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Anderson, Roy A. A Look at Lockheed. Newcomen Publication Number 1186. Princeton University Press, 1983, first printing. Ex-library soft cover with staple binding, clear tape on spine, 52 pages, clear tape along inside hinges, few b&w photos & diagrams, good condition. A history of the Lockheed Corporation given by the CEO in 1982 at a meeting of the Newcomen Society in North America.....$15 ((ml3177))

Ashley, Glenn (illus. by Robert Harrison). Meteor in Action. Aircraft Number 152. Squadron/Signal Publications, 1995. Oblong softcover, b&w photos, color illustrations, 50 pages, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. ISBN 0897473329.....$18.50 ((cs239d))

Flight and Flying: A Chronology ((mlo2366g))Baker, David. Flight and Flying: A Chronology. Facts on File, 1994. Large ex-library hardback w/dj, mylar jacket, 549 pages, few b&w photos, good condition. ISBN 0816018545.....$25 ((mlo2366g))

Baker, David. Spaceflight and Rocketry. A Chronology. Facts On File, 1996. Large ex-library hardback w/dj, mylar jacket, 528 pages, few b&w photos, good condition. ISBN 0816018537.....$12 ((mlo21))

Bell, Dana. USAF Colors and Markings in the 1990s. Stackpole Books, 1992. Large soft cover, 144 pages, b&w illustrations with paint chip colors in back, 144 pages, very good condition. ISBN 1853671711.....$11.50 ((bw1226))

Caidin, Martin. Planetfall. The Coming Exploration of Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Beyond. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1974. Ex-library hardback w/dj, dj laminated & glued, 249 pages, b&w photos, good condition. ISBN 0698105362.....$5 ((gc5649f))

Camelo, Wilson. The U.S. Air Force and Military Careers. Enslow Publishers, 2006. Hardback w/o dj, 128 pages, color photos, review copy stamp front endpaper, like new condition. ISBN 0766025241.....$15 ((ml7631))

Caygill, Peter. Combat Legend. Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Airlife Publishing, 2002. Soft cover, 96 pages, covers shows light shelf wear, many b&w photos, pages are clean & unmarked, very good condition. ISBN 1840373660.....$8.50 ((cs80t))

Chant, Christopher. The History of the RAF. From 1939 to the Present. Special revised edition. Grange Books, 1993. Large hardback w/dj, dj is scuffed/scratched/1" tear back dj, color and b&w photos, 183 pages plus index, very good condition. ISBN 1856274136.....$9.50 ((gc2348i))

Chester, Michael. Rockets and Spacecraft of the World. W.W. Norton, 1964. Ex-library hardback w/dj, mylar jacket, 205 pages, b&w photos, tape foxing, cardboard showing cover edges, solid reading copy.....$5 ((cs1435))

Christopher, John. Riding the Jetstream. The story of ballooning: from Montgolfier to Breitling. John Murray, 2001. Ex-library hardback w/dj, mylar jacket, 256 pages, few color photos, index, good condition. ISBN 0719560519.....$15 ((ml3062))

Cochran, Curtis D., Dennis M. Gorman, and Joseph D. Dumoulin (editors). Space Handbook. AU-18. Twelfth Revision. Air University Press, 1985. Large soft cover, bumped/rounded corner, previous owner inscription title page, paginated by chapters, slight soiling on cover/creased cover, text is clean & unmarked, overall very good condition. Contents include the space environment, orbital mechanics, propulsion systems, space vehicle electrical power, guidance and control, bioastronautics, etc......$25 ((gm281h))

Cook, Graeme. Wings of Glory. Stories of Air Adventures. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1971. Hardback w/dust jacket, dj shows scratches/fraying, 151 pages, few b&w photos, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. ISBN 0246640308.....$15 ((ml277j))

Editors. Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Volume II. ConAC Manual 50-9, April 1949. Air Force ROTC Continental Air Command, 1949. Large hardback w/o dj, black cloth, covers scuffed, large "classification cancelled" stamp with signature on title page, paginated by chapter, very good condition. This was originally a restricted manual.....$30 ((cs12g))

