On this page you can read about the 97 books we currently have available as of February 8, 2008 on aviation and space. If you would like to add any of these books to your collection, please make a note of the Order No(s), and place your order at any time with Ray Boas, Bookseller, in Walpole, New Hampshire. Thank you, RAY
1. WORLD AND UNITED STATES AVIATION AND SPACE RECORDS (AS OF JUNE 1, 1984), National Aeronautic Assn., Washington, DC, 1984, B&W illustrations, 207pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Published by the National Aeronautic Association to furnish a complete, accurate and up-to-date listing of aircraft performances recognized as official World or "World Class" records., (Order No: 28256 ), $6.00
2. WORLD AND UNITED STATES AVIATION AND SPACE RECORDS (AS OF JUNE 15, 1985), National Aeronautic Assn., Washington, DC, 1985, B&W illustrations, 216pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Pubished by the National Aeronautic Association to furnish a complete, accurate and up-to-date listing of aircraft performances recognized as official World or "World Class" records., (Order No: 28257 ), $6.00
3. MB3 - MIL - MOSCOW HELICOPTER PLANT 50 YEARS, Lyubimaya Kniga, Moscow, 1998, B&W and color illustrations, 272pp, very good++, pictorial boards (hardcover), The story of Mikhail Leontyevich Mil, the founder and designer general of the Moscow Helicopter plant. Extensive coverage of the various helicopters produced. Introductory history in English and Russian. Details on the helicopters is in Russian only., (Order No: 50175 ), $85.00
4. WORLD AND UNITED STATES AVIATION AND SPACE RECORDS (AS OF JUNE 1, 1983), Nat'l Aeronautic Assn of USA, Washington, D.C., 1983, B&W illustrations, 369pp, very good, wraps (softcover), This book is published by the National Aeronautic Association to furnish a complete, accurate and up-to-date listing of aircraft performances recognized as official World or "World Class" records., (Order No: 17890 ), $7.50
5. Aeronautical Staff of Aero Publishers, Inc., CURTISS P-40 - THE AERO SERIES NO. 3, Aero Publishers, Inc., Fallbrook, CA, (1965), B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 29112 ), $14.50
6. Archbold, Rick, HINDENBURG AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY: RELIVING THE ERA OF THE GREAT AIRSHIPS, Warner / Madison Press, New York, (1994) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 229pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) couple small tears dj, ISBN 0446517844 Now, in one splendidly illustrated volume, the complete story of Germany's mammoth airship and the other silver giants that once crossed the skies is told as never before. Dozens of paintings, diagrams, black-and-white and color photographs-many of them previously unpublished-convey just what it was like to make a voyage on the largest aircraft ever constructed. In a spectacular three-page foldout, readers can explore the Hindenburg's passenger decks, from the lounge with its grand piano and the promenades with their panoramic views to the elegant dining room and the airtight smoking room. First published in 1994., (Order No: 10101 ), $17.50
7. Banks, R. D.; Mansbridge, P. D.; Drover, P. A.; Nichols, A. W.; Mullin, I.; Burt, T. W.; Cuthbertson, B.; Rees, R. E.; et al, FROM WHITE-CAPS TO CONTRAILS: A HISTORY OF A MODERN AIR FORMATION, n.p., (1981), B&W and color illustrations, 108pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), The exciting saga of Canadian Forces Base Shearwater and its air squadrons during World War II. Throughout this book prevails the sense of excitement and originality of the airmen who served in the squadrons, for this history was written by them., (Order No: 49635 ), $20.00
8. Batchelder, Jean (with contributions by Pat Hammond), HISTORY & HEROES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AVIATION, Arrow Publishing Company, Spring Hill, FL, (1995), B&W illustrations, 228pp, fine, wraps (softcover) signed by author, owner's inscription, ISBN 0964899302 Begins with a history of aviation in New Hampshire including weather and terrain. This is followed by biographies of 61 aviators from New Hampshire, many well-known such as Alan Shepard, Jr., and Christa McAuliffe. The author states, "Men and women from New Hampshire have set records, blazed trails, and contributed much to the field of aviation. They were the first to fly the Atlantic, first into space, and left their footprints on the moon...", (Order No: 50384 ), $25.00
9. Beale, Marie, THE MODERN MAGIC CARPET: AIR-JAUNTING OVER THE ANCIENT EAST, Printed by J. H. Furst Co., Baltimore, MD, 1930, B&W illustrations, 73pp, good, orange boards (hardcover) LACKS Spine Backstrip, The authors' adventures as a passenger on a chartered Imperial Airways plane, aboard an eight passenger plane, G-E BMY. Great contents and photographs throughout including: Assyria, Syrian Desert, Babylon, Zenobia, and much more., (Order No: 45525 ), $100.00
