| SECOND BOYS' BOOK OF MODEL AEROPLANES, Collins, Frances, Century Co., 1911, vg (a minor stain on back fly page), see photo,
photos & illustrations, 262 pgs.
| $65.00 |
| SAGA OF THE U.S. AIR MAIL SERVICE, 1918-1927, Nielson, Dale (editor), Air Mail Pioneers, 1962, vg (inked inscription, spiral bound)
, see photo, written by members of the air mail pioneers, vintage photographs, 127 pgs.
| $30.00 |
| SEE THEM FLYING, Peterson, Houston, Richard Baron, 1969, vg/vg (oversized), see photo, collection of newspaper articles from 1909 - 1910, covering current events, worldwide in aviation, photos, 261 pgs.
| $13.50 |
| SHIPS IN THE SKY, Toland, John, Henry Holt & Co., 1957, vg/vg (some chipping & edgewear), see photo, history of dirigibles, photos. 352 pgs. | $18.50 |
| SIKORSKY VS-44 FLYING BOAT, Pember, Harry, Flying Machines Press, 1998, as new, soft cover,
see photo, design , constuction & operation of the Sikorsky VS -44 4 - engine flying boat
in the late 1930's , their use includes in Antilles Air boats, under Charles & Maureen O ' Hara - Blaid ,
the restoration of the surviving example, photos, line drawings & color plates, 71 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| SKYWARD, Byrd, Richard, Commander, Putnam, 1928, vg , Byrd's account of his Arctic
expedition in 1923 & the North Pole in 1926, photos, 359 pgs.
| $7.50 |
| SMITHSONIAN TREASURY OF SCIENCE, VOLUME III True, Webster (editor), Simon & Schuster, 1960, vg (no dj),
Of the 14 chapters, 5 are on aviation, by Langley, Ellsworth, Loening and an article on the Wright Bros. as engineers, photos, 373 pgs.
| $8.50 |
SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS, Lindbergh, Charles, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953, vg (no dj), recounts his air mail days and the New York to Paris flight, 562 pgs. $5.00 |
| SOLO TO SIDNEY, Chichester, F.C., John Hamilton, 1930, vg (spine fade, foxing on page edges),
signed by Chichester, recounts his 1929 solo flight from Croydon to Sydney, photos, 207 pgs.
| $85.00 |
| SPANISH CIVIL WAR AIR FORCES, Shores, Christopher, Aircam/Airwar 3, vg (soft cover), see photo,
photos & color plates, 48 pgs. | $12.50 |
| STEARMAN, A PICTORIAL HISTORY, Avis & Bowman, Motorbooks, 1997, vg (embossed name)/vg, see photo,
history of the Stearman, photos, 150 pgs. | $39.95 |
| TAKING FLIGHT, Hallion, Richard, Oxford Press, 2003, new, see photo, a ground-breaking & comprehensive new history
of flight, stressing its global roots, follows its pre-history, early attempts by pioneers to
invent the aeroplane, the impact of air power on the outcome of World War I & finally considers
the effects of flight on world affairs, both military and civil, photos & diagrams, 531 pgs.
| $35.00 |
| T-HANGAR TALES, Juptner, Joseph, Historic Aviation, 1994,
new, soft cover, see photo,119 stories of the 1920s & 30s with photos of the
aircraft involved,120 pgs. | $17.95 |
| TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT Stoff, Joshua, Dover, 2000, new, soft cover,
see photo, photo history from 1873-1939, 120 pgs.
| $12.95 |
| TWENTY THOUSAND MILES IN A FLYING-BOAT Cobham, Alan Sir, David McKay, 1930, vg (minor foxing, spine fade, no dj),
Air-route development in Africa was a result of Sir Alan Cobham's flight through and round Africa in a flying-boat. Lady Cobham accompanied
her husband throughout the journey, features Sir Alan Cobham's account of his journey, photos, map, 250 pgs.
| $40.00 |
| UNDAUNTED, Dunmore, Spencer, McClelland & Stewart, 2004, new with dj, see photo,
long distance pilots in the Golden Age of aviation, photos, 327 pgs.
| $9.95 |
| UNLOCKING THE SKY, Shulman, Seth, Harper Collins, 2002, new, see photo,
Glenn Curtiss and his race to invent the airplane, Wright brothers took to the courts to keep
Curtiss & his airplanes out of the sky, photos, 258 pgs.
| $19.95 |
| UNITED STATES NAVAL AVIATION, 1910-1918, Shirley, Noel C., Schiffer, 2000, new, see photo,
comprehensive study, includes naval activities, lighter than air craft, Naval Air
Stations (domestic and foreign), many photos, 336 pgs.
| $59.95 |
| UNTOLD STORY OF THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS, Cassagneres, Ev, Flying Books International, 2002, new, soft cover, see photo,
author has spent his adult life researching every aspect of the airplane & its flight, interviews with people
that did construction, testing, & flying the airplane (including Lindbergh), complete documentation of
this airplane, photos & drawings, 167 pgs.
| $14.95 |
| VAGABONDS OF THE SKY McAllister, Bruce, Roundup Press, 2004, new, soft cover, see photo, photographic history of America's barnstorming pilots & daredevils, 151 pgs.
| $21.95 |
| WEDELL-WILLIAMS AIR SERVICE, Hirsch & Schultz, Little Buttes Publishing Co., 2001, new, soft cover, see photo,
their company formed in the 1930's a remarkable legacy to the world of air racing,
Wedell possessed a keen sense of aerodynamics, his designs set a precedent by demonstrating
bigger engines, with more power, photos & illustrations, 119 pgs.
| $19.95 |
| WINGLESS EAGLE, Johnson, Herbert, University of North Carolina, new, 2001, see photo,
history of U.S. Army aviation, explores cutural, technical political & organization factors that stunted
it's evolution, 298 pgs.
| $34.95 |
| WINGS OF SPEED, Brittain, Sir Harry, Hutchinson & Co., 1934, vg (no dj, binding tight, minor cover wear, development of British air transport with emphasis on air routes inaugurated by Imperial Airways, photos, 288 pgs.
| $30.00 |
| WINGS OF TOMORROW, de la Cierva & Rose, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931, vg (ex-library, rebound, no dj), story of the autogiro, industry, future,
theory, pilot manual, photos, 300 pgs. | $40.00 |
| WITTGENSTEIN FLIES A KITE, Sterrett, Susan, Pi Press, 2006, new, see photo, demonstrates what Wittgenstein's experimental models were
crucial to the Wright Brothers solving the problem of flight, 329 pgs.
| $9.95 |
| WRIGHT BROTHERS AND THE BIRTH OF AVIATION, A, Garber, Lester, Crowood, 2005, vg with dust jacket, see photo,
this thirteen-chapter book is written at the same intellectual level as was used by the Wright brothers, it is structured
around three fundamental questions: What is the problem of flight? In 1899, what was known? How did the Wright brothers do it?
illustrations, photos, formulae, 272 pgs.
| $34.95 |
| WRIGHT BROTHERS FROM BICYCLE TO BIPLANE, Fisk & Todd, self-published, 2000, new, soft cover,
see photo,covers flight of Wright brothers to celebrate 100th anniversary of flight 1903-2003, many
photos, 136 pgs. | $14.95 |
| WRIGHT BROTHERS - HOW THEY INVENTED THE AIRPLANE, Freedman, Russell, Holiday House, 1991, vg (soft cover), original
photographs by Wilbur & Orville Wright, 129 pgs.
| $16.00 |