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No Place: Reed and Associates, 1944. Wraps. Good. Red, blue and white illustrated wraps. Lower front wrapper a turning dial serving as a spotter for 16 famous American planes. Single sheet folded into fourths. A piece offering three press out paper models of World War II Allied airplanes, featuring the American Hellcat, the British Spitfire, and the Russian Stormovik. GOOD condition. All planes complete but some are starting to detach along the perforations on the rear cover. Minor toning and soiling. Some scuffing and curling along the extremities.
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3 Flying Models of Famous Allied Fighting Planes by Reed
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The Adventures of Arnold Adair, American Ace
by Driggs, Laurence La Tourette
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1940. Cloth. Good. Illustrated gray cloth covers, done by the Decorative Designers. No jacket. 335 pp. With a few illustrated plates. A fictional work imagining the exploits of a World War I American flying ace. For a juvenile audience. GOOD condition, slightly ex-library with remains of a pocket and discard written on the inside rear cover. Blindstamp on the title page. Uneven fading and toning to the covers. Minor scuffing and a few small areas of staining/discoloration. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Minor scattered soiling in the interior.
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Aeronautics at the Mid-Century
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1952. Cloth. Good/Good. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 116 pp. With a few black and white photos and illustrations. A look at the state of technology of aeronautics in the mid 20th century, anticipating the changes in trade, culture travel and politics that could occur as the result of then recent innovations. This includes a look at the innovation in technology developed by the military, including jet propulsion and aerodynamics, as well as applications in the commercial sector. GOOD condition. Moderate general fading, minor soiling and light scuffing. Moderate to heavy chipping and small tears along the extremities. Minor fading soiling and edgewear to the book. Light toning to the paper in the interior.
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Around the World in Twenty-Eight Days
by Wells, Linton
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1926. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First edition. Red cloth. No jacket. 276 pp. Black and white photo plates throughout. An account of the airplane journey around the world undertaken by Edward Evans, accompanied by the author, Linton Wells. Wells, a noted US foreign correspondent, documented their record setting time and their brief experiences in countries around the world, including Omsk, Russia; Manchuria, Korea, etc. GOOD condition. Ex-marine historical association library, with a bookplate on the inside front cover. No other library treatments present. Minor scuffing, fading and soiling to the covers. Extremities a bit scuffed and frayed. Light toning to the text block. Some of the photo plates rather foxed.
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The Art of Flying
by Macmillan, Norman (Captain). Brancker, Sefton (foreword)
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Hartford: Edwin Valentine Mitchell. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. No date, presumed circa 1928. Perhaps the first American edition, although printed in Great Britain. Beige cloth. No jacket. 175 pp. With black and white photo plates throughout. A thorough look at flying airplanes, considering seaplane flying, types of aircraft, aircraft design details, the use of senses, the art of test flying, etc. With photos of single engine seaplanes, monoplanes, biplanes, triplanes, flying boats, etc. Norman Macmillan was a pilot during World War I, serving in the British Armed Forces and considered an ace by having nine confirmed victories. GOOD condition. Area of dark scuffing/staining/soiling to the front cover, with some dark scuffs to the rear cover. Minor soiling, fading, scuffing and edgewear. Interior solid. Very minor scattered foxing, with a faint dampstain affecting the fore edge of a few pages. One sentence underlined in pencil in the text.
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B-24 Liberator in Action. Aircraft No. 21
by Birdsall, Steve
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Warren, MI: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1975. Wraps. Very Good. Color illustrated wraps. Oblong quarto. 50 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily visual record of the US Air Force's use of the B-24 Liberator during World War II, documenting and discussing design and technical aspects, various innovations, as well as use in the European and Pacific theaters during the War. With some photos of nose art. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor edgewear. Light toning to the paper.
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B-57 Night Intruder Pinback
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No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Near Fine. No producer, place or date. Presumed circa 1950s. Made in USA on the curl. Approximately 1 inch in diameter. Stickpin style back. A pinback button depicting the B-57 Night Intruder used by the US armed forces. Color illustration using red, white and blue. In original cellophane wrap. NEAR FINE condition with a hint of toning.
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The Bell Hu-I "Mighty Iroquois" on guard around the world with the United States Army
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Fort Worth, TX: Bell Helicopter Company, Publisher. Wraps. Very Good. no date, perhaps 1960s. Wraps. 12 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A promotional work on the Bell Hu-I, or Mighty Iroquois, line of military helicopters produced by Bell Helicopter Company, with many photos of the helicopters being used in military and combat scenarios (Operation Long Pass for instance). Also included are schematics for weaponry options and seating options, among other designs. VERY GOOD. Some soiling/smudging to the front cover. Minor toning and edgewear.
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Boeing B-17B-H Flying Fortress in USAAF, USAF, USN, USMC, USCG, RAF, French, Danish, Portuguese, IDF/AF, Dominican and Brazilian AF Service. Arco-Aircam Aviation Series No. 17
by McDowell, Ernest
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New York: Arco Publishing, 1970. Wraps. Very Good. Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout, with a few color illustrations. A primarily visual record of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, offering a short history of its use in combat operations during World War II, followed by postwar use. Many photos throughout, with short descriptive commentary. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning, fading and edgewear.
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Bombers of WWII
by Ethell, Jeffrey L.
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Ann Arbor, MI: Lowe and B. Hould, Publishers, 2001. Wraps. Very Good. Glossy photo illustrated wraps. Square quarto. 180 pp. Color photos throughout. A look at Bombers used by the US Armed Forces during World War II, discussing the various planes used, from B-17s, B-24s and B-25s, accompanied by color photos and first person accounts from men and women serving at the time. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and toning to the covers, mostly the rear. Minor edgewear.