10. Beaman, John R., and Campbell, Jerry L., MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 IN ACTION PART 1: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 44 - FORTY-FOUR, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1980), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897471067, (Order No: 51949 ), $4.50
11. Birdsall, Steve (illustrated by Don Greer), B-24 LIBERATOR IN ACTION - SQUARDRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 21, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1975), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897470206, (Order No: 28254 ), $7.50
12. Birdsall, Steve, B-29 SUPERFORTRESS IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 31 - THIRTY-ONE, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1977), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897470303, (Order No: 51939 ), $7.50
13. Bova, Ben (editor), CLOSEUP: NEW WORLDS, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1977), B&W and color photographs, 222pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, "Modern views of the solar system by science-fiction writers who are scientists in their own right." These writers explore newly-opened worlds of planetary possibilities. Recent space probes such as Pioneer 10 and the Viking Mars landing demand creative new theories to explain their discoveries., (Order No: 6843 ), $4.50
14. Bowyer, Chaz, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH MILITARY AIRCRAFT, Crescent Books, New York, (1982), B&W and color ill., 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517322706 From the Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter to the Spitfire, the Hurricane to the Harrier, every major flying machine which served with the British armed forces--the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Army--is described and illustrated in this book., (Order No: 26846 ), $5.00
15. Boyne, Walter J., THE LEADING EDGE, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York, (1986), B&W ill., 232pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0941434931 An unfolding drama of success and failure, of the excitement of inventors at work on their creations, of the lure and lust for faster, lighter, stronger airplanes, this volume is a remarkable history of the new ideas in aviation technology and the gains we have realized because of them., (Order No: 33560 ), $12.50
16. Bryant, John H., and Cones, Harold N., DANGEROUS CROSSINGS: THE FIRST MODERN POLAR EXPEDITION, 1925, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, (2000) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 206pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1557501874 "Considered one of the most heroic missions in the annals of naval aviation, the expedition included the overflight of some thirty thousand square miles of the High Arctic in open-cockpit Loening Amphibian biplanes...", (Order No: 52891 ), $6.00
17. Burney, Charles Dennistoun, THE WORLD, THE AIR AND THE FUTURE, Alfred A. Knopf, London, 1929, B&W illustrations, 356pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "A brilliant survey of the problems of aviation and its rapidly increasing influence on the modern world." Contents include: Introduction; Air Transport And Empire Development; Air Transport And The Reorientation Of Defensive Power; Air Transport And International Peace; Airships: Their Development And Prospects; Heavier-Than-Air Craft; Comparison Between Heavier-Than-Air Craft And Lighter-Than-Air Craft; Administration And Policy; Index., (Order No: 52344 ), $200.00
18. Caidin, Martin, AIR FORCE: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN AIRPOWER, Bramhall House, New York, (1957), B&W illustrations, 232pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A book about airplanes, aviation, and airmen only insofar as they are related to the central theme of American airpower., (Order No: 16735 ), $5.00
19. Campbell, Jerry L., FOCKE WULF FW190 IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 19 - NINETEEN, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1975), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897470184, (Order No: 51933 ), $7.50
20. Campbell, Jerry L., MESSERSCHMITT BF 110 ZERSTORER IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 30 - THIRTY, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1977), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 089747029X, (Order No: 51938 ), $5.00
21. Chant, Chris (foreword by LtGen Ira C. Eaker), THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AIR WARFARE, Octopus Books, Ltd., London, 1979, B&W and color illustrations, 187pp, index, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0706409779, (Order No: 16738 ), $7.50
