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Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1/1/1944. Hardcover. Fair. the spine edge is torn on the back edge; there is wear and rubbing on the corners and edges; the cover is creased;

New York, NY: Aero Print Company, 1945. Spine cover is missing; hinges are loose but boards are attached; and the text is intact, tight and clean with no writing or markings. Boards are worn with considerable edgewear. The book is a history of aviation with stories of the greatest flights. There are over 200 photographs plus many illustrations including graphs of time versus speed and heigth obtained in various flights. . Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Bernasconi, Adolphe. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1944. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Aero Print Company, 1945-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Cover has heavy chipping, discoloration, spine has masking tape, spotting inside front and back.\r\nDJ has plastic cover, rubbing.

NY. Good with no dust jacket; Hardcover; Aero Print Co ; 1945; Revised Edition. Orange and blue hardcover. Good, rubbing to edges, some light soiling. Foreward by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Illustrated by Adolphe Bernasconi, numerous black and white illustrations and photographs thru out. 370 pages with index. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New York: Aero Print Co., 1945. 8vo. xvi, [2], 370 pp. Frontisp., numerous illust., photo illust., maps on endpapers. Colour-illustrated boards (minor shelfwear, rubbing), NF copy. First edition of this account of the 16 most outstanding world’s record flights.

New York: Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1944. 1st . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bernasconi, Adolphe. 366pp.incl.index; HB blue w/gilt; rubbed w/edges&corners worn w/tears; spine darkened; PONstamp,pastedwns.; clean,tight pgs. "Presented in this book are those pioneers or major events, year by year, from ancient days to the present time, which together make up this exciting drama of the air." illus.&photos. signed.

New York: Aero Print Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1945. Revised Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some rubbing, bumping and nicking. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and chips, especially an inch deep chip to the bottom spine end. "Born in Switzerland in 1892, Heinmuller financed part of his first trip to the United States (1912) by selling Bavarian Jubilee issues to a Danzig stamp dealer. His interest in airpost material began in 1909 when, as a seventeen-year-old student in Geneva, Switzerland, a school friend sent him a zeppelin souvenir that had been mailed at the ILA international aviation exhibition in Frankfort-am-Main. Heinmuller eventually collected over 5,000 zeppelin pieces. Some were acquired by purchase or exchange with other collectors; others were acquired… Read More

1 . hardback. Near Fine. Famous World-Record Flights and a Chronology of Aviation. Foreword by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Illustrated. 4to. 1st ed. NY (Funk & Wagnalls) 1944. Corners worn. Backstrip dull else a fine copy. This is a heavy book, and will likely require additional shipping.

New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1944. 366 pp. Original dark blue cloth covers w/ titles in gilt; title on spine rubbed. Light rubbing to corners w/ approx. 1/2" closed tear to top of spine. SIGNED BY JOHN P. V. HEINMULLER ON FRONT BLANK ENDPAPER. Illust. w/ b/w photos and drawings. Contents nice.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Adolphe Bernasconi. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Near Fine. 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in blue boards with bright gilt title on front. No dust jacket. 4to. SIGNED by author. One of a Collector's numbered limited edition, this copy #A360, inscribed on limitation page to Mr. H. E. Linden. Foreword by Eddie Rickenbacker. John P. V. Heinmuller (1892-1960) , the Swiss president of Longines-Wittenauer Watch Company, was an aero-philatelist and historian of manned flight, a friend to zeppelin designers and captains and to Charles Lindbergh. "Man's Fight to Fly" was called "the foremost handbook of aviation records and aero-philatelic information. " Very slight softening to top of spine, else crisp and clean and fresh. Designed and illustrated by Adolphe Bernasconi. 366 pp. Including index. Heavy--may require additional postage if shipped other than domestic media mail. .

Funk & Wagnalls Co, 1944. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Limited edition. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1944. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bernasconi, Adolphe. 366pp.incl.index; HB blue w/gilt; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; some scuff w/spine darkened; PONs,ft.pastedwn.; endpapers tanned; ft.hinge cracked w/clean,tight pgs. "Presented in this book are those pioneers or major events, year by year, from ancient days to the present time, which together make up this exciting drama of the air." illus.&photos. signed.

Funk & Wagnalls, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. heavy, may require extra postage outside South Africa. boards are shelf rubbed. light markings binding is intact.contents are clean, clear and in good reading condition.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York.: Funk and Wagnalls. , 1944.. Collector's edition. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . 4to.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Number 724. Signed by the author.

New York.: Funk & Wagnalls.. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover.. Fine copy. . Octavo.. Illustrated. Signed by the author. Number 952. Foreword by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Very scarce in this condition.

Foreword & Flat signed by Eddie Rickenbacker. Name inscribed FPD, else content appears as unread and unblemished with fair boards displaying surface/edge wear, as shown, with Taped/Repaired spine.Heinmuller financed part of his first trip to the United States (1912) by selling Bavarian Jubilee. A 1944 Man's Fight To Fly hardcover book by author John P.V. Heinmuller. This aviation book honors the contributions of man and his pursuit of flight.. There is a large photo of author John Heinmuller in the front section of this classic book. The book contains black and white photos, illustrations, and history of American aviation history. From Foreword by Rickebacker "It has been my good fortune to know Hohn P. V. Heinmuller, President of the Longines-Wittnauer Watch Company, as a friend for many years past. The same statement, I am sure can be made by every one of the long list of pioneering pilots and navigators during the nard and trying years of aviation infancy.… Read More

New York : Funk & Wagnalls, 1944. Ltd. Ed.. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, bright blue cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated in b&w. One of a Collector's numbered limited edition, this copy #B133, inscribed on limitation page to Edward H. Mitchaw, Jr., SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Foreword by Eddie Rickenbacker. John P. V. Heinmuller (1892-1960), the Swiss president of Longines-Wittenauer Watch Company, was an aero-philatelist and historian of manned flight, a friend to zeppelin designers and captains and to Charles Lindbergh. "Man's Fight to Fly" was called "the foremost handbook of aviation records and aero-philatelic information." Record # 411286

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Eddie Rickenbacker. Designed and illustrated by Adolphe Bernasconi. Small quarto. Slight wear to the boards, a very good or better copy.

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Foreword by Eddie Rickenbacker. Designed and illustrated by Adolphe Bernasconi. Small quarto. Slight wear to the boards, a very good or better copy in a good only edgeworn and heavily tape-repaired dustwrapper.