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Aviation - Early:

Brigole, A. . SANTOS-DUMONT O PIONEIRO DO AIR
Rio de Janeiro 1941 1st Aero Clube do Brasil. Limited to 100 copies. History of early Brazilian aviation. In Portuguese. Hardcover. Octavo, 110pp., 3/4 leather. Paragraph presentation written on title page and signed by Brigole. Institution stamp on front endpapers, small slip removed from rear end paper. Good. (a13682)
$125.00 Smith, John T. Jr. . A HISTORY OF FLYING AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE PHOTOGRAMMETRY DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY 1919-79
Washington n.d. (c.1980). U.S. Department of Commerce. 4to., 486pp., photo illustrations, maps, wraps. Depository library stamp on front and on title page, some ink numbers on front. Good, 2 inch cut from front cover. (a49272)
$75.00 (airplanes) . AIRPLANE AND ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS REPRINTS FROM AMERICAN AIRMAN
Milwaukee 1931 Ken Cook. 4to., 92pp., numerous small monochrome photo illustrations of many different airplanes plus specifications for each, three ring metal binder with stiff wraps. Good, one hole on title page tearing. (a50716)
$55.00 Zselyi, Aladar . PRINZIPIEN DER FLUGTECHNIK
Rostock i M. 1910 Volckmann. In German. Octavo, 79pp., 5 Tafeln und 39 Abbildungen, hardcover. VG. (a66331)
$75.00 (Captain Sir John Alcock; Sir Arthur Whitten Brown) . THE FIRST NON-STOP TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT
1919. Article at pp. 407-410, portraits of flyers, in issue of The Journal of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia. Included in a complete issue with several other articles. 4to., original wraps. Small owner stamp on front. VG. (a70609)
$35.00Hennessy, Juliette A.. THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR ARM APRIL 1861 TO APRIL 1917
1958. U.S.A.F. Historical Studies No. 98. 4to., 260pp., photo illustrations, original printed wraps. Personal spine label and rear bookplate removed. A few numbers on front but no other ownership marks. Good plus. Scarce as first printing. (a71958)
$45.00 (aviation) . AERO CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND
1910. Includes: Charter, Constitution, Members and Officers, Charles J .Glidden President. Chart of Flights of Club Balloons to October, 1910. Note at end about the Harvard Aeronautical Society meeting. Square 12mo., 22pp., stringbound in later wraps. Good, some light soiling and light wear. Scarce. (a77732)
$50.00 Black, Archibald . THE STORY OF FLYING
NY 1940 3rd Whittlesey McGraw. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 267p., photo illustrations of early aircraft, grey cloth, Good plus, spine ends and corners a bit frayed, no DJ. (a79923)
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