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AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. War Department / Technical Manual / Restricted TM 1-406. April 16, 1942. (Cover title)

by (War Department)

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(Washington, DC: War Department, 1942).. 1942).. Good. - Octavo, printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly bumped. The front wrap is soiled with an owner's ink initials in the top corner. Approximately 108 pages plus index [page numbering is irregular]. Illustrated with black- and-white diagrams & photographic illustrations. The top sections of the pages are rippled. The first page is torn at the staples & its top edge is lightly stained. Good.
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AIRCRAFT INDUCTION, FUEL, AND OIL SYSTEMS. Technical Manual No. 1-407

by (Chief of the Air Corps; director)

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Washington, DC: War Department, 1940.. 1940.. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The spine & extremities are faded. There is a tiny stain to the top corner of the front wrap & there are handwritten initials along its top edge. 96 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings & diagrams with a folding temperature graph laid in. The top page corners are very slightly creased & there are tiny stains to the top corners of the first 2 leaves. Very good.
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AIRCRAFT ENGINES. Technical Manual No. 1-405. War Department, Washington, November 4, 1940. Prepared under the direction of the Chief of the Air Corps

by (Chief of the Air Corps)

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(Washington, DC: War Department, 1940).. 1940).. Very good. - Octavo, printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly soiled & bumped, & slightly faded along the spine. The initials "T.F.P.U., -- S.E.A.C.T.C." are handwritten on the front wrap. Approximately 60 pages plus index [page numbering is irregular]. Illustrated with black-and-white diagrams & photographic illustrations. The page corners are lightly creased. Very good.
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AIRPLANE INSPECTION GUIDE. Technical Manual No. 1-415. Prepared under the direction of the Chief of the Air Corps

by (Chief of the Air Corps)

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Washington, DC: War Department, 1941.. 1941.. Fair. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly dampstained with some creasing. The notation "T.F.P.U., - S.E.A.C.T.C." is handwritten in ink on the front wrap. 113 pages. The top corners of the pages are dampstained & their top edges are rippled. Good only.
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AIRPLANE STRUCTURES. Technical Manual No. 1-410.

by (Chief of the Air Corps; director).

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Washington, DC: War Department, 1940.. 1940.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly bumped & soiled & the spine & extremities are faded. There are handwritten initials along the top of the front wrap. 132 pages. Black-and-white photographic illustrations & diagrams. There is a small area of light dampstaining to the fore-edge & to the front edges of the pages in the rear three-quarters of the manual. There is also a small area of light dampstaining to the top edge with minor rippling to the top edges of the pages. Good.
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[BALLOONING]: A LOT OF 4 BRIGHT HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHS DEPICTING NINETEENTH CENTURY BALLOONING:...
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[BALLOONING]: A LOT OF 4 BRIGHT HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHS DEPICTING NINETEENTH CENTURY BALLOONING: "DESCENT NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PHIL., 1850"; "THE VAUXHALL BALLOON, PHIL., 1850"; "DESCENT NEAR EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA"; AND 'MR. COCKING'S PARACHUTE, PHIL., 1850"

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New York: FAR Gallery, 1949.. 1949.. Fine. - sc 4 fine bright hand-colored lithographs depicting events in the history and birth of flight. Each of these beautiful prints is lithographed on 8 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide cardstock. There is a little minor smudging at the bottom of the lithograph depicting "The Vauxhall Balloon", else the prints are in fine condition. <p>The images respectively depict:<p>The "Descent near Philadelphia, Phil., 1850" of a single pink balloon topped with a red & yellow floral accent and horizontal red stripe. A yellow and blue flag and the American flag fly from either side of the yellow gondola wich carries a single person.<p>"The Vauxhall Balloon, Phil., 1850" depicts a single red & yellow striped balloon. Two flags fly from the sides of the purple ribboned gondola carrying 6 people.<p>The "Descent Near Easton, Pennsylvania" depicts a shredded dark & light blue balloon. The basket gondola,… Read More
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II. Two Volumes in One
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II. Two Volumes in One

by Bavousett, Glenn B

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New York: Bonanza Books, (1989).. (1989).. Very good. - Small oblong quarto [8-3/4 inches high by 11-1/4 inches wide], cloth in a price-clipped dust wrapper. There are a few small stains to the covers & the rear cover is rubbed. There is a light stain to the front panel of the dust jacket. iv, [i] & 79 pages plus a large section of full-page color illustrations after paintings by Tony Weddel. Very good. <p>Reprint edition.
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AVIATION Compiled and Edited by Squadron-Leader C. G. Burge

by Burge, C. G.; compiler and editor

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Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., [circa 1930s].. [circa 1930s].. Good. - Large square octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The spine & extremities are faded. The binding is bumped & lightly soiled with a few small stains. 641 & [1] pages. 1 color plate & many black-and-white illustrations & diagrams. There are some pencil notes on the front pastedown. The verso of the color plate is foxed. Good.
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FIELD ORDER #13.

