New York; (1945): The John Day Co. First Edition. 60 pages, Illustrated by George T. Hartman. An uncommon work of Pearl Buck's. This is the story of a small Chinese boy who saw air planes of the Japanese but one lucky day an American pilot made an emergency landing close..... More
New York; (1981): Crown Publishers. First Edition. Quarto. Glenn Curtiss was the dominant personality in the pioneer era of American aviation. By 1913, he was the largest manufacturer of aircraft in the U.S. This book documents Curtiss's formative years from the first Aerial Experimental Association to the refined flying boats..... More
New York; (1943-1944): Dell Publishing. Quarto. 4 issues bound into one with 396 pages. These were the most detailed items on our aircraft that were allowed to be published during World War II. David C. Cooke was not only considered the best expert on military aviation but he was able..... More
Deer Lodge, Montana: Powell County Museum, 1989. Quarto. vii, 606 pages, profusely illustrated (some in color). While various explorers (Lewis and Clark) and fur trappers, James and Granville Stuart began the initial mining industry. By the early 1860's, small towns began to be established. The mining was also accompanied with..... More
Los Angeles; (1961): Ducommun. Thick Quarto. 960p. The Ducommun company was in the forefront of metal supplies in the area of that industry's greatest expansion during World War II and then following the war years its focus was one of the major suppliers for both the aircraft and fledgling space..... More
Chicago: Goodheart-Willcox Company, 1928. Large Octavo. 372p. index. Dyke's earlier publications were devoted to automobile engines with a 40 page chapters entitled "Airplane Supplement" but after Lindbergh, Commander Byrd and Chamberlin's transoceanic flights everyone interested in aviation from builders and enthusiasts to the general public wanted access to the technical..... More
Oklahoma City: Western Heritage Books, 1983. First Edition. Octavo-oblong. 112 pages, inscribed by her in the year of publication to Shirley and Dan Gruber who were new leaders of the Flying Farmers. Illustrated with black and white photographic images. The flying farmers took ranch management to a new level. Their..... More
Dearborn, MI: Ford Marketing Group, 1970. First Editions. Quarto. First printings. This set is the first edition as issued in November 1970. Volume 1 Chassis; Volume 2 Engine; Volume 3 & 4 Body and Electrical; Volume 5 Maintenance and Lubrication. The detail of each part, gasket, bolt are definitive. Even..... More
U.S.A. Bureau Issues Association, Inc., 1999. Original Paper Back Version. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 231p. index. Original paper issue in pristine condition, no marks of any kind. More
Detroit: General Motors Sales Corp. 1940. Small Octavo. 24 pages, the last booklet printed by Cadillac as World War II converted the car industry to war production. The basic guide for the owner of a Cadillac. The last page gives the license data on engine number ins series 41 and..... More
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970. First Edition. Octavo. 316pp. From the antiquity of dreams & myth, through the 16th-to-18th centuries, and smaller intervals of important years thereafter in the history of powered flight. Illustrated with photographs of all forms of powered flight: flops and failures, as well as the..... More
New York; (1967): Pageant Books. First Edition. Octavo. . 331 pages, index, .photographic images. Inscribed: "Lee, I hope you enjoy the book. Howard". The wonderful photography, reviews of the book and the details of parachuting are noted with praise by the Army Times, the U.S. Parachute Association, Flying Magazine, and..... More
N. Olmsted, OH: Milepost Publishing Co., 1991. First Edition. Cloth. Oblong Quarto. 224pp. Essay: Years of changes 1950 - 1959, with checklist of ships that operated on the Great Lakes 1950-1959. Bound in black cloth boards, with illustrated dust jackets (closed tears, and edge wrinkles). More
Mt. Freedom, N.J. (1993): Black Hawk Publishing. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 333pp. Before the Wright Brothers historic flight, a woman ahad soloed in a powered aircraft. This book provides a glimpse at the past, and honors the women of yeasteryear. It also celebrates the achievements of today's women and..... More
New York: Theo. Audel & Company, 1907. Octavo. Sixth edition, revised and enlarged. 598 pages, illustrated, index. In the previous edition issued in 1903, there were some omissions and a few errors along with the note by the author that the motor vehicle has passed out of the experimental stage..... More
London: Arms and Armour, 1994. First Edition. Octavo. 320 pp. 32 pp. b&w photos. More
West Lafayette: Purdue University, 1972. First Ediiton. Octavo. 327pp., index. Black & white photographs. Book starts with a case study of the 1944 invasion of Holland and discusses operations in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Southern France, the Pacific, and the Far East. dust jacket has edgewear, scuffing and is price..... More
Background: The Jackson Automotive Company was known for its extraordinarily well built cars; particularly, their luxury models built in 1914 with the Jackson Imperial at $1885.00 being their largest and most expensive and while sales were made all across the Eastern United States, the New York sales division was where..... More
Cikaga: 1935. Octavo. 383p. photographs of aviation experiences including crash as well as on motorcycles, etc. A fine copy of the 1935 edition commemorating the lives and flying exploits of Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenas who died tragically in 1933. Bound in orange pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in black..... More
(Lausanne, 1966): Ami Guichard. First Edition. Oblong Octavo. 126pp. Illustrated by Jacques Henri Lartigue. An enchanting book of images of the early 20th century, with various sized photographs hand-mounted of early bicycles, gliders, airplane flight in France, and clothing fashions. and more. All captions penned in the humorous glib of..... More
New York; (1935): The Studio Ltd. First Edition. Small Quarto. 124 pages. illustrated in black and white. In this major work Le Corbusiner declared that avant-garde architecture should be identified with technological progress, and of course, flying had become a symbol of that progress. In an earlier work Towards Architecture..... More
(Barnsley, England; 2006): Pen & Sword Books, Ltd. First Edition. Octavo. 176pp. An early pioneer aviator who took to the air just a few years after the Wright Brothers proved that man was capable of controlled powered fight.A fine copy bound in black cloth, spine lettering gilt. in fine pictorial..... More
Collierville, TN: Global Press, 1992. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 330p. Over 100 accounts from the major participants in the accounts collected by Chester Marshall who also has inscribed this book To Richard Porter:..more shared memories. More
Saginaw, MI: 1987. Original Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall/oblong. The compilation of the 52 week series on antique cars written by one of the great collectors of vintage automobiles. His collection numbers 82 beginning with an 1898 Benz Horseless Carriage, a 1925 Rolls Roycer and many others..... More
(Novato, California, 1988): Presidio Pr. Octavo. 430p. index. bibliography. The story of one of America's great military leaders and one of America's most experienced military aviators.Bound in black cloth, spine lettering gilt, some light toning to page edges. A very good copy in very good pictorial dust jacket... More