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[6506] Adams, Eustace L. War Wings. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937, Good. Wear to top of spine. Spine slightly faded. Fiction. 216 p. $5.00

[A323] Barber, H. The Aeroplane Speaks. New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1918, G+. No DJ. 6th printing. Spine faded. 180 p., illus. $40.00

[3002] Barber, H. The Aeroplane Speaks. New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1928, G+. No DJ. Top of FFEP removed. 9th printing. 198 p., illus. $30.00

[F1738] Barber, H. The Aeroplane Speaks. New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1918. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good Minus / No Jacket. Ex-"War Service Library". Stain to front cover. 6th printing. 180 p., illus. $15.00

[C1534] Bewsher, Paul. Green Balls - The Adventures Of A Night Bomber. London: Greenhill Books, 1986 First Thus, VG. Soft Cover. Very light bump to bottom corner. 287 p. $25.00

[H0127] Bickers, Richard Townshend. Von Richthofen - The Legend Evaluated. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus. 172 p., photos. $10.00

[A113] Bingham, Hiram. An Explorer in the Air Service. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1920, VG. Wear to top of spine, corner wear. Bingham became a pilot in 1917, and later was in charge of the military aviation schools. From August of 1918 to the end of the year he was the commanding officer of the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center at Issoudun, France. 260 p., plates. Noffsinger #124. $90.00

[B0277] Bingham, Hiram. An Explorer in the Air Service. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1920, VG. No DJ. 260 p., photos. $75.00

[5821] Bishop, William Arthur. The Courage of the Early Morning. New York: David McKay Co., 1967, VG/G. 2nd printing. 211 p., photos. $22.50

[G0158] Bishop, William A. (Billy). Winged Warfare. New York: Arco Publishing, 1981. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good Minus. 280 p., photos. $20.00

[A1512] Bordeaux, Henry. Vie Heroique de Guynemer. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1927, VG. No DJ. French text. 306 p. $22.50

[F0716] Brown, Walt, Jr. (editor). An American for Lafayette - The Diaries of E.C.C. Genet - Lafayette Escadrille. Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Small (1/8") tear to bottom of Dust Jacket. 224 pages, photos. $45.00

[H1710] Buckley, Harold. Squadron 95 - An Intimate History of the 95th Squadron, First American Flying Squadron to go to the Front in the War of 1914-1918. Paris: The Obelisk Press, 1933. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. This squadron trained at Issoudun, France and had its first patrol on March 15, 1918. They were initially equipped with Nieuport 28s and, later, with Spad 13s. Harold Buckley received the DSC with Oak Leaf, and the French Croix de Guerre. 227 pages, photos, roster of squadron personnel. $250.00

[B0331] Chajkowsky, William E. Royal Flying Corps. Cheltenham, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1979, Near Fine/Near Fine. Early military aviation in Canada, including training done in Texas during the winter. 128 p., illus. Noffsinger #258. $30.00

[C1542] Chapman, Victor. Victor Chapman's Letters From France. New York: Macmillan Co., 1917, VG-. No DJ. Previous owner's address label inside front cover, and name stamped at top of 3-4 pages through book. 196 p., photos. $75.00

[F1269] Clark, Don. Wild Blue Yonder - The 300 Yankee Warbirds in Canada, Texas, and France. Seattle, WA: Superior Publishing Company, 1972. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus. The story of 300 U.S. pilots trained in Canada. DJ is price clipped. 172 p., photos $25.00

[2308] Cole, Christopher (Editor). Royal Air Force 1918. London: Kimber, 1968, VG/VG. Extracts from official communiques from April, 1918 to November, 1918. 256 p., photos., illus., dwgs., tables. Noffsinger #300. $40.00

[H1106] Cole, Christopher (Editor). Royal Flying Corps 1915-1916. London: William Kimber, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Extracts from official communiques from July, 1915 to December, 1916. DJ is price clipped. 352 p., illus., dwgs. Noffsinger #301. $30.00

[2307] Cole, Christopher (Editor). Royal Flying Corps 1915-1916. London: Kimber, 1969, VG/VG. Extracts from official communiques from July, 1915 to December, 1916. 352 p., illus., dwgs. Noffsinger #301. $40.00

[B1582] Cooke, David C. The Planes They Flew In World War I. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1969 First Edition, VG/G+. DJ has several tears, is price clipped. 64 p., photos. $15.00

[D0708] Franks, Norman & Alan Bennett. The Red Baron's Last Flight - A Mystery Investigated. London: Grub Street, 1997, Fine/Fine. New copy. 143 p., photos, illus. $25.00

[B0744] Fredette, Major Raymond H., USAF. The Sky On Fire - The First Battle of Britain 1917-1918 and The Birth of The Royal Air Force. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966, VG+/G+. 289 p., photos. $25.00

[D1203] Funderburk, Thomas R. The Fighters - The Men And Machines Of The First Air War. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1965. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus / Good. DJ has wear and chipping to edges, small piece missing from bottom of front. Staining to end-papers from cellophane tape used to hold protective cover (removed). 200 p., photos, scale drawings. $20.00

