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Published by U S Geological Survey, 1963
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, April 29 (sale item)* 127 pp., Paperback, with fold-out maps and charts, very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Published by San Francisco: by the Academy, 1926
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings in a library binding with original wraps bound-in. Cover shows minor wear, pages are clean.
Published by His Majesty's Stationery office, 1918
Seller: Andrew Johnson Books, Shipston-on-Stour, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A bound volume containing twelve papers on the subject of seaplanes, and flying boat hulls. 8vo, measuring 10 x 6.5 inches ( 250 x 160mm), bound in brown half leather, with title and "Volume 15" on front; covers rubbed, a couple of plates loose, as noted below, otherwise very good. The volume consists of the following papers: G.S. Baker & E.M. Keary, EXPERIMENTS WITH MODELS OF SEAPLANE FLOATS, Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, December 1918, 8 pages, 3 plates (1 folding); G.H. Bottomley, THE IMPACT OF A MODEL SEAPLANE FLOAT ON WATER, Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Marc 1919, 8 pages, 10 figures on 8 plates (1 loose); G.S. Baker & E.M. Keary, EXPERIMENTS WITH FULL-SIZED MACHINES, Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, September, 1920, 13 pages, 3 figures on 2 plates; FLYING BOATS - THE FORM & DIMENSIONS OF THEIR HULL, East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, February 1920, 48 pages, 1 plate, with original wrappers; G.S. Baker & E.M. Keary, EXPERIMENTS WITH MODEL FLYING BOAT HULLS AND SEAPLANE FLOATS. POSSIBILITY OF LOADING A FLYING BOAT , THE BEAM AND ANGLE OF FOREBODY BEING VARIED, Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, January 1920, 20 pages, 7 figures (1 loose); E.M. Keary, EXPERIMENTS WITH MODEL FLYING BOAT HULLS AND SEAPLANE FLOATS. Aeronautical Research Committee, January 1922, 16 pages, 7 figures; G.S. Baker, TEN YEARS' TESTING OF SEAPLANE MODELS, Royal Aeronautical Society, Journal, 1923, 20 pages, 5 figures; G.S. Baker & E.M. Keary, EXPERIMENTS WITH MODEL FLYING BOAT HULLS, Aeronautical Research Committee, August 1923, 8 pages, 5 figures, with wrappers; William Froude National Tank in conjunction with the Marine and Armament Experimental Establishment, FLYING BOAT IMPACT TESTS, EXPERIMENTS WITH FULL-SIZE MACHINES, April 1924, 6 pages, 2 figures; with wrappers; Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, COMPARISON OF ATALANTA AND MODEL SEAWORTHINESS AND FORE AND AFT ANGLE, July 1925, 9 pages, 6 figures (4 plates); W.G.A. Perriing, THE WATER PERFORMANCE OF SEAPLANES, R.A.E., October, 1934, 4 pages, 4 figures; E.T. Jones & W.H. Davies, WATER PRESSURE ON HULL OF BOAT SEAPLANE, Aeronautical Research Committee, March 1934, 46 pages, 56 figures, with wrappers.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1913
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Dugdale, T.C.; Wigfull, W.E.; De Walton, John; Soper, George; Reynolds, Warwick; Somerfield, T.; Simmons, Graham; Machefert, A.C. (illustrator). First Edition. 100 Pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Features: The Crusader's Ghost a tale from Manorbier, a village in Pembrokeshire; The Ice-Harvest of Norway - *fascinating* article and many descriptive photos explain how large blocks of ice are produced and transported to London for sale; Twenty Dreadful Days - Captain W.H. Derard's vessel, the "Siddartha" was dismasted in the Atlantic; Through the Land of Witchcraft - Part 3 - "Ju-Ju" in remote bush districts of West Africa; How We Saved the Team - an Australian teamster saves his runaway bullocks as they hang over a precipice; Paid in Full - Captain G.D. Haigh was captured and mistreated by Boers but he escaped and brought justice to his former captors; Our Trip to the Cedars of Lebanon - *magnificently* photo-illustrated article; The Hunted Hunters - While chasing a French-Canadian lumberman/murderer the pursuers are hunted by wolves!; Stopping a Runaway Engine; Across the Congo - Part 4 - photo-illustrated article describing the 3,500 mile journey of Marguerite Roby from Boma to Elizabethville; The "Beast-Man" - John Tornow vowed a vendetta against the entire human race in the Chehalis County area of Washington state; A Wanderer in Sicily - wonderful travel article with many great photos; School-Teaching in the West - wild times at a mixed composition school at Beaver Creek near Fort Benton, USA. Average wear. Unmarked. Covers loose but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.
Published by P.F. Collier & Son Company, USA, 1931
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Lowell, Orson (cover); Justis, Lyle; Billmyer, James; Sykes, C.H.; Skidmore, T.D.; Wood, Lawson; Williams, C.D.; Gustavson, L.R. (illustrator). First Edition. 54 pages. Features: Nice Hockey illustration on cover; Colour Texaco ad inside front cover; Oakland 8 / Pontiac 6 full-page ad; Classy color full-page ad for Maxwell House Coffee; Mr. Tuggy Drives his Buggy (short story); Kansas Kid (short story); Against the Grain - Ire at Grain Traders - article; No Questions Asked (short story); The Polecat's Pal - the story of a dog who fell from grace but was redeemed in a most curious fashion; Fairweather Quinn - Captain Thomas P. Quinn of Seattle pilots vessels in and out of Puget Sound - article with photo; The Road Back (short story); A Lady of Resource (short story); Power and Glory - Boies Penrose - articles with photo; Sensational full-page color photo ad for Life Saver candies; Smoke in the Bank (short story); Oldsmobile ad; Captain of Industry - Barry Wood is Captain of the Harvard football team; Wonderful two-color centerfold ad for Willys cars; Nice full-page two-color ad for Coke 'behind the scenes' in Hollywood; Studebaker Truck ad; Wonderful color full-page ad for Chesterfield cigarettes; Nostalgic Nice color Camel cigarette ad on back cover shows couple in front of fireplace; General Electric Sun Lamp ad inside back cover. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.