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Last updated January 18, 2010


1. Bester, Alfred. THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A SATELLITE: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE MEN AND MACHINES AT WAR WITH SPACE. Boston, Little, Brown: 1966. Ex-library with card pocket, Label on dust jacket. Jacket is affixed to boards. $2.45

2. Blau, Fred F. & Cyril Deighton. THE ORIENT FLIGHT LZ 127-GRAF ZEPPELIN. Westminster, Maryland, Germany Philatelic Society: 1980. 135 pages. Fine condition. Very scarce title. $200.00

3. Brown, Joseph Mill. HELICOPTER DIRECTORY. New York, Hippocrene: 1976. Slight Shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn else near VG dust jacket. $1.60

4. Commander, Kingsmill. VIKINGS OF THE STARS. New York, Harold Vinal Ltd: 1928. 97 pages. Signed by the author. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. $15.00

5. Curtiss-Wright Corporation. THE CURTISS ELECTRIC PROPELLER. Caldwell, New Jersey, Curtiss-Wright: 1943. 30 pages. Small softbound covers. Slight wear and light soiling to covers. $40.00

6. Emerson, Tom. SEAPLANES FROM COEUR D'ALENE. [n.p.], Private Printing: 1973. 128 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket has some wear to the edges. $22.50

7. Gurney, Gene. TEST PILOTS. Watts Aerospace Library. New York, Franklin Watts: 1962. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips to edges. This is the 1962 edition in a nice dust jacket. $6.50

8. Harmer, C. H. C. NEWFOUNDLAND AIR MAILS, AIR STAMPS AND FLIGHT COVERS FROM 1919 THROUGH MARCH 31, 1949 (AN UPDATE OF 1953 EDITION). Cinnaminson, New Jersey, American Air Mail Society: 1984. 181 pages. $55.00

9. Hunt, Martin. HANG GLIDING. New York, Arco: 1977. $10.00

10. Hylander, C.J. FLYING POWER. Aircraft Engines and Their Operations. New York, Macmillan: 1943. 164 pages. Some shelf wear and slight discoloration to binding. Dust jacket has some chips to the edges. $7.50

11. Iseman, J.W. THE BOOK OF AIRPLANES. New York, Oxford University Press: 1929. Shelf wear to binding. Corners slightly bumped. Dust jacket has slight chipping to edges and some soiling. There is some wrinkling of paper on dust jacket and a couple of pages from water contact. $9.00

12. Jerram, Michael F. SPORTING AND HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. London, Macdonald Phoebus: 1981. 65 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. $15.00

13. Kraght, Peter E. KEEPING AHEAD OF THE WEATHER. New York, Associated Aviation Underwriters: 1940. 61 pages. Small softcover booklet. Slight shelf wear. A few small soiled and browned spots to the paper covers. $15.00

14. Kritser, Shelby M. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION MANUAL. Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo College: 1942. 63 pages. Softbound covers. Wear and soiling to the covers. Spiral binding. $20.00

15. Manly, G.B. AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT MANUAL: A PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION AND REFERENCE WORK ON AIRCRAFT POWERPLANTS AND ALLIED SUBJECTS. Chicago, Frederick J. Drake & Company: 1943. 757 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. $9.50

16. McDowell, Ernest R. BOEING B-17B-H FLYING FORTRESS IN USAAF, USAF, USN, USMC, USCG, RAF, FRENCH, DANISH, PORTUGUESE, IDF/AF, DOMINICAN AND BRAZILIAN AF SERVICE. New York, Arco Publishing Company: 1970. Some wear to binding. Glossy softcover. $10.00

17. McDowell, Ernest R. BOEING B-17B-H FLYING FORTRESS IN USAAF, USAF, USN, USMC, USCG, RAF, FRENCH, DANISH, PORTUGUESE, IDF/AF, DOMINICAN AND BRAZILIAN AF SERVICE. New York, Arco Publishing Company: 1970. Some wear to binding. Glossy softcover edition. $8.75

18. Mizrahi, Joseph V-editor. NORTH AMERICAN B-25. Hollywood, California, Challenge Publications: 1965. 47 pages. Some wear to the covers. Softbound. A couple of small stains to bottom of a few pages. $13.45

19. Norris, Geoffrey. PROFILE 142: THE SHORT STIRLING. England, Profile Publications: 1966. 15 pages. Some shelf wear to covers. Softcover. $11.50

20. Nowarra, Heinz J. JUNKERS, JU87. Fallbrook, California, Aero Publishers: 1966. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Soiling to the covers. $6.00

21. Schoendorf, Robert. CATALOG OF CLASSIC AMERICAN AIRPOSTS AND AERONAUTICA, 1784-1900. Southfield, MI, Roger Koerber: 1982. 99 pages. Slight wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. $71.00

22. United States Navy Department. AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION MANUAL. Washington, D.C., United States Navy Department: 1941. 258 pages. Some wear to spine and corners. Slight soiling to covers. $20.00

23. Ward, Richard. MESSERSCHMITT BF 109B,C,D,E,F,G IN LUFTWAFFE AND FINNISH SERVICE. England, Osprey Publishing Limited: 1973. Some shelf wear to covers. Softcover. $13.00

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