War Birds Diary of an Unknown Aviator
New York: George H. Doran, 1926. Clayton Knight. Colored art work by Clayton Knight. 277 pages. Tight hinges. Dust Jacket has chips and small tears along edges.
Books about airplanes, aviation history and manuals
New York: George H. Doran, 1926. Clayton Knight. Colored art work by Clayton Knight. 277 pages. Tight hinges. Dust Jacket has chips and small tears along edges.
Sturbridge, Massachusetts: Monogram Aviation Publications, 2004. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. Hardbound in baby yellow cloth boards titled with stamped gilt on cover and spine. Binding firm and boards lightly bumped. Pages unmarked with plenty of b/w & color photos and illustrations throughout. Glossy dust jacket shows only minor shelf wear.....
Osprey Publishing, 1998. 2nd Printing. 8Vo Oblong Hardcover. 149pp. Text is unmarked with b/w photos throughout. Bound in teal paper boards with silver gilt lettering and crisply pointed corners. Binding is tight and square. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minimal wear.
Random House, 1965. Hardcover. 8vo. Hardbound in illustrated cloth boards. Book is ex-library with stamped endpapers, stamped title page and pocket on rear pastedown. Boards are edge worn with frayed corners and spine ends. Rear cover soiled and scuffed. Binding loosened. Pages unmarked with plenty of b/w photos throughout.
University Press of Florida, 2008. 8Vo Softcover. 587pp. Contents unmarked on white pages. Bound in baby blue cloth with crisply pointed corners, showing minimal wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Jacket is bright and unclipped with a small closed tear on spine foot.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. Hardcover. 4to. Complete two volumes bound in blue cloth lettered in gilt. Gilt upper of deckled text block. Both books have loosened hinges- netting exposed along both hinges of volume one. Boards moderately worn with bumped corners and rubbed surface. Spine of volume two is sunned.....
Collins, 2008. 1st edition. Hardcover. 4to. 179p. Book is near fine with crisp, unmarked interior, firm binding, and clean, pointed boards. Dust jacket is in very good condition, protected in mylar. Two old price stickers on rear panel, otherwise unmarred.
Department of the Air Force, 1959. Vol. III. 4to Hardcover. January 1959. A clean ex-library copy with the typical stamps present. Bright pages are unmarked with numerous b/w photos and a few color illustrations. Binding is tight, hinges are split but remain securely attached. Blue paper boards with silver lettering.....
Department of the Air Force, 1957-1958. Vol. I & II. 4to Hardcover. A clean ex-library copy with the typical stamps present. Bright pages are unmarked with numerous b/w photos and a few color illustrations. Binding is tight, hinges are cracked but remain securely attached. Blue paper boards with silver lettering.....
Air Force Logistics Command, 1982. 1st. 4To Hardcover. 290p. Contents unmarked on bright pages with b/w photos. Bound in navy blue cloth with pointed corners. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with lightly bumped spine ends. Remnants of erased price on title page.....
Cockpit to Cockpit, LLC, 2017. 2nd. 8Vo Softcover. 180pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Wraps are lifted with minor surface wear. Binding is tight and square. Spine is unbroken.
Wind Canyon Publishing, 1998. Paperback. 4to. Two volume paperback set. Both books are unmarked, securely bound and full of b/w photos. Text blocks foxed and covers faintly worn. Books are severely bowed in the center twice.
Sam Hoerter, 2001. 2nd. 8Vo Hardcover. 91pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Bound in blue paper boards with crisply pointed corners. Binding is tight and square. Turquoise jacket is glossy and unclipped with minor shelf wear.
REPA, 2000. Hardcover. 4to. 213 pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles on the spine. Text is clean and unmarked with monochrome images throughout. Light soiling to edges. Dust jacket is worn with some chipping and a small tear at the tail of the spine and on the back at.....
Chief of Air Service, 1925. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 737pp. An ex-library copy with the typical stamps and markings. Text is unmarked with a warm patina and b/w figures throughout. Bound in forest green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering; corners are frayed and edges moderately rubbed. Binding is square and.....
Penlight, 2015. Hardcover. Book is in very good condition with some minor wear to jacket including some bends to the inside of the front flap.
Syracuse University Press, 1968. 1st Edition. 8Vo. Hardcover. 338 pp. Contents unmarked on white pages with b&w illustrations throughout. Bound in blue cloth boards with lightly bumped corners. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Spine and text block show light sunning. Patinated jacket has shelf wear with creasing.....
Australian War Memorial, 1971. 1st. 4To Hardcover. 190p. Contents unmarked on white pages with illustrations. Bound in navy blue paper boards with lightly bumped corners. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Jacket is bright and unclipped, protected in a mylar sheath.
Putnam, 1959. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 576pp. vol 1 / 595pp. vol. 2. A complete two volume set. Text is unmarked on glossy pages with b/w photos throughout. Bound in navy blue cloth with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Binding is tight and square. Protected in a mylar sheath.....
TRW Inc., 2001. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 128pp. Text remains unmarked on glossy white pages with full page photographs throughout. Bound in red tweed cloth with black stamped title on front board and spine; binding is square and hinges are tight with corners pointed. Matte red dust jacket is very good.....
US Dept. of Transportation / Federal Aviation Administration, 1982. 4To, Softcover. 44pp. Text and graphics in sepia are clean on unmarked, uncreased, natural pages. Staplebound hinge is secure, textblock is aligned and has pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, foxing on covers and textblock edges.
Frederick A. Johnsen, 1978. Pamphlet. 4to. 29pp. Toned pages and wraps are unmarked. Cover corners creased and rear cover faintly foxed.
Turner Publishing Company, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 240pp. Signed on front flyleaf by Gerald Johnson (signed as Jerry Johnson). Text is otherwise unmarked on white pages with only a bookstore stamp left on front flyleaf. Glossy illustrated covers are square, bright and clean with pointed corners. DJ remains in very.....
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, 1942. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 94pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages with some b/w photos. Stapled binding is tight, hinges are fully attatched. Illustrated wraps are lightly toned with gently bumped corners.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, 1942. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 94p. White pages are unmarked with b/w photos and a few dog-eared corners. Wraps are faintly toned with light edge wear and minor rubbing on surfaces. Stapled binding is tight and secure.