Search Results: Aviation from WILLOWBAY BOOKS

Pantheon Books, New York., 1990. First Edition (Stated) (American). Hardcover.. Fine/Fine. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/2.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. GIFT QUALITY. NEVER OPENED. Book FINE/ Dust Jacket FINE. Sewn binding. Boards are black paper, spine is black cloth, lettering orange. Dust jacket is black/orange, lettering white/orange, black/white photo on front of PSA jet on fire, black/white photo on back flap. Dust jacket is not price clipped, has two very small shallow creases at top of dj spine, if book is tilted in bright light the back of dj shows a bit of rubbing by adjacent book on shelf. The book itself has covers and spine flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases. Page ends are clean, white, top page ends near spine have small finger marks as you would get from pulling the book out from a high shelf by putting your finger in just behind the spine. Inner end papers are white. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright,… Read More

Random House/Ridge Press, New York., 1976. First Edition.. Hardcover.. Near Fine/G. 11 x 8 3/4 x 1 1/8.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEAR FINE/ Dust Jacket GOOD. Sewn binding. Coated Paper. Boards and spine are yellow cloth, lettering blue, with nice yellow embossed title on front cover. Dust jacket is burnt orange, lettering white, colour photo front, spine and 1/3 of back dust jacket. Dust jacket is price clipped, has one minor chip on bottom of dj front fold, a 1/2 inch tear on bottom of dj spine and very minor small area of slight curl in top edge of dj back, the dust jacket is in excellent condition except for an unfortunate piece missing out of the dj front cover, this piece is from the spine edge to across the top edge of the dj by 6 1/2 inches and then diagonally down to 3 1/4 inches, in other words the missing piece covers from 3 1/2 inches down the dust jacket spine out diagonally to a 1 inch depth missing 6 1/2 inches across the top… Read More

Ziff-Davis Publishing New York, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Very Fine/--. 11 1/8 x 8 1/8 x 3/8. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book VERY FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. NEVER OPENED. GIFT QUALITY. Part Coated stock, part not. NOTE: Still has the original front Bonus Inserts Description label and when I took the book photo, it got accidentally folded back diagonally so that in the photo it looks like half the lael is missing but it is not, it is now flat and completely intact. Covers are colour photo front with red band on top, lettering white/gold/black, colour ad on back. NOTE: Front cover has a fold-out and in the photo of the book this vertical line might look like a scratch, cut or crease but it is only the edge formed by the shorter front cover on top of the wider fold-out. Front cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, no edge wear, has a few small places where some of the colour was gently rubbed off by adjacent… Read More

Ziff-Davis Publishiers New York, 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Fine/--. 11 1/8 x 8 1/8 x 1/4. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book VERY FINE/ Covers FINE. NEVER OPENED. GIFT QUALITY. Coated stock. Covers are colour photo front, lettering white/blue/black, colour ad on back. Front cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, no edge wear, near the word Annual on the cover there is a small area where colour is rubbed but this is barely noticeable, no stains, no subscription label. Spine is flat, straight and at 90 degrees to covers, it is not sunned, there is a tiny line (not ink) across the width of the spine near the bottom, there is a 1/2 inch tear where the top edge of spine meets the front cover. Back cover is flat, bright, no rips, one small crease at the top open side corner, tiny areas of colour worn off top and side edges in 2 or 3 places, a few small areas of colour rubbed near top corner… Read More

Avon Books New York., 1997. First Edition (Stated).. Softcover.. As New/--. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 1.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. GIFT QUALITY. NEVER OPENED. Book AS NEW/ Covers VERY FINE. Covers are white/blue, lettering blue/red/black, colour photo front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, no edge wear, very slight separation of the cover paper on tip of one corner. Page edges bright and clean, on top page edges near spine some small marks such as you would make with your fingers when pulling book from the shelf. Inner end papers are white. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. No photos. The Former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation Tells You Everything You Need To Know To Travel Safer By Air.

Queen’s Printer, Government of Canada., 1971. First Edition 1961, Fourth Reprint.. Softcover. VG/--. 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3/4. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book VERY GOOD/ Covers VERY GOOD. Glued binding. Covers are light green, lettering black, title and coat of arms of Canada on front. Covers and spine are flat, bright, no rips, one slightly creased corner, a very faint vertical crease on front cover, miniscule edge wear, some sunning on spine and all edges of covers but spine is still bright and legible, faint shadow of a water spot and a small light brown stain on front cover but paper is flat and not deformed, bottom 1/2 inch of back cover is lightly soiled as one would expect in a 1971 book, no holes anywhere on outside. Page edges only slightly shelf soiled and with one small light brown stain on side edge and same on bottom edge. Inner end paper is white, there is no back end paper. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, flat, looks unread but… Read More

