Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Song of the Sky.

Murchie, Guy, · 1954

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, Riverside/Houghton Mifflin, 1954. VG. The mystery of the skies.

High Horizons: daredevil flying postmen to modern magic carpet - the United Air Lines story.

Taylor, Frank J., · 1951

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, McGraw Hill, (1951). VG in G DJ. From barnstorming, hedgehopping pilots who flew by the seat of their pants to 1950s deluxe pressurized airliners.

Days of the Ching Pao: a photographic record of the Flying Tigers 14th Air Force in Chna in World War II.

Rosholt, Malcolm (signed by author), · 1978

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Amherst, WI, Palmer Publications, (1978). G in G DJ. Before WWII Rosholt worked as a newspaperman on an English language daily in Shanghai and studied the Chinese language. daily in Shanghai with a private tutor. Many photos. Autographed by Rosholt on the front flyleaf "autogr...

Fighter Pilot: aerial combat aces from 1914 to the present day.

Ulanoff, Brig. Gen. Stanley M. - Editor, · 1962

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Doubleday, (1962). 1st ed. Fair ex-library. First person stories of colorful & courageous pilots WWI to Korea. Library markings, hinges and joints taped.

The Joy of Soaring: a training manual.

Conway, Carle, · 1981

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Los Angeles, CA, Soaring Society of America, (1981). 14th ptg. G in G DJ. Directed primarily to teaching the beginner to fly a glider and differnce between gliding and powered flight. Binding has. tanning on edges, DJ edge wear and price clipped.

The Story of Gliding.

Welch, Ann, · 1980

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

London, John Murray, (1980). 2nd ed. VG in VG DJ. Glding today is a high-technology sport. Without an engine gliders have flown 1,000 miles in a day and average speeds of. 100 m.p.h., more than is possible in many light airplanes. The modern sailplane is made of glass and carb...

Amerlia Earhart - Case Closed?.

Wagstaff, Nat'l Aerobatic Champion, · 1996

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Hummelstown, PA, AViation Pubs Book, (1996). VG PB. On July 2, 1937, in a "state-of-the-art", totally capable airplane, America's First Lady of the Air disappeared somewhere. in the South Pacific, creating one of 20th century's greatest mysteries. This book explores the woman,...

Cowboys of the Sky: the story of Alaska's bush pilots.

Levi, Steven C., · 1996

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Walker & Co, (1996). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ.

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Paris 6/16/1927, · 1927

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Putnam, 1927. 23rd impress. G. Lindbergh's transatlantic flight. Blue binding, gilt lettering with airplane front cover. Owner name front endpaper, edge wear. back endpaper. Future of aviation. Bright copy, airplane motif on endpapers.

Aircraft of the Pima Air Museum.

Pima Air Museum, · 1976

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

VG lg sz PB. The Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Arizona, was opened in 1976 after 10 years of planning. It then contained 75 aircraft but. now has 175. Laid in 1990 newspaper clipping of Lockheed F-50 Lightning then owned by religious zealot Bob Bean. Slight fading around spine an...

Command the Horizon: a pictorial history of aviation.

Shamburger, Page and Joe Christy, · 1968

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Castle, (1968). Reprint. VG in G DJ. Barnstormers, airmail pilots, racers, waraces, and innovators who broke ground where none had dared venture before. Corners bumped, DJ edge wear.

Listen! the Wind.

Lindberg, Anne Morrow, foreword by Charles Lindbergh, · 1938

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Harcourt Brace, (1938). 4th ptg. VG in G DJ. Story of the flight of Charles Lindbergh, her husband, across the Atlantic from Africa to Brazil in December, 1933. Final preparation of the plane, manipulation of the radio, and the actual piloting. DJ chipped.

Stuka Ju87.

Vanags-Baginskis, Alex, · 1982

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Crown, (1982). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. One of the most dreaded combat aircraft of WWII this screaming German dive-bomber epitomized the new kind of war, blitzkrieg,. lightning invasion of troops and armor supported by "flying artillery".

The Joy of Soaring: a training manual.

Conway, Carle, · 1969

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Los Angeles, CA, Soaring Society of America, (1969). VG in G DJ. Supplements the American Soaring Handbook and the monthly magazine Soaring. For the new to aviation or an experienced. power pilot making the transition to soaring flight. DJ edge wear.

Aircraft of the Pima Air Museum.

Pima Air Museum, · 1991

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Green Valley, AZ, Titan Missile Museum, (1991). VG lg sz PB.

Strut & Axle: 8 copies (vol XVII no 2 1995; spring 1996 no 1; vol XVIII summer 1997 no 2; fall & winter 1997; XIX no 1 spring.

Owl's Head Transportation Museum, · 1995

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Owl's Head, ME, Owl's Head Trans. Museum, 1995-2001. 8 VG PBs. 1998; no 2 summer 1998; XXI no 4 winter 2000; and vol XXII no 1 spring 2001. Some have address labels or notations.

Pedigree of Champions: Boeing since 1916.

Boeing, · 1977

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

np, Boeing Co, (1977). VG lg sz PB. Fold-out of Boeing model history at back of book. Laid photos of Ronald Reagan, his library & foundation with Air Force One. Facts sheet on the back. Book contains photos of various Boeing models. Owner sticker ft cover, name ft endpaper.

B-24 Liberator in Action: aircraft number 80.

Davis, Larry and Don Greer, · 1987

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Carrollton, TX, Squadron/Signal Pubs Inc., (1987). Special. VG lg sz PB. Color pictorial cover, last page publisher covers of other publications. 8 extra pages.

The Great Planes.

Gilbert, James, · 1970

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Madison Square Press/Grosset, (1970). VG in G DJ. Nearly all the great planes are alive and flyabale today, marvelous to look at, perform superbly, and have contributed. importantly to the exciting history of aviation. Photos from international archives as well as author's...

Cherokee Warrior Information Manual PA-28-151 Handbook part no. 761-563.

Piper Aircraft Publications Dept., · 1973

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

np, Piper Aircraft Corp, (1973). VG PB in blue jacket with paste down Piper label.