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Auction archive: Lot number 85

Group of Early Aviation Books

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Price realised:
US$36
Auction archive: Lot number 85

Group of Early Aviation Books

Estimate
n. a.
Price realised:
US$36
Beschreibung:

Lot of 23, includes: Lewis Machine Gun Handbook Model 1917-18 Caliber .30. 63 p. Savage Arms Corporation: Utica, NY. Includes full color illustrated guns with parts. Aviation Manual. Standard Oil Company: Chicago, ?. 67 p. Includes full color pictures of engines and other plane parts and a list of all the major airports. Haskin, Fredric J. Aviation: Fundamental Facts About Flying. The Haskin Information Bureau: D.C, 1928. 32 p. Printed in order to spread public knowledge about flying and major events in aviation. condition: soiling on the cover and writing, some separation from the binding. Clevenger, C.P. Chief Pilot and Flight Instructor at Alexander Airport in Denver. Modern Flight. The Alexander Industries, Inc.: Denver, 1927. First edition, third printing. 82 p. Downs, Bertram W. The Modern Airplane: Why it Flies, How it is controlled, How to become a Pilot, Safety of Aviation Written in Plain English. Roth-Downs Airways, Inc.: St. Paul, 1928. 127 p. condition: some surface wear of the spine and cover. Luscombe, Don A. Simplified Flying. Mono Aircraft, Inc.: Moline, Ill. 54 p. Blue paper cover with blue print. It's Easy to Fly: A primer of airplane construction, operation, and engine lubrication. Standard Oil Company: New York, 1929. 49 p. Brilliant illustrated cover of an eagle and airplane. condition: some flaking of the paper cover on the spine and foxing on the cover. ABC Book of Flying. Standard Oil Company (Ohio Corporation): New York, 1929. 20 p. Aircraft in Commerce. New York & Western Airways, Inc.: New York, 1926. Black paper cover with silver lettering. 33 p. Handbook of the National Aircraft Collection Exhibited in the United States National Museum Under Direction of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C., 1932. 32 p. The Latest and Best Books on Aviation. Popular Mechanics Press: Chicago, 1930. Complete with the yellow hand order form. 25 p. Legenfelder, Jack W. A Picture Postcard History of U.S. Aviation. Almar Press: Vestal, 1989. 122 p. Western Flying: 1936 Directory of Military Aircraft. September issue. 59 p. Matt, Paul. Paul Matt's Scale Airplane Drawings: Vol. 1-2. Aviation Heritage Library Series: Terre Haute, 1990s(?). First Editions. Bowers, Peter M. Forgotten Fighters and Experimental Aircraft U.S. Navy/1. AEROFACT, Inc.: New York, 1971. 78 p. Bowers, Peter M. Forgotten Fighters and Experimental Aircraft U.S. Army/2. AEROFACT, Inc.: New York, 1971. 94 p. The Best of Paul Matt A Collection from the Historical Aviation Albums. Volume 1. SunShine House, Inc.: Terre Haute, 1988. 87 p. Mizrahi, J.V. Dive and Torpedo Bombers. J.V. Mizrahi & Sentry Books: Northridge, 1967. 66 p. Mizrahi, J.V. Carrier Fighters. Volume I. J.V. Mizrahi & Sentry Books: Northridge, 1969. 67 p. Mohler, Stanley R. and Bobby H. Johnson. Wiley Post, his Winne Mae, and the World's First Pressure Suit. Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C., 1971. 127 p. Sikorsky, Igor. The Russian Years. Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C., 1987. 223 p. Cochrane, Dorothy, Von Hardesty, and Russell Lee The Aviation Careers of Igor Sikorsky. National Air and Space Museum: Washington, D.C., 1984. 206 p. Ray, Jim. Fighting Planes of the U.S. Navy. Grinnell Lithographic Co., Inc.: 1940. 11 p. Full color lithographs with supplementary excerpts. condition: some yellow of the paper and small tears at the margins. Condition: See the excerpts above. If condition is not noted it is in excellent condition.