FIELD ORDER #13.

by Marquardt, George.

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Circa [1995]., [1995].. Very good. - Small quarto booklet [9 inches high by approximately 7-3/4 inches high], softcover. Pictorial black-and white title page and pages 1-[11]. 2 black-and-white photographic illustrations on the last page. The bottom corners of the pages are lightly creased. Very good. <p>A circular logo on the title page is worded "509th Composite Group. / First Atomic Bombardment". The author recounts his participation in the top secret year-long training for, and execution of, the bombing mission over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Mr. Marquardt was the aircraft commander of the B-29 #91 Necessary Evil", which carried photographic equipment and accompanied the Enola Gay.<p>Rare in commerce.
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FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED BY WORLD WAR II ACE FIGHTER PILOT JAMES W. EMPEY.

FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED BY WORLD WAR II ACE FIGHTER PILOT JAMES W. EMPEY.

by Empey, James W. (1924-2013). World War II ace fighter pilot at 20 years old.

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Phoenix, AZ: September 3, 1991.. 1991.. Fine. - A white 3-5/8 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide envelope is illustrated with an image of a bombed battleship & a rescue boat at Pearl Harbor titled "Commemorating World War II / 1941: A World at War" with an Atlantic Charter postage stamp. Signed "Lt/Col James W. Empey" on the address panel. Fine <p>World War II fighter pilot James W. Empey [1924-2013] became an ace at the young age of 20 when he shot down five German aircraft within a month in 1944. After the war he returned to the United States and became a training instructor. He subsequently attended the Air Force's experimental test pilot school and in 1962 was sent to Oklahoma State University to earn a degree in aeronautical engineering. He volunteered to go to Vietnam and flew missions throughout that war, retiring from the Air Force in 1972 as lieutenant colonel. During his years of service he was awarded the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and a… Read More
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FUNDAMENTALS OF ELEMENTARY FLIGHT MANEUVERS. U.S. Department of Commerce / Civil Aeronautics Administration / Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 32

by (Civil Aeronautics Administration)

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Washington, DC: (Government Printing Office), 1943.. 1943.. Good. - sc Quarto [10-1/2 inches high by 8 inches wide], printed gray cover sheets bound with 3 brass studs. The edges of the cover sheets are faded with the top inner corners chipped. There is an owner's name & address stamp on the front cover sheet. Title, [iii] & 66 pages. The same owner's name & address stamp appears on the title page. Illustrated with black-and- white diagrams & cartoons. Good.
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GEORGES GUYNEMER: KNIGHT OF THE AIR. Translated from the French by Louise Morgan Sill. With an...
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GEORGES GUYNEMER: KNIGHT OF THE AIR. Translated from the French by Louise Morgan Sill. With an Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt.

by (Dwiggins, W.A.). Bordeaux, Henry.

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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1918., 1918.. Good. - Octavo, pictorial teal boards titled in gilt and illustrated in blue on the front cover & the spine. A small three-paneled paper label is mounted between the title and the author's name on the spine. The covers are slightly rubbed and soiled. 256 pages, illustrated with a color frontispiece portrait by Rudolph Ruzicka and 4 black & white plates by W.A. Dwiggins. Good. <p>First American edition. From the library of the World War One naval aviator Charles Frederic Beach, signed by him on the front endpaper.<p>Laid in at the front is a typed form letter signed by the founder of the Yale University Press, George Parmly Day, presenting the book to a classmate of Ensign Curtis Seaman Read, in his memory.
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LE CHEVALIER DE L'AIR: VIE HEROIQUE DE GUYNEMER. Par Henry Bordeaux
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LE CHEVALIER DE L'AIR: VIE HEROIQUE DE GUYNEMER. Par Henry Bordeaux

by (Guynemer, Georges). Bordeaux, Henry

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Paris: Plon-Nourrit et Cie., 1918.. 1918.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed white wraps with pictorial decorations in light green and titled in gilt & green on the front cover & spine. The book is housed in a marbled folding tray case backed with a blue morocco spine with gilt lettering. The covers are slightly foxed with minor chips to the edges and to the head and tail of the spine. The corners of the case are slightly rubbed. 320 pages, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. The pages are darkened. There is a previous owner's name on the title page. Good in a handsome case. The 17th thousand, published the same year as the first edition.
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LISTEN TO THE WIND.

LISTEN TO THE WIND.

by Lindbergh, Anne Morrow; Lindbergh, Charles A.

