[Chicago, Ill.]: American Bar Association, 1991. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. White quarto (blue spine); various pagings ; 28 cm. Law; Airplanes. || What happens legally when aviation accidents occur. // A very heavy book. Shipping billed at cost. More
New York: Crescent, 1990. Newly revised and updated. Hardcover. Quarto in white DJ; 568 p : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. Airplanes, Military -- History. Aviation || *** Extra shipping charges apply (at cost) for overseas postage.*** Book weighs 5 lbs 10 oz before packing. More
New York: Gallwey Books, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto in white DJ; 568 p : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. Airplanes, Military -- History. More
London: Studio, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Large quarto/small folio in black DJ (black spine); 318 p. : b&w ill. ; 33 cm. World War, 1939-1945 -- Airplanes; Military. More
No place stated: Burroughs Corporation, 1959. First edition. Paperback. Quarto in black printed wraps in spiral bound in black plastic coil; 13 p. Rare internal document on the marginal checking system for Atlas Missiles Guidance. No copies listed in OCLC World Cat. || Military Technology. Missiles. Nuclear Warfare. Cold War..... More
New York: Morrow, 1967. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in white DJ (white spine); 96 p, b&w illus ; 22 cm. This book is about the helicopter: its development, principles of flight, and uses as air taxi, rescue vehicle, traffic control center, crop duster, skyhook and..... More
Milano: U. Mursia & Co., 1973. Hardcover. Large octavo in green-blue cloth and grey photo illus DJ; 319 p. plates. 21 cm. In Italian. "Con 141 illustrazioni fuori testo" Tons of black and whitephoto reproductionsprinted on coated stock. A well produced work. || Series:Testimonianze fra cronaca e storia, 63. ||..... More
San Antonio, Tex. World Flight, Inc., 1996. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in grey photo illsu DJ; vii, 115 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Original promotional bookmark and one 8.5 x 11 sheet entitled "Linda Finch's World Flight Route and Schedule" laid in. Presuambly scare..... More
[San Francisco]: [W. Flynn Publications], 1954. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Blue octavo; 64 p, b&w illus ; 23 cm. History; San Francisco; Airport; California. More
San Francisco: M.A.G. Consultants, 1975. First edition, first printing. Paperback. Quarto in printed pale green wraps; 35, A-Q pp; several folding maps, charts and illus. Scarce. || Airplanes ; Aviation. Supersonic jets ; Commercial airlines ; Air France ; British Airways ' Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde ; turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner ;..... More
San Francisco: Maurice A. Garbell, Inc, [1954]. First and only edition. Paperback. Quarto in tan orinted wraps ; 24 pp + several folding charts and maps. Large folding map/chart + a few sheets inserted in pocket at rear. Very scarce early study of Oakland Airport. Copy "352" of an unknown..... More
London, England: Osprey Aerospace, 1994. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. 127 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Osprey classic aircraft. || Airplanes, Military -- History. World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations. Flugzeugbau. Kampfflugzeug. Luftfahrttechnik. Rekonstruktion. Weltkrieg (1914-1918). More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1972. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Quarto in white DJ; 259 p, b&w illus. Sea-planes; Airplanes. || Scarce; only 2 holdings & 2 records in WorldCat. || A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water. Seaplanes that..... More
Annapolis, Md. Naval Institute Press, 1995. First edition, first printing (stated). Hardcover. Large quarto in dark blue, color photo illus DJ; xviii, 163 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. Aircraft carriers -- United States. United States. Navy -- Aviation. United States. Navy -- Sea life. More
DeLand, Fla., etc. Michael F. Truffer, 1979-1992. Original issues. Paperback. A broken run of sixty-nine issues spanning thirteen years: v1, #3 (Aug 8, 1979) ; v2, #12, issue 24 (Oct 81); v3, #3, issue 27 (Jan 82) -- v3, #6, issue 30 (July 82); v3, #9, issue 33 (Oct 82)..... More
Sound Brunswick, N.J. A.S. Barnes, 1977. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Quarto in mulricolored DJ (black spine); 270 p, b&w illus ; 29 cm. Airships -- History. More
Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1991. First edition (stated). Octavo in grey and red DJ; 330 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. Aircraft; History; U.S. Coast Guard, aviation history. More
London: A. and C. Black, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto in color illus DJ; 208 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 26 cm ; index. Gliding and soaring. Aviation, Flying, Airplanes, More
Letchworth (Herts.): Harleyford, 1967. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Quarto in golf illus DJ; 232 p. col. front., illus. (some col.), tables, diagrs. 29 cm. Aviation. Airplanes -- Markings. Aeroplanes. More
New York: Ivy Books, 1993. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in dark green b/w photo illus DJ; 202, [6] p., map, illus., bibliographical references (p. [207]-[208]); 18 cm. Aviation. AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopters. First-hand accounts by pilots who flew them in the Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Southeast..... More
Woodland Hills, Calif. Windsor Publications, 1984. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Small quarto in dark full-color illus DJ; 189 p. : ill. (some col.), index, bibl., ; 29 cm. A very well-realized and produced work. Jacket illustration is detail from a painting by Douglas Ettridge || Aviation, Aeronautics -- California --..... More
Gardena, Calif: Sky Diver Magazine, 1969. Original issue. Paperback. One issue , quarto with b/w photo illus stapled wraps; approx 30 pages, b/w photos. illus., adverts.; includes a two-page b/w 'centerfold'. Scarce. Somewhat early. || Parachuting -- Periodicals. More
Austin, Texas: Red Leader Press, 2005. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Large octavo; 446 p, b&w illus. Inscribed & signed by author. || Surprisingly scarce. Only 1 holding in WorldCat || World War II -- Pilot experiences; Biography. || William Pershing Benedict was truly one of those..... More
[Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Civil Aeronautics Administration, 1954. Paperback. Quarto in offwhite printed stapled wraps; v, 57 p. : ill., bibliographical references; 26 cm. Scarce. Air traffic control. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1971. Second edition. Hardcover. Two large quarto volumes in blue multicolored DJs; 392 p, 331 p, b&w illus (some color); 29 cm. Aeronautics -- History -- Periodicals. || A compilation of six monthly issues (January through June, 1972) of a British magazine devoted to "aircraft in..... More