Search Results: Aeronautics and Space Travel from Arroyo Seco Books

Berkeley: Howell-North Books, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor DJ. Photographs. 188 Pp. Near Fine Book With Previous Ownership Handwritten Notes On Half Title Page. Dj With Panels Separated, Trimmed On Edges, Two Covers Attached And Two Flaps Attached, And Laid In Loosely.

Milwaukee: General Motors, Electronics Division, 1958. First Edition . Stapled Wrappers. Fine. 11" x 8 1/2" Oblong. Fine Unsigned Graphics. Finely illustrated brochure on AC's inertial guidance system, with a second brochure on the same subject, and with a September 9, 1958 letter and large mailing envelope from Military Sales at GM transmitting this unclassified information requested by a professor at CalTech.

New York: Viking Press, 1948. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Dark Green Boards. Near Fine/Good. 11 " Tall. Xiv, 147 Pp. First Edition, Stated First Printing (1952). Green Cloth Stamped In Silver, Thick Pages. A Bright, Clean, Almost Unworn Example, No Marks Or Dampstaining. Dustjacket Priced $3.95, Small Chip To Head Of Spine, Some Surface Loss Along Front Spine Edge, Chipping All Along The Flap Folds, Spine Faded But Lettering Very Clear.

Van Nuys, California: The Marquardt Corporation, 1968. First Edition Thus . Yellow wraps/Spiral Binding. Good/No Dust Jacket. 11 1/4" Tall x 9. Paper for AIAA Propulsion Joint Specialist Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, June 10-14, 1968. " A method of utilizing chemical reactions to produce simulated air of high stagnation temperature and pressure was employed as a means of generating simulated flight conditions for application to testing of hypersonic, airbreathing engines. Certain gaseous oxidizers including nitrous and nitric oxides in combination with a gaseous fuel and diluent gases including argon and helium were reacted in a constant volume process to produce gases of high stagnation temperatures and pressure." This document contains 9 pages of text and 16 figures (pictures, graphs and charts). The wraps are soiled and stained and the front cover edges are shelf worn.

New York: Academic Press, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Xiii, 482. A Compilation Of Articles, This Volume Concerning Space Exploration. Book Is Near Fine, Trace Of Wear, Hinge Cracked Before Title Page But Still Excellent Condition. Dj Worn, Chipped At Corners, Front Flap Nearly Detached, But Clean And Nearly Complete, No Loss Of Lettering Or Design. Ownership Signature Of Jpl Scientist Ray Newburn, Author Of The Article Here "Exploration Of Mercury, The Asteroids, The Major Planets And Their Satellite Systems, And Pluto

New York London Toronto Sydney San Francisco: Academic Press, 1980. First Edition . Red Cloth. Near Fine/No DJ. 235 pp. Tiny surface tear in cloth at bottom of spine, otherwise fine, no names or marks.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. Lxix, 898 Pp. Book Near Fine, Slight Usage, No Names Or Marks; Dj Lightly Used, Not Price Clipped, Small Chip At Top Of Front Flap Fold, Two 1/2" Closed Tears, Light Wear. International Postage At Usps Priority Mail Box Rate

Mineola: American Air Mail Society, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Photographs Throughout. 128 Pp. First Printing. Soft Cover. Fine.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Photographs, Figures, Charts. I, 203 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Silver. First Printing. Near Fine, Very Slightly Used. Dj With Wear, 1" Chip Across Top Of Spine, 3/4" Tear At Bottom Of Front Spine Edge, 1/2' Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel, A Few Tiny Losses At Edges. Per Wikipedia, Theodore Von Kármán (Hungarian: (1881 - 1963), Was A Hungarian-American Mathematician, Aerospace Engineer, And Physicist Who Worked In Aeronautics And Astronautics. He Was Responsible For Crucial Advances In Aerodynamics Characterizing Supersonic And Hypersonic Airflow. The Human-Defined Threshold Of Outer Space Is Named The "Kármán Line" In Recognition Of His Work. Kármán Is Regarded As An Outstanding Aerodynamic Theoretician Of The 20Th Century. Specific Contributions Include Theories Of Non-Elastic Buckling, Unsteady Wakes In Circum-Cylinder Flow, Stability Of… Read More

New York Ny: Dover Publications, Inc, 1985. Reprint 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Vii, 279 Pp.+ Catalog At End. First Printing, Soft Cover. Near Fine. Ownership Information Of Peter Lissaman / Caltech Aero Dept. / March 1964. Lissaman Was Later Co-Designer Of The Gossamer Odyssey.

New York City Ny: The Macmillan Company, 1943. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Drawings, Including Fold-Out Plans. 13 Pp. Stapled With Center Crease. Would Be Near Fine But Browning At Edges Of Front Cover, And Rear Cover Has Pencil Marks (Not Writing).

London: Pilot Press [1979-1985], 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Color And B/W Illustrations And Diagrams. 10 Issues, 9-15 And 27-29, All Near Fine, Just A Trace Of Rubbing At Corners. International Postage About $62 By Usps Priority Mail.

Dayton, Oh: Air Force Association, 1958. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 200 Pp. Large Format Magazine, Single Issue. Slight Wear, No Marks, But Splitting On Spine.

Akron / New York [circa 1935]: The Sallfield Publishing Co, 1920. Early Edition . Red Cloth / Black Lettering. Good Book/Very Good DJ. Frontispiece. 218 pp. Frontispiece illustrates a WWI style biplane; color DJ shows a red, streamlined circa 1935/1940 plane, "Air Service Series "3" on spine.

Street & Smith, 1937. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 96 Pp. Some Wear And Splits, Covers Complete.

Mcgraw-Hill, 1942. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Xiv, 211 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. Light Usage, Gilt Brilliant. Ownership Signature Of Cal Tech Professor Howell Newbold Tyson.

New York City, Ny: McGraw-Hill, 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Xi, 255 Pp. Black Cloth Lettered In White. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $18.95

Mcgraw-Hill, 1941. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. Xviii, 306 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. Light Usage, Gilt Brilliant. Ownership Signature Of Cal Tech Professor Howell Newbold Tyson With A Few Light Pencil Notes.

New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition (stated) . Patterned Boards. Near Fine Book/Very Good + Dust Jacket. 11 " Tall. Photographs. A bright clean copy. Dustjacket not price-clipped, and with "8/57" printed date at foot of front flap. Dustjacket has light wear at corners and tips, no chipping, no stains or marks.

Follett, 1966. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 32 Pp. Beige Cloth. Stated Second Printing. Near Fine But Owner's Name On Title Page. Dust Jacket With Publisher's $1.25 Price Label, Light Usage, 3/4" Tear At Bottom Of Front Pane.