Geneve [Geneva]: 1784. First Edition. Octavo, [4], 175, [1] pages; VG; bound in 3/4 brown calf, brown cloth boards, paneled spine with two labels with gilt titling, other panels with gilt stamps; top edge of text block gilt; mild rubbing and wear to binding; marbled endpapers; with half-title; text in French; scarce; MW consignment; shelved case 10. More

London: printed for the author, and sold by C. Dilly, in the Poultry, 1785. First Edition. Octavo, viii, 326, [8], 2 plates; G+; bound in 3/4 brown leather, faded gilt to spine, brown paper boards; spine peeling, cracking to hinges, wear to head and tail of spine, edges; front board detached but present; interior clean; MW consignment; shelved case 10. More

Paris: Cuchet, 1783. First Edition, Later Issue. Octavo, xl, 299, [7]; VG; bound in 1/4 speckled calf, gilt tooling and burgundy label with gilt tooling to spine; label mildly chipped and crooked; marbled boards and endpapers; lower hinges beginning to crack; fore edge uncut; with all 9 engraved plates plus the folding table; small bookplate to front pastedown; There is a 4 page supplement in the rear adding information about the flight of November 21, in which Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes, made the first first manned free balloon flight.; text in French; MW consignment; shelved case 10. More

New York: Holt Reinhart Winston, 1970. First Edition, first printing. Octavo; VG/G+; 375 pages; Pale blue jacket spine with white lettering; Book has been SIGNED by Francis Gary Powers on the ffep; Jacket has some small tears at the edges (none more than 1") and some chipping at the lower edges and the spine, Jacket is toned at the spine; Boards are straight with some bumping to the corners, toning to the top edge; Some pages dog-eared, toned, no markings to text. Shelved Case 5. More

Paris: E. Dentu, 1864. Octavo, xx, [1], 22-439 pages; VG; original paper wraps backed, new paper spine with red label and black lettering; some rubbing and wear to wraps; Inscribed on half-title by Nadar, dated in 1864; text in French; interior clean; MW consignment; shelved case 10. More

Motorbooks International, Publishers & Wholesalers, 1992. First Edition. Larger Octavo; VG-/paperback; black spine with off-white text; first edition; covers have some crinkling to exterior; otherwise wear to exterior shows slight soiling; covers intact; text block edges have modest toning; illustrated; interior clean; tight binding; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More

Boston: Brandeen Press, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 374 pages; VG/VG; spine white and black with white and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$7.50'; dust jacket has slight chipping to head of spine, mild rubbing to upper half of spine, rear cover; interior clean; shelved case 9. More

Berlin: Junter und Dunnhaupt Verlag, 1938. Octavo; pp 96; Fair/paperback; ivory/gray spine with black text; covers have noticeable foxing to exterior; some chips to edges; moderate wear to fore edges and joints; faux dj; text block shows slight foxing to exterior edges; slight foxing to first and last few pages; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; text in German;. More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. Authors Autograph Edition, #442/1000. Octavo, xvi, 436 pages; VG-; 3/4 bound in publisher's faux vellum with light blue paper boards, gilt lettering to spine; mild rubbing and wear, primarily to head and tail of spine, spine edges, corners; top edge of text block cut, others uncut; SIGNED on Limitation page by both Byrd and the Publisher; BL consignment; shelved case 9. More

San Diego: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, 1944. Quarto; G Hardcover; Brown spine with Faded Yellow text; Boards shaken, some edgewear, some shelfwear, fraying along spine edges, rubbing to corners; Textblock has some age toning; 257 pp Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcase next to Ephemera section. More

Paris: Librairie des Sciences Aéronautiques, 1910. Oblong quarto hardcover in Good + condition. Original wraps are intact and encased in hardcover rebinding. 36 pp. + 2 pages of advertisements. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs of various flying machines. Some foxing throughout, particularly towards front and rear. Binding is sturdy but loosening in places. Library decimal on spine. All else is good. - [Spine is brown cloth with gilt text and library decimal]. More

