Biplanes, Triplanes and Seaplanes
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000. First Printing. 320, illus., index, some crinkling at rear DJ. More
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000. First Printing. 320, illus., index, some crinkling at rear DJ. More
Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 1957. 26 cm, 444, illus., figures, references, ink notation on flyleaf. More
Bath, United Kingdom: Parragon Publishing, 2004. Hardcover. 386 p. Illustrations (some in color). Index. More
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1942. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 159, illus., front DJ flap price clipped, DJ worn, large piece of DJ missing. More
Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc. [Distributed by The Village Press], 1974. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 126, [2] pages. Illustrations. Index of songs. Cover has wear, soiling, tape repair at spine. Robert Merrill Stevens (1923-1994), commonly known as Bob Stevens, was an American cartoonist and illustrator. Bob Stevens became interested in drawing at age seven and graduated from Syracuse University with a B.A. Stevens joined the Air Force, as a pilot, and served for 22 years before retiring in 1964. During his military career, Stevens contributed cartoons to the Army Times and Stars and Stripes. He joined Copley Newspapers and his cartoons appeared in 300 papers. Stevens, influenced by his Air Force career, was also known for his aviation cartoons which appeared in Private Pilot magazine in the 1970s and 1980s and in Professional Pilot. His published books include: There I Was, Flat On My Back (1968) and More There I Was (1974). Stevens was a member of the National Cartoonists Society. He received five Freedoms Foundation awards and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. More
New York: Random House, 1972. First American Edition. First Thus? Printing. 31 cm, 264, illus. with 80 color plates and 559 black and white illus., bibliography, index, boards somewhat worn/soiled. More
New York: The Perth Company, 1932. 806, illus., charts, footnotes, bibliography, index, bookplate, some weakness front board, some discoloration inside fr bd & flyleaf. More
London, England: Osprey Aviation, 1997. Military Book Club Edition. Third printing. Hardcover. 96 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Appendices. This is one of the Aircraft of the Aces series. Poster (titled Aircraft of the Aces, Corsair Aces of World War 2) laid in. Poster measures 18 inches by 13 inches, and has been folded in quarters. Name of previous owner has been written in ink inside the front cover; his initials have been stamped inside the front free end paper. Mark Styling is better known to readers of the Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series as the profile artist for such titles as Hellcat Aces of World War 2, Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937–45 and P–61 Units of World War 2. He is a full-time commercial artist. More
New York: American Heritage Publishing Company, 1966. Later printing. Hardcover. Format is 8.75 inches by 11 inches. 640 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Maps (some color fold-out). Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Cyrus Leo Sulzberger II (1912 – 1993) was a U.S. journalist, author, and a member of the family that owns the New York Times. During the 1950s/60s, he was that newspaper's lead foreign correspondent. Cy, as he was commonly called, joined the family paper in 1939 and was soon covering stories overseas as Europe edged toward World War II. Among the reporters who worked for him during the war were Drew Middleton and James Reston. He wrote two dozen books in his lifetime. Because of the circles he traveled in, he sometimes carried messages from one foreign leader to another; for U.S. President John F. Kennedy he conveyed a note to Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1961. It is said that he was closest to President Charles de Gaulle. More
New York: Ballantine Books, c2002. First Paperbk Edition. First Printing. pocket paperbk, 587, wraps, illus., maps, appendices, notes, index, some creasing to spine, some wear to cover edges, rear cover creased. More
Taiwan? Jane's Yearbooks, 1969. Oversized, 975, illus., tables, appendices, bibliography, index, discoloration inside boards and flyleaves. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970. Oversized, 851, illus., tables, index, boards slightly scuffed, usual library markings. More
Taiwan: Jane's Yearbooks, 1971. Auth. Taiwan Edition. Oversized, 774, illus., tables, appendices, index, discoloration inside boards and flyleaves, text somewhat darkened. More
London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1977. Quarto, 903, illus., tables, glossary, index, usual library markings, boards somewhat scuffed & some edge wear. More
London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1979. Quarto, 820, illus., tables, glossary, index, usual library markings, boards scuffed & edges worn, weakness to front board. More
