Airports
[H0417] Ferguson, Aldon P..
Burtonwood - Eighth Air Force Base Air Depot . Reading, England:
Airfield Publications, 1986. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾"
- 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus / No Dust Jacket, as
Issued. A very scarce title which covers the history of this
airfield from 1938 through 1986. Gift inscription on Front Free
End Paper. 136 p., photos, maps. $85.00
[E1128] Gesar, Aram. Geneva
International Airport . Geneva, Switzerland: Pyramid Media Group,
1995. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft
Cover. Near Fine. Text in English and French. Mostly color photos
of aircraft at Genevea Airport. Not paginated. Approx. 120 p.,
photos, color photos. $15.00
[H1209] Kaplan, James. The
Airport - Terminal Nights and Runway Days at John F. Kennedy
International. New York: William Morrow And Co., 1994. First
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very
Good / Very Good. 278 pages, photos. $2.00
[E0889] Stevens, Arthur.
Chileka Airport - The First Sixty Years . Limbe, Malawi: Arthur
Stevens, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Soft Cover. Very Good. Chileka Airport opened in May 1933.
97 p., photos, appendices. $25.00
[E0907] Wright, Alan J..
British Airports - 3rd Edition . London: Ian Allan, Ltd., 1988.
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good.
112 pages, photos, airport diagrams. $6.00
[E0908] Wright, Alan J..
European Airports . London: Ian Allan, Ltd., 1990. 12mo - over
6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good. 2nd printing.
96 pages, photos, airport diagrams. $6.00
[CS6063] 9-1/2" x
12-1/2" 96 page soft cover brochure "American Airport
Designs". Contains 44 prize winning designs for modern
airports of the day. Sponsored and issued by the Leigh Portland
Cement Co. Originally sold for 3.00 in 1930, it contains an
analysis of each design. Casual observation leads one to believe
they were more interested in selling cement and looks rather than
practical design and function. Extensive spine damage. $55.00
[CS6184] 11-1/2" x
9-1/2" 56 page brochure "Commemorating the Formal
Opening of Shushan Airport - New Orleans, U.S.A.". Describes
the dignitaries as well as the construction of this famous
airport located on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain, LA. Formally
dedicated in August 1933, it was an engineering achievement at
the time, being built over the lake silt bed. Wear to covers.
Interior is VG. $50.00
[CS6192] 8-3/8" x 11" 80 page brochure entitled
"Connecticut and Aviation". Commemorates the 43rd
Division Air Service Connecticut National Guard of Brainard
Field, Hartford, CT. Contains numerous articles and pictures
about aviation in the state. Issued 21 May 1927 as part of the
opening of this airfield. Cover has small area of damage and
overall wear. Interior pages are VG minus. $50.00
[CS6227] 7" x 10-1/2" 4 page cardboard menu from
the Aviation Terrace Restaurant at La Guardia Airport, NY. Front
cover shows a picture by Jos. Guttman entitled 'Wings of the
Night Over Land & Sea at La Guardia Airport'. Coffee is 15
cents. Circa 1937. Slight soiling to front cover. Includes
envelope that restaurant provided for mailing the menu to your
friends. (They'd even paid the postage!). $15.00
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