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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)
$75.00Wittemann, Charles R. and Adolph D. Wittemann. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT CHARLES R. WITTEMANN AND ADOLPH D. WITTEMANN OF NEW YORK, N.Y. -- FLYING-MACHINE
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed April 18, 1910 (Serial No. 555, 990), patented October 28, 1913 (1, 077, 111). Lg.4to., 5pp., 3 full page diagrams, stapled, rebound in later wraps. The Wittemann brothers were famious aircraft designers and manufacturers. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG. (a49809)
$85.00Moore, James A.. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT JAMES A. MOORE OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AEROPLANES
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed December 30, 1910 (Serial No. 600, 068), patented November 11, 1913 (1,078, 300). Lg.4to., 3pp., 2 full page diagrams, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG. (a49810)
$50.00Wildeblood, Henry Seddon. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT HENRY SEDDON WILDEBLOOD OF LUCKNOW, INDIA. MEANS FOR IMPROVING THE STABILITY OF AEROPLANES
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed April 17, 1911 (Serial No. 621, 641), patented November 11, 1913 (1,078, 477). Lg.4to., 2pp., 1 full page diagram, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG. (a49811)
$50.00Brooks, Brutus. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT BRUTUS BROOKS, OF MARTIN TENNESSEE. AEROPLANE
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed October 11, 1912 (Serial No. 725, 334), patented November 18, 1913 (1,078,713). Lg.4to., 3pp., 2 full page diagrams, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG. (a49812)
$50.00Dressler, Rudolph G.. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT RUDOLPH G. DRESSLER OF CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK. AERODROME
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed January 24, 1910 (Serial No. 539, 677), patented November 18, 1913 (1,079, 167). Lg.4to., 3pp., 2 full page diagrams, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG, small closed tear at right margin. (a49813)
$75.00Windel, Theodore. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT THEODORE WINDEL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. - AUTOMATIC STABILIZER FOR AEROPLANES
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed October 8, 1912 (Serial No. 724, 524) patented November 18, 1913 (1 ,078, 888). Lg.4to., 2pp., 2 full page diagram, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG, small closed tear at right margin. (a49814)
$50.00Dufwa, Frederick William. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT FREDERICK WILLIAM DUFWA OF MEXICO, MEXICO. DEVICE FOR MAINATINING THE STABILITY OF FLYING MACHINES
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed August 12, 1908 (Serial No. 448, 258) patented June 17, 1913 (1,065, 033). Lg.4to., 5pp., 4 full page diagrams, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG, small closed tear at right margin. (a49815)
$50.00Christiansen, Julius G.. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT JULIUS G. CHRISTIANSEN OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK - REGULATING DEVICE
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed December 14, 1911 (Serial No. 665, 673) patented June 17, 1913 (1,065, 216). Lg.4to., 1pp., 1 full page diagram, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG, small closed tear at right margin. (a49816)
$50.00Benni, Paul. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT PAUL BENNI OF LUBLIN, RUSSIA. AUTOMATIC MEANS FOR STEERING AND BALANCING AERIAL MACHINES
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed October 11, 1911 (Serial No. 652, 289) patented June 24, 1913 (1,065, 656). Lg.4to., 3pp., 1 full page diagram, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG, small closed tear at right margin. (a49817)
$50.00Sparmann, Edmund. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT EDMUND SPARMANN OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. AUTOMATIC STABILIZER FOR AERIAL VEHICLES AND OTHER MOVING BODIES
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed December 5, 1910 (Serial No. 595, 837) patented July 8, 1913 (1,066, 860). Lg.4to., 6pp., 5 full page diagrams, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). Sparmann established an aircraft factory in Sweden. VG, small closed tear at right margin. (a49818)
$80.00Orme, Harry. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT HARRY ORME OF WESLEY HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON D.C. RUDDER FOR AEROPLANE
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed December 31, 1910 (Serial No. 600, 253) patented September 23, 1913 (1,074, 063). Lg.4to., 3pp., 2 full page diagrams, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG, small closed tear at right margin. (a49819)
$50.00Ray, Lewis Hector. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT LEWIS HECTOR RAY, OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA (ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FREDERICK PHILIP GODSON, OF TOUBURY, ENGLAND. CONTROL FOR AEROPLANES
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed October 18, 1912 (Serial No. 726, 484) patented July 15, 1913 (1,067, 271). Lg.4to., 2pp., 1 full page diagram, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). Ray became an aviator in WW1. VG. (a49820)
$50.00Perry, Leon W.. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT LEON W. PERRY, OF DENVER, COLORADO. EQUILIBRATOR
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed March 1, 1911 (Serial No. 611, 683) patented August 19, 1913 (1,070, 265). Lg.4to., 4pp., 3 full page diagrams, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG. (a49822)
$50.00Stolberg, Peter. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT PETER STOLBERG OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. BALANCING DEVICE FOR FLYING-MACHINES
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed November 20, 1912 (Serial No. 732, 520) patented August 12, 1913 (1,070, 200). Lg.4to., 2pp., 1 full page diagram, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG. (a49823)
