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
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
London: printed for the author, and sold by C. Dilly, in the Poultry, 1785. First Edition. Octavo, viii, 326, [8], 2 plates; VG-; 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; interior clean; 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
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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
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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 9. More
Paris: Bachelier, Imprimeur-Libraire, 1847. First Edition. Octavo, xiv, 353 pages, 9 plates; VG; bound in 3/4 brown calf, brown cloth boards, paneled spine with gilt, burgundy label and gilt titling; marbled endpapers; hinges beginning to separate, wear primarily to head of spine, hinges, corners; top edge of text block gilt, others uncut; bookplate to front pastedown; text in French; MW consignment;. More
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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
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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
London: Halton and Truscott Smith Ltd., 1924. Limited Edition (58/1000). Quarto, 36 pages + 86 plates; VG-; bound in full dark blue cloth, spine has gilt lettering, front cover has gilt lettering and tooling; binding has minor wear along the top and bottom edges, has bumping on the fore edge corners, spine has moderate discoloration; pages have gilt along the top edge, have minor age toning; shelved front table. 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
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: A.L. Burt Company, 1931. Photoplay Edition. Octavo, 256 pg; G/G+; spine is off-white with black lettering; dust jacket protected by mylar covering; dj has some wear including, rubbing and small closed tears to the head of the spine, affecting the title on spine; some water stains to the spine as well as the rear cover; spine is slightly cocked; rubbing to the edges of the front and rear covers and a small closed tear to the top of the rear cover; interior pages show some mild wear including stamps to the front and rear endpapers "From White Front Pharmacy-Vinton, Virginia"; pages 60-61 have some residual staining from an old bookmark (included); page 243-244 has been torn on the corner, missing corner is included in the book; some creased corners; shelved HC Fiction. 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
Stratford, CT: Flying Machines Press, 1997. Quarto; pp 618; VG-; blue spine with white text; no jacket; cloth has light toning toward edges; some rubbing to corners; strong boards; text block shows lightly toned edges; illustrated endpapers; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. 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
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 on rare/exp bookcase near stairs on sales floor. 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
Charlottesville: howell Press, 2002. First Edition. Oblong Quarto; pp 96; VG-/VG; black spine with yellow and white text; this volume only; dust jacket has light wear to exterior; minor wear to corners; cloth clean; strong boards; text block shows only mild wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; light smoky smell; interior clean; profusely illustrated;. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
New York: Ricco/Maresca Gallery, 1997. Large Octavo: VG-/Paperback: Dark gray thin spine with no text: Covers are general shelfwear, some scuffing, minor bumping at bottom corners, binding solid: Textblock is clean: Unpaginated. 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
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
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2003. Octavo; pp 507; G+; red spine with black text; no jacket; cloth shows mild wear to exterior; light stain to front; slightly splayed boards; text block has mild wear to exterior edges; light ink to half title and title pages; interior clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated;. 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
