Paris: J. Hetzel et Cie (Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation), 1902. small 4to., 395pp., 8pp. ads; VG; bound in full red canvas, gilt lettering on spine, front board, gilt text block; some mild shelfwear; beautiful mapmonde (globe) binding, colors bright; slight age-toning to pages, mild foxing throughout; text in French; LP consignment; shelved case 8. More
![THE WARTIME JOURNALS OF CHARLES A. LINDBERGH [SIGNED]. Charles A. Lindbergh.](/pictures/thumb/9-17-1281372.jpg?v=1547239075)
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1970. First Edition. thick 8vo., 1038pp.; VG/G; spine brown with tan lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut; dust jacket has numerous chips, including large chips to head and tail of spine, with chipping occurring along all edges; interior slightly age-toned; INSCRIBED by Charles Lindbergh to Hunter Harris, with the additional signature of Anne M. Lindbergh, his wife from 1929–1974 (his death); Hunter Harris, Jr. was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF) from 1964 to 1967, and is addressed by Lindbergh as 'my old friend and fellow air force officer; JH consignment; shelved case 5. More
![JV44: The Galland Circus [SIGNED]. Robert Forsyth, Eddie J. Creek, Arthur Bentley.](/pictures/thumb/9-114-1226136.jpg?v=1547237357)
Great Britain: Classic Publications, 1996. First Edition. Quarto, 356 pages; VG/VG; dust jacket spine gray with red and black lettering; Illustrated with photographs. SIGNED by all three authors on half-title. Spine slightly cocked, loosening. Interior clean, no markings to text. Shelved in Case 1. More
Sacramento: Spacecraft Division, Aerojet-General Corporation. 64mo; about 3x4"; VG/no-DJ paperback; black spiral-bound booklet; cover has rubbing, metal spiral binding is rusted; textblock has a few notes in pencil in back, otherwise clean; pp 134. 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
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1951. Octavo; VG-/G; blue spine, white text; dust jacket has significant shelfwear and edgewear, open tears on front head and tail edges, open tears and chipping on rear head edge, closed tear on rear tail edge, open tear and chipping on spine head edge, open tears on fore corners, closed tear on front fore edge, general light soiling, spine sun toned, chipping on interior flaps, interior age toned; boards strong, rubbing on tail edge, rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, bumping on fore corners and spine tail edge; text block slightly age toned; xi, 340pp LOCATED IN ANNEX C ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. More
![LITTLE AMERICA - AERIAL EXPLORATION IN THE ANTARCTIC [SIGNED]. Richard Evelyn Byrd.](/pictures/thumb/9-40-1303750.jpg?v=1547242126)
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
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. First Edition. Octavo; VG/no-DJ paperback; blue and white spine with white and black text; cover has age toning, edgewear, rubbing, two faint water stains, creasing along spine; textblock has age toning, minor spotting around edges and on a few pages throughout, otherwise clean; pp 224; has gift inscription from author on title page. More
New York, NY: The Viking Press, October 1953. Viking Press Edition. Qto. VG/VG-. khaki/heavily toned DJ spine fading red titles and tiny black publisher between chipped head and tail with small closed tear. price clipped inner flap. mild green clothbound HB with silver titles. decorative color illustrated fep/ffep, in addition to 15 large images within the interior. fore-edge has some spotting, less so to head and tail edges. 126 pp. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/VP; tan spine with black text; jacket has significant wear, with age toning, rubbing, multiple tears and chipping around edges, spine and front flap hinges held together with tape; boards are strong and clean; textblock has age toning, slight edgewear, otherwise clean; pp 161. More
Folio; VG; blue spine with gold gilt text; boards strong, little to no wear; textblock and interior pages clean; 4 vol. set. More
![LOST MOON: THE PERILOUS VOYAGE OF APOLLO 13 [SIGNED]. Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger.](/pictures/thumb/9-422-1310303.jpg?v=1547242343)
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. First Edition, Thirteenth Printing. Octavo, 378 pages; VG/VG; spine is black with silver lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering; has price uncut '$22.95', has minor rubbing on both covers and minimal shelf wear at the top and bottom of the spine; binding and pages clear; illustrated endpapers; inscribed by Jim Lovell on the title page; shelved case 5. More
Washington, D.C. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1965. Large Octavo; pp 614; G/paperback; peach spine with black handwritten text; volume 2, 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
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
![ALONE [SIGNED]. Richard Evelyn Byrd.](/pictures/thumb/9-40-1303754.jpg?v=1547242130)
