"USS HORNET CV8, Warship Battle Damage" [cover title, The Floating Drydock's...]
Pictorial Histories Publ.: Missoula, MT, 1985. Paperback. Photos, oblong 8.25 x 10.5", color pict stapled wraps, 32pp, a bit worn but still good. SCARCE. More
New Arrivals
MiG-25 'FOXBAT', MiG-31 'FOXHOUND', Russia's Defensive Front Line
Aerofax: (UK), (1997). Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", pict color wraps, 96pp with index, covers rubbed and lightly soiled, foredge of covers toned, ink date on title page else a pretty nice copy of this SCARCE title. More
SAAB VIGGEN [Modern Combat Aircraft 21]
Ian Allen Ltd: (UK), (1985). Hardcover. Photos, 9.5 x 7", boards, 112pp, covers lightly rubbed, hinges a bit loose, minor toning to foredge of textblock else a nice copy in a lightly rubbed dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. More
"All Italy Given Up; Millions Surrender, Von Ribbentrop Fired by Hitler Successor" headline in the May 2, 1945 issue of The Detroit News
The Detroit News: Detroit, MI, 1945. Paperback. Photos; ads, 24 x 16.5", self wraps, 32pp, toning, edge-worn/torn, folds, some pencil writing on last page, etc. Whole issue present. More
"Truman Proclaims: This is V-E Day" headline in the May 8, 1945 issue of The Detroit News "V-E Extra, City Edition" [whole issue present]
The Detroit News: Detroit, MI, 1945. Paperback. Photos; ads, 24 x 16.5", self wraps, 28pp, toning, edge wear/tears, folds, but still a nicely preserved piece. More
DOUGLAS A-3 SKYWARRIOR [Aerograph 5]
Aerofax: Arlington, TX, (1987). Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", pict wraps, 136pp with index, laminated covers rubbed, darkened a bit, edge, worn, inkstamped date on title page, pp edge-toned. More
BELL BOEING V-22 OSPREY, Tiltrotor Tactical Transport
Aerofax/Ian Allen: (UK), (2004). Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", pict wraps, 127pp + publ. ads, covers a little rubbed and toned, ink writing at bottom of title page else a nice, clean copy of this elusive title. More
F-104 STARFIGHTER, In Detail & Scale
Tab Books: Blue Ridge Summit, PA, (1991). Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", laminated pict wraps, 72pp, covers darkened, extremities a little worn, textblock edges yellowed. SWAF. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. More
Fleet Air Photo Laboratory Quarterly Photographic Report, Utility Squadron Seven, N.A.S., San Diego, California, 30 September 1952
U.S. Navy, 1952. Paperback. 8 x 10", stapled wraps, photocopies (not recent), (25)pp. The pages have both handwritten and typed page numbers with some duplication of numbers (not contents). Small piece missing top of first page, a few pp detached else good to very good condition. The report is an..... More
DARING EXPLOITS OF SCOUTS AND SPIES, A Graphic History of Rich and Exciting Experiences, Perilous Adventures, Hairbredth Escapes, and Valuable Services Rendered by the National Secret Service Bureau of the United States, Including the Origin and Organization of the Department of Detective Police
Thompson and Thomas: Chicago, (1894). Hardcover. Illus., 9 x 6", pict cloth, 398pp, covers quite worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, inner front hinge cracked, ink inscription from former owner, pp browned and very brittle, but still a survivor. SCARCE. More
LAUREN BACALL BY MYSELF
Alfred A. Knopf: NY, 1979. Hardcover. Photos, 9.5 x 6.25", cloth, 377pp, extremities a bit rubbed and soiled, spine ends bumped, some toning to endpapers else a very good copy in a rubbed, darkened and lightly edge-worn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (NAP), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ACTRESS LAUREN BACALL..... More
THE KIRTLAND'S WARBLER, The Story of a Bird's Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It
The University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor, MI, (2012). Hardcover. 8.75 x 5.75", cloth backed boards, 204pp with index, a very nice, clean, tight, probably unread copy with like dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, INSCRIBED "Sara- An entire chapter about your cousin Nathan! Keep looking up. Best wishes..." AND SIGNED..... More
THE PAGEANT OF THE PACKETS, A Book of American Steamboating
