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AERIAL CALIFORNIA, Johnson, Kenneth, Plantin Publications, 1961, f (issued w/o dj), see scan, Limited edition of 350 copies printed at the Plantin Press. A history of early flight and experiments in flight in Northern and Southern California. Johnson describes both the lives and inventions of various pilots and would-be pilots, 91 pages $45.00
AERONAUTS AND AVIATORS, Elliott, Christopher, T. Dalton, Ltd., 1991,vg/vg, see scan, The aviation history of East Anglia (1785 to 1939). It begins with balloons and goes through aircraft design, testing, military, airfields, zeppelins & air racers, photos, 176 pages. $13.00








AEROPLANE SCRAP BOOK - 3 VOLUME SET
Hatfield, D.D., Northrop University, 1971-76, vg (soft cover), The progress in aviation is shown through the reproduction frm the advertising media,
Vol. 1 - 1910-1941, 282 pages
Vol 2 - 1911-1939 280 pages
Vol. 3 - 1911-1941 246 pages
$25.00


AIRCRAFT OF THE CHACO WAR 1928-1935, Hagedorn & Sapienza, Schiffer, 1997, new, see photo, little known air war between Bolivia & Paraguay, both sides used motley collection of imported aircraft, photos & drawings, 144 pgs. $27.00
AIRMEN WITHOUT PORTFOLIO - U.S. MERCENARIES IN CIVIL WAR SPAIN, Edwards, John, Praeger, 1997, f/f, see scan, Story of 12 American pilots who flew for the Republic in the 193701939 war, photos, 150 pgs. $25.00
ALEXANDER EAGALEROCK, deVries, John, Wolfgang Publisher, 1994, vety good (soft cover, minor cover wear), see scan, history of Alexander Aircraft Company, photos & line drawings, 147 pages. $25.00
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
ATLANTIC AIR CONQUEST, Ellis, F.H. & E., William Kimber, 1963, vg/vg, see photo, All of the Atlantic flights and attempts from 1910 to 1940, photos, 223 pgs. $15.00
ATLANTIC WINGS, 1919-1939, McDonough, Kenneth, Model Aeronautical Press, 1966, vg/vg (minor chipping), see photo, aeroplanes and the people who flew them across the North Atlantic from 1919 to 1939. Includes Charles Kingsford Smith and the "Southern Cross", color plates, drawings, photos & maps, 132 pgs. $22.00
AUSTRALIAN AVIATORS, Barnaby, Jane (Editor), Cassell Australia, 1973k vg (hardcover with pictorial cover),see scan, From John Duigan, who built Australia's first aircraft (1910), the Smith brothers, Gordon Taylor (England to Australia, 1919), Kingsford-Smith, Hinkleer to Gordon Taylor, illustrations, 108 pgs. $12.50
AVIATION ATLAS - 1930, Rand McNally, 1930, VG (oversized,soft cover), see scan, A composit of aviation history, people, blimps, aircraft and world aircraft route maps. 16 pgs. Sponsered by the Gulf Refining Company. Included ia a card of presentation from Gulf. see scan, $20.00
AVIATION CLASSICS FROM AVIATION QUARTERLY, Aviation Quartery, 1984, fine (issued w/o dj), see photo, collection of 14 articles from Aviation Quarterly, coverings antique aircraft, many photographs including color, 300 pgs. $15.00
AVIATION'S GOLDEN AGE, Leary, William (Editor), University of Iowa Press, 1989, f/f (as new), see scan, The development of American aviation from humble beginnings in the 1920s through a leading position in the late 1930s, photos, 201 pages.. $15.00
BOLD MEN, FAR HORIZONS, Mason, Herbert Molloy, Lippincott, 1966, vg/vg, see scan, Pioneering flights with such as Kingsford-Smith, Wiley Post, Alan Cobham. The Trans-US flight of Kelly & Macrendy + many more, photos, 197 pgs. $20.00
BOOK OF WESTLAND AIRCRAFT, Lukins, A.H., Harborough Publishing, 1973, fine condition, see photo, Westland Aircraft Works was founded in 1915. The company started with the Short "Two-two-five" seaplane for the British Navy, and it built 34 seaplanes before turning its hand to land planes. There followed the "Wagtail", the "Weasel", the "Limousine", the "Widgeon Mark III", the "Wapiti", the "Lysander", and others. They"re all here, complete with photos, specifications and 3-way views, incl. some fold-outs, 104 pgs. $30.00
BREMEN, Hotson, Fred, Canav, 1988, f/f (as new), see photo, Atlantic flight of the German airplane from Europe to N. America in 1928, photos, maps, 224 pgs. $15.00
BRITISH AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE GREAT WAR, Goodall & Tagg, Schiffer, 2001, new see scan, photos & drawings, 592 pages $39.00
BUSH PILOTS, foster, J.A., McClelland & Steward. 1990, f/f, see scan, Pictorial history of bush flying in Canada, many photos, 225 pgs. $25.00
BY THE SEAT OF THEIR PANTS, Ault, Phil, Dodd, Mead, 1978, f/f, see scan, covers many early flights & aviators including Beachey, Rodgers, Corrigan, Doolittle and, of course the bigger names, photos, 213 pgs. $12.50




ALBUM OF AEROPLANES (CIVIL),
Player's Cigarettes, 1935, vg, a complete seeet of 50 Player's cogarette cards in an albumn.
$25.00

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