C E Kingsford Smith (25 results)

Hardcover. Black cloth, faded lettering on spine, no dj, lightly rubbed, back cover cracked at spine. Air; 30523.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Corners have some light wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The Flight of the Southern Cross. Kingsford-Smith, C. E. and C.T.P. Ulm. Robert M. McBride & Company, 1929. 295p. hardcover no dust jacket, boards bumped/scuffed, binding threads visible inside hinges but solid binding, text clean--10.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing hardcover book. Light blue cloth boards with brown lettering on cover and spine. Light soiling to cloth. No bumping, fraying or wear-through. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean with clean illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with photographs of the historic flight across the Pacific to Australia. With a Foreword by His Excellency, The Right Honorable Lord Stonehaven, Governor-General of Australia. 295 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, crisp, tight hardcover in very good condition; light shelf wear and rubbing, former owner's bookplate on paste down. No DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is very loose. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. First Edition. Out of print and scarce. With news clippings of the period laid in back.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Private library liquidation. Book condition is fair. Blue cloth silver lettering. Age spots, page discoloration. Ex lib spine separating no dj hard stamped cloth cover 1928. Hard cover.

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. 295pp. Illus. A v.g. copy. S004. AVIATION; CROSS-PACIFIC FLIGHT.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Foreword by His Exxellency, the Right Honorable Lord Stonehaven. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and map. Lacking the dust jacket. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation in a heavy cardboard box. A person's name is rubber-stamped at the bottom of the next to last blank leaf. Fine condition in black cloth with gilt lettering. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984. ; Black-and-white illustrations and a map; 8vo.; xii, 295 pages.…

Hardback. 286 pp spine faded damp damage to front board. book.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Book has minor cover wear. Dj has edgewear, cover wear and tape repairs. Book.

Hutchinson & Co, London. 1928. Hardback no DW. Red cloth boards. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Boards are worn and soiled with a sunned spine. Pages foxed, otherwise a nice copy.

Hardback. St Marys Books is proud to present this circa 1928 edition of The Great TransPacific Flight The Story of the Southern Cross by CE KingsfordSmith and CTP Ulm Bound in navy cloth with gold gilt lettering to the spine this hardback book contains ixiv and 286 pages of text Within the pages of this book the reader is treated to KingsfordSmith and Ulms account of their adventures and travels by aeroplane supplemented by contemporary black and white photographs to help set the scene This copy is in good condition the cloth on the spine is slightly faded there is some minor bumping to the corners and the spine is weak however the interior pages remain bright clean and readable The Great TransPacific Flight is looking for a new home and would make for the perfect gift for any aviation enthusiast. book.…

228pp. 8vo. Original blue slightly flecked cloth with silver lettering. Some foxing to endpapers, a very good copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. The story of Squadron - Leader Kingsford -Smith, and his Australian and American companions on their attempt to fly across the Pacific. 8vo.286 pages all illustrations correct. Original black cloth covered boards ,title on spine in gold lettering . First few front pages and rear have slight foxing , Photograph of author on facing title page , generally book is tight with only some slight shelf wear. A very interesting book , written about a time when we didn't fly like we do now, a quite incredible journey .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Spine bumped & faded, spotting on page tips, spotting and speckling on fep, rep, half title & title page, and on various pages of textg ; B&W Photographs; 8.8 x 5.65 x 1.8"; 286 pages; No official publication date, preface dated 1928, prize sticker dated 1931.

octavo, cloth in dust jacket. First American Edition. First American Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. National Travel Club, The story, by the participants, of the greatest flight in the history of aviation. Dust jacket with over all dust soiling and a few tape repairs along edge.

first edition; textblock in very good condition, albeit age toned and lightly foxed; cloth binding in very good condition, with some shelf wear, front inside hinge a bit tender; 286 pages, plus; photo plate illustrated; nice example for the collector's shelf.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 227pp, bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Blue and silver pictorial cloth, no jacket. Several slightly lighter areas on cover. 2 prev owner names on title page, some foxing throughout, reviews (possibly from jacket?) affixed to front endpapers, loosely inserted clipping from 1935 (tribute on Kingsford-Smith's disappearance). SIGNED by Charles Kingsford-Smith on title page and scarce thus. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition, number 427 of only 500 copies of this complete collection of seven prints commemorating milestones in aviation, each signed by the pilot. Very rare thus. All prints fresh and attractive, each in a colored metal frame. A stunning set. Each print approximately 16 x 13.5 inches visible (each print is matted, framed, and glazed in frames of various colors). Each print bears the Currier Press embossed stamp. Prints are bright and fine (very minor marginal creasing and a small closed marginal tear to the Wright print, not affecting image). Previously sold by Baumann Books and coming with their descriptive sheet. Also included is the plain brown portfolio that originally housed the prints. Please note that this set is very heavy in the metal frames. Frank Lemon (illustrator).…

8vo. pp.227 with black & white photographs. a couple of small spots to spine else a very good copy.

First Edition. Foreword by His Excellency The Right Hon Lord Stonehaven, Governor-Generlaof Australia. Pp. 228(last colophon), title page decoration, 68 plates, pictorial endpapers; cr. 8vo; pictorial blue cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, the boards slightly sprung, edges a trifle rubbed; endpapers faintly offset, contemporary inked signature (undeciphered, dated 12 Dec. 1928) on title page, a couple of tiny edge splits or chips, top fore-corner of a few leaves faintly creased, outer leaves and edges slightly foxed; Penlington & Somerville, Sydney, 1928. First edition. *Signed by both authors on the upper free endpaper. With loosely inserted related ephemera. Signed. …