Recent Arrivals from The Aviator's Bookshelf

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Back Bay Books, 1996. First Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story of Lockheed's secret airplanes and deep black missions that changed the course of history. 372 pages. Previous owner's inked name and date on ffep.

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2010. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 287 pages. Inscribed by author on ffep.

Newcastle, WA: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2004. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Maneuvers required by the test standards for the Private, Commercial and Flight Instructor certificates are illustrated in this book. 55 pages. ASA-VFM-LO-2

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author addresses military, political, ethical and historical issues of a famous and controversial wartime special operation. Smithsonian History of Aviation Series. Includes dust jacket. 220 pages. Ffep is price-clipped.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Center for Air Force History, 1992. Commemorative Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wings at War Series, No. 2. Eyewitness accounts of AAF aviators and details from official unit histories of key air campaigns in WW II. Commemorative reprint of a report originally published by the… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little, Brown and Company, 2002. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Biography of the Air Force pilot who developed the fighter specifications that led to the F-16, F-15 and F/A 18. He also contributed to the "Hail Mary" strategy in the first Gulf War. … Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1987. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Memoirs of aerial combat at night during the Battle of Britain. Includes dust jacket. 240 pages. Half title page is corner-clipped.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc., 1961. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author's personal narrative of his experiences while doing pioneering research for the USAF on high-altitude parachute design. He made a parachute jump from 102,800 feet in 1960 that was the altitude record… Read more about this item

Winter Haven, FL: Self Published By Author, 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The official single engine seaplane training manual of Jack Brown's Seaplane Base, Florida. Answers to study questions in the appendix have been filled in by the previous owner.

Silver Spring, MD: Bartleby Press, 2016. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pilot narrative of a Huey pilot's year of combat in Vietnam. 168 pages. Includes dust jacket.

Warren, MI, USA: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1973. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fighter pilots, planes and outfits of the Eighth Air Force in Europe during World War II. 63 pages.

Carrollton, Texas, U.S.A.: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1979. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A study of US military aircraft color schemes 1926 to 1942. 95 pages. Shelf wear.

Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1993. First American Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An illustrated history of German guided missiles in World War I and World War II. 48 pages.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. An illustrated history of the development, deployment and war record of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. 160 pages. Shelf wear to dust jacket. Spine slanted.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. An illustrated history of the development, deployment and war record of the F4U Corsair in World War II and the Korean War. 160 pages. Closed tears at bottom left corner of dust jacket and front… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: William Morrow, 2017. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Memoirs of a Navy Dauntless dive bomber pilot who sank two aircraft carriers and one cruiser during the Battle of Midway. The only pilot from either side to sink three ships. 336 pages.… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The illustrated history of the development, deployment and war record of the North America P-51 Mustang in World War II and Korea. 160 pages. Shelf wear to dust jacket.

Kansas City, MO: Pilot News Press, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This book is a tale of flying as it was in the 1920s. 125 pages. Includes dust jacket.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: United States Govt Printing Office, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 506 pages. No dust jacket. Previous owner's bookplate laid in to front pastedown.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 358 pages. No dust jacket.