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Signed by Casey Jones, Dean Smith, Ralph Damon, Alexander De Seversky & Jimmy Doolittle |
CEILING UNLIMITED, Morris & Smith, MacMillan, 1953, vg/vg (minor chipping), signed by: Charles S. (Casey) Jones, joined Curtiss Flying Service in 1919, as a pilot, became president of Curtiss in 1929 and won several air races in the 1920s Dean C. Smith, barnstormer & air mail pilot, won Harmon Trophy in 1934, with the Byrd Antartic Expedition 1928-30, later a pilot with American Airlines Ralph S. Damon president of Republic Aviation, 1941-43, General Manager American Airlines 1943-45, President American Airlines 1945-49 Alexander De Seversky, WW I Russian Ace, emigrated to USA and founded Serversky Aircraft Corp, which evolved into Republic Aviation Corp. James Doolittle, became a pilot in WW I, flew many experimental flights (including instrument flying), joined Shell Oil Co as a pilot, In WW II, led the Tokyo Raid and later commanded the 12th, 15th & 8th Air Forces story of American Aviation from Orville and Wilbur Wright's historic flight at Kitty Hawk, through the next fifty years, Glen Curtis, Harriet Quimby, Henry Ford, Richard, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, the Army Air Force, Chuck Yeager, photos, 417 pgs. $200.00 $170 (sale price) | DAY OF INFAMY, Lord, Walter, Admiral Nimitz Foundation, 1991, as new, Special printing of a classic history of the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, signed by Walter Lord, the author & eleven other individuals involved in the attack or other aspects of the Pacific war. They include Kenneth Taylor, the first U.S. pilot to see action in WW II when he shot down Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor; Joseph Taussig, Jr. who served on the USS Nevada; Saburo Sakai, considered to be the top WWII Ace among surviving Japanese pilots; & Zenji Abe, who flew a `Val` dive bomber in the Pearl Harbor attack. photos, 243 pgs. Signatures: Jim D. Miller - Senior officer aboard Arizona (Navy Cross) Don Stratton - Senior enlisted man aboard Arizona John W. Finn - Lt. USN Medal of Honor at Kaneohe Sam Grashio - P-40 pilot (Clark Field) Saburo Saka - Zero pilot (Clark Field) J.H. Moore - P-40 pilot (Clark Field) Zenji Abe - Val pilot (Akagi) Kenneth Taylor - P-40 pilot (Haleiwa air strip) Joe Taussig - Ensign aboard Nevada (Navy Cross) Gene Camp - Army Sargent, anti-aircraft machine gun Don Ross - Medal of Honor aboard Nevada $500.00 $425.00 (sale price) |
| AROUND THE WORLD IN 8 DAYS,
Post & Gatty, Rand McNally, 1931 (1st Edition), vg/vg (chipping, upper spine piece missing), signed on title page by Post & Gatty, flight of the Winnie Mae, map on end papers, photos & replica of log book, 304 pgs. $400.00 $340.00 (sale price) | |
| WINGS FOR LIFE,
Nichols, Ruth, J.B. Lippincott, 1957, vg/vg, inscribed by Ruth Nichols<\, her first flight in 1919, Nichols went on to fly more than 140 different aircraft, including jets, flew with Rogers Airlines in 1922, established three new international records for women in 1931, (altitude, speed, and distance). In 1932 she flew from LA to NYC in thirteen hours and twenty-one minutes. photos, 317 pgs. $500.00 $410.00 (sale price) | |
 | ARCO-AIRCAM SET (Complete Set), Complete set of 57 books, each one has 48 pages. There are 8 pages of color profiles in each and most of the rest is b&w photos. Again, the complete series is 57 books but it will appear incomplete because they used a combination of numbering systems (one system is the US released Arco series and the other is the UK released Osprey series). This set is a combination of the two numbering systems. 46 of the series deal with a single aircraft type and 12 deal with such subjects as Luftwaffe camouflage systems. $650.00 $552.00 (sale price) | WAR IN THE AIR - COMPLETE 9 VOLUME SET (7 TEXT + 2 MAP VOLUMES),
Raleigh & Jones, Oxford University Press, published 1922 (Vol I) through 1937 (Appendices) the history of the Royal Air Force in WW I was began by Walter Raleigh who passed away after completing the first volume. The series was completed by H.A. Jones over the next 15 years. | Vol. I (vg condition) deals with the beginnings of the navigation of the air, the invention, gradual improvements, aerial forces of the British Empire, achievements in 1914. Vol. II (ex-RAF Staff College Library) Dardanelles Campaign, Western Front to Battle of Loos, Battle of Somme 1916, RNAS. Vol. III (former owner's name on front end paper) Flying Operations in German East & Southwest Africa, air raids on Great Britain 1914-1916, supply, recruitment & training 1914-1916, Western Front, Battle of Arras, 1917. Vol. IV (vg condition) Aircraft with the Fleet 1917-1918, U-boat Warfare, Naval Air Operations from Dunkirk, Battle of Messines, Battle of Ypres, German Offensive, First Battles of Somme, Battles of Lys. Vol. V (ex-RAF Staff College Library) Raids on Great Britain, Air Operations in Egypt, Darfur & Palestine, Fall of Jerusalem, Campaign in Mesopotamia, Air Operations in Macedonia, Naval Air Operations in Mediterranean & Near-Eastern Waters. Vol. VI (ex RAF Library at Oxbridge & Kenley) Creation of RAF, Suppy, Manpower, Independent Bombing Force, Operations in Palestine, Mesopotamia, Persia & India, Italian Front, Mediterranean in 1918, Naval Air Development & Operations, 1918. Vol. III (ex-RAF Staff College Library)Map Case Vol. V (vg condition)Map Case Appendices (some discoloration on front cover) describing in detail the war effort of the British air weapons. $1250.00 $1062.50 (sale price) |
| CROSS & COCKADE JOURNAL U.S. | Cross & Cockade was first formed in the USA in 1960, as The Society Of World War 1 Aero Historians. It's principle function was to research and publish information on all aspects of the First World War in the air, 1914 - 1918. A British branch, Cross & Cockade GB was formed in 1970. When the US society folded in 1986, the British branch took over and the name was changed to Cross & Cockade International.
Cross & Cockade published a high quality journal, produced quarterly, which contains articles written by the members. The contents includes biographies, squadron histories & technical articles, rare photographs (many never previously published), regular information on research sources, book & other media reviews, reader feedback etc. A total of 102 issues were published from Spring, 1960 through Summer, 1985.
COMPLETE SET OF 102 JOURNALS in fine condition - available for $750.00 $637.50 (sale price) |
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VINTAGE WARBIRDS SERIES - FULL SET OF 10 VOLUMES very good condition, soft cover, 64 pgs. each Volume 1 - ROYAL FLYING CORPS IN WORLD WAR ONE Volume 2 - GERMAN ARMY AIR SERVICE IN WORLD WAR ONE Volume 3 - R.A.F. BETWEEN THE WARS Volume 4 - BRISTOL FIGHTER Volume 5 - SOPWITH FIGHTERS Volume 6 - FOKKER FIGHTERS OF WORLD WAR ONE Volume 7 - AIR WAR OVER GREAT BRITAIN 1814-1919 Volume 8 - GERMAN AIR ACES OF WORLD WAR ONE Volume 9 - WORLD WAR ONE IN THE AIR Volume 10 - NIEUPORT AIRCRAFT IN WORLD WAR ONE $125.00 $106.25 (sale price) for the set |
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