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“LONG THE FINEST AND MOST COMPLETE”
PICKERING, William Henry. The Moon. New York, 1903. First edition of Pickering’s photographic lunar atlas, with 100 plates. $900.
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“ONE OF THE PREMIER JOURNALS OF THE EARLY HISTORY OF AVIATION”
BESANÇON, Georges, editor. L’Aerophile. Paris, 1910. 24 separate issues. Original photographically illustrated issues of L’Aérophile for 1910, reporting such significant events as speed and altitude records, the first commercial flight, and the recent military aeronautical accomplishments of the United States, Germany and Japan. $850.
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LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF BYRD’S LITTLE AMERICA, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
BYRD, Richard Evelyn. Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic. New York and London, 1930. Signed limited first edition, number 173 of 1000 copies signed by Byrd and the publisher, with 74 maps and illustrations, including frontispiece portrait and two folding maps. $800.
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SIGNED BY TOM WOLFE
WOLFE, Tom. The Right Stuff. New York, 1979. First edition of Wolfe’s award-winning classic about America’s early manned space program, boldly signed in brown ink on the half title by Wolfe with his characteristic flourishes. $800.
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INSCRIBED BY TOM WOLFE
WOLFE, Tom. The Right Stuff. New York, 1979. First edition of Wolfe’s award-winning classic about America’s early manned space program, boldly inscribed by Wolfe with his characteristic flourishes, “To David, Salute from Tom Wolfe.” $800.
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INSCRIBED BY ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH
LINDBERGH, Anne Morrow. Dearly Beloved. New York, 1962. First edition of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s novel about marriage, inscribed on the title page: “For Mina with love from Anne, May 1962.” $750.
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ONE OF ONLY 500 COPIES SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN
ALDRIN, Buzz. Magnificent Desolation. Reno, Nevada, 2009. Signed limited first edition, number 266 of only 500 copies signed by Buzz Aldrin, of this richly photo-illustrated commemoration of the Apollo 11 space mission. $750.
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SIGNED BY EIGHT WWII ACES OF “THE MIGHTY EIGHTH”
SCUTTS, Jerry. Lion in the Sky. Wellingborough (UK), 1987. First edition of this illustrated chronicle of the US 8th Air Force’s fighter operations in the ETO, signed on a specially designed “The Mighty Eighth” bookplate by 12 fighter pilots—at least eight of them aces—including renowned aces “Gabby” Gabreski, Robin Olds, “Kit” Carson, Walter Beckham and Edwin Heller. $750.
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FIRST EDITION OF GERMAN FIGHTER UNITS OVER RUSSIA,
SIGNED BY 10 LUFTWAFFE PILOTS
HELD, Werner. The German Fighter Units Over Russia. West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1990. First edition of this photo-illustrated history of the air war on the Eastern Front, with a tipped-in bookplate signed by 10 Luftwaffe fighter pilots. $700.
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SIGNED BY 22 WORLD WAR II FIGHTER PILOTS, FIVE OF THEM ACES
JACKSON, Robert. Mustang: The Operational Record. Washington, DC, 1993. First American edition of this comprehensive photo-illustrated work on the P-51 Mustang, with photographs of the era and line drawings, many in color. Signed on the half title and title page by 22 fighter pilots, most with their Group and Squadron numbers as well. $700.
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