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Airplanes: The Door Opener Nowell, Jarvis
Self-published Hard Copy Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Inscribed By Author
Self-published, no date (author's inscription dated 1983). Book is inscribed by the author on the front paste down as follows: "Dec. 6, 1983 To [unreadable] Dear Friends. I hope you enjoy this story of my life. You will find some laughs, thrills and also some tears. Wishing you folks the best in life. Your friend [signed] Jarvis Nowell". Book is in Good condition: rear board has several light cracks and, on bottom edge, is bumped; edges are dirty; binding is tight and square, and pages are clean and bright. No dust jacket.
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25.00 USD
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Duel of Eagles Townsend, Peter
Novato, CA Presidio Press 1991 0-89141-432-0 / 9780891414322 Hard Copy Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
455 pages. Book and dust jacket are both in Near Fine condition. From the dust jacket: "...Townsend traces the background in which the two rival airforces [British and German] shared a common past of rivalry and respect. It is a tale of heroes such as von Richtofen, Douglas Bader and Ginger Lacey; of political manoeuvrings and short-sightedness. Above all, it is a tale of courage." Gift wrap and gift card available.
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12.60 USD
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Lost In Space: The Fall Of NASA And The Dream Of A New Space Age Klerkx, Greg
New York, New York, U.S.A. Pantheon Books 2004 0375421505 / 9780375421501 Stated 1st Edition/1st Printing Hard Copy Very Good+ Very Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Pantheon Books, New York, 2004. Signed by author on title page (flat-signed, meaning that only the author's signature appears; there is no inscription to any person). autographed copy" sticker on front of dust jacket. Stated 1st edition/1st printing. Book is in Very Good+ condition: rear board doesn't lie quite flat; light bumping on top and bottom of spine and at corners; binding is tight and pages are clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition: light rubbing on edges; no tears or chips; not price-clipped. From the dust jacket: "In Lost in Space, Greg Klerkx argues that ever since the last human left the moon in 1972, the Space Age has been stuck in the wrong orbit -- and NASA, the organization that once fueled the world's space-faring hopes, has been largely responsible for keeping it there. With the loss of the space shuttle Columbia, there has never been a more critical time for anyone interested in the future of space exploration to ask two questions: Whatever happened to the Space Age? And how do we get it back? In pursuit of answers to these questions, Klerkx goes behind the scenes to reveal how NASA devolved from a pioneer of new horizons to a blundering bureaucracy concerned mainly with its own continued existence. Klerkx describes how NASA became dependent on projects geared mainly toward the needs of its budgetary allies -- leading contractors in the 'big aerospace' community -- while drifting ever further from the public that had once cheered on its efforts to explore humankind's last frontier. Chief among his criticisms, Klerkx makes clear the misguided and expensive folly of the space shuttle -- the Edsel of space transportation -- and chronicles NASA?s clumsy development of the money-gobbling International Space Station. A damning, eye-opening indictment of NASA, Lost in Space is filled with fascinating perspectives on the ideas and technology behind modern space travel. But above all, Lost in Space is a story of people: some who devoted their lives to NASA and continue to believe in its promise, and others who became embittered by NASA?s failures and have struck out on their own, thereby giving rise to the ?alternative? space movement that may hold the key to the future of humans in space?with or without NASA."
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18.00 USD
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Military Aircraft of the World Taylor, John W. R.
London Ian Allen Ltd 1973 0-7110-0452-8 / 9780711004528 2nd Edition Hard Copy Near Fine Very Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
240 pages. 2nd edition. Book is in Near Fine condition. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition - slight yellowing and some edge wear but no tear or nicks and not price-clipped. From the dust jacket: "Every combat type known to be in service with the world's air forces is included in this unrivalled single-volume reference work; so are the transports, trainers and second-line machines -- every kind of aircraft that can be seen in military insignia. More than 290 superb photographs, plus silhouette drawings illustrate a book that is essential to those whose lives may depend on recognising aeroplanes quickly and surely, and will be of absorbing interest and value to enthusiasts, model makers and everone in the aviation industry."
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8.78 USD
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Night Flying Murphy, Rita
New York, New York, U.S.A. Delacorte Press 2000 038532748x / 9780385327480 1st Printing Hard Copy Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Delacorte Press, New York, 2000. Signed by author on title page as follows "All My Best [signed] Rita Murphy". Not inscribed to any person. First printing. Book is in Very Good condition: spine slightly cocked; light edge wear; fore edge a little dirty; one page fox eared; bindiing is tight, and pages are clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Very Good condition: rubbing on edges; 2 small tears on edge; price clipped; sticker on jacket saying "Autographed Copy".
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40.00 USD
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Twelve Seconds to the Moon Young, Rosamond & Fitzgerald, Catharine
Dayton, Ohio United States Air Force Museum Foundation 1983 0-9611634-0-2 / 9780961163402 2nd Edition, Revised and Enlarged Hard Copy Very Good+ Very Good+ 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Signed by Authors
United States Air Force Museum, Dayton, 1983. 199 pages. Signed by both authors, Rosamond Young and Catharine Fitzgerald on the front flyleaf. Book and dust jacket are both in Very Good+ condition -- both have some edge wear and some chipping, and jacket has a scratch on the back. Jacket is not price-clipped. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. Story of the Wright Brothers, loaded with photographs, drawings and other illustrations. Pictorial boards.
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16.50 USD
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