Chatto & Windus, London U.K., 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. 8 x 5 1/2 x 1. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book VERY GOOD/ Dust Jacket NEAR FINE. Boards and spine are red cloth, lettering gilt. Dust jacket is white/blue, lettering black/blue, five black/white photos on front, and black/white photo on back. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has been protected by a cellophane library cover so is undamaged, has a 5/8 x 3/4 inch number sticker on bottom of dj spine. The book itself has one tiny bruised corner, 4 cello tape shadows on front cover and 4 on back, small bruise at bottom of front cover at spine, very minor edge wear and some sunning to edges of boards. Page edges sunned and all have one small library ink stamp. Inner end papers are white, inside front cover has library paper label, ffep has three small ink book store stamps. Title page has small ink library stamp. 2nd back end paper has library envelope glued on. Inside of book is… Read More

Pan Books, London U.K., 1972. First Edition Second Printing.. Softcover.. Near Fine/--. 7 H x 4 3/8 W x 1/2 inch thick. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEAR FINE/ Covers VERY GOOD. Covers are royal blue, lettering white/black/orange, six round green and white photos on front. Front cover is flat, clean, no rips, one slightly bruised corner tip, several light vertical creases beside spine, minor edge wear, two very light crease marks. Spine is clear, has several vertical creases all in one place, has minor edge wear. Back cover is flat, clean, no rips, slightly bruised corner tips, minor edge wear, a small faint crease mark in centre. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. Black/white photo plates and illustrations. Stories include Amelia Earhart, Glenn Miller, The Duke of Kent, Bill Lancaster, Leslie Howard and the Party… Read More

Madison Press Books Viking., 1994. First Edition.. Hardcover.. As New/Very Fine. 11 3/8 x 12 1/8 x 1 1/8.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book looks NEVER OPENED. Book AS NEW/ Dust Jacket VERY FINE. Sewn binding. Coated Paper. Fabulous artwork on cover. Boards and spine are black cloth, lettering silver embossed. Dust jacket is grey, lettering red/white, colour pictorial front and colour and black/white photos on back. Dust jacket is not price clipped, is clean and bright, has minor edge wear, a 1/8 inch tear at top of dj spine, if tilted in bright light the gloss is a bit less in places due to rubbing adjacent book on shelf. The book itself has covers and spine flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, one very tiny 1/16 inch dent in top of back board. Inner end papers are black/white scene of Hindenburg and people staring. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat. Paintings by Ken Marschall. Lots of… Read More

Crown Publishers New York., 1976. First Edition 1972, Reprint 1976.. Hardcover.. VG+/VG. 13 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 1 3/8.. Book Inside VERY GOOD PLUS/ Book Covers VERY GOOD/Dust Jacket VERY GOOD. Coated Paper. Boards and spine are navy cloth, lettering gilt. Dust jacket is blue, lettering black, colour photo front and back. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, seems to have a thin plastic coating which has wrinkled on the front of dj, small bit of sticker residue on front of dj, thin short black line on spine of dj, has some minor scratches that didn’t tear the paper, no holes, minor chips and small bit of white paint on back cover dj, three 1/2 inch tears on dj spine but dust jacket is bright and entirely whole and relatively undamaged. The book itself has covers and spine flat, clean, three bent corners, no spine creases, bottom of spine has a 1/2 inch rip each side with the board bent up slightly and a small torn paper flap beside this at join of lower spine and front board, some minor shelf wear to… Read More

Tower Publications New York, 1969. First Edition (Shown). Softcover. Fine/--. 7 H x 4 1/4 W. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. Read once very gently. Covers are black, lettering white/yellow, colour photo front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, faint vertical creases beside spine, some edge wear. Page edges clean and flat. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Some age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. A few pages faintly dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. No photos, has illustrations. Appendices include: A - Table of Collision Accidents 1949 to 1963, B - Accidents In Which Fatigue Might Have Been A Factor (1) On Take-Off, B - Same (2) In Flight, B - Same (3) On Landing, Glossary.

Tower Books New York, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/--. 6 1/8 H x 4 1/8 W. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book is Very Gently Read. Book VERY GOOD to NEAR FINE/ Covers VERY GOOD. Covers are white with blue pictorial front, lettering white, colour photo front. Front cover is flat, quite clean, no rips except one 1/32 inch on top edge, no bent corners, several vertical creases beside spine, some lightly rubbed edges and one slightly rounded corner tip, a small ink doodle at centre left, small very faint grey mark on white just below doodle. Spine has several vertical creases all together, has several faint grey marks on the white, has a small chip on the bottom edge of spine, has a minor bit of edge wear on top edge. Back cover is white and has a few of the faint grey marks, some age darkening on all edges, is flat and text is bright, has one corner with a few creases and several small holes as if from the tip of a geometry compass, back cover… Read More

McClelland and Stewart, Toronto., 1986. First Edition 1986, Reprinted 1986.. Hardcover.. Near Fine/VG. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/8.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEAR FINE/ Dust Jacket VERY GOOD. Sewn binding. Boards and spine are black cloth, lettering gilt. Dust jacket is white, lettering red/black, colour pictorial front. Dust jacket is not price clipped, spine is a bit sunned, has no tears or holes, no stains, has a few small creases at top of dj spine, has a 1/2 x 1/4 sticker residue on front cover, white back cover shows some marks from rubbing adjacent book on shelf. The book itself has covers and spine flat, clean, bright, no rips, three slightly bruised corners, one faint horizontal crease at top of spine. Inner end papers are white with black line drawings of airplanes, back end papers are different airplanes. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat. Black/white photo plates. Index.

