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Springfield, Massachusetts:: McLoughlin Brothers,, (1930.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in red cloth with black lettering (some fraying to the sides of the spine, corners bumped.). First edition. Collection of first-person writings from early aviators, among them Lieutenant A. Soucek, U.S.N.; L. Mendell and R. Reinhart; R.E. Dowd; Robert B. Renfro; Wilbur R. Hanawalt; Lauren D. Lyman; Harry F. Guggenheim; Nelle F. Dooley; Cloyd P. Clevenger; Ray Little; Earle Ovington; Henry Ford and more. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Written for older children and young adults. Introduction by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. 316 pp.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1950. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in blue cloth with gold lettering (some fading and wear to spine.). First printing. Inscribed on the front endpaper with the words "personally with thanks."

New York:: Boy Scouts of America, , 1942. Good overall - gift inscription to a scout on the first page, which had become detached and is now taped back in. Some wear to the covers, contents clean and tight. . 2nd printing (as indicated by the code ending in 143 on the title page) just a few months after the first. An uncommon 1942 manual (marked "proof edition" on title page) of an aviation training program offered to the Boy Scouts of America at the beginning of the Second World War. Illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and drawings. Both the first and second printings were limited to 10,000 copies each. Glossary, bibliography, index. vii, 442 pp.

Washington, D.C.:: Smithsonian Institution Press,, (1989.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in cream cloth, lacking the dust jacket.. 2nd printing. An exhaustively researched biography of the famous aviatrix who disappeared in the South Pacific in 1937 - but one which downplays the sensational "What happened to Amelia Earhart?" myth and focuses on disclosing who Amelia Earhart really was. Foreword by Jeana Yeager. Photographs, bibliography, notes, index. xii, 322 pp.

Novato, CA / San Francisco: : Jabberwocky / AVC / Cassettes Classics, , (1977.). First edition -. Fine in stiff orange, blue and white covers with cassette tape. . First edition. Dramatization of the life of this pioneering aviator. A title in the Great American Series. Includes a cassette tape and a stapled booklet with a brief introduction and a transcription of the tape. 17 pp. Other titles in this series also available.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1999.. First edition -. Fine (as new) in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) An authoritative reconstruction of Earhart's last days, based on the author's extensive research and the recently rediscovered radio logs of her last transmissions. In addition, this is a look at the primitive conditions under which Earhart - and other pilots of her era - flew by an experienced and ground-breaking pilot: author Elgen Long was the first person to fly solo around the world over both poles. Sources, bibliography. 258pp.

Wheaton, IL:: Tyndale House Publishers,, 1976.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a near fine dustjacket (crease on rear flap.). First printing. Biography of the first woman jet pilot in the US Air Force. Photographs. 148 pgs.

Oregon City:: Piere Publishers,, (1989). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated light blue boards.. First printing. Biography of this early aerobatic ace. Foreword by Jimmy Doolittle. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Index. 225 pp.

New York:: Frederick A. Stokes Company,, (1909.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good+ in blue illustrated boards, sturdy binding with reinforced hinges, some rubbing to the lettering at the bottom of the front cover and a little wear to the ends of the spine, but overall bright and attractive.. First edition. Includes sections on balloons, dirigibles and other airships and heavier than air machines - kites, gliders and aeroplanes, with a focus on the history and early experiments in many countries, including those of Zeppelin, Santos-Dumont and the Wrights. With 93 illustrations, most on glossy inserted plates. Index, 244 pp.

Binghamton, NY:: Brundage Publishing,, (2006.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. A candid autobiography which tells how the author, as a 37 year old single mother of two, decided that she was going to go after her dream of being a pilot, and how she rose through the ranks at United despite great sexism and animosity. INSCRIBED by author opposite title page - "To - - Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. Believe in God! and always hold onto your dreams" and dated in 2007. Photographs. 139 pp.

