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Willard, Charles [self], 1967. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Aviation: Charles Willard, 2 ALS & signed United Cigar Trading Card. 1) 2 ALS (Autograph Letters Signed, meaning handwritten letters) from the '60s, in which historically significant early aviator Charles Forster Willard briefly gives opinions about who invented what in the early years of aviation. But for folds, both letters better than Very Good. Dated in August of 1967 and May of 1968, about ten years before his death in 1977 at age 94. Written on the obverses of two letters of inquiry from a hobbyist / historian. Mentioned are Curtiss, Wright, Cayley, Stringfellow, Boulton, Brookings. Approximately 8.5" x 11". Please note that the full scans on these two ALS are intentionally low-resolution at this time. 2) United Cigar Stores Co. vintage trading card, signed at the top by Charles Willard, showing Willard seated in "The Golden Flyer", as so stated by… Leer más

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Herald Newspapers, 1927. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Herald Newspapers, circa 1927. Aviation Ephemera. Folio-size, 13 1/4" x 10 1/2", an honoring photo of Charles Lindbergh, undated but in 1927, shortly after his historic solo flight from Long Island to Le Bourget Field in Paris. On newsprint, reverse side blank. Age-toned, small nick top right, several small closed tears at edges, one very small chip about-to-happen at top edge. No folds. Remarkably well preserved for such a fragile piece. L-eph1

Cleveland, OH: Eaton Manufacturing Company , 1948. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Cleveland, OH: Eaton Manufacturing Company, 1948. First and presumed only edition. TLS tipped in on the inside front cover from director S. Paul Johnston of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences in New York City, signed by him but not dated, presumably accompanied each copy of this book, which was distributed by the Institute to its members. Large quarto, silver cardboard covers, black imprinting, 98 numbered pp. in the main volume, 14 numbered pp. in the separate 1947-1948 supplement. Supplement has yet another TLS from Johnston in it. Both are in better than Very Good condition, with a bit of spotting and creasing, but overall of handsome aspect. Plenty of b&w photographs of aircraft in both pieces, and plenty of detailed and informative text as well. Just a nice bunch for the aviation history collector. lg3

no place: Colonel Armand Jean Galliot Joseph de Turenne, Marquis de Turenne d'Aubepeyre and Général Auguste Joseph Marie Lahoulle, 1967. No Binding. Near Fine. Photo and calling card, inscription and 3 signatures. Colonel Armand Jean Galliot Joseph de Turenne, Marquis de Turenne d'Aubepeyre and Général Auguste Joseph Marie Lahoulle, French World War I Fighter Aces, photo signed by both, card inscribed both sides and signed by de Turenne. Photo is 5" x 3 1/2". Undated, but circa 1967, given to an American collector. Fine but for a small piece of clear tap at right edge of photo (see scan). De Turenne mentions the victory count for both flyers on the photo. He also mentions "2 photos", but only one is here. De Turenne's calling card is 3 1/4" x 2 3/8", Fine with minimal age toning. See scans. De Turenne scored 15 air victories for a wide variety of units and commands, and earned the Légion d'honneur,the Médaille… Leer más

Boulouris, France: Self-published (Visiting Card and Photograph), 1973. Soft cover. Fine. Fine; see scans and description. Boulouris, France, 1973. 7 1/8" x 5" glossy reproduced photographed, imprinted and signed; carte de visitation / calling card, 3 3/4" x 2 3/4", signed and dated March 29, 1973, both by Commandant Marcel Coadou, one of the bold and dashing French "pilotes de chasse" of World War I, who fought from 1914-1919. ISP in uniform with decorations. He signs and writes in French on the portrait side, "...this photo shows me when I was 20". Red stamp identifies him as a member of the Association of Aces, and gives him credit for nine officially recognized victories. He adds: "9 among 15 hit", also in French. Two pieces, Fine condition. See scans. Lsmeph

London: Salamander Books Limited, 2001. Hardcover. New/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Fine, As New book in A Very Good jacket. See scans and description. London: Salamander Books Limited, 2001. The Complete Book of Fighters, 2001 Revised & Updated Edition, by William Green and Gordon Swanborough. Massive, Folio size tome (13 1/8" tall, 608 pp.); illustrated jacket, glossy illustrated boards with identical illustrations, illustrated endpapers, 608 pp. Fine, flawless, As New book in a Very Good jacket which looks nearly fine itself in presentation, but which does have spots and light stains on its inside surface, as well as some outer curl. Seemingly almost a library on fighters in a single book, The Complete Book of Fighters - particularly in this revised, updated edition - is awash in detailed information, graphics, photos, schematics, etc. Not to be left out of a genre collection. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. Note: this is a very hefty book, and many… Leer más

