(Civil Aeronautics Administration)

Fundamentals of Elementary Flight Maneuvers. U.S. Department of Commerce / CIVIL Aeronautics Administration / CIVIL Aeronautics Bulletin No. 32

Washington, DC: (Government Printing Office), 1943. 1943. Washington, DC: (Government Printing Office), 1943. 1943. Good. - sc Quarto [10-1/2 inches high by 8 inches wide], printed gray cover sheets bound with 3 brass studs. The edges of the cover sheets are faded with the top inner corners chipped. There is an owner's name & address stamp on the front cover sheet. Title, [iii] & 66 pages. The same owner's name & address stamp appears on the title page. Illustrated with black-and- white diagrams & cartoons. Good. Good .

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Book number: 27305

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; AERONAUTICS; FLIGHT MANEUVERS; CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION; BULLETIN; FUNDAMENTALS OF ELEMENTARY FLIGHT MANEUVERS; DIAGRAMS; CARTOONS.

Bavousett, Glenn B

Combat Aircraft of World War II. Two Volumes in One

New York: Bonanza Books, (1989). (1989). New York: Bonanza Books, (1989). (1989). Very good. - Small oblong quarto [8-3/4 inches high by 11-1/4 inches wide], cloth in a price-clipped dust wrapper. There are a few small stains to the covers & the rear cover is rubbed. There is a light stain to the front panel of the dust jacket. iv, [i] & 79 pages plus a large section of full-page color illustrations after paintings by Tony Weddel. Very good.

Reprint edition. Very good .

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Book number: 21974

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; MILITARY; WORLD WAR II; AIRCRAFT; FIGHTER PLANES; ILLUSTRATIONS; PAINTINGS; GLENN B. BAVOUSETT; TONY WEDDEL..

Bryan, C. D. B

The National Air and Space Museum

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, (1988). (1988). New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, (1988). (1988). Fine. - Quarto [11-3/4 inches high by 9-3/4 inches wide], black cloth titled in silver on the front cover & spine in a dust wrapper. The rear cover & the dust wrapper are lightly rubbed. 498 pages printed in 2 columns. Profuse illustrations in color and black & white. There is a minor tear to the paper along the front hinge. Near fine.

Second edition. Revised and updated. Fine .

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Book number: 10762

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; AIRPLANES; SPACE SHUTTLES; ROCKETRY; SPACE FLIGHT;SPACE EXPLORATION; MUSEUM; THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM; C. D. B. BRYAN; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Burge, C. G.; compiler and editor

Encyclopaedia of Aviation Compiled and Edited by Squadron-Leader C.G. Burge

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. [circa 1930s]. [circa 1930s]. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. [circa 1930s]. [circa 1930s]. Good. - Large square octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The spine & extremities are faded. The binding is bumped & lightly soiled with a few small stains. 641 & [1] pages. 1 color plate & many black-and-white illustrations & diagrams. There are some pencil notes on the front pastedown. The verso of the color plate is foxed. Good. Good .

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Book number: 4343

Catalogue: Aviation

(Wright Aeronautical Corporation)

Overhaul Manual for the Wright Cyclone 14 Aircraft Engines: Models C14a and C14b

Paterson, NJ: Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 1941. 1941. Paterson, NJ: Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 1941. 1941. Good. - Quarto [11-1/2 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], limp brown cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The binding is rubbed with some white staining to the front cover & a small white stain to the rear cover. xviii pages plus separately numbered sections, 7 diagrams including 6 folding, blanks for notes & a 17-page index. There are some small stains to the rear endpaper & a small area of its surface is rubbed away. The bottom corners of the first few leaves are creased. Black-and-white illustrations and diagrams. Good.

Second printing. Good .

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Book number: 24584

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; AERONAUTICS; AIRCRAFT; AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; MANUAL; WRIGHT CYCLONE 14 AIRCRAFT ENGINES; OVERHAUL MANUAL FOR THE WRIGHT CYCLONE 14 AIRCRAFT ENGINE; ILLUSTRATIONS; DIAGRAMS; FOLDING DIAGRAMS.

(Wright Aeronautical Corporation).

The Wright Way of Working.

Paterson, New Jersey: Wright Aeronautical Corporation, (1940). (1940). - Duodecimo, 7-7/8 inches high by 5-5/8 inches wide. Spiral bound blue wraps titled in gilt on the front cover. [58] pages, including inserted pages 42-A & 42-B, with decorations and vignettes in blue throughout and several full-page illustrations. There is a tiny tear to the top left of the title page. Near fine in the original Wright Aeronautical Corporation manilla envelope. Laid in at the front is a trifold from the "Personnel Director Wright Aeronautical Corporation" meant to be signed and dated by the employee attesting that the employee has read the following: "Pages 39 to 44 inclusive, that is, three sheets beginning with 'Publications' and ending with 'General Safety Regulations and Suggestions', should be removed from the booklet and destroyed." The trifold then instructs the employee as to how to insert the new pages: "The two new pages are numbered 42-A and 42-B so as not to interfere with the subsequent page numbers or the index". The pages which were to be removed are still present in the book Additionally laid in is an unused 4-page employee contract mimeographed on 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide buff paper. Fine .

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Book number: 97137

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: TRANSPORTATION; AVIATION; WRIGHT AERONAUTICAL CORPORATION; THE WRIGHT WAY OF WORKING; REGULATIONS; RULES; BOOKLET; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; CONTRACT; EMPLOYEE; PERSONNEL DIRECTOR; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; AIRPLANES; BUSINESS.

(Chief of the Air Corps; director)

Aircraft Induction, Fuel, and Oil Systems. Technical Manual No. 1-407

Washington, DC: War Department, 1940. 1940. Washington, DC: War Department, 1940. 1940. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The spine & extremities are faded. There is a tiny stain to the top corner of the front wrap & there are handwritten initials along its top edge. 96 pages. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings & diagrams with a folding temperature graph laid in. The top page corners are very slightly creased & there are tiny stains to the top corners of the first 2 leaves. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 14608

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; TECHNICAL MANUAL; WAR DEPARTMENT; AIRCRAFT INDUCTION, FUEL, AND OIL SYSTEMS; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; CARBURETION SYSTEMS; SUPERCHAGER SYSTEMS; DRAWINGS; DIAGRAMS; FOLDING GRAPH.

(Chief of the Air Corps)

Aircraft Engines. Technical Manual No. 1-405. War Department, Washington, November 4, 1940. Prepared Under the Direction of the Chief of the Air Corps

(Washington, DC: War Department, 1940). 1940). (Washington, DC: War Department, 1940). 1940). Very good. - Octavo, printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly soiled & bumped, & slightly faded along the spine. The initials "T.F.P.U. -- S.E.A.C.T.C." are handwritten on the front wrap. Approximately 60 pages plus index [page numbering is irregular]. Illustrated with black-and-white diagrams & photographic illustrations. The page corners are lightly creased. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 23619

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; TECHNICAL MANUAL; WAR DEPARTMENT; DIAGRAMS; ILLUSTRATIONS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; REPAIR; LUBRICATION; COOLING.

(Chief of the Air Corps)

Airplane Inspection Guide. Technical Manual No. 1-415. Prepared Under the Direction of the Chief of the Air Corps

Washington, DC: War Department, 1941. 1941. Washington, DC: War Department, 1941. 1941. Fair. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly dampstained with some creasing. The notation "T.F.P.U. - S.E.A.C.T.C." is handwritten in ink on the front wrap. 113 pages. The top corners of the pages are dampstained & their top edges are rippled. Good only. Fair .

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Book number: 25622

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; MILITARY; MANUAL; TECHNICAL MANUAL; WAR DEPARTMENT; AIRPLANE INSPECTION GUIDE; MAINTENANCE; AIRPLANES; AIR CORPS.

(Chief of the Air Corps; director).

Airplane Structures. Technical Manual No. 1-410.

Washington, DC: War Department, 1940. 1940. Washington, DC: War Department, 1940. 1940. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly bumped & soiled & the spine & extremities are faded. There are handwritten initials along the top of the front wrap. 132 pages. Black-and-white photographic illustrations & diagrams. There is a small area of light dampstaining to the fore-edge & to the front edges of the pages in the rear three-quarters of the manual. There is also a small area of light dampstaining to the top edge with minor rippling to the top edges of the pages. Good. Good .

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Book number: 34268

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; TECHNICAL MANUAL; WAR DEPARTMENT; AIRPLANE STRUCTURES; ILLUSTRATIONS; DIAGRAMS.

U.S. Air Corps

Physiological Aspects of Flying and Maintenance of Physical Fitness. July 25, 1941. Technical Manual No. 1-705

Washington, DC: War Department, 1941. 1941. Washington, DC: War Department, 1941. 1941. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The extremities are darkened & the wraps are lightly bumped. 125 pages. Illustrated in black & white with photographic illustrations, drawings & diagrams. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 16303

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; U.S. AIR CORPS; WAR DEPARTMENT; TECHNICAL MANUAL; PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF FLYING AND MAINTENANCE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SPACIAL ORIENTATION; PARACHUTING; LOW TEMPERATURE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY.

(War Department)

Aircraft Electrical Systems. War Department / Technical Manual / Restricted Tm 1-406. April 16, 1942. (Cover Title)

(Washington, DC: War Department, 1942). 1942). (Washington, DC: War Department, 1942). 1942). Good. - Octavo, printed tan wraps. The wraps are lightly bumped. The front wrap is soiled with an owner's ink initials in the top corner. Approximately 108 pages plus index [page numbering is irregular]. Illustrated with black- and-white diagrams & photographic illustrations. The top sections of the pages are rippled. The first page is torn at the staples & its top edge is lightly stained. Good. Good .

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Book number: 23629

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; TECHNICAL MANUAL; WAR DEPARTMENT; DIAGRAMS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ELECTRICITY; IGNITION; STARTERS; MAGNETISM; BATTERIES; REGULATORS.

(Dwiggins, W.A.). Bordeaux, Henry.

Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air. Translated from the French by Louise Morgan Sill. With an Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1918. 1918. - Octavo, pictorial teal boards titled in gilt and illustrated in blue on the front cover & the spine. A small three-paneled paper label is mounted between the title and the author's name on the spine. The covers are slightly rubbed and soiled. 256 pages, illustrated with a color frontispiece portrait by Rudolph Ruzicka and 4 black & white plates by W.A. Dwiggins. Good.

First American edition. From the library of the World War One naval aviator Charles Frederic Beach, signed by him on the front endpaper.

Laid in at the front is a typed form letter signed by the founder of the Yale University Press, George Parmly Day, presenting the book to a classmate of Ensign Curtis Seaman Read, in his memory. Good .

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Book number: 96142

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; WORLD WAR ONE; WWI; THE GREAT WAR; ILLUSTRATIONS; W.A. DWIGGINS; PLATES; RUDOLPH RUZICKA; HENRY BORDEAUX; FLYING; ACE; FLYER; PILOT; FIGHTER; KNIGHT OF THE AIR; GEORGES GUYNEMER; LOUISE MORGAN SILL; THEODORE ROOSEVELT; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1S

Empey, James W. (1924-2013). World War II ace fighter pilot at 20 years old.

First Day Cover Signed by World War II Ace Fighter Pilot James W. Empey.

Phoenix, AZ: September 3, 1991. 1991. Phoenix, AZ: September 3, 1991. 1991. Fine. - A white 3-5/8 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide envelope is illustrated with an image of a bombed battleship & a rescue boat at Pearl Harbor titled "Commemorating World War II / 1941: A World at War" with an Atlantic Charter postage stamp. Signed "Lt/Col James W. Empey" on the address panel. Fine

World War II fighter pilot James W. Empey [1924-2013] became an ace at the young age of 20 when he shot down five German aircraft within a month in 1944. After the war he returned to the United States and became a training instructor. He subsequently attended the Air Force's experimental test pilot school and in 1962 was sent to Oklahoma State University to earn a degree in aeronautical engineering. He volunteered to go to Vietnam and flew missions throughout that war, retiring from the Air Force in 1972 as lieutenant colonel. During his years of service he was awarded the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and a total of 27 Air Medals. He was also inducted into the Commemorative Air Force American Combat Airman Hall of Fame in 2009. Fine .

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Book number: 34947

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; UNITED STATES AIR FORCE; FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED BY WORLD WAR II ACE FIGHTER PILOT JAMES W. EMPEY; VIETNAM WAR; LIEUTENANT COLONEL; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH.

Fitzmaurice, James (1898-1965). Irish aviation pioneer who flew as part of the crew of the Bremen on the first successful trans-Atlantic flight from East to West.

A Vintage Magazine Photographic Illustration of the Irish Aviator Pioneer James Fitzmaurice, Who Flew on the First East to West Trans-Atlantic Flight, Shaking the Hand of American Aviator Floyd Bennett, Byrd's Pilot During His Expedition to the North Pole Who Also Flew the Relief Mission to the Bremen Aviators.

Argentina: El Grafico, [1928]. [1928]. - A 12-1/8 inch high by 8-3/4 inch wide leaf from the Argentinian sports magazine "El Grafico", with a full-page illustration of the Irish aviation pioneer James Fitzmaurice shaking the hand of American aviator Floyd Bennett following the Bremen's flight and shortly before Bennett's death from pneumonia in 1928. Fitzmaurice, in his officer's uniform wearing high boots over jodhpur pants and cap is portrayed shaking Floyd Bennett's hand in front of a tri-plane. Bennett is attired in a full-leather body suit with goggles over his pilot's hat. The corners are slightly creased and there are stab-marks along the page's right edge. A color illustration of the "Team Capital" soccer team is portrayed on the verso. Good. The Irish aviator, James Fitzmaurice served in the RAF during the first World War and subsequently joined the Irish National Army's Air Service following the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922. Fitzmaurice accompanied Captain Hermann Kohl and Baron Ehrenfried Gunther Freiherr von Hunefeld on the Bremen's trans-Atlantic flight, the first executed from East to West. The aviators were stranded on Greenly Island in Canada at the conclusion of the flight on April 13th, 1928. Floyd Bennett and Bernt Balchen flew a Ford Trimotor to offer relief to the stranded pilots. Bennett, who had contracted pneumonia during an earlier crash, succumbed to the disease a few days later. Founded by Constancio Vigil in 1919, "El Grafico" was an Argentine sports magazine which started as a weekly newspaper before subsequently turning exclusively to the coverage of sports. One of the most highly regarded sports magazines in Latin America, it came to earn the nickname "La Biblia de deporte" ("The Bible of sports"). Good .

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Book number: 37427

Catalogue: Aviation

Keywords: AVIATION; ILLUSTRATION; MAGAZINE; PERIODICAL; IRISH AVIATOR; PIONEER; JAMES FITZMAURICE; FIRST EAST TO WEST TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT; BREMEN; FLOYD BENNETT; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; RELIEF FLIGHT; EL GRAFICO; ARGENTINE; ARGENTINA; FORD TRIMOTOR; AIRP