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Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. (2000). Second Printing. Hardcover. 156098807X . Book and DJ as new. Not a remainder. No ownership or other marks. DJ not price clipped. ; Smithsonian History of Aviation Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (1978). First American Edition. Hardcover. 0448161737 . This is a new book with a small remainder mark on top edge ot text block. DJ has very light wear along top edge. Not price clipped. ; Classic Aircraft; Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages .

London: Putnam. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. [1960]. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth cover with bright gilt lettering on spine is clean and unworn. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked. Top edge of textblock is foxed. Stub where frontis. has been excised as usual. DJ clean and with minimal wear. Short closed tear at back top edge and there is some foxing on back. Not price clipped. ; Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 102 pages .

New York: The Ronald Press Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1928). First Edition. Hardcover. Book is very good with a blue cloth cover, gilt lettering on spine. Cover has some stains and light wear. There are a few small stains (coffee, airplane glue?) on the text block edges. Binding is sound. No ownership or other marks in text. Lacking dust jacket. This book covers the state of model airplane building and flying when published. The author was with the Smithsonian Institution and prepared this book for the Playground and Recreational Association of America, which conducted local and national tournaments of flying models. The Committee which operated these tournaments included Orville Wright, Charles Lindberg, Richard Byrd and many other important aviators. The book contains detailed plans and instruction sufficient to recreate some of these early models. The Foreword includes a contribution by Orville Wright. ; Diagrams and Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall;… Read More

Washington, D. C.: Air Force History and Museums Program. New. 1998. Trade paperback. 0912799102 . Reprint, 1998 by Air Force History and Museums Program. New book, not a remainder. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 394 pages .

Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press. Fine+. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Trade paper. 1782663886 . Book is as new. No signs of use. No ownership or other marks. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 430 pages .

New York: Penguin Books. Fine. (2004). Trade paperback. 0142004669 . Book is as new other than light tanning at page edges. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 464 pages .

New York: Crown. Fine in Fine+ dust jacket. [2003]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1400049121 . Book is as new but for fading of blue cloth near head and tail of spine. DJ as new, not price clipped. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; Signed by Author .

Boston: The Page Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1918. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth cover with yellow lettering, yellow and blue illustration of aerial combat on front cover. There is wear at corners and head, tail of spine. Yellow on front has some scratches and chips. Binding sound. Gift note in pencil on ffep dated Nov. 1918. Pages otherwise unmarked. Lacking DJ. Author Wellman as an American joined the French Foreign Legion and flew fighter planes in WWI. After the war he was involved in the movie industry as an actor and director. This is his story of his experiences in WWI. ; Photographs. drawings; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 284 pages .

Novato, CA: Presidio Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. [1990]. Hardcover. 0891413448 . Book appears to be new. Binding sound and tight. DJ has very minimal wear. Not clipped. ; Photographs; 1 x 9.1 x 6 Inches; 231 pages .

Corona del Mar, California: Planes of Fame Publications. Near Fine. 1992. Trade Paperback. Book is as new other than an old price sticker on the back cover. No ownership or other marks. A nice clean as new copy. Not a remainder. ; Photographs, maps, drawings; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 101 pages .

Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force. Fine+. 1987. Hardcover. Book is as new. Blue cloth cover with silver lettering on spine. Issued without Dust Jacket. No ownership or other marks. Not former library book. ; USAF warrior studies; 9.60 X 6.80 X 1 inches; 347 pages .

Braunton Devon UK: Merlin Books Ltd. New. [1992]. Trade paperback. 0863035434 . New book in as new condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages .

Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwell. Fine+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. [1984]. Hardcover. 0631132538 . Book appears as new. DJ has very minor wear and some sunning along spine. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 150 pages .

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Fine+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. As new book in very good DJ. Book appears to be brand new. No ownership or other marks. Binding sound, straight, tight. First US edition, complete number line on bottom of last page of index. Unclipped DJ has light wear at corners and some wrinkling along top edge and a 1/8 inch closed tear at lower rear corner. DJ in Brodart mylar. Uncommon in this condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 234 pages .

Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. (1963). Second Printing. Hardcover. First published in 1936, this is the 2nd printing 1963. Book is fine. No ownership or other marks. Binding sound, tight and square. There is some faint fine speckling on top edge of text block otherwise as new. DJ is clean but has minor edge wear, two 1/2 inch tears at lower part of back and a 5/16 x 1/8 inch hole over rear hinge near top. DJ in Brodart archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 332 pages .

Dayton: Air Force Museum Foundation, Incorporated. Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. [1984]. Second Edition. Hardcover. 0961163402 . Binding straight, corners sharp, pages clean and unmarked. There is very minimal edgewear on the covers. DJ has edge wear, some rubbing, and a few short tears. There is a one half inch chip out of the back of the DJ at spine. ; Signed by both authors on half-title page. Frontis is a photograph of the Wright Brothers. Includes numerous photographs and drawings. ; Drawings, plates; 208 pages; Signed by All Authors .

Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Fine. 1992. Trade Paperback. Book is as new. Laid in is letter to NASA employees indicating this was their personal copy. No ownership or other marks. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 133 pages .

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press. New in New dust jacket. [1992]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0890963886 . New book in as new condition. Not a remainder. ; Texas A & M University Military History Series; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 234 pages .