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Wilson, Eugene. WINGS OF THE DAWN A STUDY OF AIR POWER AS A CONTRIBUTION TO CIVILIZATION (signed)
Hartford 1955. Hardcover. Octavo, 171pp., hardcover. **Signed by Wilson. Good, light wear, no DJ. (a12338)
$27.00 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)
$55.00Grey, Charles G. THE HISTORY OF COMBAT AIRPLANES
Northfield 1941 Norwich University. 8vo., 158pp., wraps. Owner signed on title page. Good, 4 inch square chip on rear wrap. (a51034)
$29.00(aviation). COLLECTION OF 22 PAMPHLETS IN SERIES 'POUCHNO-ZABAVNI DODATAK VAZA GLASNIKA' 1934-1939 (IN SERBIAN)
1934-1939. 22 octavo wraps pamphlets published by Shtamparija Vazdukhoplavstva Vojske, each in original blue printed wraps with illustration of two small planes on front. Authors include: K Frat, Khinko Khauer, Tomislav Kalashitj, Kapetan Boshko R. Stanojlovitz, K. Lekitm, Zhegartsa Petra. Each pamphlet is about 14-35pp, no illustrations. Those dated 1934-1935 are issued at Novi Sad, the others from Zamun, Serbia. Entirely in Cyrillic script. Appears to accounts by early aviators. Good, some pages are browned, some overall wear.A few tiny chips . 22 aviation pamphlets. (a62385)
$190.00 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 Weinert, Richard P. Jr . A HISTORY OF ARMY AVIATION - 1950 - 1962
Fort Monroe 1991 Office of the Command Historian. Edited by Susan Canedy. Sm.4to., 318pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. Depository library name and numbers on front, no other library marks, no spine numbers, no pocket, no bookplate. VG plus. (a75646)
$49.00 Hallion, Dr. Richard P. (editor) . THE HYPERSONIC REVOLUTION - CASE STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY VOLUME I: FROM MAX VALIER TO PROJECT PRIME 1924 - 1967; VOLUME II: FROM SCRAMJET TO THE NATIONAL AERO-SPACE PLANE 1964-1986; VOLUME III: THE QUEST FOR THE ORBITAL JET THE NATIONAL AERO-SPACE PLANE PROGRAM 1983 - 1995
Bolling AFC 1998 1st Air Force History and Museums Program. Three volumes. Lg.4to., 1394pp. (volumes 1 and 2), 363pp., illustrations original illustrated wraps. Light Depository Library stamps and numbers on front covers and title pages but no spine numbers, no pockets and no bookplates. VG plus. 3 volumes, complete) (a75648)
$195.00 Alcott, Edward B. . AEROSPACE MEDICAL DIVISION: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EXCELLENCE 1961 - 1986
Texas 1986 Brooks Air Force Base. 4to. 174pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. Very light Depository Library marks-number label on front and stamps on title page, no other library marks. VG pus. (a75692)
$85.00 (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)
$22.00Cornelisse, Diana Good. THE FOULOIS HOUSE ITS PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF THE MIAMI VALLEY AND AMERICAN AVIATION
1991 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. History Office Aeronautical Systmes division. Hardcover. Octavo, 113pp., maroon buckram with full gilt trim and lettering on front board. Fine, no DJ. (a83227)
$59.00iInstitute of Radio Engineers. PROCEEDINGS OF INSTITUTE OF RADIO ENGINEERS no. 12 - ISSUE ON AVIATION AND RADIO - 10 ARTICLES
Single complete issue of Oroceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers, vol 17 number 12. December 1929. first edition. pp.2091-2319, 53p. (advertisements). Articles in this issue: Typical Wireless Apparatus used on British and European Airways (Edward Furnival); Radio for Air Transport Operator (Lester Seymour); Civil airways and Radio Facilities; Visual Double-Modulation Type Radio Range; Radio in Aeronautics in Germany (Eisner and Fassbender); Constants of aircraft Trailing Antennas; Daylight Transmission of Polarized Waves from Airplanes ; Wind-Driven Aircraft Radio Generators; Applying Radio Range to Airways; Effect of Flight on Hearing (Mirick). Photo illustrations and line drawings. Good, some chipping on backstrip, bit of rust stains on binding staples; binding secure; no ownership marks. (a89285)
$55.00