Innsbruck: Osterreichischen Aero-Club (Osterreichischer Luftfahrt-Verband), 1938. Soft cover. Very Good. Innsbruck: Osterreichischen Aero-Club (Osterreichischer Luftfahrt-Verband), 1938. Heft 1 IV. Jahrgang / (approximately,"issue 1, volume 4"). Text in German/Austrian. Wraps, 30 pp. Very Good. Nominal occasional spots of peripheral wear, moderate soil, gentle crease back cover, rubber-stamps "Sample Copy" and of original re-seller on cover. See scans. The "official organ" of the Austrian Aero-Club just as World War II was really heating up - so, in addition to engrossing sections on gliding and on model-making, there is a 2-page piece on some British warplanes and another on the Luftwaffe's Do 24 Flugboot (flying boat). L63

no location: Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., 1975. No Binding. Fine. Fine; flawless. See scan. Donald Wills Douglas, signed visiting card. Signed circa early1970s; a gift to an American collector, the late Richard Calow. 3 1/8" x 1 9/16", light ivory stock, raised borders. Fine, without flaw. Douglas, of course was the famed American aircraft industrialist and engineer whose innumerable credits include the legendary DC-3 (C-47, as a warcraft). Scarce, with strong provenance to purchaser, as well as FHE authentication and certification. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. Lsmph5

unknown: unknown, 1931. No Binding. Very Good. 7" x 5. uncredited. Dornier Do X (D-1929) Flying Boat, Original, 3 Vintage Photographs, Circa 1931. Claude Dornier design. Flugschiff ("flying ship"), as called by the Dornier company. From the collection of American collector Richard Calow, but these unsigned photographs have no information regarding when, where, or by whom they were taken. All 3 are 7" x 5", unsigned, and just in Very Good condition, due to a corner clip on one and overexposure when the other two were taken. See scans. Probably taken around 1931, certainly no later than early 1933, based on the short flight history of the Do X. Likely taken during the one very long, circuitous flight from Friedrichshafen to New York in 1931, but no evidence exists here to certify that. Claude Dornier's design only ever existed in three examples - the original (this one, the Do X) and two sold to the Italian government, those being the X2, named Umberto Maddalena (I-REDI),… Leer más

Elgen Long, 1971. No Binding. Fine. Fine; see scans. Elgen Long signed and inscribed photograph, black and white, 10 1/8" x 8", dated by him on 12-3-1971. Inscribed to aviation collector Richard Calow, from whose collection this piece comes, at that time. No flaws. Long has a long list of aviation achievements and firsts, including the first flight around the world over both poles, in 1971 - just months before signing this. After his earlier achievements, Long researched, and wrote about, his theory explaining what happened on the last leg of Amelia Earhart's final flight. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LT19

1973. Soft cover. Near Fine. Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) - and written in English - by French SPAD Fighter pilot ace Fernand Henri Chavannes (7 confirmed air victories) dated March 13, 1973. ALS is on the letterhead of the French Fighter Pilot Association, in the case with a Stork Logo, emblematic of the Cigognes (Stork) Squadron. Chavannes mentions, in the letter, that in the next issue (at that time) of the "Cross and Cockade Journal", his fighter adventures would be described. As a companion of Lionel Marmier, Chavannes shared a new SPAD XII, the "cannon" SPAD, when it arrived in 1917. Scarce, Near Fine condition item; see scan. Provenance provided to purchaser. LMILIT

Cleveland: The World Publishing Company / Tower Books, 1943. Reprint 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Cleveland: The World Publishing Company / Tower Books, 1943. Stated Firs Printing of the this edition, which followed on the William Morrow first edition of 1942. Octavo, illustrated jacket, red boards with blue imprinting on cover and spine, 279 pp. Good jacket, Very Good book. An inexpensive wartime production; jacket is tattered at perimeter and modestly soiled; book has some edge wear and toned pages, but no serious flaws. See scans. The story of an R.A.F. captain in the Bomber Patrol in World War II, his love for his Short Sunderland Flying Boat and for a nurse. L-43 n

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As New, First Edition / First Printing book in a Fine jacket. See description and scan. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2003. Stated First Edition. Octavo, jacket photograph by Horace Bristol, blue and red boards with silver spine imprinting and blind-stamped Little, Brown logo on front cover, maps + 398 pp. + About the Author. An As New, impeccable book in a Fine jacket with modest trace micro-rubs, not visible in scan. Bradley (Flags of Our Fathers) tells the true story of the experiences of US pilots at Chichi Jima. See scan. L-flthc

New York: MJF Books by arrangement with Back Bay Books (Little, Brown and Company imprint), 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, and pristine in every way. First Edition / First Printing thus of the MJF Books edition of the World War II Documentary title by James Bradley, Flyboys - A True Story of Courage, which focuses on pilot action primarily at Chichi Jima. This edition (which is ISBN 9781606713075) adds a six-page 2004 afterword by Bradley. See description and scans. New York: MJF Books by arrangement with Back Bay Books (Little, Brown and Company imprint), 2004. Stated First Edition. Octavo, jacket photograph by Horace Bristol, black boards with silver spine imprinting, 424 pp. (4 pp. maps + 404 pp. + 16 pp. black and white photographic section, in the central part of the book but unpaginated). New, impeccable book and jacket. Bradley (Flags of Our Fathers) tells the true story of the experiences of US pilots at Chichi Jima. See… Leer más