22. Christy, Joe and Shamburger, Page, SUMMON THE STARS: THE ADVANCE OF AVIATION FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR, A. S. Barnes and Co., Washington, DC, (1970), B&W illustrations, 434pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0498073416, (Order No: 2321 ), $8.50
23. Cooper, Bryan, THE STORY OF THE BOMBER 1914-1945, Octopus Books, Ltd., London, (1974), B&W and color illustrations, 124pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0706404106 Illustrations by John Batchelor., (Order No: 16737 ), $5.00
24. Cooper, Jr., Henry S.F., THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON MARS: EVOLUTION OF AN IDEA, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, (1980) 1st ed, 254pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0030461669, (Order No: 2814 ), $5.00
25. de Leeuw, Hendrik, CONQUEST OF THE AIR: THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF AVIATION, Vantage Press, Washington, DC, (1960) 1st ed, B&W photographs, 300pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Describes--in direct, nontechnical style--how the progress of aviation can best be evaluated in the light of contemporary aeronautical events., (Order No: 14454 ), $7.00
26. Dorman, Geoffrey, FIFTY YEARS FLY PAST: FROM WRIGHT BROTHERS TO COMET, Forbes Robertson Ltd., London, (1951), 35 B&W ill., 346pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This is the story of half a century of aviation. The author begins the story from the formation of the Royal Aero Club in 1901, before the world's first flight, through the days when aeroplanes staggered dangerously off the ground to the smooth take-off of the Comet., (Order No: 20050 ), $25.00
27. Drendel, Lou, C-130 HERCULES IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 47 - FORTY-SEVEN, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1981), B&W and color illustrations, 58pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897471113, (Order No: 51952 ), $5.00
28. Earhart, Amelia, THE FUN OF IT - RANDOM RECORDS OF MY OWN FLYING AND OF WOMEN IN AVIATION, Junior Literary Guild/Brewer, New York, 1932, 31 B&W illustrations, 219pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Nice clean, tight and bright copy, albeit with chipped dustjacket. This edition published jointly by The Junior Literary Guild and Brewer, Warren & Putnam, "chosen by the Editors of the Junior Literary Guild (The Boys' and Girls' Own Book Club) as the selection for July, 1932 sent to Older Girls." An early copy with the original owner's signature on the front free endpaper and dated July, 1932., (Order No: 44610 ), $85.00
29. Edelson, Edward, WHO GOES THERE? THE SEARCH FOR INTELLIGNET LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE, Doubleday & Co., Inc., New York, 1979 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 196pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0385112572, (Order No: 6412 ), $5.00
30. Edited in Conjunction with The Sporting Life, BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN - MODERN COMMERCE, TRANSPORT, MOTORING AND AVIATION, Sports & Sportsmen, Ltd., London, n.d. c1932, B&W illustrations, 538pp, very good++, full red leather, aeg, raised bands (hardcover), Contents include: Modern British Pioneers; Great Britain's Production; Transport; Finance, Insurance, and Commercial Communications; A Review of Motoring; An Historical Survey of British Aviation; Some Notable Personalities; and Index to Some Notable Personalities. A gorgeous folio size tome, clean and tight, and an exceptionally fine binding., (Order No: 48629 ), $400.00
31. Endres, Gunter and Gething, Michael J., JANE'S AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION GUIDE - FOURTH EDITION, HarperCollins Publishers, London/New York, (2005), color illustrations, 528pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0060818948 500 color photographs, aircraft markings identification guide, technical data, recognition silhouettes, confusion guides, civilian and military aircraft., (Order No: 52778 ), $12.50
32. Fisher, Leonard Everett (written and illustrated by), PUSHERS, SPADS, JENNIES AND JETS: A BOOK OF AIRPLANES, The Dial Press of New York, New York, (1961), ill. Leonard Everett Fisher, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) 2 dj chips, owners inscr, In this book you will see pictures of strange contraptions. Mr. Fisher has captured many of the exciting moments in the development of the airplane. His pictures re-create the history of airplanes with accuracy and movement. Nice clean and tight copy. Two small chips on the spine of the dustjacket, and a 1961 owner's inscription on the copyright page., (Order No: 53104 ), $30.00