Paris: Les Meilleures Editions, 1988. Quarto; VG/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, pink with red print; DJ in mylar, toning to spine and to front, light edgewear, else clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block has inscription in ink on title page, else clean and tight; Text in French; 165 pages, illustrated (b&w, color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More

Washington, D.C: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1965. Large Octavo; pp 509; G/paperback; peach spine with black handwritten text; volume 3, this volume only; covers show moderate sunning to exterior, mostly to spine, slight wear to exterior, slight toning to exterior edges; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More

London: Halton and Truscott Smith, 1924. Folio; G- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong, slight cocking to spine, bowing to both covers, moderate edgewear, moderate shelfwear, fraying to spine edges, bumping and rubbing to corners, sunning to spine, faint white marks on both covers; Textblock has age toning, more significant toning on front and rear endpaper and pastedown, brown marks on front and rear endpaper and pastedown, foxing along fore edge of textblock; 123 pp. More

Boston, Dordrecht, London: Kluwer Academics Publishers, 1998. Octavo; pp 473; VG-; black spine with white text; no jacket; cloth clean; strong boards; text block shows mild toning to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated. More

London: T. Werner Laurie, 1911. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, red with gold print; Boards in red cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps, edges, and corners, light shelfwear; Text block has spotting to edges, cracked hinges front and rear, significant amount of foxing throughout; xv, 319 pages, frontispiece (port.), “with 93 illustrations” (b&w plates). More

New Haven, CT: Privately Printed, 1946. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/No jacket hardcover; Blue spine with no lettering; Boards are straight, with minor edge wear, some bumping at the corners; Binding is sturdy; Some light age toning to the outer edge of the text block, interior is bright and clean; 121 pages. More

Milwaukee: The Antique Airplane Association, 1959, 1960. Small quarto; G/no-DJ; navy spine with gilt text; volume 3 only; 14 issues in one book, November 1959 - December 1960; cloth has some rubbing to edges; slight sunning to spine; some sunfading to panels; sturdy boards; text block has red speckled exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated; tight binding. More

Wiltshire, UK: The Crowood Press, 2007. First Edition. Small Quarto; VG/VG; army green and powder blue spines with white and beige text; 2 volumes: vol. 1, Great Britain and Germany, pp 272 [ISBN 9781861269126]; vol. 2, USSR, USA, Japan, France, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Hungary, pp 269 [ISBN 9781861269393]; dust jackets show mild wear to exteriors; mylar wraps; cloths have minimal wear to exteriors; strong, intact panels; text blocks clean; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2009. Larger Octavo; pp 360; VG/VG-; yellow spine with black text; dust jacket has mild wear to exterior; minor dings to edge; cloth shows light wear to exterior; text block clean; marbled endpapers; frontispiece; illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2001. Octavo; First printing; VG/G+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, grey with white print; DJ has light edgewear, crease and small tear at front lower flap corner, else clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth with red print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xxi, 364 pages, illustrated (b&w). More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; tan spine with blue text; jacket has protective mylar cover, age toning, rubbing; boards are strong, small water stain on back, spine slightly cocked; textblock has age toning, spotting on back pastedown, otherwise clean; pp 216. More

Toronto, ON, Canada: CANAV Books, 2007. First Edition. Inscribed on half-title page: "All the best! Larry Milberry 2007," ; Quarto; VG/VG; Green pictorial spine with white and gray text; Unclipped DJ is clean and protected in Mylar; Gray pictorial boards are clean, endpapers clean, spine tight; Textblock clean and unmarked. pp 320. ISBN: 0921022182. More

East Hartford: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, 1948. Reissue. Quarto; G; Navy Blue 3-Ring Binder with Silver text on spine and Paper inside; Covers strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear; Textblock has age toning, stains on some pages, closed tear to last printed page, rusting to metal of binder; 444 pp. More

Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993. Thick Octavo; pp 414; G/paperback; beige spine with navy text; this volume only; covers have slight toning toward edges; some rubbing wear to edges; minor smudge to rear; text block has slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean; hairline defect to front gutter; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More