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Aviation List
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