33. Forrester, Larry, SKYMEN: HEROES OF 50 YEARS OF FLYING, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1961, B&W illustrations, 256pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0312727828, (Order No: 417 ), $7.50
34. Franks, Norman, AIRCRAFT VERSUS AIRCRAFT: THE ILLUSTRATED STORY OF FIGHTER PILOT COMBAT SINCE 1914, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, (1986) 1st ptg, color ill., 192pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0025406205 This book is a wholly new look at the evolution of air warfare, from dogfighting maneuvers devised during World War I and II to the sophisticated weaponry used during the Middle East and Vietnam wars and the Falklands crisis., (Order No: 33559 ), $7.00
35. Futrell, Robert Frank, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN KOREA 1950-1953 - REVISED EDITION, Office of Air Force History, Washington, DC, 1983, B&W illustrations, 823pp, good, wraps (softcover), First published in 1961. The official history., (Order No: 4041 ), $6.00
36. Gatland, Kenneth, FACT FINDER -- SPACE DIARY, Crescent Books, New York, (1989), over 130 B&W and color ill., 64pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0517667789 "A superbly illustrated chronology listing all the major milestones in the history of Man's exploration of space.", (Order No: 30370 ), $4.00
37. Grahame-White, Claude, THE STORY OF THE AEROPLANE, Small, Maynard and Company, Boston, MA, (1911), B&W illustrations, 390pp, good, green cloth (light wear top/bottom of spine) (hardcover), An early history of flight., (Order No: 38386 ), $80.00
38. Gunston, Bill, WORLD ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS: FROM THE PIONEERS TO THE PRESENT DAY, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, (1993), B&W illustrations, 336pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1557509395 A comprehensive and authoritative survey of man's attempts since about 1850 to build flying machines., (Order No: 28954 ), $27.50
39. Gunston, Bill, THE ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY OF FIGHTING AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II, Greenwich Editions, London, (2005), B&W and color illustrations, 479pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0862886724 More than 160 aircraft described - all major fighters, bombers, and ground attack aircraft deployed by the combatant nations of World War II., (Order No: 52777 ), $5.00
40. Hartney, Harold E. (edited by Stanley M. Ulanoff), UP AND AT 'EM, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1971, B&W illustrations, 360pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The war memoirs of the renowned Commander of the First Pursuit Squadron, the most celebrated American air combat group in World War I. An Air Combat Classic., (Order No: 44812 ), $12.50
41. Hirsh, R. S., and Feist, Uwe (in cooperation with H. J. Nowarra), HEINKE 100, 112 - THE AERO SERIES NO. 12, Aero Publishers, Inc., Fallbrook, CA, (1967), B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 29119 ), $12.00
42. Howard, N. E., HANDBOOK FOR OBSERVING THE SATELLITES, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, (1958) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 136pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "A Complete Guide to Spotting all the Satellites: Where to Find Them and What Equipment to Use." An early book about our early space program., (Order No: 40726 ), $14.50
43. Jablonski, Edward, AIRWAR - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, (1971), B&W illustrations, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, Two volume set. Volume 1 includes: TERROR FROM THE SKY, and TRAGIC VICTORIES, 192pp, index; Volume 2 includes: OUTRAGED SKIES and WINGS OF FIRE, 228pp, index., (Order No: 14368 ), $12.50
44. Jackson, Robert, THE JET AGE: TRUE TALES OF THE AIR SINCE 1945, St. Martin's Press Inc., New York, (1980), 157pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0312442211, (Order No: 2777 ), $8.50
45. Jones, Lloyd S., U. S. FIGHTERS - ARMY - AIR FORCE 1925 TO 1980S, Aero Publishers, Inc., Fallbrook, CA, (1975), B&W illustrations, 352pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, Here is the description of every American fighter to carry a "P-" or "F-" designation, from the P-1 of 1925 to the F-18 of the 1980's. Included are all fighters of the U.S. Army Air Corps, the U.S. Army Air Force and the U.S. Air Force., (Order No: 41289 ), $10.00
46. Joubert, Philip (Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferte - Air Chief Marshall), ROCKET, Philosophical Library, New York, (1957), B&W illustrations, 190pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The first part of this book is historical and sets out to trace the development of rockets and rocket propulsion to the point where the threat to Britain's security from Hitler's V1 and V2 weapons was brought to nothing by the counter-measures of the Allies. The second part is written to analyze the effects, political and military, that long-range rockets carrying atomic or nuclear warheads can have on the policies of those nations that can produce and use them., (Order No: 16968 ), $10.00
