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[F1755] The Aero Club Of America. Navigating The Air - A Scientific Statement Of The Progress Of Aeronautical Science Up To The Present Time. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1907. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good Plus / No Jacket. A very nice copy of a scarce, very early work. Chapters by Chanute, Wright, Alexander Bell, Thaddeus Lowe, Augustus Post, Manly, and others. Light wear to top & bottom edges. darkening to spine. Has small (1/2" x 5/16") sticker with number "74" on spine from previous owner. 259 p., photos, illus. $125.00

[F1753] Bacon, Gertrude. Balloons Airships and Flying Machines. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1905. First U.S. Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good Minus / No Jacket. A volume in the "Practical Science Series". Binding is weak. Tear to one page. 124 p., illus. $75.00

[BC0007] Corbin, Thomas W. Aircraft Aeroplanes, Airships. Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good Minus. Circa 1913. Hinges are weak. One photo plate has piece torn from corner, just affecting bottom corner of image and first letter of caption. 128 pages, photos, illustrations $75.00

[BC0008] Fontaine, Charles. Comment Bleriot a Traverse La Manche. Paris: Librarie Aeronautique, 1910. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Fair. Ex-Library. ext is in French. Front Free End Paper is missing. Pencil sketching inside front cover. 152 pages, photos. $150.00

[BC0052] Grey, C.G. Jane's Historical Aircraft from 1902 to 1916. London: Jane's, MacDonald & Co., 1972. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. A facsimile reprint of a portion of "Jane's All the World's Aircraft - 1917". Wear & tears to Dust Jacket. 96 pages, photos. $10.00

[B0949] Lieberg, Owen S. The First Air Race. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1974 First Edition, VG+/VG+. The 8-day aviation meet at Reims, France in 1909. 229 p., photos. $25.00

[D1915] Lynn, Harold S. Beginner's Hand-Book of Aeronautics and How to Build a Practical Bi-Plane Glider. Cleveland, OH: The Arthur Westbook Company, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover. Good Plus. Circa 1909. 32 pages, photos, illustrations. $75.00

[D1390] Moolman, Valerie. The Road To Kitty Hawk - The Epic Of Flight. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1980. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Previous owner's embossed stamp. 176 p., photos, color illus. $8.00

[D1731] Nevin, David. The Pathfinders - The Epic Of Flight. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1980. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Large portion of the top corner of the FFEP has been cut off. 176 p., photos, color illus. $4.00

[D1389] Prendergast, Curtis. The First Aviators - The Epic Of Flight. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1980. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Previous owner's embossed stamp. 176 p., photos, color illus. $8.00

[G0043] Randolph, Stella. Lost Flights of Gustave Whitehead. Washington, DC: Places, Inc., 1937. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Really nice copy of this scarce book in an almost flawless dust jacket. Chronicals Whitehead's aeronautical career and his supposed flights before the Wright brothers. 95 pages, photos, map. $150.00

[D1360] Wallhauser, Henry T. Pioneers Of Flight. N.P.: Hammond Inc., 1969. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Light scuffing to covers. 93 p., photos, illus. $4.00

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