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Octavo, 296 pages; VG-/none; spine black with blue lettering; mild rubbing and wear to boards,small white drop stains to lower spine corner of front board; bookplates to front pastedown, ffep; top edge of text block stained blue; gutter beginning to tear on ffep; SIGNED flat by Richard E. Byrd on 3rd front free endpaper, small portrait of him pasted above; BL consignment; shelved case 9. More
New York: Pergamon Press, 1960, 1961. First Edition. Small quarto; VG/no-DJ; black spines with gold text; covers have minor rubbing and scuffing, Vol. 2 spine slightly shaken; textblocks have slight edgewear, Vol. 2 has small folds in bottom corner of several pages, webbing beginning to show at title page, otherwise clean; pp 54, 502, 462. SHELVED IN ANNEX C ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942. First. Octavo 166pp. hard cover with dust jacket in VG/VG condition. A first edition in exceptional condition. Blue cloth covered boards show light shelf wear on corners and spine ends. Small dark spot on each board. DJ wrapped in brodart. DJ has very small chips on 3 corners and spine top and bottom. DJ has two small closed tears on rear. DJ front flap not price clipped, but corner clipped. Pictorial DJ cover clean. A very light foxing to text. Text clean, binding is tight. Glue toning on front paste-down end paper. Spine is partly cloudy sky. Shelved under front counter. More
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1952. Quarto, 147 pages; VG/G+. dull black DJ spine has large mild red lowercase titling past mid-spine, with small ivory publisher just above foot. heavy chipping and edgewear to jacket outer sides, with some whitish scuffs and rubbing to its illustrated surface. clipped front inner flap. mild blue cloth HC, large silver spine titles, minimal wear to ends and corners. decorative fep/ffep with white text. mark-free with color and b/w illustrations. faint smudge to fore-edge and tail. as is, DJ under clear protective cover.; shelved astronomy. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1959. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; tan spine with blue text; jacket has age toning, rubbing, edgewear, several small closed tears; boards have minor edgewear, spine slightly cocked; textblock has edgewear, webbing starting to show at title page and page 782, otherwise clean; pp 799. SHELVED IN ANNEX C ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. More
London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1992. First Edition. Large Octavo; pp 221; G/G; silver/beige spine with black text; dust jacket slight sunning to exterior; minor rubbing to edges; price sticker to rear; cloth has slight wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; interior edges lightly toned; frontispiece; profusely illustrated. More
Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001. Dutch Printing. thick Qto. VG-/ - no DJ. vibrant blue leatherette with a fine grain to the HB spine and the adjacent panels. stamped silver titling between thin silver decorative stripes at tip and tail. two small nicks to front board, pushed in spine ends and gently abraded corners. VOLUME 1 ONLY! chapters filled with color and b/w figures printed among the text on semi-glossy stock. thick volume, slightly graying on fore-edge and tail, otherwise a solid copy with no interior writing or marks. out-of-print. 960 pp. ISBN# 0792371941. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; tan spine with blue text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing, small closed tears at front head edge; boards are strong and clean, spine cocked; textblock has age toning, otherwise clean; pp 216. More
A.J. Mueller, 1992. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; Dark blue spine with white text; Boards have slightly rubbed corners with lightly sunned exterior, otherwise panels are clean & intact; Text block has very slight shelf wear, shows mostly on exterior edges due to handling; pp 140. Inscribed on front end paper. More
Dallas: George W. Cearley, Jr., 1991. Large octavo; pp 136; G/paperback; ivory spine with red and blue text; covers show slight toning toward edges; slight rubbing to edges; previous bookshop's sticker to rear; text block shows slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings; inscribed by author. More
Washington: Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, 1997. Octavo; VG+/no-DJ; Light gray spine with black text; Volumes are encased in dark blue slipcase; slipcase shows slight wear with undamaged & intact panels; v. 1, 1907-1950 & v. 2, 1950-1997; Cloths are covered with customized jackets which have an overlay of mylar; cloths are quite clean w/o defect; panels are stable, clean & intact; text blocks have very minimal wear due to handling; pages are clean, crisp with tight bindings; pp 513+659. Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1943-45. Quarto; good/wraps; multi-color spines, no text; 7 moderately shelf-worn paperbacks (8.25"w x 11"h); covers show some age-toning and flaking; musty smell; each volume has previous owner's name on half-title page; all text blocks are clean; each is well illustrated with photos, figures, maps and sketches. The subject of each volume is as follows: ---1: INTRODUCTION TO EARTH, 79pp. ---2: INTRODUCTION TO NAVIGATION, 81pp.---3: DEAD RECKONING AND LINES OF POSITION, 77pp., plus Appendix. ---4: NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS, 147pp. ---5: RELATIVE MOVEMENT, 118pp. ---6: CONTACT FLYING, 182pp., and ---7: NAUTICAL ASTRONOMY AND CELESTIAL NAVIGATION, 198pp. This last volume has a tape repair on the lower portion of the spine. All else is good. More