47. Kaplan, Judith and Muniz, Robert, SPACE PATCHES: FROM MERCURY TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE, Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., New York, (1986), B&W and color illustrations, 128pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0806962941 "Here on view for the first time are over 100 official and commemorative patches proudly worn by U.S. astronauts, NASA officials and space teams around the world.", (Order No: 30582 ), $40.00
48. Kelley, Kevin W. (conceived and edited by for the Association of Space Explorers) (foreword by Jacques-Yves Cousteau), THE HOME PLANET - INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE "BEST WISHES EDGAR MITCHELL APOLLO 14", Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., Reading, MA, (1988), wonderful color ill., unpaginated, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0201151979 "THE HOME PLANET invites you to enjoy the tapesty of Earth's surface seen from a totally new perspective." Unique association copy signed by Edgar Mitchell from the Apollo 13 expedition., (Order No: 30715 ), $250.00
49. King, Jack L., WINGS OF MAN: AN INFORMAL BIOGRAPHY OF CAPTAIN H. T. "DICK" MERRILL, Aviation Book Company, Glendale, CA, 1981, B&W illustrations, 404pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0911721916 "The featured emphasis of this biography relates to the many great accomplishments of his fantastic aviation career and is profusely illustrated to document his colorful involvement. Merrill's recorded exploits are acclaimed as legend by the world's aviation community.", (Order No: 15933 ), $10.00
50. Kohn, Leo J. (foreword by), THE STORY OF THE TEXAN, Aviation Publications, Appleton, WI, (1978), B&W illustrations, 40pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0879940344, (Order No: 49819 ), $15.00
51. Lattimer, Dick, SPACE STATION FRIENDSHIP: A VISIT WITH THE CREW IN 2007, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA, (1988) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 239pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 081171683X, (Order No: 2778 ), $4.50
52. Levitt, I. M., TARGET FOR TOMORROW: SPACE TRAVEL OF THE FUTURE, Fleet Publishing Corporation, New York, (1959), B&W illustrations, 328pp, good w/lightly worn dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, The book is divided into two sections. The first deals with what is already known and what we are doing to further develop the science of space travel. The second is dedicated to the future., (Order No: 31786 ), $7.50
53. Lewis, W. David; and, Newton, Wesley Phillips, DELTA THE HISTORY OF AN AIRLINE, University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, (1979), B&W illustrations, 503pp, good w/chipped and worn dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0820304654 "Beginning in the 1920s as a lowly crop-dusting operation in Louisiana, Delta Air Lines has grown to become one of the five largest companies in the industry and one of the most consistently profitable.", (Order No: 44165 ), $7.50
54. Loening, Grover, THE CONQUERING WING, Chilton Book Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1970) 1st ed, 173pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed, ISBN 0801955378 "This fast-paced adventure of aviation's infancy and formative years is the story of Gil Carey and his friend Pete Loomis, two intrepid pilots who dared the unknown to help found what is today known as the air-space age." Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper., (Order No: 51788 ), $30.00
55. Lyall, Gavin (editor), THE WAR IN THE AIR: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II, William Morrow & Co., Inc., New York, (1969), B&W photo section, 422pp, good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 8217 ), $7.50
56. Mackay, R. S. G., LANCASTER IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 52 - FIFTY-TWO, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1982), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 089747130X, (Order No: 51956 ), $5.00
57. Mackay, Ron, BRISTOL BLENHEIM IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 88 - EIGHTY-EIGHT, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1988), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897472098, (Order No: 52001 ), $7.50
58. Macvey, John W., COLONIZING OTHER WORLDS: A FIELD MANUAL, Stein and Day, New York, (1984), 216pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0812829433 "How man will survive and prosper on terrestrial and artificial planets in this solar system and beyond.", (Order No: 2710 ), $7.50
