Aviation from Legacy Books II

London: George Newnes, Ltd, 1899. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 6pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 9 photographs and a comparison table of the current flying machine and a balloon, salvaged from a damaged copy of The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, No. 101, June, 1899. Russian Dr. K. I. Danilewsky's August, 1899, trials in his dirigible flying machine.… Read more about this item

London: George Newnes, Ltd, 1899. Book. Illus. by W. B. Wollen. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 10pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, #100, May, 1899. Fictional account of a military mission to retrieve a hot air balloon from behind enemy lines. Very scarce..

NY: The Century Company, 1904. Book. Illus. by Andre Castaigne. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 8pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 3 drawings, including 1 full-page plate, and a photographic portrait of A. Santos - Dumont, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LXVIII, No. 5, September, 1904. Illustrations include Santos - Dumont leaving… Read more about this item

Washington: GPO, 1935. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 16pp extract, references, illustrated, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ending June 30, 1933. The phenomenon of flying fish. Author was at the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan..

Washington: GPO, 1961. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 20pp extract, references, notes, illustrated with 2 plates, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year 1960. Wind tunnel experiments, comparison flight studies, bird and airplane, soaring, Lilienthal, Langley, Wright Brothers, Rayleigh, etc. Housed in protective mylar… Read more about this item

Washington: GPO, 1898. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 16pp extract, includes 3 full-page charts, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution To July 1897. Balloon ascents for scientific study. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

Washington: GPO, 1950. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 3pp extract, salvaged from the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ended June 30 1949. December 17, 1948, on the 45th anniversary of the first flight by the Wright Brothers, the original aeroplane became the property of the American people at a formal ceremony… Read more about this item

Washington: GPO, 1944. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 22pp extract, illustrated, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ended June 30 1944. The aim of research, the independent worker in research, research on a large scale, a survey of 25 years' achievement, drag reduction, weight… Read more about this item

Washington: GPO, 1905. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 4pp extract, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ending June 30, 1904. A look at the wing surface and weight of various flying creatures including birds and insects. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

Washington: GPO, 1951. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 11pp extract, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ending June 30, 1950. Includes a list of accessions. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

Washington: GPO, 1941. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 12pp extract, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ended June 30 1940. The author was President of the Engineering Section, British Association for the Advancement of Science. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

Washington: GPO, 1912. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 7pp extract, illustrated with 8 plates of birds in flight, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ending June 30, 1911. A study of birds starting, steering, slowing - up, turning, alighting. Housed in protective mylar… Read more about this item

Washington: GPO, 1946. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 11pp extract, salvaged from a ruined copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ended June 30 1945. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: The Century Company, 1897. Book. Illus. by George Wright. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo. 40pp story, printed in double columns, illustrated, final page only in reproduction, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LIV, Nos. 3 - 6, July - October, 1897. Pre-publication appearance of this fictional account of an ascent of the… Read more about this item

Washington: GPO, 1910. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 16pp extract, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ending June 30, 1909. