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On Extended Wings

By: Ackerman, Diane

Price: $55.00

Publisher: New York, Atheneum: 1985

Seller ID: 015825

ISBN: 0-689-11540-7

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Clean dark blue boards with blue cloth spine, bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 307 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. In this remarkable paean to flying, award-winning poet Diane Ackerman invites us to ride jump seat as she takes--literally and figuratively--to the sky. The book tells the story of how she gained mastery over the mysteries of flight and earned her private pilo...
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Signed with Their Honour

By: Aldridge, James

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown & Co.: 1942

Seller ID: 014654

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Light blue cloth boards with red lettering on spine and front cover. Very light fading/soiling to spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square. Pages and endpapers are clean and bright; no writing or marks. 392 pgs.
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Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1945-2005

By: Batchelor, John and Malcolm V. Lowe, with David Willis

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Rebo Publishers: 2005

Seller ID: 027302

ISBN: 9036617170

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Clean hardcover book in dust jacket. Clean glossy illustrated boards. Very slight bump at top of spine, otherwise no wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Thoroughly illustrated with photographs and drawings describing each plane and helicopter manufactured between 1945 and 2005. 318 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, has a few short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A comprehensive guide to aviation.
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The Story of Lindbergh the Lone Eagle

By: Beamish, Richard J.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: International Press: 1927

Seller ID: 001520

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Clean blue illustrated cloth boards with gold lettering. Light corner wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean. P/O name on front free endpaper. Illustrated with photographs. 320 pgs. 8vo. Aviation.
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Lindbergh

By: Berg, A. Scott

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Putnam: 1998

Seller ID: 027865

ISBN: 0399144498

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Near Fine

First Edition, First Printing in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Clean dark blue boards with black cloth spine, silver lettering on cover and spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean blue endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. 628 pages with index. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Nice clean book and jacket - collectible quality. From one of Americ...
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Flyboys

By: Bradley, James

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Boston, Little Brown: 2003

Seller ID: 017003

ISBN: 0-316-10584-8

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Stated First Edition, with full number line on copyright page. Clean unfaded dark blue boards with clean red spine, silver lettering on spine. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean photo-illustrated endpapers. 398 pgs. Illustrated with black & white plates. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The story of a group of American flyers who were captured by the Japanese during World War II and held prisoner on Chichi Jima. 6-1/4" x 9-1/2". World War II.
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Skyward

By: Byrd, Richard E.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam: 1928

Seller ID: 020717

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Second Impression, SIGNED by the author. Clean unfaded blue cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering on cover and spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Hint of very light surface wear to spine corners. Pages and edges are clean. Clean map-illustrated endpapers; Signed "R. E. Byrd" on first blank page. Frontis photo portrait of Richard Byrd. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 359 pp.
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Golden Wings: A Pictorial History of the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Air

By: Caidin, Martin

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Arno Press: 1974

Seller ID: 020220

ISBN: 0405037554

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Reprint edition in unclipped dustjacket. Large (9" x 12") book, rust brown boards with gold lettering on spine. A few spts of fading to front board edge, no fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Clean endpapers and edges; no names, writing or marks. 232 pp. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped (35.00 on front inside flap), a few very small edge chips and short closed edge tears. Jacket is height is slightly shorter than book's. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A pictorial histor...
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Air and Space: The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight

By: Chaikin, Andrew

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Bulfinch Press / Little Brown (and The National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution): 1997

Seller ID: 027795

ISBN: 0821220829

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Beautiful stated first edition in clean original dust jacket. Very clean black cloth boards with unchipped metallic lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 277 color and 199 black & white illustrations, mostly historic photographs from the storied history of aviation. 317 pages with index. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Size of book is approximately 10-1/4" x 11-1/2...
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Soaring Where Hawks and Eagles Fly

By: Coombs, Charles

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Henry Holt: 1988

Seller ID: 027226

ISBN: 0805004963

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

First Printing of the first edition in clean bright dust jacket. Very clean sky blue boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 118 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, small price clip at top corner of front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
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50 Years of Adventure and Progress in Canadian Skies

