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 about The Birth of Flight (1st UK
Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Signed and inscribed by Astronaut Don Lind and his wife Kathleen directly on the FFEP ("Warm Regards to Sarah DuRee, we love your Grandparents. Choice people. From The Lind's, Don... More about Don Lind: Mormon Astronaut
Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. First printing stated on copyright page. Original price of $9.95 on front flap of DJ. Signed by Don Lind and Kathleen Lind directly on the FFEP. The book is accompanied... More about Mormon Astronaut (SIGNED BY DON AND KATHLEEN LIND w/ Original Event Program
New York: Delacorte Press, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 304 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Original price of $11.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Hint of wear to DJ edges. A very nice copy overall. More about Tips to Fly By: Techniques and Performance Tips for Better and Safer Flying (FIRST PRINTING
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 about An American Adventure: From Early Aviaton Through Three Wars to the White House (SIGNED FIRST...
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 about Race to the Sky: The Wright Brothers Versus the United States Government (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Columbus, OH: Mid Coast Marketing, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 339 PP. First printing signed and dated by Paul Tibbets directly under the group photograph on first page. Dated "9-21-02" by Tibbets under his signature. More about Return of the Enola Gay (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Columbus, OH: Mid Coast Marketing, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 339 PP. First printing signed and dated by Paul Tibbets directly under the group photograph on first page. Accompanied by official "Enola Gay" Mid Coast Marketing business card and candid photograph of Tibbets signing books for the company. More about Return of the Enola Gay (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING W/ PHOTOGRAPH
St. Paul, MN: Phalanx Publishing, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 205 PP. SIGNED TWICE BY WALLY SCHIRRA - ORIGINAL "WE SEVEN" MERCURY ASTRONAUT! Signed by all three authors to previous owner, Robert Goddard. Signed, "Welcome aboard, Robert. Your name-sake gave me a lift. Wally... More about Wildcats to Tomcats: The Tailhood Navy (SIGNED TWICE BY EACH AUTHOR!!!
New York: Fiction Publications, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 5 1/2 Inches. 66 PP. Important little gossip rag from the 50's featuring the "I Joined a Girl Gang" expose as well as six-page Communist propaganda story featuring Wernher Von Braun. Following the April 12, 1961... More about DARE Magazine (May, 1954) "Is there a Red Space Station Overhead"
California: Publishers Group West, 1994. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 9 3/4 X 12 7/8 Inches. 224 PP. Signed by Astronauts Scott Carpenter (WE SEVEN), Thomas Stafford (Gemini), Edward Gibson (Skylab 4), Charles Conrad Jr. (Gemini and Apollo), Alan Bean (Apollo) and Sally Ride (Challenger) directly on the numbered limitation bookplate... More about The Greatest Adventure SIGNED BY SIX ASTRONAUTS (#414 of the Limited Edition of 2000 copies
Van Nuys, CA: Tiger Originals, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 362 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed by "Tex" Hill, R.T. Smith, Dick Rossi, Erik Shilling, Ed Rector, Charlie Bond and Kenneth Jernstedt directly on the title-page. Five of the... More about Tale of a Tiger (FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY SEVEN OF THE FAMED WWII ACE "FLYING TIGER"...
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 about Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING