Birmingham: printed by Pearson and Rollason; and sold by R. Baldwin, 1785. First Edition. Octavo, viii, 63 pages; VG; bound in 3/4 brown calf, marbled boards; gilt titling to spine; lower front hinge cracking, with tail of spine chipping; with two folding plates in rear; interior clean; incredibly scarce; MW consignment; shelved case 10. More

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

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. First Edition, Early Printing. Octavo, 56 pages; VG/none; in publisher's dark blue cloth, gold titling to spine; mild rubbing and wear; lacking Scribner's 'A' to copyright page; signed flat on half-title by Lindbergh; HC consignment; shelved case 9. 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

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

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. Authors Autograph Edition, #110/1000. 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; bookplate on front pastedown, ink date to front pastedown; See all six photos of the book for details. Shelved on rare/exp bookcase near stairs on sales floor. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Milwaukee: The Antique Airplane Association, 1957, 1958. Small quarto; G/no-DJ; navy spine with gilt text; volume 1 only; 12 issues in one book, September 1957 - August 1958; cloth has some rubbing to edges; slight sunning to spine; some sunfading to panels; sturdy boards; text block has red speckled exterior edges; interiors clean; profusely illustrated; ink mark to rear endpaper; tight binding. More

Dallas: George W. Cearley, Jr., 1991. Quarto; G+; Paperback; Spine, white with red and blue print; Cover has slight shelfwear, slight creasing at spine, mild toning; Text block clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page; 120 pages, illustrated (b&w). 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

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1969. Large Octavo; pp 788; G-/no-DJ; light blue with gilt text to red bar; missing dj; cloth shows slight sun faded exterior; some rubbing to edges; sturdy boards; text block has mild soiling to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated; slight cracking to rear gutter; inscribed by author; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. 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

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

Washington D.C. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975. Octavo; VG-; Hardcover; Blue spine with black text; Boards are moderately shelf worn with sunning to the edges and of the boards; Front free end-paper has a rubber stamped name of the previous owner; Pages and edges are slightly discolored otherwise clean; 592p. More

New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Octavo; pp 378; VG/G; black spine with silver and white text; dust jacket has slight soiling to exterior; minor chips to spine edges; cloth shows lightly sunned exterior; mild edge wear; text block has slight shelf wear; pictorial endpapers; illustrated; signed bookplate E to title page by Jim Lovell. 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

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