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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1938)., (1938).. Very good. - Octavo, red cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped and the tail of its spine is torn with a piece out. xii & 275 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white maps drawn by Charles A. Lindbergh. The fore-edge & bottom edge are lightly foxed. Very good in a good dust wrapper. First edition.Anne Morrow Lindbergh, wife of Charles A. Lindbergh, writes an account of the crucial ten-day flight which the pioneering couple made across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to Brazil in December 1933 at the end of their survey of the North Atlantic air routes. Charles Lindbergh drew the maps and writes the foreword.
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THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
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THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

by Bryan, C. D. B

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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, (1988).. (1988).. Fine. - Quarto [11-3/4 inches high by 9-3/4 inches wide], black cloth titled in silver on the front cover & spine in a dust wrapper. The rear cover & the dust wrapper are lightly rubbed. 498 pages printed in 2 columns. Profuse illustrations in color and black & white. There is a minor tear to the paper along the front hinge. Near fine. <p>Second edition. Revised and updated.
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OVERHAUL MANUAL FOR THE WRIGHT CYCLONE 14 AIRCRAFT ENGINES: Models C14A and C14B

by (Wright Aeronautical Corporation)

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Paterson, NJ: Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 1941.. 1941.. Good. - Quarto [11-1/2 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], limp brown cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The binding is rubbed with some white staining to the front cover & a small white stain to the rear cover. xviii pages plus separately numbered sections, 7 diagrams including 6 folding, blanks for notes & a 17-page index. There are some small stains to the rear endpaper & a small area of its surface is rubbed away. The bottom corners of the first few leaves are creased. Black-and-white illustrations and diagrams. Good. <p>Second printing.
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PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF FLYING AND MAINTENANCE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS. July 25, 1941. Technical Manual No. 1-705

by U.S. Air Corps

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Washington, DC: War Department, 1941.. 1941.. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The extremities are darkened & the wraps are lightly bumped. 125 pages. Illustrated in black & white with photographic illustrations, drawings & diagrams. Very good.
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(Dayton, OH: Air Technical Service Command), 15 March 1945.. 15 March 1945.. Good. - Small quarto [10-7/8 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide], softcover with the contents stapled between printed gray cover sheets. Three holes are punched in the left margins of the cover sheets & contents. There are a few small stains to the cover sheets & their edges are darkened. The bottom corner of the front wrap is bumped & there is a short tear to its front edge with a very small area of the surface rubbed away There is a tear & crease to the inner edge of the rear cover sheet. iv & 94 pages with an errata sheet laid in. Black-and-white illustrations, diagrams & graphs. Good.
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY VICE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE, GENERAL HORACE M. WADE.

TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY VICE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE, GENERAL HORACE M. WADE.

by Wade, Horace M. (1916-2001). General in the U.S. Air Force (1937-1973) who was appointed Vice Chief of Staff of the the U.S. Air Force in May 1972.

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Washington, DC: January 12th, 1973.. 1973.. Fine. - 100 words typed on a cream-colored, 10-1/2 inch high by 9 inch wide sheet of "Department of the Air Force, Office of the Chief of Staff" letterhead with the address and the Department of Defense seal printed in blue at the top. Signed "H. M. Wade". The bottom right corner is lightly bumped. Folded twice for mailing. Near fine. <p>Wade replies to a letter from Congressman Seymour Halpern soliciting his personal thoughts on achieving a lasting world peace. Wade assures Halpern of his desire for a just and lasting world peace, "however, although your request was for my personal 'views or formulas,' any comments by me on this critically important subject through other than official channels would be highly inappropriate...."<p>Horace Milton Wade [1916-2001] saw active service in World War II and the Vietnam War. In 1968 he was designated commander in chief, United States Air Forces in Europe and was… Read More
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THE WRIGHT WAY OF WORKING.
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THE WRIGHT WAY OF WORKING.

by (Wright Aeronautical Corporation).

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Paterson, New Jersey: Wright Aeronautical Corporation, (1940)., (1940).. Fine. - Duodecimo, 7-7/8 inches high by 5-5/8 inches wide. Spiral bound blue wraps titled in gilt on the front cover. [58] pages, including inserted pages 42-A & 42-B, with decorations and vignettes in blue throughout and several full-page illustrations. There is a tiny tear to the top left of the title page. Near fine in the original Wright Aeronautical Corporation manilla envelope. Laid in at the front is a trifold from the "Personnel Director Wright Aeronautical Corporation" meant to be signed and dated by the employee attesting that the employee has read the following: "Pages 39 to 44 inclusive, that is, three sheets beginning with 'Publications' and ending with 'General Safety Regulations and Suggestions', should be removed from the booklet and destroyed." The trifold then instructs the employee as to how to insert the new pages: "The two new pages are numbered 42-A and 42-B so as not to interfere with the subsequent page… Read More
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