Auction archive: Lot number 85
Auction:
Datum:
3 Dec 2015
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
Beschreibung:

Lot of 23, includes: Lewis Machine Gun Handbook Model 1917-18 Caliber .30. 63 p. Savage Arms Corporation: Utica, NY. Includes full color illustrated guns with parts. Aviation Manual. Standard Oil Company: Chicago, ?. 67 p. Includes full color pictures of engines and other plane parts and a list of all the major airports. Haskin, Fredric J. Aviation: Fundamental Facts About Flying. The Haskin Information Bureau: D.C, 1928. 32 p. Printed in order to spread public knowledge about flying and major events in aviation. condition: soiling on the cover and writing, some separation from the binding. Clevenger, C.P. Chief Pilot and Flight Instructor at Alexander Airport in Denver. Modern Flight. The Alexander Industries, Inc.: Denver, 1927. First edition, third printing. 82 p. Downs, Bertram W. The Modern Airplane: Why it Flies, How it is controlled, How to become a Pilot, Safety of Aviation Written in Plain English. Roth-Downs Airways, Inc.: St. Paul, 1928. 127 p. condition: some surface wear of the spine and cover. Luscombe, Don A. Simplified Flying. Mono Aircraft, Inc.: Moline, Ill. 54 p. Blue paper cover with blue print. It's Easy to Fly: A primer of airplane construction, operation, and engine lubrication. Standard Oil Company: New York, 1929. 49 p. Brilliant illustrated cover of an eagle and airplane. condition: some flaking of the paper cover on the spine and foxing on the cover. ABC Book of Flying. Standard Oil Company (Ohio Corporation): New York, 1929. 20 p. Aircraft in Commerce. New York & Western Airways, Inc.: New York, 1926. Black paper cover with silver lettering. 33 p. Handbook of the National Aircraft Collection Exhibited in the United States National Museum Under Direction of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution: Washington, D.C., 1932. 32 p. The Latest and Best Books on Aviation. Popular Mechanics Press: Chicago, 1930. Complete with the yellow hand order form. 25 p. Legenfelder, Jack W. A Picture Postcard History of U.S. Aviation. Almar Press: Vestal, 1989. 122 p. Western Flying: 1936 Directory of Military Aircraft. September issue. 59 p. Matt, Paul. Paul Matt's Scale Airplane Drawings: Vol. 1-2. Aviation Heritage Library Series: Terre Haute, 1990s(?). First Editions. Bowers, Peter M. Forgotten Fighters and Experimental Aircraft U.S. Navy/1. AEROFACT, Inc.: New York, 1971. 78 p. Bowers, Peter M. Forgotten Fighters and Experimental Aircraft U.S. Army/2. AEROFACT, Inc.: New York, 1971. 94 p. The Best of Paul Matt A Collection from the Historical Aviation Albums. Volume 1. SunShine House, Inc.: Terre Haute, 1988. 87 p. Mizrahi, J.V. Dive and Torpedo Bombers. J.V. Mizrahi & Sentry Books: Northridge, 1967. 66 p. Mizrahi, J.V. Carrier Fighters. Volume I. J.V. Mizrahi & Sentry Books: Northridge, 1969. 67 p. Mohler, Stanley R. and Bobby H. Johnson. Wiley Post, his Winne Mae, and the World's First Pressure Suit. Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C., 1971. 127 p. Sikorsky, Igor. The Russian Years. Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C., 1987. 223 p. Cochrane, Dorothy, Von Hardesty, and Russell Lee The Aviation Careers of Igor Sikorsky. National Air and Space Museum: Washington, D.C., 1984. 206 p. Ray, Jim. Fighting Planes of the U.S. Navy. Grinnell Lithographic Co., Inc.: 1940. 11 p. Full color lithographs with supplementary excerpts. condition: some yellow of the paper and small tears at the margins. Condition: See the excerpts above. If condition is not noted it is in excellent condition.

Auction archive: Lot number 85
Auction:
Datum:
3 Dec 2015
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
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