Small quarto paperback, perfect bound. 96 pages. Appendices and Index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and color drawings, chiefly in profile. First edition. A short survey of the complete operational history of the Lancaster. Includes full technical specifications and first-hand accounts of flying the aircraft. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and near like new copy. Near fine.

Large format paperback, perfect bound. 176 pages. Illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs. Index. First edition. “A comprehensive directory of all the world’s airliners since 1914 with 300 entries spanning every stage of civil air transport from fabric and wire biplanes to fly-by-wire widebody jets.” Each entry includes the aircraft’s country of origin, history, performance specifications, weights, dimensions, accommodation and production runs. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy. Ne

Large format paperback, quarto size volume perfect bound in stiff card pictorial covers. 90 pages. Profusely illustrated with 180 black and white photographs and 3-view airplane scale drawings. First edition, stated first printing. The first book in “The Golden Age of Aviation” series is an examination of the Cessna Aircraft Company from the early 1900’s through World war II and the post war years. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. As new.

Hardcover, small quarto (10″”x7 3/4″) in bright blue cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher’s pictorial, non price-clipped, dust-jacket. 128 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. First British edition. “This diligently researched volume offers much new visual and textual data and will delight enthusiasts, historians, veterans, preservationists and modellers.” (publisher’s). No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.

Large trade paperback (9.5×8″), perfect bound. Text in English. 82 pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and numerous color drawings, with explanatory letterpress. Translated from the French by Alan McKay. Contains a list of abbreviations and a glossary. First edition. The first volume of two by the authors, providing a general overview of the Armee de l’Air from September,1939 until its dissolution in November 1942. Arranged alphabetically, the present volume examines the machines produced by manufactures from Amiot to Curtiss, while also including foreign aircraft under French cockades, purchased abroad. No previous ownership marks. A very well preserved copy with sharp corners, no spine creasing and giving the appearance of not having been read. Covers and pages are clean, book is tight and unmarked. A fine copy.

Large trade paperback (9.5×8″), perfect bound. Text in English. 82 pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and numerous color drawings, with explanatory letterpress. Translated from the French by Alan McKay. Contains a list of abbreviations and a glossary. First edition. The second volume of two by the authors, providing a general overview of the Armee de l’Air from September,1939 until its dissolution in November 1942. Arranged alphabetically, the present volume examines the machines produced by manufactures from Dewoitine to Potez. No previous ownership marks. A very well preserved copy with sharp corners, no spine creasing and giving the appearance of not having been read. Covers and pages are clean, book is tight and unmarked. A fine copy.

Hardcover, small quarto size volume (10″x7″) bound in blue cloth boldly lettered in silver on spine, in publishers non price-clipped dust-jacket. 160 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, line drawings and 16 pages of color drawings. First edition, second printing. A short history in text and illustrations, of many of the aircraft employed by both side during the Great War. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy, pristine and like new. As new in an as new dust-jacket.

Hardcover, genuine blue leather binding with raised spine lettered in gold and gilt stamped cover design by Daniel B. Bianchi and Selma Ordewer. Includes bound in silk ribbon marker, marbled end-papers and all edges gilt. 448 pages. Special limited edition, prepared from the first trade edition of 1925. First edition thus. Lewis’ actually won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1926 for Arrowsmith but declined it. His titular character, the science oriented physician Martin Arrowsmith, however, went to enjoy rousing public success in radio, film and television. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Several minor blemishes to gilt on page edges, else fine. A very nice quality leather bound copy. Very good+.

Hardcover, blue cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher’s pictorial dust-jacket. 223 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with black and white photographs, Tables and Charts. First American edition. No previous ownership marks. Mild foxing to top and fore-edge of bulked sheets. Else a clean, tight, unmarked copy. Very good in a near very good dust-jacket.

Hardcover, genuine scarlet pigskin binding with raised spine lettered in gold and cover design and stamping by Daniel B. Bianchi and Selma Ordewer in 22kt gold. 333 pages. Additional refinements include bound in silk ribbon marker, specially commissioned marbled end-papers designed by Richard J. Wolfe and all edges gilt. Includes an index and bibliography, the latter a list of publications from the physiological laboratory in Harvard University, on which the present account is based Special limited edition , first edition thus prepared from the second revised edition of 1939, courtesy of The Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. Publisher’s unused original subscriber’s personalized book-plate laid-in loose, indicating that this is copy 921, printed for members of The Classics of Medicine Library. The author writes in a clear and accessible manner making his conclusions readily available to both the general public and students of the biological sciences. Focused primarily on physiology, Cannon explores the “relation of the autonomic system to the balance (or, as he terms it, home-ostasis) of physiological processes.” A pristine, unread and like new copy. As new.

