Search Results: Aviation (Bibliographies) from Wykeham Books

H. Launette & Co., Paris, first edition, 1887. Printed wrappers, title in red and black, large 8vo, 29 cm,. 62, [2] pp. Approximately 1,000 entries. A pioneering bibliography. Contents : I. Livres antérieurs à la découverte des ballons en 1783; II. Aéronautique proprement dite, Histoire, Voyages, Expériences, Constructions, Projets; III. Publications périodiques; IV. Almanachs; V. Pièces de théâtre; VI. Poésies, Contes, Romans, Facéties, etc.; VII. Chansons et Musique; VIII. Ouvrages étrangers. Wrappers a little rubbed, creased at upper fore-edge corner of front wrapper, preserved in torn glassine wrapper, spine worn, foxed,.

Etienne Ader, [Paris] ,auction catalogue for the sale held on 8-10 May, 1935. Printed wrappers, large 8vo,. 856 pp, 8 plates. 463 lots Collection comprising: Estampes et Almanachs; Livres Documentaires, Autographes, Reliures; Gravures et Papier Peint de L'époque Révolutionnaire; Dessins, Aquarelles, Gouaches, Peintures, Miniatures, Fixés; Faiences et Porcelaines Anciennes ; Pâtes Tendres de Sèvres; Objets de Vitrine ; Bonbonnières, Boîtes En or et Décorées Au Vernis Martin, Eventails; Objets d'art et d'ameublement ; Pendule, Lustre, Paravent, Toile de Jouy; Meubles ; Table-Bureau Estampillée de L. Boudin; Médailles ; Collection Complète de "L'aérophile". The sale sections were: Gravures et Lithographies, pieces françaises: Lots 1-169; Gravures et Lithographies, pièces étrangères: 172 à 219; Papier peint de l'époque révolutionnaire et… Read More

Pacific Book Auction Galleries, Sale 134, sale date : 22nd May 1997. Illustrated printed wrappers, 8vo, 254 x 178 mm,. approximately 96 pp (unpaginated), ills. 725 lots. Very Good.

Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, auction catalogue for the sale held on 4th & 5th July, 1984. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 111 pp, plates, facs. Lots 386 -886. Livres: lots 386-560; Bibliographie documentation : lots 561-582; Periodiques: lots 583-600; Cartes Postale Meetings -Premiers Vols: lots 601-679; Autographes, Documents Imprimes, Manuscrits, Photographies: lots 680-864; Medailles et jetons: Lots 865-876; Montres: Lots 877-882; Objets de Curiosite: lots 883-886. The first setion of 16 pp is detached from the text-block, a few pencil and ink notes to the catalogue, otherwise Good. Laid in is some correspondence between a bookseller and the auctioneer concerning some bids, a copy of a contemporary report of the sale giving highlights and prices, and sheets of the prices realized for lots 600 to the end.

Libr. H. Barral, Montpellier, first edition, 1929. Limited edition of 1112 copies, this being one of 100 on Vergé de Hollande. Illustrated printed wrappers, 8vo,. 135 pp, numerous ills. Copy No. 325. Glassine wrapper torn with loss, contents agetoned, otherwise a Good unopened copy.

Arno Press Inc., New York, 1971 reprint of the 1938 first edition. Cloth, 8vo,. 325 pp. 5574 entries in double column format. Excellent annotated list of books and articles in many languages, arranged in classified order with analytical indexes of authors and subjects. Subjects covered include balloons and airships, aeroplanes, seaplanes, gliders and gliding, parachutes, helicopters and autogiros, kites, engines and propellors, military and civil aeronautics, air mail, polar expeditions, associations and conferences, jurisprudence, photography and surveying, animal flight, and women in aeronautics. First published in the Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Jan. 1936-Sept. 1937. Top edge duststained, otherwise Very Good.

Arno Press Inc., New York, 1971 reprint of the 1938 first edition. Cloth, 8vo,. 325 pp. 5574 entries in double column format. Excellent annotated list of books and articles in many languages, arranged in classified order with analytical indexes of authors and subjects. Subjects covered include balloons and airships, aeroplanes, seaplanes, gliders and gliding, parachutes, helicopters and autogiros, kites, engines and propellors, military and civil aeronautics, air mail, polar expeditions, associations and conferences, jurisprudence, photography and surveying, animal flight, and women in aeronautics. First published in the Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Jan. 1936-Sept. 1937. Fine.

Arno Press Inc., New York, 1971 reprint of the 1938 first edition. Cloth, 8vo,. 325 pp. 5574 entries in double column format. Excellent annotated list of books and articles in many languages, arranged in classified order with analytical indexes of authors and subjects. Subjects covered include balloons and airships, aeroplanes, seaplanes, gliders and gliding, parachutes, helicopters and autogiros, kites, engines and propellors, military and civil aeronautics, air mail, polar expeditions, associations and conferences, jurisprudence, photography and surveying, animal flight, and women in aeronautics. First published in the Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Jan. 1936-Sept. 1937. Fine.

Arno Press Inc.,1980 reprint of the 1941 first edition. Blue cloth, gilt cover designs and titles, small 8vo, gilt, 25 cm,. cclxxvi (ie 276) pp. Approximately 10,000 entries [Besterman 146 is inaccurate in indicating 2,500]. The Royal Aeronautical Society is the oldest aeronautical society in the world, founded in 1866 for 'the general advancement of aeronautical art, science and engineering and to increase by experiments our knowledge of aeronautics'. The Society's collection described in this catalogue forms one of the greatest aeronautical libraries ever assembled. "The Historical section compises a representative collection of English and foreign books - many of great rarity - dealing with aeronautical ideas and endeavours from the 17th to the 19th century. ...The Scientific section..comprises a thoroughly representative collection of the best books on modern aeronautical science and technology." - Introductory Note. As New.

Arno Press Inc.,1980 reprint of the 1941 first edition. Blue cloth, gilt cover designs and titles, small 8vo, gilt, 25 cm,. cclxxvi (ie 276) pp. Approximately 10,000 entries [Besterman 146 is inaccurate in indicating 2,500]. The Royal Aeronautical Society is the oldest aeronautical society in the world, founded in 1866 for 'the general advancement of aeronautical art, science and engineering and to increase by experiments our knowledge of aeronautics'. The Society's collection described in this catalogue forms one of the greatest aeronautical libraries ever assembled. "The Historical section compises a representative collection of English and foreign books - many of great rarity - dealing with aeronautical ideas and endeavours from the 17th to the 19th century. ...The Scientific section..comprises a thoroughly representative collection of the best books on modern aeronautical science and technology." - Introductory Note. Top edge slightly darkened, boards slightly dulled,… Read More

Arno Press Inc.,1980 reprint of the 1941 first edition. Blue cloth, gilt cover designs and titles, small 8vo, gilt, 25 cm,. cclxxvi (ie 276) pp. Approximately 10,000 entries [Besterman 146 is inaccurate in indicating 2,500]. The Royal Aeronautical Society is the oldest aeronautical society in the world, founded in 1866 for 'the general advancement of aeronautical art, science and engineering and to increase by experiments our knowledge of aeronautics'. The Society's collection described in this catalogue forms one of the greatest aeronautical libraries ever assembled. "The Historical section compises a representative collection of English and foreign books - many of great rarity - dealing with aeronautical ideas and endeavours from the 17th to the 19th century. ...The Scientific section..comprises a thoroughly representative collection of the best books on modern aeronautical science and technology." - Introductory Note. Fine.

Fernand Sorlot, Paris, first edition, 1944. Later cloth, gilt spine-title, original printed wrappers bound in, 8vo,. 253, [1] pp, 164 ills. 164 entries. Very Good.

Maggs Bros Ltd, London, bookseller's catalogue, 1923. Illustrated wrappers, small 4to,. 156 pp, 32 plates. 968 entries. The second of a 4-part series of catalogues "Bibliotheca Aeronautica" - it is noted in the catalogue that "All items listed in this Catalogue are different from those described in Part I (viz., in catalogue No. 387). An interesting and useful catalogue containing many scarce titles; numerous entries are annotated to indicate that they are not in the Liebmann-Wahl Katalog. Contents: I : The Problem of Flight prior to the Invention of the Montgolfier Balloon in 1783 (pp 1-7); II Balloons and Airships from 1783-1850 (pp 8-41); III The Evolution of Aircraft from 1851-1899 (pp 42-59); IV Aeroplanes and Dirigibles in the 20th Century(p 60-104); V Engravings etc (pp103-146); VI Medals (p147); VIII Autographs (pp148-155). Wrappers duststained and worn, lacking upper half of rear wrapper and last page of catalogue, penultimate page badly torn, hence Poor.

Scarecrow Press, Lanham, revised edition, 1997. Cloth, 8vo,. x, 607 pp, 8 pp plates. 4217 entries (English :3092; French : 344; German : 624; Italian ; 157.) This handsomely-produced volume is the most comprehensive guide to books on "the War in the Air, 1914-1918" but is also of wider interest for enthusiasts of early aviation generally. The book is a completely revised edition of Noffsinger's 1987 publication "World War I Aviation Books in English: An Annotated Bibliography" and contains a greatly expanded annotated guide to books in English published from 1914 to 1994, as well as less comprehensive annotated listings of books in French, German and Italian which nevertheless aim to capture the important works in each language. The bibliography includes in all some 4,217 entries, for which it gives both a bibliographical description and in the great majority of cases an annotation. The annotations typically range in length from 10 to 200 words and may describe the book's… Read More