The Birth of the Luftwaffe
Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery Company, 1972. First U.S. Edition. Approx. 250, profusely illus., footnotes, appendices, some wear to spine edges and board corners. More
Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery Company, 1972. First U.S. Edition. Approx. 250, profusely illus., footnotes, appendices, some wear to spine edges and board corners. More
Plano, TX: Aviation Quarterly Publishers, 1978. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 10.75 inches by 8.5 inches. 96, [30] pages. Illustrations (some in color). History of Chance Vought Aircraft. Chauncey (Chance) Milton Vought was born in New York City in 1890. He became an engineer and designer in 1909, learned to fly in 1910 from pioneer aviator Max T. Lillie, and in 1916 became the chief designer of the Wright Company, where he designed the Wright-Martin V. On June 18, 1917, he and Birdseye Lewis established Lewis & Vought Corporation to profit from the opportunities presented by World War I. Vought died prematurely in 1930 from blood poisoning at the age of 42. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. First Edition. First Printing. 335, illus., map, notes, bibliography, index, some wear to top and bottom edges of DJ. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. First Edition. 277, illus., DJ worn & torn, several small DJ pieces missing, slight discoloration inside boards, pages have darkened. More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1974. First American Edition. First Printing. 256, illus, index, DJ flap creased, DJ somewhat worn and soiled: sticker residue, small edge tear at rear DJ. More
Paris: F. Louis Vivien, 1910. 27, wraps, figures, tables, text somewhat darkened, covers soiled, tear at spine, corners of rear cover & a few pages bent. More
Paris: Lib. des Sciences Aeronaut. 1909. 15, wraps, illus., figures, charts, pgs darkened, covers stained and separated from text, sm tears & chips to covers, text French. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, c1992. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 480, illus. The official history of the Boeing company which, in addition to the aviation portion, includes Bomarc, Minuteman, Lunar Rover Vehicle, Dyna- Soar, Saturn V, and space station. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, c1992. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 480, illus., index, front DJ flap price clipped The official history of the Boeing Company which, in addition to the aviation portion, includes Bomarc, Minuteman, Lunar Rover Vehicle, Dyna-Soar, Saturn V, and the space station. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, c1992. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 480, illus., index, slight wear and soiling to DJ, pencil erasure on half-title. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, c1992. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm. xv, [1], 480 pages. Illustrations. Index. Slight wear to DJ. This copy is inscribed on the front free endpaper by Boeing leader Bruce Gissing; the inscription reads: "March 12, 1992, Dear Vic: Legend & Legacy is the latest book describing the growth of the company. I am sure you will find some familiar names. What you have done during your term in office is to construct a legacy which will provide a foundation for the future. Good luck--Bruce Gissing." Robert Jerome Serling (March 28, 1918 – May 6, 2010) was an American novelist and aviation writer. Serling became full-time aviation editor for United Press International in 1960. He wrote at least eight novels and sixteen books of nonfiction. His novel The President's Plane Is Missing was made into a 1973 made-for-TV film starring Buddy Ebsen. He was the older brother of screenwriter and The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. He received the 1988 Lauren D. Lyman Award "for distinguished achievement in the field of aviation and aerospace journalism." More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969. First Edition. 22 cm, 327, boards somewhat worn and soiled, DJ worn, soiled, and stained, edges soiled. Inscribed by the author to Stuart Tipton. More
New York: Kensington Books, 1997. First Printing. 310, illus., bibliography, black marker line on fore-edge. More
Washington, DC: Combat Forces Press, 1952. First Edition. 496 pages, illus., color endpaper maps, appendices, index, spine soiled, pages have darkened with age. More
Washington, DC: Combat Forces Press, 1952. First Edition. 496, illus., maps, color endpaper maps, glossary, appendices, index, spine soiled, name written inside flyleaf, pages have darkened. More
Washington, DC: Combat Forces Press, 1952. First Edition. 496, illus., color endpaper maps, appendices, index, spine soiled, pgs darkened, ink name ins fr bd, bds weak, inscribed by author. More
Washington, DC: Combat Forces Press, 1952. First Edition. 496, illus., color endpaper maps, appendices, index, usual library markings, boards and spine somewhat soiled, pages darkened. More
San Rafael, CA: Presidio Press, 1980. Second Edition. 496, illus., appendices, index, ISBN sticker inside front board. More
New York: Ballantine Books, [c1958]. 238, wraps, illus., pages browning, covers worn, writing inside front cover Twelve stories of World War II fighter aces in both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operation. More
New York: Harper & Row, [1972]. First U.S. Edition. First Printing. 22 cm, 266, illus., index, slightly cocked, front DJ flap price clipped, embossed stamp on title page, edges soiled. More
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB/AERO, 1994. Second Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 194, illus. (some color), bottom edges of boards dinged, red dot on bottom edge, bookplate, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: Praeger, 1957. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 22 cm. 709 pages. Foreword by Carl A. Spaatz. Illustrations. Index. Ink name and pencil erasure on front endpaper, ink mark at price on DJ flap. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Cotesworth Slessor, GCB, DSO, MC (3 June 1897 – 12 July 1979), was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF), serving as Chief of the Air Staff from 1950 to 1952. As a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during WWI he saw action with No. 17 Squadron in the Middle East, earning the Military Cross, and with No. 5 Squadron on the Western Front, where he was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre. Later he commanded No. 4 Squadron in England, and No. 3 (Indian) Wing, earning the Distinguished Service Order for operations with the latter in Waziristan. In 1936, he published Air Power and Armies, which examined the use of air power against targets on and behind the battlefield. Slessor held several operational commands in WWII. As Air Officer Commanding Coastal Command in 1943 and 1944, he was credited with doing much to turn the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic through his use of bombers against German U-boats. He was knighted in June 1943. In the closing stages of the war he became Commander-in-Chief RAF Mediterranean and Middle East and deputy to Lieutenant General Ira Eaker as Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, conducting operations in the Italian Campaign and Yugoslavia. Slessor went on to serve in the RAF's most senior post, Chief of the Air Staff, in the early 1950s, and was considered a strong proponent of strategic bombing and the nuclear deterrent. More
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1983. 24 cm, 158, wraps, illus., small tear at bottom spine. More
Covina, CA: Taylor Pub. Co., 1978. 29 cm, 400, illus. Foreword by Gen. James Doolittle. Photograph of Wernher von Braun at page 60. More
New York: Literary Classics, Inc., [c1943]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 20 cm, 160, color illus., some wear to DJ A humorous novel about learning to fly at the beginning of World War II. More