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The Burr McIntosh Monthly. November 1909
by Moon, Karl [Carl] (photographer). Moon, Karl [Carl] (photographer). The Burr McIntosh Monthly. November 1909
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New York: Burr Publishing Co, 1909. Wraps. Fair. Color illustrated wraps, with a string tied binding. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout as well as one apparent painted photo by Karl Moon. Single issue of this monthly magazine, this one relying heavily on photographs. Of note are a series of 14 Photographs by Carl moon, an American photographer perhaps best known for his photographs of Native Americans. These photos depict Native Americans living in the Taos, New Mexico area and are reminiscent of the work by Edward Curtis. While some critics have acclaimed his work for its documentation of Native American life, the work seems to mythologize the false concept of the disappearance of Native Americans in the US. The article concludes, "we are loath to confess that, in the final count, it is best that man's progress in the cultivation of land should be unchecked, and our reluctance lies in the fact that this change must toll the knell of the Redman's [sic] day." Among the other photos in…
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Camouflage and Markings. British Aircraft in U.S.A.A.F. Service 1942-1945. No. 21
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London: Ducimus Books Limited. Wraps. Good. no date. Wraps. 194-215 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A short history of the various markings and camouflage paint schemes used on British aircraft and gliders used/purchased by the US Army Air Force in World War II during 1942 to 1945. GOOD+ condition. Moderate toning to the piece. Light edgewear.
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. January, 1895
by Maxim, Hiram; Wharton, Edith et al.
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New York: The Century Co, 1895. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. Single issue of this magazine containing, fiction, history, science and other articles. Of note in this issue is an illustrated article on a new flying machine by US inventor Hiram Maxim, known as the inventor of the first portable machine gun, among other inventions. This details the construction and failed test of the machine, being what appears to be an early overbuilt airplane. With a piece "Jade" by Edith Wharton, and a section on festivals in American colleges for women. GOOD condition. Minor spotting, staining and soiling, mostly to the front cover. Splitting, chipping, tearing and loss along the spine and hinges, with a piece also missing from the lower edge of the rear cover. Minor toning in the interior.
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The Chicago Weekly News. October 27, 1881
by Various Authors
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Chicago: Victor F. Lawson and Co, 1881. Tabloid. Good. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet, four pages. Single issue of this Chicago based newspaper, featuring an account of a ballooning adventure undertaken by Samuel Archer King (noted in the article as an aeronaut), a noted balloonist in the US responsible for its growth in popularity. Also present is news on the defense strategy for Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield; news on shooting events and long-range rifle shooting records; brief news shorts on baseball teams, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. General toning. Minor chipping and tearing along the extremities.
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F7U Cutlass Pinback
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No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Near Fine. F7U Cutlass Pinback. No producer, place or date. Presumed circa 1950s. Made in USA on the curl. Approximately 1 inch in diameter. Stickpin style back. A pinback button depicting the F7U Cutlass, a jet fighter, designed for the US Navy but beset with a variety of design flaws. Color illustration using red, white and blue. In original cellophane wrap. NEAR FINE condition with a hint of toning. Wrapper partially opened.
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F-86D Sabre Pinback
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No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Near Fine. No producer, place or date. Presumed circa 1950s. Made in USA on the curl. Approximately 1 inch in diameter. Stickpin style back. A pinback button depicting the F-86D Sabre, a jet fighter used by the US armed forces. Color illustration using red, white and blue. In original cellophane wrap, which is open along one side. NEAR FINE condition with a hint of toning.
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F9F-6 Cougar Pinback
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No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Near Fine. No producer, place or date. Presumed circa 1950s. Made in USA on the curl. Approximately 1 inch in diameter. Stickpin style back. A pinback button depicting the F-86D Sabre, the first swept wing, carrier based jet fighter used by the US Navy. Color illustration using red, white and blue. In original cellophane wrap. NEAR FINE condition with a hint of toning.
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Flight Manual for B-24 Liberator
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Appleton, WI: Aviation Publications, 1989. Wraps. Very Good. Quarto. White illustrated wraps. Quarto. 146 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A reprint of a 1942 manual on the flying of the B-24 Liberator, originally a restricted document. With a short history on the development of the B-24. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor toning and edgewear.
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The Flying Wing. A Lucky Terrell Flying Story
by Cook, Canfield
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New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1946. Cloth. Good/Good. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. 216 pp. Illustrations by Gordon Dean Smith throughout. A story for a juvenile audience following the aviation adventures of Lucky Terrell, a Texas pilot tasked to test a new jet-propelled plane. GOOD condition. Some soiling and staining to the rear panel of the jacket. Minor fading, toning and edgewear. Minor fading, soiling and edgewear to the book. Heavy toning to the text block.
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Lindbergh's Transatlantic Flight. Aviation Stories and Mechanics Souvenir Number. July 1927. Vol. 1, No. 1
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New York: The Flying Publishing Company, 1927. Wraps. Good. . Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout. First issue of this magazine devoted to aviation and flight, with this issue being a souvenir number celebrating the transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh. This includes Lindbergh's account of the flight, a look at the Spirit of St. Louis, photos of his reception in France, etc. GOOD condition. A 1 ½ by ½ inch piece torn off from the lower front cover. Minor soiling and toning. Light wrinkling and creasing along the extremities. Interior toned.
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