By: Ellis, Frank H.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Toronto, The Ryerson Press: 1959

Seller ID: 009023

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Very clean sky blue cloth boards with red lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. 230 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, with a few tiny short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Clean gift-quality book. 8vo. Aviation.
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The Vivid Air The Lafayette Escadrille

By: Flammer, Philip M.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Athens, GA, University of Georgia Press: 1981

Seller ID: 17466

ISBN: 0-8203-0537-5

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Very clean silver boards with black "gunshot" dot decoration on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean blue-black endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 249 pgs. Illustrated with historical photographs. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Story of the American volunteer unit which fought with the French during World War I. A unique and elite squadron, the stirring initiative of the Americans in volunteering to fight and fly for France long...
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The Hurricane Story

By: Gallico, Paul

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Garden City, Doubleday & Co.: 1959

Seller ID: 013451

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Clean blue cloth boards with illustration of two planes on cover, gold lettering on spine. Hint of surface wear to spine corners, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates, very small abrasion to fixed endpaper where sticker was removed. 165 pgs. Clean color illustrated dustjacket is not price clipped, has chips at top and bottom of spine, a few short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Paul Gallico, with the same magic touch and warmth of feeling of his great best sellers...
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Band of Brothers

By: Gann, Ernest K.

Price: $28.00

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster: 1973

Seller ID: 024134

ISBN: 671-21630-9

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

First Edition, First Printing (with full number line on copyright page) in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean blue cloth boards with gold airplane decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean green endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 316 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, several closed edge tears (1" or under). Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
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Playground in the Sky - The Art and Joys of Gliding

By: Gotch, A. F. "Bill"

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Hutchinson: 1955

Seller ID: 025651

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Stated First Edition in original dust jacket. With 34 photographic illustrations and 25 line drawings by the author. Clean blue boards with black lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers. 151 pages with index. Dust jacket has slight edge wear, several short closed edge tears, some age-toning. Price clipped at lower corner of front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
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Famous Fighters of the Second World War

By: Green, William

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Hanover House: 1957

Seller ID: 026843

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Very clean book in original unclipped dust jacket. Red-orange cloth boards with blind-stamped lettering on cover, gold lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Beautifully illustrated with many black and white photos, drawings. Foreword by Group Captain "Johnnie" Johnson, D.S.O., D.F.C. 128 pages. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped, has closed tear at top front panel spine edge (someone repaired with clear tape), very sm...
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I Remember Lindbergh

By: Grierson, John

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: 1977

Seller ID: 002990

ISBN: 0-15-238895-8

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

192 pgs. Fine in Nr Fine DJ - new archival quality mylar cover. Very clean and tight blue cloth book with gold lettering on spine. No names or writing inside. Clean, bright dustjacket with one tiny closed tear at top edge, not price clipped.Biography.
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Gift of Wings: An Aerial Celebration of Canada

By: Hiebert, Carl

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Canada, Boston Mills Press: 1995

Seller ID: 027291

ISBN: 155046129X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Third Edition, SIGNED by the author, in clean unchipped slipcase. As new condition. Clean unfaded blue boards with bright gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean deep blue endpapers. Signed by the author on half-title page: "Carl E. Hiebert.' No other writing or marks. Gorgeous full color photographs throughout taken over Canada from the air. 179 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An amazi...
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Sky High: The Story of Aviation

By: Hodgins, Eric and F. Alexander Magoun

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown & Co.: 1929

Seller ID: 026608

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

First Edition. Clean red ribbed cloth boards with stamped black lettering, hot air balloon image on cover, crisp black lettering and small airplane on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with small previous owner name and date (1929) neatly penned on front free endpaper. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 337 pages with index.
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Southern Sky Trails

By: Holland, Norman

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Montreal, Canada, Norman Holland: 1944

Seller ID: 019942

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Copyright 1944, by Norman Holland. In clean original dustjacket. Clean blue cloth boards with bright unchipped label on cover, unchipped gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 141 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Foreword by Eddie Rickenbacker. Clean illustrated dustjacket has a few small edge and corner chips. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An early book on extensive air travel by the author, who was Vice-Chairman of Sh...
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Category: Aviation