Editors. International Tensions and Security Organizations. Air Science 1, Volume IV. 1957 Edition. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1957. Hardback w/o dj, b&w photos, 171 pages, very good condition.....$25 ((gc6707))

Editors. Museum of Flight. 100 Years of Aviation History. Elton-Wolf Publishing, 2002. Large narrow hardback w/dj, dj shows shelf wear, b&w and color photos, DVD included, 192 pages, very good condition. ISBN 1586190393.....$45 ((ml1485n))

Ellis, R.E. (Bob). What. No Landing Field?. Chilkat Press, 1969. Soft cover with staple binding, SIGNED by author, green pictorial wraps, covers are slightly sun-faded, owner imprint circle & brown stain on title page, 50 pages, few b&w photos, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. The story of being a bush pilot in Alaska starting in the early 1930s. .....$30 ((ml7784l))

Eschel, Lt. Col. David (editor). Israel Air Force 1984. Eshel-Dramit Ltd., 1984. Large soft cover, remains price sticker back cover, 96 pages, b&w and color photos, bumped corner, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition.....$22.50 ((mlo2096))

Fredriksen, John C. Warbirds. An Illustrated Guide to U.S. Military Aircraft, 1915-2000. ABC-CLIO, 1999. Large ex-library hardback w/o dust jacket, cardboard on corner, spine torn/bent back at top, library stamps & labels, 363 pages, many b&w photos, cover scuffed, solid reading/research copy. ISBN 1576071316.....$15 ((mlo5434))

Fry, Bernard M. and Foster E. Mohrhardt (editors). A Guide to Information Sources in Space Science and Technology. Volume 1. Interscience Publishers, 1963. Ex-library hardback w/o dj, grey cloth, front hinge separation, 579 pages, good condition.....$15 ((gc6905f))

Gardner, Thomas E. F-100 Super Sabre at War. Zenith Press, 2007. Large ex-library soft cover, library stamps & labels, 127 pages, b&w photos & diagrams, good condition. ISBN 0760328609.....$8 ((mlo5147w))

Gildemeister, Jerry. Avian Dreamers. Bear Wallow Publishing Company of Union, Oregon, 1991. Large oblong hardback w/o dust jacket, maroon cloth with picture paste down, SIGNED by author, 240 pages, b&w photos, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. This is number 28 of a limited first printing of 1500 copies numbered and signed. ISBN 0936376074.....$12.50 ((tl119m))

Goodall, James. SR-71 Blackbird. Squadron/Signal Publications, 1995. Soft cover, 80 pages, b&w and color photos, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. ISBN 0897473388.....$20 ((cs15y))

Green, William, Gordon Swanborough, and John Mowinski. Modern Commercial Aircraft. Portland House, 1987. Large hardback w/dj, with 575 full-color and b&w illustrations, red remainder dot, dj is scuffed/scratched/soiled slightly, 208 pages, good condition. ISBN 0517633698.....$5 ((gc2348k))

Griehl, Manfred. German Jets of World War Two. Warbirds Illustrated No. 52. Arms & Armour Press, 1988. Soft cover, b&w photos, 64 pages, previous owner inscription inside cover, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. ISBN 0853688842.....$15 ((cs346z))

Gunston, Bill (foreword by F/A 18 test pilot Jack Krings). Stingers. The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18. Mallard Press, 1990. Large hardback w/dj, 5" tear in front dj, label remains on dj, dj scuffed & dented, filled with color photos, unpaginated, approx. 120 pages, good condition . ISBN 0792451880.....$7.50 ((gc2348c))

Gunston, Bill. Grumman. Sixty Years of Excellence. Orion Books, 1988. Large hardback w/dj, b&w and color photos, 157 pages plus index, very good condition. ISBN 0517567962.....$14 ((gc6839))