Henry Holt and Co.: NY, (1929). Hardcover. Illus.; photos, 8.75 x 5.5", cloth, 314pp, covers worn, front inner hinge cracking, pp toned, former owner's bookplate on front blank, some uneven toning at front, in a worn, edge-chipped/torn/creased, spine-sunned dustjacket that has been taped onto book. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED..... More
IN QUEST OF THE BLUEBIRD
A.L. Glaser: Chicago, (1938). Hardcover. 7.75 x 5.5", gilt-lettered blue cloth, 95pp, covers rubbed and unevenly sunned, extremities bumped and worn, eps toned, red ink-stamped numbers on front fly, pp edge-toned, in a rubbed, soiled, edge-worn/torn/chipped dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 600 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #27), INSCRIBED "Sincerely"..... More
CHICAGO BOOK CLINIC THIRTY SECOND ANNUAL EXHIBIT 1981
Chicago Book Clinic: Chicago, IL, 1981. Hardcover. Photos, 9.25 x 6", cloth with title label on front cover, 128pp, covers rubbed and soiled, spine darkened, contents nice. Limited to 1500 copies. SCARCE. More
URNE BRUIALL AND THE GARDEN OF CYRUS
University Press: Cambridge, 1958. Hardcover. 8 x 5", gilt-dec red cloth, 120pp, spine ends a little bumped, pp toned, in a rubbed, browned, edge-worn/torn, price-clipped dustjacket. More
PACKARD, A History of the Motor Car and the Company
Automobile Quarterly: (Wyomissing, PA), 1978. Hardcover. Illus., oblong 8.25 x 9.5", silver dec blue boards, 828pp with index, minor shelf wear, ink inscription from former owner on ffep else a very nice copy in a rubbed, edge-worn and edge-torn (but still good condition) dustjacket. General Edition (NAP). More
THE GLASS KEY
Grosset & Dunlap: NY, (1931). Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", green cloth, 282pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and lightly worn, small stain near bottom corner of foredge on front cover, contents badly toned (as usual) in a rubbed, edge-worn, lightly soiled, spine-sunned dustjacket advertising the 1942 film starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica..... More
FAIRCHILD C-82 PACKET AND C-119 FLYING BOXCAR
Aerofax/Ian Allen/Midland: UK, 2005. Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", pict wraps, 192pp, covers a bit rubbed, corners a bit bumped and some toning to edges of covers, small abrasion at top of rear cover, spine a little cocked, pp good. WWII aviation. Ships from USA. More
F-105 THUNDERCHIEF, Workhorse of the Vietnam War
McGraw-Hill: NY, (2000). Hardcover. Photos; diagrams, 11.25 x 8.5", hardcover, 226pp with index, extremities bumped else a nice, clean, fresh copy in a lightly rubbed, spine-end-bumped dustjacket with a tiny hole in spine. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Walter J. Boyne Military Aircraft Series. More
BLACK ART, An International Quarterly, Volume 3, Number 1
Black Art Ltd.: NY, 1978. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 8.5", pict stiff wraps, 72pp with ads, covers a little rubbed and soiled, contents a little used, one order form clipped out at end. SCARCE. Ademola Olugebefola, George Smith, Luce Turnier, etc. More
STALKING THE MOTORSPORTS SPONSOR
Steve Smith Autosports: Santa Ana, CA, 1979. Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, 49pp, covers quite worn with some soiling, contents used with some spotting to foredge margin. Relatively SCARCE. More
FRANCIS BANNERMAN MILITARY CATALOGUE, MARCH 1913
Francis Bannerman: NY, 1913. Paperback. Illus., 11 x 9", pict wraps, 418pp with index, covers taped on, badly worn, spotted, edge-chipped/torn, pp browned and brittle, a few pp badly trimmed/bound with some loss of text to top or bottom of page. SWAF. Still, a usable item. More
BILL MUNCEY: Boat Racing Legend
(Steve Gary Unlimited: np), (1982). Paperback. Photos, 8.5 x 5.5", pict wraps, 111pp, covers quite worn and soiled, pp toned and used; a rather well-loved but totally readable copy of this SCARCE book on the legendary Atlas Van Lines hydroplane driver. More
Collection of 60 original photographs and rppcs, 58 of which are of Ontario: Barrie, Cobalt, Collingwood, Elk Lake, Fort William, Hanlan's Point, Honey Harbor, Latchford, Midland, Parry Sound, Ports Arthur, Colborne & Hope, Sudbury and Welland
vp, 1909-1927. Hardcover. Size varies from 2 x 3" to 8 x 6". All were removed from one photo album, some maintain their original size but many have been trimmed, some significantly. Condition: removal marks, tears, soiling, creasing, overall good. Some postcards have notes/addresses, a few bear the name of..... More