Bloomington, Indiana:: Xlibris Corp,, (2000). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (crease to corner of dj flap).. First printing. A novel set in Los Angeles based on the author's own experiences as an air traffic controller. The title "deal" is a term used when the required separation between two planes has been lost. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page - "Sacramento reading is cleared for take-off" Includes a challenge to aviation buffs at the back of the book. 366 pp. Wraparound photographic dust jacket by Daniel Olivas.

New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1973.). Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dj.. First printing. An account of the incredible efforts of a group of a group of inventors, engineers and investors, who, in New Jersey, created the Aereon, a strange, orange wingless hybrid airplane/dirigible-- that looked like a delta from the top and like a fat pumpkin seed from the side. 184 pp.

New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1973.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (just a hint of toning to the dj). First printing. An account of the incredible efforts of a group of a group of inventors, engineers and investors, who, in New Jersey, created the Aereon, a strange, orange wingless hybrid airplane/dirigible-- that looked like a delta from the top and like a fat pumpkin seed from the side. 184 pp.

New York:: Ballantine,, (1976.). First edition -. Near fine.. First paperback printing. An account of the incredible efforts of a group of a group of inventors, engineers and investors, who, in New Jersey, created the Aereon, a strange, orange wingless hybrid airplane/dirigible-- that looked like a delta from the top and like a fat pumpkin seed from the side. 150 pp.

Minneapolis:: Zenith Press, , (2008). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a near fine dust jacket (some spine slant).. First printing. The SR-71 is able to fly at three times the speed of sound and at altitudes of up to 80,000 ft. Colonel Graham was selected to enter the SR-71 strategic reconnaissance program in 1974 at Beale AFB, California. and then later as an instructor pilot. In 1978 was selected as the Chief, Standardization/Evaluation Division, which included the SR-71, U-2 and T-38 aircraft. Illustrated with photographs. Foreword by Jay Miller, aviation historian. Includes a pilot's checklist, list of acronmyms, index. xv, 288 pp.

New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, 1973.. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (slight edgewear.). 2nd printing. Illustrated with photographs. Covers the early years of her marriage, and the tragedy of their baby's kidnapping.

New York:: Coward-McCann,, 1928.. Hardcover first edition -. Good overall in red cloth (missing 1 leaf - pp 63-64, slim band of white spray paint on spine covering) . First edition. A basic book on learning to fly, using the fictional experiences of two boys, written the year after Lindbergh's transatlantic flight, written by a professor of aeronautics at the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics, New York University. Illustrated thoughout with drawings and photographs. Preface by Harry F. Guggenheim. vii, 240 pp.

New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, 1938.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in red cloth covered boards, spine slightly faded, as usual.. First printing. The story of the Lindberghs' flight across the Atlantic, from Africa to Brazil, in December 1933. With a foreword and map drawings by Charles Lindbergh. Appendix. Map endpapers. 375 pp.

New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, 1938.. Hardcover -. Very good in red cloth covered boards, spine faded, previous owner's name, no dust jacket. . 3rd printing. The story of the Lindberghs' flight across the Atlantic, from Africa to Brazil, in December 1933. With a foreword and map drawings by Charles Lindbergh. Appendix compiled by Charles Lindbergh with a photograph of the plane, list of equipment, log of the flight, etc. 275 pp. Map endpapers.

New York:: W. W. Norton & Company,, (1993). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a very near fine dust jacket (binding cracking between pp 146-147, but the book is still tight and straight, bump to top edge of rear board).. First US printing. A biography of this aviatrix who won fame with her transatlantic solo flight in 1936, one which "peels away the layers of myth in Markham's popular memoir, 'West with the Night', to reveal a sexually insatiable woman whose charisma concealed a selfish, ruthless, insecure self-doubter. Trzebinski knew Markham for many years in Kenya, where the future ace pilot, racehorse trainer and royal courtesan to Edward, Prince of Wales and to the Duke of Gloucester was raised by her English father, a rampant colonialist, and by Masai servants. . . The gutsy aviator's obsessive affair with rakish pilot/safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton, whose other mistress was Danish Baroness Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), is fully disclosed here. Also presented… Read More