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1979. Presumed first printing thus. Hardcover. Quarto, 61, 804, illus., tables, glossary, index, usual library markings, boards scuffed & edges worn, weakness to front board. DJ is in a plastic sleeve and attached to boards. Jane's All the World's Aircraft is an aviation annual publication founded by Fred T. Jane in 1909. It is published by Jane's Information Group. 2009 was the 100th year of Jane's All the World's Aircraft, while 2013 marked the 100th edition - the disparity due to disruptions during the two World Wars. This volume is the Sixty-ninth year of issue. More
London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1979. Hardcover. Quarto, 55, 846, illus., tables, glossary, index, usual library markings, boards scuffed & edges worn, weakness to front board. DJ is in a plastic sleeve and attached to boards. Jane's All the World's Aircraft is an aviation annual publication founded by Fred T. Jane in 1909. It is published by Jane's Information Group. 2009 was the 100th year of Jane's All the World's Aircraft, while 2013 marked the 100th edition - the disparity due to disruptions during the two World Wars. This volume is the Seventy-second year of issue. More
Taiwan: Jane's Yearbooks, 1974. Auth. Taiwan Edition. Oversized, 830, illus., tables, appendices, index, some discoloration inside boards and flyleaves, text slightly darkened. More
New York: Portland House, 1989. Third Printing. Quarto, 948 + index, 5 vols. in one, profusely illus. (some color), tables, glossary, index, DJ somewhat soiled and small edge tears. More
Greenwich, CT: Bison Book Corp. c1982-1983. 29 cm, 320, illus., somewhat shaken, boards somewhat soiled and worn, some weakness to front board. More
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc., Pre-1987. Wraps. 162 pages. Illustrations. Color covers. Corner bumped. Format is 8.5 inches by 11 inches. On page 162, there is a date of 1982 related to a memorial . Inside the back cover the narrative discusses an estimated completion date for a second permanent museum building at October 1987. Therefore this publication appears to have been published between 1982 and October 1987. The U.S. Air Force Museum is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. It began in 1923 at McCook Field near downtown Dayton as a collection of U.S. and foreign WWI aircraft. In 1927 the artifacts were moved to Wright Field. In 1932 the collection was renamed the Army Aeronautical Museum. It was not until 1954 that the public was permitted access to the collection. In 1956 it officially became the Air Force Museum. More
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc., circa 1971. Wraps. 92 pages plus covers. Illustrations. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Past page was partially separated and has been reglued. One page 1 reference is made to the museum moving into its 'new home' in 1971. The U.S. Air Force Museum is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. It began in 1923 at McCook Field near downtown Dayton as a collection of U.S. and foreign WWI aircraft. In 1927 the artifacts were moved to Wright Field. In 1932 the collection was renamed the Army Aeronautical Museum. It was not until 1954 that the public was permitted access to the collection. In 1956 it officially became the Air Force Museum. More
Carswell AFB, TX: United States Air Force, Strategic Air Command, 4235th Strategic Training Squadron, Maintenance Training and Development Branch, 1984. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. xvii, [1], 422 pages. Glossary. Name and aircraft drawing stamped on front cover and first page. Cover has some wear and soiling. Major Table of Contents sections: General Airplane Information and Aircraft Description; Airframe, Power Plant, Secondary Power Systems, and Fire Protection System; Fuel and Environmental Systems; Hydraulic System and Landing Gear System; Flight Controls, Communications and Traffic Control (Navigation) Systems, and Flight Instruments; Electrical ...; Egress, Crew Accommodations, Weapons Bay Doors, and Ice and Rain Protection; Defensive Avionics System; Offensives Avionics Systems...Weapons... The B-1B First Look Aircraft Systems Handbook (FLASH) was put together at the request of many of those involved with this aircraft in the Air Force. It is a synthesis of the data available at the time of publication and is a prelude to the Aircraft Maintenance Officer Systems Training Course (AMOST). Since this was a new aircraft, is was still undergoing a great many changes as this document was in final preparation, especially changes to the avionics systems. Sources for this consisted of available maintenance technical data, operations manual, and contractor's articles in professional journals and specific, substantive information from the Test Team at Edwards Air Force Base. The purpose of this work is to give the reader a general feel for how the B-1B differs from other aircraft in the inventory. This works attempts to provide a solid foundation from which Air Force maintenance personnel can build upon as future B=1B systems information became available. More
Pooler, GA: Mighty Eighth, n.d. 4" x 9", 1 sheet, wraps (brochure/flyer approx. 4" x 9"), figure of a airman in uniform on the front. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1945. Quarto, 6, wraps, illus., covers discolored and stained, red ink number on front cover. More