London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1941. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 5 X 7 3/8 Inches. 204 PP. Original blue publisher cloth with white title stamping to spine. From the collection of former RAF Pilot Derek Mason (WWII era). His bookplate on front pastedown. Price-clipped. A very appealing copy overall..... More
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1940. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 182 Pages with 4 Pgs ads. VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET! Jacket illustration by Edward Hynes. Book also features endpapers designed by Hynes as well as dozens of Hynes illustrations. WWII interest. From..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 154 PP. An exceptional first edition copy of Gann's third book in the scarce original wrapper. Original price of $2.00 intact on front flap of DJ. Original publisher blue cloth with red..... More
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. 7 1/8 X 10 1/4 Inches. Signed and inscribed, "To the Carr Brothers - May you always fly high! Stephen B. Goddard" directly on the title-page. Sharp corners and spine. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (History Office), 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/4 X 9 3/4 Inches. 470 PP. Important study of the space shuttle program from 1972 to 1999 (the shuttle program ceased operation in 2011). Light scuffing to rear DJ panel. More
New York: Smithsonian Books, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 369 PP. Signed by author on title-page without inscription. Jones has added his mission, "STS 59, 68, 80, 98." Named one of the TOP FIVE books about Space by the Wall Street Journal. Original..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 562 PP. First printing with publisher "A" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.00 intact on front flap. Hint of wear to covers and corners very lightly bumped. DJ exhibits a bit..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 264 PP. First printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed to WWII B-17 Pilot Les Williams. Accompanied by note signed by Stearman asking Williams to..... More
Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 6 5/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 397 PP. Exhaustive study of the creation and progress of spacesuits used by NASA. The finest book on the subject. Profusely illustrated with photos, diagrams etc. Many of the photographs are file copies..... More
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1939. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 260 Pages with 16 Pgs ads. VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET! WWII interest. From the collection of WWII Bomber Pilot Derek Mason. Mason, a pilot in WWII, was a commercial pilot and United..... More
New York: Franklin Watts, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 260 PP. Signed by Maury Allen directly on the FFEP without inscription. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.95 intact on ffep. From the dj flap..... More
Dallas, TX: Beckett, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. Unpaginated. Original price of $2.50 on front cover. This is the TRUE FIRST ISSUE OF #1!! Watershed collectibles magazine, arguably the single most important hobby magazine ever created. There is little doubt that Beckett and..... More
Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 220 PP. First printing with full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $18.95 intact. Signed by Yogi Berra, Hank Bauer, Bill "Moose" Skowron, Whitey Ford..... More
Charlotte, NC: Charlotte Knights, 1993. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 84 PP. Jim Thome on front cover! Includes Manny Ramirez in his first year at AAA level.Crease to top corner and slight wear at edges. (AAA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians). More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 320 PP. Stated First Edition copy with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $15.95 intact on front flap of DJ. In depth look at..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 261 PP. Signed by Pulitzer Prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin directly on the ffep. Original price of $25.00 intact on front flap of DJ. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the..... More
New York: Warner Books, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 168 PP. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $18.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Signed and inscribed by Hershiser on the FFEP. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 256 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $27.50 intact on front flap. Oversized photographic history of the Reds. Hint of wear to edges..... More
New York: Harper Collins, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 224 Pages. More
New York: Doubleday, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 246 Pages. Original price of $18.95 intact. Full numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. More
Vero Beach, FL: Los Angeles Dodgers, 1960. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 X 11 Inches. 20 PP. Original March 28, 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers program from historic Vero Beach "Dodgertown" Spring Training. Luckily, the original owner took down the roster and most of the stats for the game..... More
Boston: Original, 1974. Original. Single Sheet. 7 1/4 X 10 1/2 Inches. Original lengthy letter in the hand of Johnny "Mr. Red Sox" Pesky on official Red Sox stationery. Pesky batted a lifetime .307 average and was affiliated with the Red Sox is some form or fashion for over 60..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 276 PP. First printing of the unrivaled biography of Hall of Famer, Cal Ripken, Jr. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $22.95 intact on front..... More
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 436 PP. Original price of $24.95 intact on front flap. A few "specks" to fore-edge. More
Muncy, PA: Reeder, 1930. Original Photograph. Photograph. 7 1/4 X 6 1/4 Inches. Amazing original cabinet card photograph from the baseball's golden era (circa 1930). Photograph of eleven young men with at least five of them wearing a "Muncy" uniform. Classic pose with at least one young man smoking a...... More