First "Signature" Edition, inscribed and signed by author. Softcover book -size approx. 5-1/2" x 8". Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean. Inscribed and signed by author on title page: "For Ronald with all good wishes - Diane Ackerman." All pages are clean - slight yellowing. 307 pages. The reader soars with Diane Ackerman as she learns to fly.beautifully described." - The New York Times Book Review View More...
Clean light green cloth boards with black lettering, airplane on cover, black lettering on spine. A few faint areas of fading to cloth. Slight wear at spine corners, no fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Clean bright illustrated endpapers. Illustrated by J. Clemens Gretter. 216 pages. View More...
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1942. Stated First Edition. Very Good/No Dustjacket. 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. View More...
Brownell, 1967. First Revised Edition. Very Good. Clean softcover book, first revision published May, 1967, written by George Alexander and Edited by the U*SAF Eastern Test Range Public Relations Association. Stapled binding. No chipping, very light rubbing, corner crease. All pages are clean - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with marvelous full color and black and white photos, very historical documentation of the "space race." An authoritative illustrated handbook on technology, history and future of space. View More...
Beautiful large hardcover book in unchipped dust jacket (now enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover). Clean unfaded red cloth boards with silver lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Very small previous owner inscription on back of front free endpaper...no other marks. All pages and edges are clean and bright, with spectacular historical photographs throughout documenting the early years of flight. Text in English, German, and French. 351 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not clipped. Book size approx. 10-1/2" x 12". View More...
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1941. Sixteenth Printing. Very Good+/Good+. Illustrated edition. Sixteenth Printing (September, 1941) in beautifully illustrated dust jacket. Clean red cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. Small faded square with an "E" written on spine; no other marks or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean illustrated endpapers. Tasteful bookplate on blank fly leaf. Illustrated in color and black and white by John O'Hara Cosgrave, II. Translated from the French by Lewis Galantiere. 306 pages. Clean jacket has smal... View More...
Rebo Publishers, 2005. First Edition . Near Fine/Very Good. 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. View More...
Clean gray cloth boards with red decoration on cover, red lettering and decoration on spine. Hint of very light sunning to board edges. No bumping, no wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Small previous owner ink-stamp of name and address on front fixed endpaper - no other marks. 172 pages. View More...
Chicago: John C. Winston Company, 1928. First Edition. Very Good+/no dust jacket. Clean solid first edition. Green cloth boards with large color paste-on illustration on cover (with Decorative Designers monogram DD); shallow chipping to left margin of paste on illustration. Small bump to one corner tip. No fading or fraying. Gold lettering on spine with small airplane decoration. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with historical black and white photographs. 320 pages. View More...
International Press, 1927. First Edition. Very Good/No Dustjacket. 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. View More...
New York: Putnam, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/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. N... View More...
Boston: Little Brown, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Stated First Edition, with full number line on copyright page, in unclipped dust jacket. 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 I... View More...
Beautiful hardcover book and dust jacket - stated First Edition (and first printing with complete number line) in clean unclipped dust jacket. No bumping or fraying, binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. With 277 color and 199 black and white illustrations. 317 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A spectacular illustrated chronicle that brings to life the entire saga of aviation and space flight--from the Smithsonian's... View More...
New York: Henry Holt, 1988. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Near 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. View More...
Very clean, unworn hardcover book. Clean brown cloth boards with crisp black lettering and airplane on cover, crisp black lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean, beautifully illustrated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated by J. Clemens Gretta. 216 pages. A beautifully clean, gift-quality book from the Ted Scott Flying Stories series. View More...
Clean toast brown cloth boards with black plane, crisp black lettering on cover, unchipped black lettering on spine. From the "Ted Scott Flying Stories" series. Very clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Illustrated by Walter S. Rogers. 214 pages. Copyright 1930, no additional printings listed. View More...
Clean hardcover book - orange and black tiger striped cloth covers. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Small previous owner name at base of front free endpaper. Map-illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with photographs. 127 pages. View More...
Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1959. First Edition. Very Good+/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. View More...
Fine First Edition (first printing) in unclipped dust jacket. Charcoal gray boards with black spine, unchipped silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 304 pages with index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. View More...
Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1981. First edition. Near Fine/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 ... View More...