London: Macdonal and Jane's, 1977. Second. Octavo; VG/VG- w/plastic cover; Black spine with green text; DJ has slight chipping and shelf wear; Boards VG; Text block is very clean; pp. 284. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics & Space Administration History Office, 1995-2001. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; dust jacket spine pic of skyscape (all 5 vols) w/white txt; very little wear or aging evident; boards are clean and firm; all vols. have slight separation from head band but very strong binding; all vols. pages exhibit very little wear or aging, otherwise the condition is akin to new. Vol.1: 795pp; Vol.2: 636pp; Vol.3: 608pp; Vol.4: 684pp; Vol.5:796pp.Overweight: may require additional postage for expedited/international orders. 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
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
New York: Academic Press, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; teal and yellow spine with teal and silver text; cover has minor rubbing, bump on front and back tail edges; textblock has age toning, otherwise clean; pp 240. More
Not listed, Not listed. 1987. 2d Edition. 1982; Reprinted 1987. Quarto; VG-/no DJ; Spine is maroon with no text; Cover boards good except for moderate bumping on all corners; front and rear papers clean except for 1.5"x1" embossed name of former owner; Edges are clean; Text block is a print of an original typescript; A single supplement sheet listing casualties from the Ploesti bombing has been loosely inserted in front of book; Right side of the sheet has some bending and folding that does not impact on text; pp. 357. History is drawn from monthly operation's reports from the summer of 1942 until the end of the war in Europe; Includes crew rosters, casualty reports and photographs. [Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. First UK Edition. Hardcover octavo with dust jacket, both in very good condition. No markings to text and pages are clean. 251 pp. Binding is strong, slightly cocked. Dust jacket has very light shelf/edge wear, lacks large piece of rear flap of dustwrapper, however DJ is nicely protected and maintained by a transparent mylar book jacket cover. An attractive copy of the author's first book. -Shelve Hardcover Mystery Special Collection, Dupont. More
n. p. U.S.S. Princeton, 1953. First printing. Small Quarto; pp 240; G; Tan spine with black text; cloth has moderate sun fading to spine and edges, some scratches and soiling to exterior; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges, minor age toning to exterior edges, tape mend to tail edge of page 170; interior clean;. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1956. Octavo; VG-/G+; light green spine, green text; dust jacket has significant shelfwear, significant edgewear, open and closed tears on spine, closed tear on front tail edges, small closed tears on rear tail edge, open tears on head fore corners, rubbing tail fore corners, soiling on front, spine sun toned, interior age toned along head edge, rear flap has tearing along interior edge, small closed tear on rear interior flap along tail edge, price cut; boards strong, slight bowing of rear board, rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, closed tear on spine head edge, bumping on spine tail edge; text block age toned, occasional light soiling; ix, 569pp SHELVED IN ANNEX C ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1960. Octavo; G+/G-; white sun toned spine, navy blue text; dust jacket has significant shelfwear, significant edgewear, general soiling, open tears on front, closed and open tears and chipping on head edges, tears and chipping on fore edges, closed and open tears on front hinge, open tears on fore corners, open tears and chipping on spine head edge, spine head edge partially repaired with tape, open tear on spine tail edge, spine tail edge partially repaired with tape, spine sun toned, age toning in interior along head edge; boards strong, rubbing and bumping on fore corners and spine edges, light soiling on the front, penned signature and penciled text on front end paper, separation from text block visible after front end paper; text block age toned, very occasional minor soiling, rubbing on fore edge of page 579; xx, 636pp SHELVED IN ANNEX C ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. More
New York: Arno, 1972. Reprint Edition. Octavo; G+/no DJ; Blue spine with silver text; Slight bowing of boards; Shelf wear with scratches and scuffs; Front and back paste downs have remnants of book cover tape; 1"x2" discoloration on right front paste down; Text block aging on edges, otherwise good; pp. 421. 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
