randolph stella (8 resultados)

Hard Back. Condición: VG-. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG. Limited First Edition. Hardback book bound in turquoise cloth-covered boards with white decoration on the front and white title on the spine. Only defect to note on the book is damp stain on lower back cover (does not appear on book pages); clean, tight and unmarked interior. The dust jacket has light edge wear. This is #1341 of a Limited First Edition. Book reports that history shows that Gustave Whitehead predated the aerial ventures of the Wright Brothers and thus was first to fly. Numerous black and white photos of early aircraft and pilots. 344 pages including the General Index for Documents. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. COVER (hardcover with dust jacket)- 2-inch scar (bookstore label removed), 2-inch tear, other (minor) tears; scratches, creases; minor stains. PAGES- creases/minor tears on few pages near back; minor stains; no writing. Not ex-library. 300+ pgs. Book.

Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. This may prove to be the most procative indictment against American avaition historians and the Smithsonian's National Air Museum for clamping the lid shut on the true facts concerning achievement of man's first powered flight by Gustave Whitehead. With meticulous care the authors take the reader behind the scenes at the Smithsonian and with irrefutable documented facts, details the longest cover-up in aviation history. Included are photographs, an appendix, and a general index for documents. This copy is clean, solid, and has shelfwear to the dust jacket. This is #1042 of a limited edition. This is an important reference work for the aviation history library.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. private library liquidation new - Limited Edition No. 724/1000.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. private library liquidation Black Cloth/gold letter no dj faded.

Hardback. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. St Marys Books are proud to present this 1966 first edition of The Story of Gustave Whitehead Before the Wrights Flew by Stella Randolph Housed in a vibrant pictorial dustjacket depicting Whitehead operating a flying machine this hardback book is bound in cloth decorated with an identical illustration Inside one finds 191 pages of text peppered with black and white photographs facsimilie documents letters news articles and more Within the pages of this book the reader is treated to the remarkable story of the unsung era of aviation the early contributors to the slow progress of flight in the years before the Wrights This copy and its original dustjacket are in remarkably good condition with few notable blemishes or imperfections they apear virtually asnew The Story of Gustave Whitehead Before the Wrights Flew is looking for a new home and would make for the perfect gift for any aviation enthusiast. book.

hardcover. Condición: Good.

Fritz Majer & Sohn, Leutershausen, 1978. 344 S. mit Abb., Leineneinband mit Schutzumschlag---- sehr gutes Exemplar/ Mit Widmung des Autors O'Dwyer, datiert am 15.12.(19)78/ very good condition with dedication on first page - 1055 Gramm.