[F0034] Gordon, Dennis. The Lafayette Flying Corps - The American Volunteers in the French Air Service in World War One. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2000. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. As New / As New. 499 p., photos. $59.95

[B1008] Grey, C.G. (editor). Jane's All The World's Aircraft - 1919 (Reprint Edition). New York: Arco Publishing, 1969, VG+/VG. Previous owner's name. 107 p. ads, 490 p. aircraft, 154 p. engines, 36 p. airships. Photos. Noffsinger #783. $120.00

[F0071] Guttman, Jon. SPAD VII Aces of World War 1 - Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #39. Oxford, England: Osprey Publishing, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. As New 96 p., photos, color illus. $18.95

[F0056] Henshaw, Trevor. The Sky Their Battlefield - Air Fighting And The Complete List Of Allied Air Casualties From Enemy Action In The First War - British, Commonwealth, And United States Air Services 1914 To 1918. London: Grub Street, 1995 First Edition, New. Hardcover with DJ. 578 p., photos. $69.95

[H1359M] Hilliard, Jack B. CAPRONIs, FARMANs and SIAs - U.S. Army Aviation Training and Combat in Italy with Fiorello LaGuardia 1917-1918. LoGisma Editore, 2006. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. New Copy. When the United States entered the First World War its military aviation was unprepared for the immediate requirement of trained pilots. Our Italian allies set up a bomber pilot training field at Foggia, Italy. The first class of American students started their training on September 29, 1917. This book reprints diary entries and letters of these U.S. aviators. It includes a list of combat missions and information on the aircraft used. 615 pages, photos. $40.00

[D0719] Kennett, Lee. The First Air War. New York: The Free Press, 1991. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good + / Good. DJ has wear to bottom of spine, short tear on back panel. 275 p., photos. $15.00

[A2216M] Kennett, Lee. The First Air War. New York: The Free Press, 1991, Fine/Fine. As New. 275 p., photos. $20.00

[F0410] Kilduff, Peter. The Illustrated Red Baron - The Life and Times of Manfred Von Richthofen. London: Cassell & Co., 2000. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. New Copy. 160 pages, photos, pilot rosters. $30.00

[F0411] Kilduff, Peter. The Illustrated Red Baron - The Life and Times of Manfred Von Richthofen. London: Cassell & Co., 2000. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. New Copy. 160 pages, photos, pilot rosters. $30.00

[D2002M] Lewis, Cecil. Sagittarius Rising . London: Warner Books, 1997. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover. As New. A classic of WWI literature. 332 p. $10.00

[H1381M] Lewis, Edward Davis. Dear Bert - An American Pilot Flying In World War I Italy. LoGisma Editore, 2002. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. New copy. George M.D. Lewis was one of 400 American pilots trained at Foggia, Italy in 1917-18, under Capt. Fiorello H. LaGuardia. In July 1918 he copiloted the first American flight over the Alps. During his service and travels in Italy and France he encountered important personalities of the time, including Gianni Caproni, Luigi Rizzo and Ernest Hemingway. Lewis' photographs, dated journal entries, and excerpts from his letters to his sweetheart Bertha ('Bert') Harsch shed new light on this area of World War I aviation history. Included are more than 475 photos. 192 pages, photos. $24.00

[E0375] MacLeish, Mrs. Andrew. Kenneth - A Collection of Letters Written by Lieut. Kenneth MacLeish, U.S.N.R.F.C. - Dating from His Enlistment and During His Services in the Aviation Corps of the United States Navy. Chicago: Privately Printed, 1919. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus / No Dust Jacket, as Issued. "Edited and Arranged by His Mother". MacLeish trained with the First Yale Unit and served at several naval installations in France and England before being attached to Squadron 213 of the RFC/RAF on March 27, 1918. He was flying a Sopwith Camel with that squadron when he was shot down over Belgium on October 14, 1918. This volume contains a poem by his brother, Archibald MacLeish. 131 pages, photos. $300.00

[5815] Mason, Jr., Herbert Molloy. High Flew The Falcons. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1965, VG/VG. Ex-Library. Sub-titled: The French Aces of World War I. 172 p., photos. $12.50

[9321] Mason, Jr., Herbert Molloy. High Flew The Falcons. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1965, VG/VG. First Edition. 172 p., photos. $25.00

[1119] Mason, Jr., Herbert Molloy. The Lafayette Escadrille. New York: Random House, 1964, VG/VG. DJ is price clipped. Previous owner's name on FFEP and half-title page. 340 p., photos. $30.00

[2619] Mason, Jr., Herbert Molloy. The Lafayette Escadrille. New York: Random House, 1964, VG+/VG. DJ is price clipped. First Edition. 340 p., photos. $30.00

[B0329] McMinnies, W.G. Practical Flying. London: Temple Press, 1918, VG. Sub-titled: Complete Course of Flying Instruction. 237 p., illus., glossary. Noffsinger #964. $85.00

[8819] Middleton, Edgar C. Airfare of Today and of the Future. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918, Fair. No DJ. Overall wear. Cracking to spine edge. Interior good. 192 p., photos. $15.00