London: Neville Spearman Limited, 1975. First Edition. VG-/no-DJ; Maroon spine with gold text; Boards clean with some edgewear to spine ends, corners bumped, endpapers clean, mild soiling to edges, spine tight; pp 491. ISBN: 854352104. More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1938. Octavo; good-/fair-; dj, blue spine with black and white text; dj, top 2.5" section of dj spine missing; wedge shaped portion of tail of spine missing as well; addition chipping and flaking; HB, yellow cloth spine with black text; boards, minor shelf wear and bumping; binding, shaken; former owner's name, FFEP; text block, clean; toning starts; 373pp. Offered as is. More
St. Leonards-on-Sea; East Sussex: HPC Publishing, 1999. First. Octavo; VG/Paperback with no DJ; Spine is light tan with black text; Minor shelf wear with slight bumping on upper and lower right on front and back cover; Slight spine crease; Edges and text block clean; pp. 74. Well illustrated account of the establishment of an Advanced Landing Group and the 1942 creation of the air strip at Romney Marsh. Includes several accounts of the three squadrons variously based there; also has brief history of the air strip's role in the anti-V1 rocket campaign. More
Santa Monica: The Rand Corporation, 1963. First Edition. Octavo; VG/no-DJ paperback; tan spine with black text; cover has age toning, slight edgewear; textblock has age toning, otherwise clean; pp 462. SHELVED IN ANNEX C ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1960. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/VP; brown spine with white text; jacket has significant wear, front and back completely separated, flaps and back spine hinge barely intact; boards are strong and clean, spine slightly cocked; textblock has age toning, slight edgewear, name written on front endpaper, otherwise clean; pp 450. More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: History Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, 2004. Small Quarto; VG-/no-DJ paperback; Light bluish-gray spine with black text; Covers have slight staining on spine toward front panel and light bucking toward front head edge and some wear along edges, as is, otherwise exterior is clean and sturdy; Text block has minimal wear on exterior edges with unmarked text pages and tight binding; pp 399. Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Buffalo: Bell Aircraft Corporation, 1954. Revised Edition. 32mo; VG/no-DJ paperback; navy staple-bound booklet; cover has rubbing; textblock has age toning, minor spotting on a few pages, otherwise clean; pp 68; revised edition, second printing. More
New York: Plenum Press, 1967. Quarto; VG/G+; white spine, black lettering; dust jacket age toned, general shelfwear, general edgewear, general soiling, open and closed tears on head edges, open tears on head fore corners, closed tear on rear tail fore corner, rubbing on front tail fore corner and spine tail edge, closed tear on front fore edge, damp staining on rear, some soiling on interior flaps; boards strong, minor rubbing and bumping on fore corners and spine edges, penned signature on front end paper; text block age toned; xvi, 230pp. More
London: Bunhill Publications, 1956. First Edition Thus, Second Printing. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ paperback; light blue staple-bound booklet; cover has age toning, two-inch closed tear at front tail edge; textblock has age toning, slight edgewear, otherwise clean; pp 73. SHELVED IN ANNEX C ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. More
Dallas: George W. Cearley, Jr., 1987. Large octavo; pp 136; G-/paperback; ivory spine with red and blue text; covers show slight toning toward edges; slight rubbing to edges; chipping towards spine head edge; text block shows slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings; cracking to gutter at pp 30-31 impacting spine; inscribed by author. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1948; New Imprint 1983. New Imprint by the Office of Air Force History. Octavo; Blue gray spine with silver embossed lettering. VG-/no DJ; Boards have minor bumping and slight shelf wear, otherwise very good; Other than minor aging, text block and edges clean; pp. 788. This 1983 imprint carries a new Forward explaining how this official history came to be written. The volume includes 18 chapters by distinguished military historians ranging over issues of developments in anticipation of a European War; working through defensve strategies for the United States to early deployments in both the European and Pacific Theaters; Planning for rapid expansion of the then US Army Air Corps led to debates about strategy, aircraft selection, manpower mobilization and training. The US was thrust into global war while early teething problems constantly challenged the expanding air force. More
Chicago, IL: The Goodheart-Wilcox Company, Inc., 1930. Softcover Medium Octavo; VG; Black Spine with Faded Gilt Text; Covers show general shelf ware. Rubbing on edges and corners; Text block age toned but clean. Text and illustration legible and clear; pp 425. More