Hardy, M.J. The Lockheed Constellation. Arco Publishing, 1973. Ex-library hardback w/dj, dj laminated & glued, 128 pages, b&w photos, good condition. ISBN 0668028858 .....$35 ((ml2634))

Hirsch, S. Carl (illus. by Burt Silverman). The Globe for the Space Age. Viking Press, 1963. Ex-library hardback w/dj, mylar jacket, 88 pages, library binding, good condition.....$5 ((gc5649g))

Hoyt, Edwin P. (illus. by George J. Zaffo). Heroes of the Skies. Doubleday, 1963, First Edition. Ex-library hardback w/o dj, library rebound, 160 pages, good condition.....$10 ((cs934))

Johnson, Brian. Classic Aircraft. A Century of Powered Flight. Channel 4 Books, 1998. Large hardback w/dj, mylar jacket, bumped corner/pages, color photos, 156 pages, good condition. ISBN 0752213296.....$9 ((gc6846))

Kinert, Reed. Racing Planes and Air Races. 1969 Annual (Covering 1968 Air Races). Volume V, Reference Series No. 1. Aero Publishers, 1969. Hardback w/o dj, blue cloth, b&w photos and diagrams, very good condition.....$28.75 ((ml2039))

Lehn, Howard M. Seventy Years of Commercial Aviation. Ye Galleon Press, 1998. Large ex-library soft cover, laminated covers, clear tape along inside hinges, 187 pages, few b&w photos, good condition. ISBN 0877706727.....$15 ((ml1238p))

Lowery, John. Professional Pilot. Iowa State University Press, 1983, First Edition. Hardback w/dj, dj shows shelf wear, 155 pages, few b&w diagrams & tables, very good condition. ISBN 0813814111.....$10 ((ml2037))

Magill, Frank N. and Russell R. Tobias (editors). USA in Space. Three Volume Set. Salem Press, 1996, first printing. Large ex-library hardbacks w/o dj, 3 volume set, 890 pages plus index in all, library stamps & labels, good condition. ISBN 0983569240.....$35 ((mlo5305))

McCarthy, General James P. (editor-in-chief). The [United States] Air Force. Air Force Historical Foundation Beaux Arts Editions, 2002. Very large hardback w/o dj, blue leather covers with silver lettering & decoration, 368 pages, filled with b&w and color photos, pages are clean & unmarked, very good condition. Contents is divided into "Air Force Heritage" (Past), "Sustaining Air Power" (Present), and "The Air Force of Tomorrow" (Future). ISBN 0883633493.....$35 ((mlo355))

McIntosh, Colin H. Radio Navigation for Pilots. Instrument Flight Part Two. McGraw-Hill, 1943. Hardback w/o dj, green cloth, foxing, pages browning, 183 pages, few folded pages, good condition.....$5.50 ((gc4240s))

McKinley, James L. and Ralph D. Bent. Maintenance and Repair of Aerospace Vehicles. Third Edition. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967. Large hardback w/o dust jacket, red cloth, dents in back cover edges/cardboard showing, small brown spots/stains on page edges, 358 pages, many b&w ink diagrams/illustrations, overall good condition. ISBN 0070474826.....$15 ((rk762))

Early Birds ((ml7294))Miller, H.C. Early Birds. Rigby Limited, 1968. Hardback w/o dj, white scuff marks on cover, book store sticker inside cover, 166 pages, b&w photos, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. .....$30 ((ml7294))

Mondey, David (illus. by Gordon Davies). Rockets and Missiles. The Knowledge Library. Grosset & Dunlap, 1971. Large hardback w/o dj, pictorial cover, 75 pages, color illustrations, very good condition. ISBN 044800366X.....$5 ((gc2348h))

Moore, Patrick (illus. by David A. Hardy). Space. The story of man's greatest feat of exploration. Natural History Press, 1969. Large hardback w/dj, dj frayed/torn/rubbed, 216 pages, b&w and color photos, price sticker on spine, overall very good condition.....$10 ((gc2348p))