Ballantine Books New York., 1974. First Printing 1974.. Soft Cover.. Fine/--. 7 H x 4 1/4 W.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. Looks as if opened ONCE only. Covers are white, lettering white/yellow, photo front. Front cover is flat, clean, no rips, miniscule edge wear and on one corner tip, one vertical spine crease, cover is glossy and bright. Spine is clean, bright, perhaps a bit sunned, has two vertical spine creases and a few wrinkles probably due to glue in publishing and the high spots are a bit colour rubbed, no rips, a tiny bit of edge wear on all edges. Back cover is a bit age darkened, has very minor edge wear and one 1 inch shallow crease, otherwise it is unmarked. Page edges bright, has a small bit of lightened colour at top side edge 1/8 W x 1/2 H. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. A few pages dog eared about 1/2… Read More

Crescent Books New York., 1976. First Edition.. Hardcover.. Very Fine/VG+. 11 3/4 x 10 7/8 x 2.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book VERY FINE/ Dust Jacket VERY GOOD PLUS. Looks NEVER OPENED. GIFT QUALITY. Boards are navy cloth and spine is red cloth, lettering gilt. Dust jacket is red, lettering black, colour pictorials front and back, black/white illustrations on both flaps. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has minor chipping along top edge, two small rub marks on bottom edge, top edge of dj has a 1/2 inch rip on front and two 1/4 inch rips at top of dj spine with top of dj spine having several small areas of fold over of about 1/16 inch depth and slight separation of the dj cover paper there, some minor chipping and slight fold over on dj top edge back flap. The book itself has covers and spine flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, a bit of sunning along top and bottom board edges. Front end papers are… Read More

Dell Publishing New York, 1970. First Edition Second Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/--. 7 H x 4 1/4 W. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEAR FINE/ Covers Very Good. Covers are orange/black, lettering white/black, pictorial front. Front cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no creases beside spine, one short thin line of rubbed colour on left, slight sunning at spine edge. Spine is black with white letters and has several vertical spine creases, minor colour chipping on all edges, a spot of colour chipped off in centre of lower spine, 1 5/16 inch rip of spine paper at bottom side edge with paper in place but curled a bit, spine is slightly convex in shape. Back cover is black so it shows a few faint creases but it is flat, clean, no rips, no bent corners, has a few creases beside spine, back has small bit of edge wear. Page edges only slightly sunned at top of spine. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Book is… Read More

Maclean Hunter Publishing, Toronto., 1986. First Edition. Softcover.. Fine/--. 10 3/4 H x 8 1/4 W x 1/8 Thick.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers FINE. NEVER OPENED. Side stapled. Coated stock. Covers are black, lettering red/white, two colour photos front, colour ad back. Front cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, no scratches, no stains, one small 1/16 x 1/4 inch bit of colour rubbed off in the black area, shadow of fingerprints on open side edge of front cover where a hand held the magazine and the black ink came off onto the fingers, front has a subscription label affixed, no edge wear. The spine is clean with only a few tiny chips on top, a 1/8 inch tear at bottom and a bit of age darkening. Back cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, no scratches, no stains, has a bit of age darkening along spine. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean,… Read More

Pyramid Books New York, 1961. First Edition Stated. Softcover. Near Fine/--. 7 H x 4 1/4 W. Book PR-35. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book LOOKS NEVER OPENED. Book NEAR FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. Covers are white, lettering black/red, black/white photo front, 3 black/white photos on back. Front cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, a faint vertical crease beside spine, some age darkening of white, some edge wear. Spine is clean, bright, has a small chip on lower right corner, has a thin black line across it (not a remainder mark), has a vertical spine crease, spine is slightly curved due to glue break in photo plate section. Back cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, one bent corner, no crease beside, some age darkening of white, some edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned near spine. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. The glue has cracked a bit in the middle of the photo plate section and a sliver of the spine can… Read More

Mayflower Books, London U.K., 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Fine/--. 7 H x 4 1/4 W. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers NEAR FINE. NEVER OPENED. GIFT QUALITY. Covers are white/black, lettering white, photo front. Front cover is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, tiny bit of edge wear, a few small areas of colour that is rubbed white, age has made the gloss on the black area less glossy. Spine is clean, bright, one faint vertical spine crease for 1/2 of book height, very minor edge wear, has a small black line across spine at bottom (not a remainder mark). Back cover is bright, no creases, one bent corner restored flat, one tiny bumped corner tip, minor edge wear, slight bit of age darkening since it is white, almost invisible mark on open vertical edge. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some… Read More

Jeppesen & Co., Denver Colorado., 1972. First Edition.. Softcover.. Fine/--. 11 x 8 1/2 x 3/8.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers FINE. Covers are red, lettering white, plain front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, miniscule edge wear, one or two tiny places where colour is chipped off, spine looks a bit sunned. Inner end papers are white. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Owner’s name, date, small, in ink on ffep. May be one or two places of brief pencil notes. Black/white photos and illustrations. Tables, maps, charts, quizzes.