Lt P H Ray (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. [2nd rev. ed, 1st printing] ; 320 pp. ; illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm ; OCLC 4699466 ; brown cloth with gold lettering, in color illustrated dustjacket ; detailed color photos of aircraft of the period. Contents: Sopwith Triplane, PZL P-11, Short 184, Boeing B-17E & F Flying Fortress, Junnkers JU 87A & B, Gloster Meteor F.IV, Nieuport N,28C-1, Curtiss Hawk 75, Hawker Typhoon, Mitsubishi KI-46, Boeing B-47, Short Empire Boats, RE 8, Siemens Schuckert DIII & IV, Fokker C.V, Ilyushin I 1-2, Savoia-Marchetti SM 79, Chance-Vaought F8A-E Crusader, De Havilland D.H.2, Grumman F3F-Series, Bristol Blenheim I, Focke-Wulf FW 190D/TA 152, Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, Douglas DC-3 (pre-1942) ; Copy of Lt. Col. Charles Oliver Fikes (1935-2020), who served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, at first as an aviation cadet in B-47s at Chennault AFB in 1955, and later as a B-52 pilot. He retired as a Lt. Colonel, and began a career with Eastern Airlines. He retired from Eastern in 1985. ; nick in dustjacket, else FINE/FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. [Rev. and enl. ed, 1st printing] ; 336 pp. ; illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm ; OCLC 464172261 ; brown cloth with gold lettering, in color illustrated dustjacket ; detailed color photos of aircraft of the period. Contents: American D.H.4, Gloster Gladiator, Focke-Wulf FW200, Beoing B-29 Superfortress, Nort American P-51B & C Mustang, Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, SE 5, PZL P-23 Karas, Lockhead P-38J-M Lighting, De Havilland Comet Series 1-4, Grumman F8F Bearcat, Kawasaki KI-45 Toryu, Hanriot HD 1, English Electric P.1 & Lightning 1, Fiat B.R.20, Martin B-26B & C Marauder, Hawker Hurricane 1, Messerschmitt BF 109G & K, Curtiss Nave Hawks, Boulton-Paul Defiant, Gotha G I-V, Lockhead Constellation, Kawasaki KI-61 Hiem, Fiat G.91 ; Copy of Lt. Col. Charles Oliver Fikes (1935-2020), who served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, at first as an aviation cadet in B-47s at Chennault AFB in 1955, and later as a B-52 pilot. He retired as a Lt. Colonel, and began a career with Eastern Airlines. He retired from Eastern in 1985. ; nick in dustjacket, else FINE/FINE. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: See Description. 1st Edition. Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of December 11, 1884, Lt. P.H. Ray. Published by Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 695pp. with 3 color lithographs and 10 phototype plates, chromolithograph frontis, folding map. Original black cloth boards with typed title label to front board. Contents are free of markings, tears etc.; plates are in fine condition; hinges weakened at frontispiece and title page. Boards have moderate wear. The 1885 Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska details a U.S. Army Signal Corps expedition led by Lt. P.H. Ray from 1881-1883. As part of the first International Polar Year, the 10-man team established a station at Cape Smythe to conduct magnetic, meteorological, and environmental observations The report includes detailed findings on mammals, birds, fishes, insects, marine invertebrates, plants, and minerals collected during the two-year stay. A major component was the in-depth, firsthand study of the indigenous population, including a "vocabulary collected among the Eskimos of Point Barrow and Cape Smythe," a census of the Cape Smythe village, and a catalog of ethnographic items. …