Large format paperback, perfect bound in pictorial card covers. 64 pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and color profile drawings. First edition. Neat previous owner’s stamp at top of first page. A tight, clean and unmarked copy. Spine uncreased and covers bright. Near very good.

Large format paperback, staple bound in stiff pictorial card covers. 48 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs, color profile drawings and schematic drawings of camouflage schemes and size and locations of crosses and codes. First edition. This is part one of this work, covering 1935 to 1940. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy with sharp corners and no creases. Fine.

Hardcover, large quarto volume in pictorial laminated boards and publisher’s dust-jacket, with matching artwork. 111pages. Illustrated with color drawings of over one hundred civil aircraft, providing profile, head-on and top-down views of each machine. First edition. Accompanying each illustration is a Specification list, additional letterpress is provided in the form of explanatory blurbs and lists of variants where applicable. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and near as new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.

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.

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, 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, 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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Hardcover, blue cloth lettered in lighter blue, in publisher’s non price-clipped dust-jacket. 216 pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Translated from the French by Rebecca Howell Balinski. First American edition, first printing with no additional printings listed. A biography of Edouard Nieuport, a talented and prolific aviation engineer working in early 20th-century France, by his grandson. No previous ownership marks. A pristine and unread copy. As new in an as new dust-jacket.

Hardcover, reddish brown cloth boldly lettered in black, in publisher’s non price-clipped dust-jacket. 391 and 203 pages respectively. Index included at the end of each title, with the first U.S. Navy Aircraft reprinting all the original appendices. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. The first edition of this omnibus reissue of Larkins’ two major works on the planes associated with U.S. naval power during the first half of the 20th-century. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, and unmarked copy in a very nicely preserved dust-jacket. Very good+ in fine dust-jacket.

Hardcover, blue cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher’s dust-jacket. 512 pages. Includes 8 appendices covering, among other topics, aircraft, airships, aircraft carriers, fleet air arm squadrons in 1990 and a bibliography. Index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and diagrams. Sixth Revised edition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and apparently unread copy. Dust-jacket shows very mild creasing to lower spine, more tactile than visible. An as new copy in a near fine 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.

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 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, 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.

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, 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.