Search Results: Aviation-Aerospace/Test Pilots from The Aviator's Bookshelf

Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The story of the two men who dueled to be the first to break the sound barrier. 282 pages. Includes dust jacket.

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1999. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 272 pages. Ex library with usual markings. Dust jacket in mylar. Spine slanted.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, Inc., 1955. 1955 Edition. . Magazine Format. Good/No Jacket. Aerospace buyer's guide for 1955-56 covering aircraft, missiles, avionics, supporting equipment, nuclear systems, airline and airport equipment. Shelf wear at spine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Plano, TX: Airtrails, Inc., 1976. Fourth Quarter 1976. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Limited edition numbered 0569. Articles on the History of American Aviation 1822-1905; The Gallery of Air Transportation; Curtiss Jenny; 1934 Air Mail Crisis; Flight of ye Good U. S. Ship NC-4; and The United States in Space. Size: 8.5" Tall By 13" Wide

Plano, TX: Airtrails, Inc., 1978. Third Quarter 1978. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Limited edition numbered 5192. Entire issue devoted to the history of the Chance Vought corporation. Size: 8.5" Tall By 13" Wide

New York, NY, U.S.A.: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1960. First Edition (Stated). . Hardcover. Good/Good. An account of the development of aviation from its beginnings to the present day (1960). Illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Dust jacket in mylar. Inked name on ffep. Spine slanted. 352 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York, New York, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, Inc., 1997. 1997 Edition. . Magazine Format. Very Good/No Jacket. 1997 Aerospace Outlook, Specification Tables, World Military Aircraft Inventory, Prime Contractor Profiles, Major Airline Profiles, Leading Regional Airline Profiles, and Leading Aircraft, Missile and Space Subcontractors. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Plano, TX: Airtrails, Inc., 1978. Third Quarter 1978. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Limited edition numbered 0140. Entire issue devoted to the history of the Chance Vought corporation. Size: 8.5" Tall By 13" Wide

New York, New York, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, Inc., 1996. 1996 Edition. . Magazine Format. Very Good/No Jacket. 1996 Aerospace Outlook, Specification Tables, World Military Aircraft Inventory, Prime Contractor Profiles, Major Airline Profiles, Leading Regional Airline Profiles, and Leading Aircraft, Missile and Space Subcontractors. Previous owner's address sticker on front cover. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bookthrift Co, 1983. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 192 pages. Ex library with usual markings. Dust jacket in mylar.

Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1994. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The world's cutting edge concepts for fighters, bombers, military transports, and reconnaissance aircraft are described and illustrated. Inscribed by author on ffep. Includes dust jacket. 148 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rand McNally & Company, 1972. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. David A. Hardy. Author's and artist's vision of space exploration based on the state of knowledge of the early 70s. Includes 48 original illustrations by David A. Hardy. 62 pages. No dust jacket. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow, 2018. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 331 pages. Includes dust jacket.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, 2003. First Paperback Edition. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. A history of Canadian test pilots. 271 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

UK: Wrens Park Publishing, 1999. Reprint. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. David Gibbings. Includes dust jacket. First published in the UK in 1981. This reprint edition published in 1999. Illustrated by David Gibbings. 155 pages. A second volume of delightful reminiscences by Harald Penrose. Following his retirement in 1969, he continued flying but this time in small light aeroplanes and strictly for pleasure. He describes flight in 'Tipsy', his scarlet painted low winged monoplane, over the English countryside. he knows and loves so much. He tells of other flights in a small white biplane, the Curry Wot named 'Que Mas?'; of his first flight in a hot air balloon; of the sailplane flight on his 65th birthday; and of memorable days sailing in East Anglia. 155 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Jane's Pub Co, 1982. First American Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Pictorial boards. Previous owner's address sticker on ffep. 144 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2019. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A 50th anniversary edition of Michael Collins personal story of his journey from Air Force test pilot to the first manned mission to land on the moon. Based on his best-selling memoir, "Carrying the Fire". Illustrated with more than 30 photographs. 208 pages. Includes dust jacket.

Urbana, IL: Institute of Aviation of the University of Illinois, 1962. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Pictorial boards. No dust jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A history of our unmanned space probes. Remainder mark on page edges at tail. Includes dust jacket. 314 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, 1988. First Edition (Stated). . Hardcover. Good/Good. James Dean. 288 pages. Dust jacket in mylar. Ex library with usual markings. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall