Lt col harold e hartney (7 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Fair. Paperback, staple bound. 96 pages. Illustrated with photographs and three silhouettes of numerous for each of numerous Allied and Axis aircraft. Original edition. No previous ownership marks. Wear to front cover along lower edge with some loss [not affecting text), wear to lower radius corners of first several pages and small ink smudge on page 7. All pages firmly attached and clean but for above mentioned faults. Issued in a series of four pamphlets, part 1 containing aircraft from the US, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan, France, and the Netherlands. "Produced stateside to help citizens and civil defense workers identify military aircraft." A solid original copy. Fair.…

Softcover. Condizione: good. NOT an ex library book. Stapled book with orange and black cover. Name on cover. 1/2' split bottom of spine. 96 pages. Order form envelope still in binding. Part 2 only.

Softcover. Condizione: very good. NOT an ex library book. Stapled book with green and black cover. Name on cover. 96 pages. Order form envelope still in binding. Part 3 only.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two small octavo volumes in paper wraps, stapled. B&W illustrations. Each contains 3-position silhouettes, photographs and general specifications of the leading fighting planes of the U.S., Great Britain, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian, & France. Condition: Part 1 is extremely worn with nicked edges and a tear halfway down the length of the spine; Part 2 is in near fine condition; overall, good condition for both. …

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. A World War II guidebook issued by the National Aeronautics Council for individuals with an interest in identifying the "leading fighting planes of the United States, Great Britain, Norway, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan, France." Each war plane description includes a photograph, three position silhouettes, and general specifications including armaments. About 5 3/4 x 9 inches, 96 pages in stapled binding. Pictorial, light-card wrappers with rounded outside corners and front cover graphics showing multiple planes caught in spotlight beams above a city. Orange and blue color scheme with orange and black lettering. Back cover contains extensive list of planes included in black lettering against orange background. In addition to individual plane descriptions, contents include an index, recognition characteristics such as spinners, cockpit canopies, wing types and location. Also a page with the insignia used on planes by various nations. An order-form return envelope is bound-in. Wrappers and text are complete, clean and unmarked. There is a tiny chip missing at bottom of spine and a small, dime-sized discolored area near lower corner of back cover. No other noticeable flaws or damage. This copy also contains a laid-in flyer describing the Aeronautics Council's "new home instruction course" which helps prepare you for 48 kinds of aviation jobs from pilot to airport engineering and design. A collectable copy of a small piece of WWII history.…

Stapled Orange Wraps. Condizione: Very Good. Original copy; Former owner's stamped names on page 1, usual age toning to the textblock, else clean and tight, staples are sound and secure. Small chip on the spine near the bottom staple, usual shelf wear/soiling. 96p. Size: 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Photographs/Position Silhouettes (illustratore). Paperback. …

Four staple-bound paperback booklets; each approximately H 22.75cm x L 15cm and all featuring general specifications and b/w photographs, 3-position silhouette images, and other illustrations of fighting planes, gliders, rotating wing aircraft and lighter-than-air craft in operation by the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan, and France with the addition of Netherlands in Vol. 1., Norway in Vol. 2., and Spain in Vol. 4. Although all released in sequence, Issues 2, 3, and 4 were published with titles altered from that of Issue 1. AIRCRAFT SPOTTERS' GUIDE, PART 1 (1942): 96 pages plus covers; orange and purple paper covers lightly soiled, front cover illustration of searchlights illuminating numerous planes flying over a city; minor chipping at spine ends, small white paint speck at bottom edge of front cover; a very good- copy. AERONAUTICS, A QUARTERLY; AIRCRAFT SPOTTERS' GUIDE, ISSUE NUMBER 2 (April 15, 1942): 96 pages plus covers; illustrated white paper covers well soiled, front cover detached with fairly even tear along spine fold; moisture stains at top edge of rear cover also affecting interior leaves, patch of surface peeling to rear cover as well; first eight pages have strongly creased top corners with pages 83 to rear cover having creased top corners. A fair copy at best. AERONAUTICS, A QUARTERLY; AIRCRAFT SPOTTERS' GUIDE, ISSUE NUMBER 3 (July 15, 1942): 96 pages plus covers; illustrated white paper covers well soiled, several patches of surface abrasion to front cover with top corner creased, light wear at spine ends; a good copy. AERONAUTICS, A QUARTERLY; AIRCRAFT SPOTTERS' GUIDE, ISSUE NUMBER 4 (October 15, 1942): 96 pages plus covers; illustrated white paper covers well soiled with several small patches of surface abrasion, corners creased, several small holes along spine fold with slender chip at heel; first several leaves have creased top corners; a good copy. All original WWII era air defense publications intended for civilian use and designed to offer identification references to Allied and enemy fighting aircraft.…