[D1665] Neumann, Georg Paul. Die Deutschen Luftstreitkrafte Im Weltkriege. Berlin: E.S. Mittler & Sohn, 1920. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Front free end paper has been removed. Title page is attached, but loosely. Text in German. About one-half of this book was later translated and published as "The German Air Force In The Great War". 600 p., photos, illus., charts. $325.00

[B0242] New England Aviators Publishing Committee. New England Aviators 1914-1918. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919, A 2-volume set, limited to 1000 copies. Most ended up in New England libraries. This set is ex-library. The first several pages have their corners clipped. Blacked out markings on the spine. Paper stickers inside the covers. Hence a rating of Good. 472+480 pgs., ports. Noffsinger #1082. $400.00

[F1166] O'Connor, Neal W.. Aviation Awards of Imperial Germany in World War I and the Men Who Earned Them - The Aviation Awards of Eight German States and the Three Free Cities - (Volume VII). Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2002. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. As New / As New. The last volume in this series. Maintains Mr. O'Connor's high standards. 514 p., photos. $69.95

[F1164M] O'Connor, Neal W.. Aviation Awards of Imperial Germany in World War I and the Men Who Earned Them - The Aviation Awards of Eight German States and the Three Free Cities - (Volume VII). Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2002. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. As New / As New. The last volume in this series. Maintains Mr. O'Connor's high standards. 514 p., photos. $69.95

[3911] Parsons, Edwin C. I Flew With The Lafayette Escadrille. Indianapolis: E.C. Seale & Co., 1963, VG+/VG+. Previous owner's name inside front cover. 335 p., photos. $40.00

[1418] Parsons, Edwin C. I Flew With The Lafayette Escadrille. Indianapolis: E.C. Seale & Co., 1963, VG+/VG+. DJ spine slightly darkened. 335 p., photos. $40.00

[B0337] Rawlinson, A. The Defence of London 1915-1918. London: Andrew Melrose, Ltd., 1923, Near VG. Corners bumped, foxing. Previous owner's book plate. The history of the air raids on London including the formation of the anti-aircraft defences and their equipment. 267p., plates, folding map. Noffsinger #1186. $80.00

[D08XX] Rickenbacker, Edward V. Fighting The Flying Circus. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1990. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. As New / No Dust Jacket, as Issued. A NEW copy, in a sealed Time-Life mailing box. This volume is one of the "Wings Of War" series. Reproduced photographically from the 1919 First Edition. Leatherette-type embossed binding. All page edges are silvered. A ribbon bookmark is bound in. 371 p. $15.00

[F0855] Robertson, Bruce (editor). Air Aces of the 1914-1918 War - Second (Revised) Edition. Letchworth, England: Harleyford Publications, 1959. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus / Good Minus. Overall wear to DJ. 211 p., photos. $25.00

[CK116] Robertson, Bruce. WWI British Aeroplane Colours and Markings. Berkhamsted, England: Albatros Productions, Ltd., 1996. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Covers general finishes, day camouflage, night camouflage, national insignia, etc. 56 pages, photos, color side-views, illustrations, color illustrations. $30.00

[1514] Rolt-Wheeler, Francis. The Wonder Of War In The Air. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1917, VG. No DJ. Pictorial cover. 347 p., photos, illus. $35.00

[J0034] Russel, William Muir. A Happy Warrior - Letters of William Muir Russel - An American Aviator in the Great War - 1917-1918 - A Family Memorial. Detroit, MI: Saturday Night Press, 1919. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Privately Printed. Very Good Minus / No Jacket. Russel was assigned to the U.S. 95th Aero Squadron on July 16, 1918. Spine darkened, hinges weak. Previous owner's name. 213 pages, photos. $175.00

[B0300] Springs, Elliott White. Nocturne Militaire. London: John Hamilton Ltd., n.d., VG. No DJ. Spine faded. 284 p., dwgs. $35.00

[H1683] U.S. Navy Department - Bureau of Construction and Repair. The HS-1L Flying Boat Handbook. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1918. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus / No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Specifications (8 pages) and instructions for assembling the Curtiss HS-1L Flying Boat. Also includes information on the modifications then being undertaken to the HS-1L which resulted in the HS-2L. Light staining to covers. 44 pages, photos, drawings, (11) fold out drawings. $200.00

[A2716] Van Deurs, George. Anchors in the Sky. San Rafael, CA: Presidio, 1978, Near Fine/Near Fine. DJ is price clipped. Biography of Spuds Ellyson, the first naval aviator. 246 p., photos. $30.00

[9711] Whitehouse, Arch. Heroes Of The Sunlit Sky. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1967, VG/VG. Biographies of 134 World War I aces. 384 p., photos. $17.50

[B0330] Wing Adjutant. The Royal Flying Corps in the War. London: Cassell & Co., 1918, VG. Corners bumped. Second printing, March, 1918. "Wing Adjutant" was the pseudonym of Wilfred Blake. 123p. Noffsinger #133. $35.00

[B0303] Wortley, Rothesay Stuart. Letters From A Flying Officer. London: Oxford University Press, 1929, VG. No DJ. 4th printing. Some foxing. 207 p. $50.00

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