Scotts Valley, CA: Wings for learning, 1991. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine, with original owner's rubber stamp at title page. See scans and description. Scotts Valley, CA: Wings for learning, 1991. Flying Through Math: Trigonometry, Vectors, and Flying (Meaningful Math), by Jan de Lange Jzn. Quarto, illustrated heavy glossy staple-bound wraps, heavy glossy paper internally, 67 pp. Near Fine, in fact As New but for the rubber stamp of the original owner at the upper right corner of the title page. See scan. No other flaws. Clear, concise, well-illustrated math for student pilots of aircraft of most descriptions. Scarce. Collectible condition. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LPR26

Forrest Peterson, 1960. No Binding. Fine. Fine; see scans. Forrest Peterson signed and inscribed photograph, black and white, 10" x 8". Dated 2-7-1960. Taken in front of his North American X-15 Experimental plane. Inscribed to aviation collector Richard Calow, from whose collection this piece comes, at that time. No flaws. Peterson was a highly-decorated Navy pilot for his service in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was one of the initial three test pilots, with Joe Walker and Bob White, for the North American X-15 program. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LT19

San Diego, CA: Frank W. Fink, 1972. No Binding. Very Good. Frank Wolfe Fink TLS (Typed Letter Signed) Dated October 24, 1972. Project Engineer for the Consolidated PBY Catalina Flying Boat and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. Aviation Ephemera. San Diego Aircraft Engineering, Inc. Letterhead. 10 1/2" x 7 1/4". Single-sided. Very Good, due to some curl toward top; otherwise quite fine. Letter mentions a signed photograph, but that is not included here. In addition to those two most famous aircraft development projects, Frank Fink experienced a great deal of success as well in aviation pursuits: to quote from the San Diego Air & Space Museum, "He began his long career in the aerospace industry with the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Joining Consolidated Aircraft in 1935, he was the project engineer on the famed PBY flying boat. During World War II he became known as "the Father of the B-24 Liberator Bomber" as a result of his leadership in its development and high… Leer más

1960. Soft cover. Fine. Wendel, Fritz. Circa 1960: signed photograph, 5.6" x 4", of the very accomplished German test pilot, Fritz Wendel.Wendel is sitting in his aircraft for the shot, though it is none of the warplanes he became famous for test-piloting first. Those include the ME-109E in the thirties, the Me-209 V1 in which he set a world air speed record on April 26, 1939 of 469.22 mph, the ME-209 as a liquid rocket airplane, a jet engine powered Heinkel He280, the Me 210 V2, and on July 18, 1942, he first successfully flew the famed ME-262 as a jet-engine-powered craft with Junkers Jumo engines (it had been test-flown earlier with piston engines, and Wendel himself had flown it it March with BMW jets, but those failed and required and emergency landing). L63

Bois-Colombes (Paris): (Self-Published) Gorman DeFreest Larner, 1918. No Binding. Very Good. Very Good, plus a bit. See scan and description. Gorman DeFreest Larner- French and American World War I Fighter Ace, 7 Victories. Undated Early1900s Group Photo, in all likelihood from 1918, was taken in France. Signed. Aéronautique Militaire, Escadrille SPA.86; Air Service, United States Army (103d Aero Squadron). Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, French Croix de Guerre. World War I Military/ Aviation signed ephemera. See scans. Formerly the property of a noted U.S. collector. The photograph is 4 13/16" x 3 7/16". Reverse shows several corner dark squares from having been adhered at one time to a black board. Larner is the central figure in the group photo. Signed by him at top (see scan). Because he was initially too young for U.S. military aviation, he first joined the French Aéronautique Militaire, and scored two victories there in early 1918. His other five… Leer más

London: Blackie & Son Ltd., 1920. Cloth. Very Good/About Very Good. 7.5 " x 5.25. Padday, C.M.. London: Blackie & Sons, no date (ca. 1918 ?). Presumed later, but early, printing of the 1914 first edition. Frontis & interior illustrations by C.M. Padday. 7.5" x 5.25", Illustrated jacket, blue cloth boards, 360 pp. Minor edge wear, corners touched; a better than VG volume overall. Jacket shows chips at top & bottom of spine, other edge wear, price-clipped; About Very Good jacket. Please see scans. Rollicking adventure yarn of tribulations experienced around the world in a dirigible by Lt. Col. ("Captain") F.S. Brereton, author of young adult adventure fiction in the early twentieth century. Nice mood-matching illustrations by C.M Padday, including the jacket scene, a provocative rendering of the huge dirigible drifting silently over a ship on what is probably the Suez (but may be the Nile) as locals look on in awe. One of those books which creates a… Leer más