Hardcover, large quarto size volume bound in light tan cloth, lettered in black, in publisher’s pictorial dust-jacket. 392 pages. Bibliography, Index. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and numerous schematic drawings and others. First edition. A comprehensive compilation of pre World War I British aircraft and the manufactures that built them. More than 900 examples are presented by well known companies such as Avro, Sopwith, Shorts, and Bristol, although even lesser known designers are included such as Martin-Handasyde and Howard Wright. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large and heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, charged at actual cost. Please inquire as to carry charges before ordering.

Hardcover, genuine gray leather binding with raised spine lettered and stamped in 22kt gold and cover design and stamping by Daniel B. Bianchi and Selma Ordewer in gold. 461 pages. Additional refinements include bound in silk ribbon marker, specially commissioned marbled end-papers designed by Richard J. Wolfe and all edges gilt. This special edition is privately printed for members of The Classics of Medicine Library, a facsimile of the second American edition of 1774, courtesy of the Harvey Cushing /John Hay Whitney Medical Historical Library at Yale University. Publisher’s unused original subscriber’s personalized book-plate laid-in loose, indicating that this is copy 921. Buchan was an 18th-century Scottish physician whose primary goal was to make the medical arts more accessible to the common person. His work’s popularity is evidenced by the fact that over 80,000 copies and 19 editions were sold during Buchan’s lifetime and the book remained one of the most popular medical works in both Europe and North America up until the 20th-century. A pristine, unread and like new copy. As new.

Hardcover, large oblong quarto bound in red cloth lettered in silver, in publisher’s glossy pictorial dust-jacket. 352 pages. Index. Trilingual edition in English, German and French. Illustrated with over 450 photographs from the Hulton Getty Picture Collection. First edition. A chronicle the first years of man-powered flight in photographs, from the end of the last century to the era of the great Zeppelins. No previous ownership marks. Slight chip to front dust-jacket flap on lower front inner edge from bump. Else a clean, fresh, tight and unmarked copy. Fine in a still near fine dust-jacket. A large, quite heavy book, no international shipping available. Priority domestic shipping will be charged postage at actual cost, please inquire before ordering.

Hardcover, genuine tan leather binding with raised spine lettered and stamped in 22kt gold and cover design and stamping by Daniel B. Bianchi and Selma Ordewer in gold. 451 pages. Additional refinements include bound in silk ribbon marker, specially commissioned marbled end-papers designed by Richard J. Wolfe and all edges gilt. This special edition is privately printed for members of The Classics of Medicine Library, a facsimile of the first Dublin edition of 1773, courtesy of the Harvey Cushing /John Jay (sic) Whitney Medical Library at Yale University. “A classic text on medicinal substances and their properties, originally delivered as a series of lectures by the renowned Scottish physician William Cullen.” A pristine, unread and like new copy. As new.

Hardcover, folio size volume bound in white laminated pictorial boards, no dust-jacket as issued. 618 pages. Select Bibliography , Index. Illustrated with map end-papers, 189 sets of plans (both l/72nd and 1/144th scale, with several fold-out), a color section with 61 color schemes (each with informative and descriptive side notes), a pair of color prints, and three pages of color photos of surviving French aircraft. First edition. A “tour de force regarding the aircraft of the Aviation Militaire of World War One.” [from a review by Bill Rutherford]. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Conservatively rated at near fine. Media mail only.

Large hardcover square, gray boards in glossy non clipped publisher’s dust-jacket. 118 pages. Illustrated throughout with 90 color photographs by Ernie Sparks. Publishers large broadside new book announcement, folded once, laid-in loose. First edition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.

Hardcover, oblong quarto bound in red cloth and lettered in gold on spine, in publisher’s white pictorial non price-clipped dust-jacket. 112 pages. Illustrated with 48 drawings by Mike Machat, nearly 200 photographs, chiefly in color, and 30 maps. Second printing (same year as the first). No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy. Dust-jacket is clean with no tears or chips. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket.

Hardcover, quarto size volume bound in deep blue boards lettered in gold on spine, in publisher’s pictorial dust-jacket. 337 pages. Appendices, Bibliography and an Index of Names. Illustrated with 240 rare black and white photographs and 16 pages of color profile drawings of relevant aircraft. Second edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. Bleed-through stain at front gutter of glue holding front end-paper, with mild polystyrene odor. Else a tight, fresh, unmarked copy. Very good+ in a very good+ dust-jacket.

Hardcover, quarto size volume bound in black cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher’s non price-clipped dust-jacket. 192 pages. Includes six appendices, Glossary, Bibliography and an Index. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and sketch diagrams. First edition, with no other printings listed. No previous ownership marks. Book is clean, tight, fresh and unmarked. Dust-jacket is complete with mild edge wear and several minute chips, the most prominent at head of spine. Near fine in a good dust-jacket.

Hardcover, quarto size volume bound in black cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher’s non price-clipped dust-jacket. 175 pages. Includes seven Appendices and an Index. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. First edition, no additional printings listed. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket.