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ACE OF ACES, Jeffers, Paul, Ballentine, 2003, new, see photo, Eddie Rickenbacker's WW I flying life, maps, 343 pts. $17.50
ADVENTURES OF PAUL WILBUR, Lane, Foster, History of Flight, 1984, vg (soft cover), see scan, Fascinating story of a group of early flyers in central Ohio who flew a Curtiss-type aeroplane with a variety of motors, photos, 72 pages. $10.00
ALBERT BALL, VC, Bowyer, Chaz, Bridge Books, 1994, new, see photo, credited with 44 combat victories in a period of 15 months of active service, photos, 197 pgs. New soft cover edition available for $19.95 $21.00
ANCIENT AIR, AN, Penrose, Harald, Wrens Park, 2001, new, bio of John Stringfellow of Chard - the first man in the world to demonstrate that engine-powered flight was practicable, photos, 183 pgs. $9.95
ANCHORS IN THE SKY, van Deurs, George, Presidio, 1978, f/f, see scan, Story of Spuds Ellyson, the Navy's first aviator. He was taught to vly by Glenn Curtiss. His first flight was in 1911, photos, 246 pgs. $12.50
ART SMITH, Roberts, Rachel Sherwood, McFarland, 2003, new, soft cover, see photo, Pioneer aviator Art Smith is a largely overlooked air pioneer. He built his own airplane & taught himself to fly in 1910. After many aerial exhibitions in the midwest, he took over the air shows in San Francisco after the death of Lincoln Beachy. He did 2 aerial tours of Japan in 1916-1817. After returning, he gave flying lessons to the U.S. Army & ended up an airmail pilot, photos, 220 pages.$22.50
AVIATION MAGAZINE - DE L'ESPACE - 1961 very good (complete, some cover wear), English text, see scan, Dedicated to the life & aircraft of Henry Potez. $15.00
BILLY BISHOP, CANADIAN HERO, McCaffery, Dan, James Lorimer & Co., 2002, new, soft cover, see photo, shot down a total of 75 confirmed victories (72 planes and 3 German balloons), he broke the records of other prominent fighter pilots, based on new and previously untapped interviews with comrades and extensive readings, photos, 239 pgs. $10.00
CHARLES A. LINDBERG, A BIO-BIOGRAPHY, Luckett, Perry, Greenwood Press, 1986, fine (issued w/o dj), see scan, contains 110 pages of biographical information & a 27 page bibliography, photos, 147 pgs. $10.00
COURAGE IN THE AIR, Bishop, Arthur, McGraw-Hill, 1992, vg/vg, see scan, bios of Canadian war heroes that fought in the air during WW I, WW II & Korea, photos, 307 pgs. $15.00

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