distribution and thermal stresses in a model of a supersonic wing, a general method for solving problems of the unsteady lifting surface theory in the subsonic range, single degree of freedom flutter of compressor blades in separated flow, temperature distribution in laminar stagnation-point flow with axisymmetry, limit design of columns, and design and performance of an adjustable two-dimensional nozzle with boundary-layer correction. More
Bath: Paragon Publishing, 2003. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11 inches. 384 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Index. Over 650 Entries from 1914 to the Present Day. DJ has slight edge wear and soiling. This is a heavy book that, if shipped outside of the United States, will require additional shipping. Robert Jackson (b. 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history, having become a full time writer in 1969. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. More
London: Thames and Hudson, [1955]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 274, illus., index, few library markings, a few interior marks and underlining, front board weak, mark on bottom edge. More
Battle Creek, MI: Kellogg Company, 2000. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Other [flattened cereal box]. Scarce item of space related child toy as well as scarce tie-in between a space toy and a nutritional breakfast option. Box has some wear and soiling. Sorry--no Cocoa Krispies remain. Box dimensions, prior to flattening, was 7.5 inches by 2.25 inches by 10.5 inches. The top and bottom panels, when assembled were approximately 1.5 inches and with overlap measured approximately 2.25 inches. The box is highly illustrated with color images. The rear panel presents 8 pieces of a Galaxy Glider that can be cut out and assembled. The Galaxy Glider is described as a planetary cruiser. The inside of the front panel has detailed instructions for assembly. It is not clear if this form of Galaxy Glider is associated with the Power Rangers. More
Novato, CA: Presidio, c1990. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 231, illus., index, pencil erasure on front endpaper, minor soiling and sticker residue to DJ. More
London, United Kingdom: Faber and Faber, 1962. First edition. First published in mcmlxii [stated]. Hardcover. vii, [1], 359, [1] p., 22 cm. Notes. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. More
New York: Random House, [c1940]. 29 x 23 cm, 66, illus. (some in color). Introduction by Major Al Williams. More
Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, c1979. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 503, illus., bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, c1979. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 503, illus., bibliography, index, usual library markings, DJ edges worn, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
n.p. Marshall Cavendish USA Ltd., 1973. Quarto, 28, wraps, Part 4 of 96 weekly parts, illus. (some in color), maps, covers scratched and soiled, small piece missing at bottom spine. More
Washington, DC: U. S. Goverment Printing Office, 1985. Trade paperback. xiii, 547 p. : ill. (some col. ); 25 cm. Terminology. References. Index. More
London: Scientific Book Club, 1945. 19 cm, 189, some pencil underlining and marginalia, boards soiled and somewhat worn, some page discoloration. More
Tallahassee, FL: FL State University Press, 1970. First Edition. 256, ftnotes, appendices, biblio, index, library bookplate, stamps, & barcode, sm marker marks ins fr flylf, library call # spine. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1969. First? Edition. First? Printing. 26 cm, 841, illus., appendices, index, boards spotted and somewhat warped, foxing to fore-edge, text clean. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1963. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 1147, endpaper illus., footnotes, tables of cases, indexes, usual library markings, front board weak. More
New York: Crescent Books [a Salamander Book], 1986. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 12 inches. 208 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (many in color). Technical data. This work has 250 color photographs, 43 full color perspective drawings, and more than 120 explanatory diagrams. Examines the operations of the various systems, both individually and in combination, that make up modern naval warfare design, and discusses the evolution of naval tactics and the current practice in surface, anti-submarine, air, and mine warfare. The fighting power of modern warships towards the end of the twentieth century. Includes US Navy, Royal Navy, French, and former Soviet types and covers surface, subsurface and naval air power, ship types, propulsion and weapon systems. David Miller’s entire 36-year military career in the British Army was spent under the threat of the Cold War. A journalist and author, he has published 25 books, mostly on military history. Chris Miller is a former officer in the Royal Navy. More
New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1969. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. The format is 8.5 finches by 11 inches. 60, [4] pages plus covers. Illustrated cover. Illustrations. Cover has minor wear and soiling and some spine sunning. This is an impressive assemblage of non-fatal aircraft crash photographs. The contents cover The Price of Progress, In the Early Days, World War I, Between the Wars, World War II, Escape Into Switzerland, and Since World War II. Albert George Leonard ("Len") Morgan (March 23, 1922 – March 11, 2005) was an American aviator, writer, publisher, entrepreneur, photogrammetrist, and investor. Len Morgan was born in West Terre Haute, Indiana. He graduated from high school in Louisville, Kentucky in Spring, 1941. Len Morgan left for Canada to volunteer for the Royal Canadian Air Force in his late teens. He, along with eleven others from the United States, earned his RCAF Wings on November 21, 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S.' entry into World War II, he transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in Egypt and flew in Africa and the Middle East. He attended college at the University of Louisville, on the G.I. Bill, during the 1947 and 1948 school years, following the war. He continued flying for the Kentucky Air National Guard until 1949. From 1946 through 1949, while serving in the Kentucky Air National Guard, Morgan worked for Park Aerial Services, Inc., of Louisville, Kentucky. His position with the firm was photogrammetrist. He used photogrammetry to make maps from aerial images. Morgan flew for Braniff for over 33 years, from 1949 until shortly before the airline's 1982 cessation of operations. More
New York: IFI/Plenum, 1969. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. 26 cm, 534, usual library markings, some of which have been blacked over. More