59. Mansfield, Howard, SKYLARK - THE LIFE, LIES, AND INVENTIONS OF HARRY ATWOOD, Univ. Press of New England, Hanover, NH, (1999) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 238pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0874518911 Harry Atwood was amoung the most flamboyant of the celebrated and often foolhardy pioneers of American aviation, (Order No: 42999 ), $10.00
60. March, Peter R., CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE: HOME OF THE CLASSIC WARBIRDS - OSPHREY COLOUR CLASSICS, Osphrey Aerospace, London, (1998), color illustrations, 128pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1855327724, (Order No: 52783 ), $6.00
61. McDowell, Ernest R., CURTISS P-40 IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 26 - TWENTY-SIX, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1976), B&W and color illustrations, 58pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897470257, (Order No: 51936 ), $6.00
62. McDowell, Ernie, P-39 AIRACOBRA IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 43 - FORTY-THREE, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1980), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897471024, (Order No: 51948 ), $6.00
63. McKee, Alexander, GREAT MYSTERIES OF AVIATION, Dorset Press, New York, (1988), B&W illustrations, 296pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0880292180 Alexander McKee, historian and pilot, conveys the thrill and risk of flight as he re-examines the aviation mysteries that brought so many flyers to sudden disaster, especially during both world wars., (Order No: 13688 ), $8.50
64. Mesko, Jim, A-20 HAVOC IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 56 - FIFTY-SIX, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1983), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897471318, (Order No: 51988 ), $10.00
65. Miller, Ed Mack; photographs by Pat Coffey (foreword by Milton Caniff), WILD BLUE U: THE STORY OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1972) 1st ptg, B&W and color photographs, 161pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), The full story of the United States Air Force Academy, a unique institution that graduated its first class in June 1958., (Order No: 14409 ), $10.00
66. Mondey, David, THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MAJOR AIRLINERS OF THE WORLD, Crescent Books, New York, (1983), 300+ B&W and color ill., 160pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517405032 One hundred of the airliners that fly the world's airways are described and illustrated in this reference work--the large wide-bodied long-distance liners, short-haul super-efficient continental carriers, cheap and rugged commuter aircraft, and bus-stop helicopters: Boeings from America, Airbuses from Europe, Tupolevs from Russia and Skyvans from Britain., (Order No: 23124 ), $7.50
67. Mondey, David, WESTLAND - PLANEMAKERS: 2, Jane's Publishing Co., Ltd., London, (1982), B&W illustrations, 162pp, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0867205555 Westland is one of the most long lived names in the story of British aviation. The progress of the company from Somerset ironmonger to manufacturer of high technology helicopters makes a fascinating story, but the core of this book is a type by type illustrated inventory of all the aircraft produced by the company since the establishment of the Westland Aircraft Works in 1915., (Order No: 29088 ), $10.00
68. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER STORY, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, FL, 1972, B&W illustrations, 286pp, good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 28253 ), $5.00
69. Nohara, Shigeru, A6M ZERO IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 59 - FIFTY-NINE, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1983), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897471415, (Order No: 51991 ), $6.00
70. O'Leary, Michael, UNITED STATES NAVAL FIGHTERS OF WORLD WAR II IN ACTION, Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset, (1984), B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0713714735, (Order No: 29086 ), $9.50
71. Parrott, Bob W., EARTH, MOON AND BEYOND, Word Books, Publishers, Waco, TX, (1969), B&W and color illustrations, 177pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This book captures the emotion of the space shot, the moods of the astronauts and their families, and the tensions of space scientists and engineers--human beings committed to knowing and speculating on what is "out there.", (Order No: 17864 ), $3.00
