Aviation from

Tokyo ; San Francisco: Japan Publications, 1969. First printing (stated). Hardcover. Very minor wear to board corners; some odd discoloration to margins a of a few pages (see photos; apparent result of chemical deterioration to paper coating(?)); else overall near fine thus. Binding very tight.. Quarto in grey and red polished paper boards; 67 pages illustrations 27 cm.… Read more about this item

Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Northwest Pub. Co, 1982. First edition; second printing; paperback original. Paperback. Fine. Binding glue appears to be brittle but no loose leaves.. Octavo in b&w illus stiff paper wraps; perfect bound; xiii, 143 pages: illustrations ; 21 cm. Lengthy author inscription to front end papers; as well as author signature to title page. The story… Read more about this item

New York: Roy Publishers, 1967. First US ed. Hardcover. Near fine, with small,slight lower edge bump to board lips only, in near fine(+) jacket with a two extremely tiny closed edge-tears, in archival mylar.. Octavo in pale blue cloth and pale blue jacket illus in b&w; 139 pages 21 cm. "Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle...(1907 - 1996) was… Read more about this item

California: W.P. Parks, 1986. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near fine(-) copy with scuff to spine head. Binding very tight; leaves clean. No jacket.. Small quarto in polished blue cloth; xi, 266 pages: b&w photos, portraits ; 24 cm; index. Aviation History in Californa. Aeronautics, Military -- Biography. Aéronautique militaire -- Biographies. Aeronautics. Aeronautics, Military. United States. Air Force --… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: The Crocker Company, 1941. First. Hardcover. Ex-libris with small stamp of "Cal-Aero Technical Institute" of Glendale to front & rear paste-downs, baords moderately soiled; else overall about very good(-) overall, in a very tight binding. No jacket, possibly as issued.. Small quarto in light blue cloth; 1 preliminary leaf, vii-x, 176 pages including illustrations, plates, tables,… Read more about this item

[Copenhagen]: Branner, 1947. Paperback. Very good with neat gift inscription to front free endpaper.. Quarto in color illus wraps; p.: illustrations. In Danish. Aviation fiction Uncommon in the US.

Moska [Moscow]: Izdatelbstvo "Voennbii Vestnik", 1924. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Good(+) to Very Good(-) with several edge and spine chips; wrappers still attached; very delicate. "2022" in pencil to front wrapper.. Octavo in tan printed wraps; 37p, illus in bw. Rare Russian-language airplane piloting text. No copies located in WordCat unsing a variety of… Read more about this item

Milano: A. Mondadori, 1939. Paperback. An unopened copy with mild damp staining to front wrap and lower portions of approx. first forty pages; spine foot partly frayed but neatly repaired; overal Very Good. Unopened.. Small quarto in illustrated blue wrappers; 337, [25] p., 29 leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. Uncommon. In Italian. Interseting black and… Read more about this item

(Caracas): El Diario de Caracas, 1979. First printing. Paperback. Very Good with minor wear.. Duodecimo in pictorial self-wrappers; 63pp, a few b/w photos, chronoolgy. Newsprint. Brief history of early aviation written by a Venezuelan.

Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1985. 4th ed. Hardcover. Near Fine(+) with very faint external wear. No DJ, probably as issued.. Small octavo in photo illus boards; viii, 431 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Signed by Knott on title page. A very nice copy.

N.p.: (McDonnell Douglas), N.d.. First edition (presumed). Spiral_bound. Near Fine. Oblong Octavo, spiral bound in brown, gilt-titled wrappers; approx 80-100 pp of sepia-tone illustrations of McDonnell Douglas aircraft. A very nice copy.

Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good lightly edge-worn DJ. Octavo in illus blue & white DJ; xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. indexes. Aeronautics -- United States -- History; Fleet, Reuben Hollis; Consolidated Aircraft (Firm) .

Mexico, D.F.: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Obras Públicas, 1950. First edition (presumed). Leather Bound. Gentle external wear to exterior; overall Very good+ to Near Fine-. Large Octavo in full leather, with gilt titles & illus boards; silk end papers; approx 75 un-numbered pages; numerus phot rep[rods in b/w & color. Appears to be custom-bound in leather, probably a… Read more about this item

Barcelona: Seix Barral, 1929. 1st edition. Paperback. Light edge wear and a few minor creases; top corner bumped modestly; contemporary neat owner signature to front free endpaper; overal a Very Good(++) copy , especially considering age and binding type.. Sm 4to, handsomely illus trated green sw, 149p, illus. Aviation, aviacion, Spain.

Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press, 1968. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. Octavo in photo-illus b/w DJ; x, 338 p. illus., maps., ports. 24 cm. A nice copy. // Air Aces, fighter pilots, military history, air power, airplanes; aerial combat, World War I World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American; United States. Army. Air… Read more about this item

BA: Reunidas, 1941. 1st edition. Paperback. Near Fine(-) with minor exterior wear.. Octavo in off-white illus wrappers; 3 p. l., 9-202 p. 21 cm. Text in Spanish. / Aviation, airplanes; flights; air travel Latin America -- Description and travel.  United States -- Description and travel. .