Muirhead, John. Those Who Fall. An Unforgettable Chronicle of War in the Air. Random House, 1986, Book Club Edition. Hardback w/dj, dj shows shelf wear/fraying, 258 pages, very good condition.....$25 ((ml2145))

Aircraft of World War I ((ml7210))Munson, Kenneth. Aircraft of World War I. Doubleday, 1968. Small ex-library hardback w/dj, 175 pages, b&w photos, good condition. .....$15 ((ml7210))

Myhra, David. Messerschmitt Me 263. An Illustrated Series on Germany's Experimental Aircraft of World War II. Planes of the Third Reich Series. Schiffer Military History, 1999. Oblong soft cover, 64 pages, b&w photos, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. ISBN 0764309099.....$8.50 ((cs238z))

Perkins, Paul (photos by Dan Patterson). Mustang. North American P-51. Howell Press, 1995. Large soft cover, 66 pages, color photos, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. ISBN 0943231752.....$10 ((mlo5242a))

Phillips, Sydney H. with C. Wisberg. Aircraft Processes. Crocker-Union, 1941. Hardback w/o dj, covers rubbed/scuffed, 176 pages, pages yellowing, few b&w photos, overall very good condition.....$15 ((cs1168))

Polmar, Norman (editor). Strategic Air Command. People, Aircraft, and Missiles. Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company, 1979. Large hardback w/dust jacket, 226 pages, few b&w photos & diagrams, pages are clean & unmarked, very good condition. ISBN 0933852029.....$7.50 ((cs1518))

Poole, Lynn (illus. by Gustav Schrotter). Ballooning in the Space Age. Whittlesey House, 1958. Ex-library hardback w/dj, mylar jacket, front endpaper removed, 160 pages, bumped corner, tape foxing, good condition.....$7 ((gc2883t))

Richmond, Samuel B. Regulation and Competition in Air Transportation. Columbia University Press, 1961. Hardback w/o dj, price stamp front endpaper, 309 pages, ink text underlining, two pages show foxing from newspaper clipping, good condition.....$65 ((ml712n))

Smith, Herschel. A History of Aircraft Piston Engines From the Manly Balzer to the Continental Tiara. Sunflower University Press, 2003, 7th printing. Large soft cover, ink price & stamp on title page, bumped/bent corner, 255 pages, b&w photos, pages are clean & unmarked, few dog-eared pages, back cover has small tear, very good condition. ISBN 0897450795.....$45 ((go1176))

Stine, G. Harry. Shuttle into Space. A Ride in America's Space Transportation System. Follett, 1978. Ex-library hardback w/dj, mylar jacket, front endpaper torn, dj frayed, 127 pages, b&w and few color photos, good condition. ISBN 0695409204.....$5.50 ((cs610))

Tagg, Michael C. World War II Battle in the Air. Mallard Press, 1990. Large hardback w/dj, dj is scratched/frayed slightly, 176 pages, b&w photos, very good condition. ISBN 0792453751.....$7 ((gc2348j))

Taylor, Michael J. H. (chief editor). Brassey's World Aircraft and Systems Directory 1999/2000 Edition. The World's Most Comprehensive Aviation Reference Work. Brassey's Inc., 1999. Very large hardback w/dj, dj shows light shelf wear, 787 pages, filled with b&w photos, pages are clean & unmarked, very good condition. Gift quality. ISBN 1857532457.....$47.50 ((go1041))

Taylor, Michael. The World's Strangest Aircraft. A Collection of Weird and Wonderful Flying Machines. MetroBooks, 2001, 3rd printing. Large hardback w/dust jacket, 112 pages, b&w and color photos, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. ISBN 1586632124.....$5 ((rk696e))

Whitesitt, Larry L. Flight of the Red Beaver. A Yukon Adventure. Lawton Publishing, 1990. Soft cover, SIGNED by author with personal message, b&w photos, 298 pages, text is clean & unmarked, very good condition. ISBN 0962908517.....$10 ((ml7911h))

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