72. Pickler, Ron and Milberry, Larry, CANADAIR - THE FIRST 50 YEARS 1944-1994, CANAV Books, Toronto, Canada, (1995), B&W and color illustrations, 392pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0921022077 A story about people and products. It tells of a company that started as a "bucket shop" producing aircraft designed by other manufacturers and ended as a world leader in the design and manufacture of business jets and regional airliners., (Order No: 41695 ), $50.00
73. Pratt, Fletcher (with a foreword by Rear Admiral J. S. McCain), THE NAVY HAS WINGS, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, (1943) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 224pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This is the story of Naval Aviation and of the men who make up this hard-hitting force--the pilots, navigators, bombardiers, radio operators, and the men who keep 'em flying., (Order No: 26489 ), $12.00
74. Pudney, John, BRISTOL FASHION: SOME ACCOUNT OF THE EARLIER DAYS OF BRISTOL AVIATION, Putnam, London, (1960), ill. by David Gentleman, 102pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The author depicts some of the characters and events which figured in the first twenty-five years of this romantic Bristol enterprise--from trams to the Boxkite, the famous Bristol Fighter of the first World War (the Brisfit) up to the first prototype Blenheim, that later made its name in the second World War., (Order No: 17725 ), $20.00
75. Riabchikov, Evgeny, RUSSIANS IN SPACE, Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1971 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 300pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "The men, the rockets, the flights - and the scientists behind them.", (Order No: 14367 ), $5.00
76. Ross, Walter S., THE LAST HERO: CHARLES A. LINDBERGH, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1968), 16 pages of photographs, 402pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 8027 ), $3.00
77. Scrivner, Charles L., and Scarborough, W. E., LOCKHEED PV-1 VENTURA IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 48 - FORTY-EIGHT, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1981), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897471180, (Order No: 51953 ), $7.00
78. Sellick, Bud, THE WILD, WONDERFUL WORLD OF PARACHUTES AND PARACHUTING: REVISED EDITION, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1981) 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 231pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0139595775 Newly revised, up-dated edition with 8 pages of color!, (Order No: 17846 ), $8.00
79. Shaffer, Walter J. (illustrated by Michael Deluca, George Sadler, Neil Fraser, Kenneth Dodson, Jake Schuffert, Bill Gass), EXPLODING FLYING MYTHS, Walter J. Shaffer, Atlanta, GA, (1968), B&W illustrations, 89pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) tipped in signature, The author shares flying experiences. Flying became his life. Author's signature clipped from a cancelled check is tipped in on the front free endpaper., (Order No: 52110 ), $30.00
80. Sharpe, Michael, BIPLANES, TRIPLANES AND SEAPLANES - 300 OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST AIRCRAFT, Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, London, (2000), color illustrations, 320pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1586633007 Each aircraft illustrated in full color with dimensions, weights, performance and armaments along with history and career details., (Order No: 53294 ), $6.50
81. Sloane, Eric, CLOUDS, AIR AND WIND - AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, The Devin-Adair Company, New York, (1941) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 77pp, very good w/bright but slightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), In this, his first book, Eric Sloane has combined an expert knowledge of weather with a unique talent for picturing its ever-changing beauty. Aviation fans and art lovers alike will delight in his many full page cloudscapes which include major cloud formations as seen from aloft, with dynamic presentations of the following military aircraft in-flight: DOUGLAS A20A, BREWSTER SB2AL, NORTH AMERICAN B25, CURTIS P40, MARTIN B26, LOCKHEED P38, GRUMMAN FAF3, REPUBLIC THUNDERBOLT, BELL P39 AIRACOBRA, BOEING B17C, VOUGHT-SIKORSKY 4 FU., (Order No: 42866 ), $450.00
82. Stern, Robert, SB2C HELLDIVER IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 54 - FIFTY-FOUR, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1982), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897471288, (Order No: 51957 ), $7.00
83. Stern, Rob, SBD DAUNTLESS IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 64 - SIXTY-FOUR, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1984), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897471539, (Order No: 51995 ), $7.00
