Born Aviation (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Color illustration on cover. Int. good. Color illustrations. 27 pages. Minor shelf wear. Bob East (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Clean, tight and Neat. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Condition: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, light blue title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 320 printed pages of text. Foxing to the page edges and end papers. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tear and related crease lines to the top front gutter, chips to the spine ends, not price clipped, 10/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.…

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (viii), 272 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £25.00. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'For (name withheld) - Sincerely Norman Franks'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN. …

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. Quarto. 10'' x 8''. Contains 168 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Small ink name to the front free end paper. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with crease lines to the spine ends, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Norman Franks' + Loosely enclosed letter of provenance, dated 3rd October 2016, requesting the author to sign the book | Norman Franks has returned this letter to the recipient listing other titles he has and which he can sign for him. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).…

Condition: Fine. First edition thus substantially updated hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xiv), 274 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Small booksellers ticket removed from the bottom of the front free end paper. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. + No. 304 of 500 Victory in Europe flown cover | Flight Lieutenant J. A. Cruickshank was awarded the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous bravery during a successful attack on U-347 in the Atlantic on 17th July 1944 and SIGNED by him to the front cover 'John Cruickshank' also SIGNED by the author label to the title page 'Best wishes | Norman Franks' + letter of provenance to the author dated 2016. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.…

4to. 1 p. Damage to the borders. To Thomas A. Edison: I take it from your letter [], that you prefer to not be given credit for your suggestion that we invite the amateuers to participate in the World Radio Checkup, which is the only occasion I would bhave to quote your name. Accordingly I am revising the printed announcement of the World Radio Checkup and the circular letter to be sent to radio amateurs. You may like to know just how the meeting between you and Orville Write took place in 1913, as it is referred to in the article abou tmyself published in the National Magazine. [] At about that time we were arranging for a reception for Orville Wright to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the first flight and as Orville Wright would be in New York, Sloane and myself arranged the meeting, he ,produced' you goodself and I ,produced' Orville Wright. The photo, autographed by all the members of the party is in my office side by side with the photo and some striking letters from Colonel Roosevelt. []".…