$50.00Paddock, Nathan J.. SPECIFICATION OF LETTERS PATENT NATHAN J. PADDOCK, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY - MACHINE FOR AERIAL FLIGHT
Patent issued by the United States Patent Office. Application filed August 4, 1911 (Serial No. 642, 322) patented September 30, 1913 (1,074, 135). Lg.4to., 3pp., 1 full page diagram, stapled, rebound in later wraps. Name and patent number written in ink on front (i.e, the blank verso of one diagram). VG. (a49824)
$50.00 (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)
$35.00 de PInedo, Francesco . UN VOLO DI 55.000 CHILOMETRI
Milano 1926 2nd Mondadori. In Italian. Hardcover. sm4to., 287pp., 9 foldout plates, attractive sky blue cloth with white lettering and world globe pictured on front. Faint owner blindstamp on titlepage. VG, light wrinkling of cloth on spine. (a70919)
$40.00Hennessy, 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) . MILITARY AVIATION LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR
Washington 1912. 62nd Congress, 2nd Session. House Document No. 718. Octavo, 80pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. VG, top right margin of several interior leaves bumped. A bill to provide military aviatiors for the Army and other purposes. (a75283)
$29.00 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)
$22.00iInstitute of Radio Engineers. PROCEEDINGS OF INSTITUTE OF RADIO ENGINEERS no. 12 - ISSUE ON AVIATION AND RADIO - 10 ARTICLES
Single complete issue of Proceedings 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. VG backstrip reinforced, binding secure; no ownership marks. (a89285)
$52.00. MINISTERO DELL'AERONAUTICA - NOTIZIARIO TECNICO - 9 issues - all of 1926 from Marzo to Dicembre
Roma. 1926 first edition Dello Stato. 9 - 4to volumes, in original wraps. In Italian. 65 - 75p. each. Some photo illustrations - including several of early airplanes- and drawings in each issue. On early airplanes, aviation motors, technical information on flying, etc. Good plus, just slight cover wear, a bit of chipping on spines. Binding secure; text clean; no ownership marks. Group of 9 issues. (a91713)
$160.00 Spooner, Stanley (ed) . FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINEER AND AIRSHIPS 1933 - 3 separate issues for February 23, March 9, May 25 and June 29 all in 1933
Four separate issues of magazine self-described as "first aero weekly in the world...Official organ of the Royal Aero Club." London. 1933 first edition. 4to. Fully bw photo illustrations of airplanes and many pages of advertisements. About 50 pages per issue. Good and VGs, bindings secure; text clean; covers a bit worn. No ownership marks. (a92560)
$75.00Webster, David L. THE PHYSICS OF FLIGHT - in one complete issue of Journal of the Franklin Institute for May 1920
Philadelphia 1920 first edition. Franklin Institute. One issue, original grey printed octavo wraps. Webster article on pp. 553-580 with 8 text figures. Complete issue paginated pp. 553-692. VG business library stamp on cover. no other ownership marks. (a93166)
$135.00(Gates, J W L ; or E Mc Math; or E. Schmelter ?). ALBUM OF 430 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS DATED 1909 - 1922
Photograph album of unknown male . Photographs on first 10 pages or so have location and date given; only a handful of later photographs are identified and/or dated. There is a newspaper clipping (August 16, 1911 Florida Morning Tribune) mounted with the photographs about three men taking a car ride from Thomasville to Tampa ("Pull out of mud with block and tackle") and identifies the 3 men as: J W L Gates, E McMath and E Schmelter. The article is followed by 12 photographs of the 3 men and their car trip, including the block and tackle and being pulled out of the mud; one of the photos even has "Thomasville to Tampa 1911" in ink on lower edge of image. So...it seems very likely that the owner of this photo album was either Gates, McMath or Schmelter. There are quite a few pictures of Florida at the beginning but most of the photographs are of New York City (eg, the Bronx in 1909) and New York State. Photographs are dated from 1909 to 1922 (when they are dated which is not often.) They show a man, clearly an engineer, who was very interested in early aviation (there are several photographs of early airplanes flying in Mineola and Hempsted on Long Island and two short newspaper clippings tipped in with the photos about airplane crashes there. There is a photograph of a crashed plane next to the article so perhaps the album owner watched the crash. There are also many photographs of early cars. There is a internal shot of the office of F. Haryansen, Bridge Engineer of the Long Island Rail Road dated 1912 which hints that album owner worked at the LIRR. Later there is a view of the J. G. White Engineering Corporation, again suggesting owner was an engineer. Man later meets his wife- both are gunowners. They go camping, fishing and hunting often and do some skiing. The 430 photos are mostly quite small 1x2; 2x3 , 1-1/2x2-1/2 inches; a few are larger. Good but Album lacks cover completely. Photos are mounted on black paper 8-1/2 x 11 inches bound by heavy metal 3 ring bar. Almost all photographs are not identified. Several pictures of the album owner standing as he ages over the years. Pictures available on request. (a93481)
$175.00 Curtis, Robert I et al . LANGLEY FIELD, THE EARLY YEARS 1916-1946
Langley AFB, Virginia. 1977 first edition. 4to wraps. 214p. Many bw photo illustrations. Light depository library stamps, no spine number, no pocket, no bookplate. VG plus. (a93840)
$24.00von Karman, Tho.. UEBER DEN MOTOLOSEN FLUG - article in one issue of Die Naturwissenschaften 10 Februar 1922
Wuerzburg 1922 first edition. Braus. Original printed sm4to tan wraps. Issue paginated 121-144. von Karman article onpp. 121-132 mit 14 Abbild. On early airplanes. VG plus. (a94591)
$65.00Wilkins, Sir Hubert. THE FLIGHT FROM ALASKA TO SPITSBERGEN 1928. AND THE PRELIMINARY FLIGHTS OF 1926 AND 1927 - article in one complete issue of THE GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW October 1928
NY 1928. first edition. Geographical Review. octavo wraps. Wilkins article pp. 527-555 with 18 illustrations some of which are photo illus. other articles in issue as well. (a98564 )
$45.00