84. Sullivan, Jim, F4U CORSAIR IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 29 - TWENTY-NINE, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1977), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897470281, (Order No: 51937 ), $6.00
85. Sullivan, Jim, F6F HELLCAT IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 36 - THIRTY-SIX, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1979), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0897470885, (Order No: 51942 ), $6.00
86. Sullivan, Jim, F9F PANTHER COUGAR IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 51 - FIFTY-ONE, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1982), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 089747127X, (Order No: 51955 ), $7.00
87. Sullivan, Jim, AD SKYRAIDER IN ACTION: SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATIONS AIRCRAFT NO. 60 - SIXTY, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, TX, (1983), B&W and color illustrations, 50pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 089747144X, (Order No: 51992 ), $7.50
88. Taylor, Michael J., COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT, W. H. Smith, London, (1983), B&W and color illustrations, 193pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) small bumps corners, ISBN 0603031188 Survey of the world's commercial aircraft, detailing those now in use, from the largest-capacity airliners to the small commuter planes., (Order No: 34199 ), $7.50
89. Turnbull, Clive (Illustrations by Roderick M. Shaw), WINGS OF TOMORROW, The F. H. Johnston Pub. Co., Sydney, Australia, 1945, B&W illustrations, 64pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), History of the Australian National Airways which became Ansett., (Order No: 50082 ), $20.00
90. Vader, John (introduction by Air Vice-Marshal 'Johnnie' Johnson), SPITFIRE - BALLANTINE'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II, Ballantine Books, New York, (1978) 5th ptg, B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0345278968 First published in 1971., (Order No: 48438 ), $3.00
91. Weber, Eberhard, and Feist, Uwe, FOCKE-WULF FW 190 - THE AERO SERIES NO. 18, Aero Publishers, Inc., Fallbrook, CA, (1968), B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 29122 ), $30.00
92. Whitehouse, Arch, HEROES OF THE SUNLIT SKY, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1967 1st ed, 75 B&W ill., 384pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Capsule biographies of the great air aces of World War I: American, British, Canadian, French, and German., (Order No: 25181 ), $7.50
93. Williams, Geoffrey (foreword by Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham), FLYING THROUGH FIRE: FIDO - THE FOGBUSTER OF WORLD WAR TWO, FREEING THE RAF'S AIRFIELDS FROM THE FOG MENACE, Grange Books, London, (1996), 77 B&W plates, 228pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1856279006 The first and only detailed account of one of the outstanding British inventions of World War II., (Order No: 18138 ), $5.00
94. Wilson, Andrew, ESA ACHIEVEMENTS - MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS OF PIONEERING SPACE ACTIVITY -- EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY -- BR-200 NOVEMBER 2001, European Space Agency, The Netherlands, (2001), color illustrations, 280pp, very good++, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 9290927828 A history of the organization and its space missions., (Order No: 50176 ), $75.00
95. Wood, Derek and Dempster, Derek, THE NARROW MARGIN: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE RISE OF AIR POWER 1930-40, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, (1961) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 536pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "The story of the inspired thought and dedicated, often unexpected, leadership that enabled a besieged nation to rise and defend itself victoriously when faced by almost certain defeat.", (Order No: 52980 ), $10.00
96. Young, David and Callahan, Neal, FILL THE HEAVENS WITH COMMERCE: CHICAGO AVIATION 1855-1926, Chicago Review Press, Chicago, IL, (1981) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 167pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0914090992, (Order No: 38352 ), $7.50
97. Zaic, Frank, MODEL AIRPLANES AND THE AMERICAN BOY 1927-1934, Model Aeronautic Publ., Northridge, CA, (1982), B&W illustrations, 160pp, very good, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author, This is a complete collection of model airplane articles, hints and AMLA News which was published in the AMERICAN BOY magazine from September, 1927 to August, 1934. Included are samples of advertisements and regular features which appeared during that period. The model airplane ads are indexed but are not in chronological order., (Order No: 50753 ), $30.00