HANGAR SALE HO!
| H A R D B O U N D B O O K S . 0 5 |
|
B U Y O R
 O F F E R |
|
These are the archives — books that are into the collectible (read: "investment") category more than just reading or referential matter. They are unpriced because we haven't had time yet to scout the book market sites, so are presently make-offers. The brown text is some prices noted a few years ago and are there to give a general indication of possible value. Make an offer, and if it doesn't appear soon as a SALE PENDING with your initials and date, you can assume it was considered too low and save us both emaling.
A FLYING FIGHTER, Lt E M Roberts, RFC (Harper & Bros 1918, 1st ed) 339pp illus [B+]. (Book 'Em: VG some stains $50.00. Brandon: VG no d/j $72.80) offer ?? CAVALRY OF THE CLOUDS, "Contact" (ndp Capt Alan Bott) (Doubleday Page 1918, 1st ed) 266pp [B]. offer ?? ONE MAN'S WAR, Lts Bert Hall & John J Niles (Henry Holt 1929, 1st ed) 353pp illus. A marvelous recording at life in the Lafayette Escadrille. Front flyleaf separating from cover, spine is slightly faded, else [B]. offer ?? GERMAN WAR BIRDS, "Vigilant" (John Hamilton 1933, 3rd ed) 264pp illus. Pages clean and tight. Binding becoming loose, cover is scuffed, else [C]. (Haymes & Sons: G, spine worn $34.10) offer ?? HEAVEN HIGH, HELL DEEP, Norman Archibald (Boni 1935, 3rd prt) 350pp illus [B+]. offer ?? SAGITTARIUS RISING, Cecil Lewis (Harcourt Bruce 1936, 3rd prt) 301pp. Spine glue dried, else [C+]. (Abebooks: used VG $39.53 -- says "230pp", is later print? Amazon Zshop: VG some shelf wear $225.00. Bookbaron: VG, worn & torn d/j $200.00. 2nd Story Books: 1936 reprint VG $150.00) - $100.00 SQUADRON 95, Harold Buckley (Obelisk Paris 1933, 1st ed) 227pp illus; home made artsy d/j in mylar sleeve. A wonderful narrative about the Kicking Mules in France. Some binding separation but pages are still tight [C+]. Rare. (DeWolfe & Wood: Autographed VG. spine worn, some pages loose $375.00) $100.00 THE DAWN PATROL (fiction), Guy Fowler (Grossett & Dunlap 1930, 1st ed) 241pp illus with stills from the movie. Interesting to note the difference between this story and the screenplay. Some cover separation but pages are tight, else [C]. - $25.00 WAR BIRDS, DIARY OF AN UNKNOWN AVIATOR, (attributed to) Eliot White Springs (Grossett & Dunlap 1926, 1st ed) 277pp illus by Clayton Knight [B]. - $12.00 ABOVE THE BRIGHT BLUE SKY, Eliot White Springs (Grossett & Dunlap 1927, 1st ed) 288pp illus by Clayton Knight. Great card cover design! Loose (but not separated) binding on the first 16 pages, else [B-]. offer ?? FIGHTING THE FLYING CIRCUS, Edward V Rickenbacker (Stokes 1919, 1st ed) 371pp. Ex-McKinley PTA Library,has been rebound for library. Binding tight, pages clean but show average handling [C]. offer ?? FALCONS OF FRANCE, Charles Nordhoff & James N Hall (Little Brown 1929, 1st ed) 332 pp illus. Well-read but still tight [C]. (Amazon: 5 from $30.58 to $39.95) offer ?? HIGH ADVENTURE, James N Hall (Houghton Mifflin 1918, 1st ed) 237 pp illus. Well-read but still tight, spine glue has dried out [C]. offer ?? PER ARDUA, Hilary S Sunders (Oxford Press 1944 1st ed) 356pp illus. An exceptional short history of the RAF from 1911 to 3 Sep 1939. A scarce and sought-after book. Binding tight, shows light wear [B]. - $25.00 FLYING FOR FRANCE, James R McConnell (Doubleday Page 1917, 1st ed) 157pp illus, home-made d/j. Lovely little book (4.5"x7.5") by a Sergeant Pilot in the French Flying Corps describing flight training and combat in the Great War [B+]. (Vashon Island: 1918 ed, used fair, no d/j $14.95. Mattoon: 1917 library binding, G, no d/j $30.00. McDonnell: 1st ed good/fair, soiled & worn d/j $75.00. Kubik Books: 1919 reprint, fine with d/j $125.00) offer ?? BLAZE OF NOON (fiction), Ernest K Gann (Henry Holt 1946, 1st ed) 310pp, d/j has tears. Classic tale about air mail pilots [B-]. (Amazon: 3 from $9.00 to $24.00) - $15.00 VISIBILITY UNLIMITED, Dick Grace (Longmans Green 1950, 1st ed) 276pp. Personal narrative by a pioneer ace of movie stunt pilots. Very scarce [B]. (Bookstall: VG with d/j $30.00 Bookbaron: VG, lt fading, d/j chipped $45.00) - $25.00 THE STORY OF THE WINGED-S, Igor Sikorsky autobiography (Dodd Mead 1948, 8th ed with the added chapter) 282pp illus, d/j in plastic wrap is tattery, but book is in good shape [B-]. (CJ Bookshelf: 1967 ed, VG $25.00. Booklein: 1958 ed, VG $86.25. Amazon Zshops: 1938 ed (original pub?), fine with fair d/j $65.00) - $40.00 GOD IS MY CO-PILOT, Robert L Scott Jr (Blue Ribbon 1944, 1st ed) 271pp illus, home-made d/j in mylar wrap. Cover is scuffed, those untrimmed pages look ratty, but book is really in very good condition [C+]. (Amazon: 5 from $13.66 to $37.50) - $20.00 STICK AND RUDDER, Wolfgang Langeweische (McGraw Hill 1944, 25th ed) 398pp illus; hand-made d/j in mylar wrap. Yes... 25th printing. It's the book that got most of the American youth of the '30s dreaming about becoming a pilot and it's still effective [B]. - $25.00 THE FLYING TIGERS, Russell Whelan (Garden City 1944, 1st ed) 224pp illus, stained and a bit tattery d/j in mylar sleeve. The definitive book about the AVG [C+]. offer ?? THE RED KNIGHT OF GERMANY, Floyd Gibbons (Garden City 1927, 1st ed) 383pp illus [B]. (Amazon: 10 from $7.95 to $40.00) offer ?? NOCTURNE MILITAIRE, Eliot White Springs (Grossett & Dunlap 1927, 1st ed) 288pp illus by Clayton Knight. [B]. offer ?? 8/25/06
|