Books about airplanes, aviation history and manuals
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, 1961. Ninth Edition. Sixteenth Printing. Spiral Bound. 32mo. 107p. Aside from owner name penned on presentation page- text is unmarked, including notes pages. Text block lightly rubbed. Several folding pages and maps throughout. Blue leatherette covers with stamped gold emblem on front. Covers minimally worn. Spiral.....
Avotek. 2nd edition. Paperback. 4to. Book is new in factory shrink wrap.
Cessna Pilot Center. 4to. Binder. Include both "Cleared for Takeoff: Your Interactive Software for Becoming a Private Pilot" and "Cleared for Approach: Your Interactive Software for Becoming an Instrument Pilot". Both sets of software discs are bound in sleeves attached to white binders. Discs appear clean and free of surface.....
Cerberus Publishing, 2002. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo, Complete two-volume hardcover set in very good condition with dust jackets. Both books are securely bound in blue cloth titled in white along spine. Unmarked text full of b/w photography and color illustrations. Volume one dust jacket marked by sticky residue of top.....
London, Montreal: International Maritime Organization, 2010. 2010 Edition. Spiral Bound. Free from any underlining, highlighting, or annotation. Slight wear to matte textured covers around edges. Minor soiling to cover and bending to spine. Interior is bright, clean, and intact. Binding is secure, only first page has minor detachment from ring.....
U.S. Navy, 1991. Screw bound. Softcover. 4to. Marked with number '140' on title page and top cover. Text otherwise unmarked with all folding diagrams and maps intact. Occasional protruding page rubbed around edges. Screw bound binding secured.
Department of the Navy, 1983. Screw Bound Softcover. 4to. Text sparsely highlighted. Includes all folding maps and diagrams intact. Screw binding firm. Blue covers are slightly toned with a faded #26 written on cover in marker. Rear cover scuffed.
Burbank CA: Pacific Airmotive, 1940. 148pp. Text is mostly unmarked with b/w photos throughout, some crayon scribbles found on advertisement pages. Bound in moderately edge-worn blue and orange wraps with some scuffing on back and rubbing. Stapled binding is tight, front hinge is split but remains secured. Spine has some.....
Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. 277pp. Text is unmarked on age toned pages. Binding square and secure. Blue cloth boards are lightly worn around the edges. Spine is sunned- yellow titling remains bright. No DJ included though a clipping from a flap of it is tucked into the.....
Aerospace Publishing, 1967. Vol. 3. Folio Softcover. 153pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages with color photos. Blue covers show lightly bumped corners and mild edgewear. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. Old price written in pencil on front endpage. Bottom of text-block is wrinkled on pages from.....
Aerofax, 1989. First Edition. Paperback: 52 pages. Book is in very good condition with some minor wear to the cover.
API Book Distribution, Inc., 2008. Signed First. 8Vo Hardcover. 406pp. Signed by author on title page in black ink. Text is unmarked on crisp, white pages with some color photography. Black cloth boards with shiny silver lettering have pointed corners. Teal jacket is glossy and unclipped with minimal surface wear.....
Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2020. 2021 Edition. 4To Softcover. Text is unmarked on white pages. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. Green covers are pointed with a mild upcurl on front.
Avotek Books, 2011. 2nd edition. 5th printing. Paperback. 4to. Text is unmarked on glossy white pages profusely accented with photos and illustration. Binding is secure. Covers are minimally surface worn with a curled fore edge from reading. Does not include any supplements.
Bell Pub. Co, 1979. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 245pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Boards are scuffed and worn with gently bumped corners. Dust jacket is torn along edges and discolored; otherwise, minimal surface wear. Binding is tight and square.
New York: Random House Inc., 1969. First printing. Hardback. 8vo. 203 pages. Binding is square & hinges are secure. Text is unmarked on clean, warmly toned pages. Top of text block dyed red & other edges have age spotting. Outer boards have some dirt smudges along top and bottom edges.....
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 223p. Marked by blind embossed ex-libris stamp on either flyleaf and owner named penned on front fly-- remaining pages full of b/w photographs and diagrams are unmarked. Green cloth boards titled in gilt along spine. Margins sunned and corners bumped. Binding slanted.....
Specialty Press, 2010. 1st. 4To Hardcover. 184pp. Text unmarked on white pages with b/w photos throughout. Boards have crisply pointed corners and minimal wear. Binding tight and square. Jacket is glossy and remains unclipped and untorn.
John Hamilton Ltd., 1944. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. Text is unmarked with a light patina and numerous b/w photos. Bound in red cloth with lightly bumped corners and minor shelf wear. Binding is tight and square. Foxing present on endpages. Lacks a jacket.
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover, 4to, 128ppg. Dust jacket is present and complete in good condition. Staining and foxing on dust Jacket. Warm tone of edge of text block with minor foxing. Interior has slight warm tone but remains clean. No unwanted markings.
Aviation Supplies & Academics, 2012. 3rd edition. Paperback. 4to. 258p. White pages unmarked. Corners bumped and curled. Covers are lightly worn around edges. Creased front hinge. Binding secure. No supplements.
Strode, 1966. Book and jacket are in good condition with some minor wear to the jacket including some fading to the spine as well as signatures from both authors on the title page.
Albatros Productions, 1999. Second Edition. Pamphlet. 4to. 32pp. Stamped first page. Otherwise, pages crisp and unmarked with plenty of b/w photographs throughout. Binding firm. Wraps show only minimal shelf wear.
Iowa State University Press, 1994. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Personally inscribed by the author on front fly. 237p. White pages otherwise crisp and unmarked. Binding square and secure. Boards are clean and pointed. Glossy jacket negligibly worn.
Doubleday & Company, 1974. 1st edition, thus. Hardcover. 4to. Hardbound with green/black woven cloth boards and black cloth spine titled in gold foil. Binding firm and covers clean.144pp. Lightly patinaed pages are unmarked and crisp. Jacket remains in very good condition; unclipped, lightly scuffed around margins and bumped at corner.....