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| This selection contains 5 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 5 |
| COCHRAN, JACQUELINE; FLOYD ODLUM (AS WINGMAN). The Stars at Noon. London:, Robert Hale Limited,, 1955., First UK Edition, Hardback octavo. Gilt stamped blue cloth. 274 pages illustrated by photographs. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, with a short personalized inscription. An autobiography of one of the most celebrated woman pilots to come out of World War II. Sje recruited and trained the WASPS (Women's Air Force Service Pilots), and held many air speed records. Covers have light general soiling and very minor shelf wear. Front pastedown has a previous owner's tag (the recipient of the author's inscription). Text is lightly toned, but otherwise clean and sound. The jacket is complete but for shallow chipping and head of spine and along the top front panel. Folds are lightly worn with a bit of color loss. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. USD 166.70 [Appr.: EURO 111.25 | £UK 100.25 | JP¥ 14713] Book number: 10650 Click here to order or inquire at The Gallagher Collection. | ||
| ELLIS, KEN; GEOFF JONES. Henri Mignet and His Flying Fleas. Sparkford Somerset UK:, Haynes Publishing,, 1990., First Edition, Hardback quarto. 0854297650. Pictorial paper covered boards. 224 pages illustrated by photographs including 16 pages of color photos. Wonderful jacket illustration by Ralph Pointer. A pictorial history of the French developer of small, single engine aircraft for "Everyman", and the craze that followed in France and England, and later in the U.S. when operated in the Chicago area in the late 1930's. Both book and jacket have a touch of rubbing to the tips, but both are otherwise crisp, bright and unmarked. Near Fine in Near Fine Dustjacket. USD 83.30 [Appr.: EURO 55.75 | £UK 50.25 | JP¥ 7352] Book number: 10585 Click here to order or inquire at The Gallagher Collection. | ||
| LINDBERGH, CHARLES. The Spirit of St. Louis. New York:, Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1953., First Edition, Hardback octavo. Blue cloth stamped in silver. 562 pages illustrated by a schematic of the plane; pictorial endpapers. A nice copy of Lindbergh's account of THE flight across the Atlantic. Basis of the movie starring Jimmy Stewart, directed by Billy Wilder. Light extremity wear and a touch of fading to the edges of the cover. Mild toning to the text. The last few leaves show evidence of a bump or abrasion at center top. One leaf slight out of line due to bindery error. The jacket is complete but for minor loss of material at the lower front tip. The spine is slightly darkened. Otherwise, modest edge wear; a couple of light surface abrasions on the spine; and a couple of short edge tears, the worst less than an inch on rear flap. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. USD 277.80 [Appr.: EURO 185.5 | £UK 167 | JP¥ 24518] Book number: 10760 Click here to order or inquire at The Gallagher Collection. | ||
| ROCHESTER, MICHELE. Flying Tigers, 1945 - 1989. No place:, Published by the company,, No date (ca. 1989)., First Edition, Hardcover. Quarto in blue faux leather decorated in silver. Unpaginated but about 200 pages illustrated by photographs. An illustrated company history of the first national all cargo airline. Although the founder and early pilots were veterans of the original Flying Tigers, this was a civilian operation. The book was prepared when the company was purchased by FedEx. Clean, bright, sound and unworn. Apparently no jacket issued. Fine. USD 88.90 [Appr.: EURO 59.5 | £UK 53.5 | JP¥ 7846] Book number: 13501 Click here to order or inquire at The Gallagher Collection. | ||
| WHEATCROFT, STEPHEN; FOREWORD BY PETER MASEFIELD. The Economics of European Air Transport. Cambridge:, Harvard University Press,, 1956., First U.S. Edition , Hardcover. Hardback octavo in blue cloth. 358 pages. A look at the development of air transport after the war in Europe. My eyes glaze over, but perhaps a significant economic study for Europe coming out of the post war period. Clean, bright and sound with just a touch of wear to the tips. The jacket is complete and untorn, but with light edge wear and a darkened spine, and a tiny spot adjacent to the front spine fold. Near Fine in Very Good + DJ. USD 72.20 [Appr.: EURO 48.25 | £UK 43.5 | JP¥ 6372] Book number: 9163 Click here to order or inquire at The Gallagher Collection. |
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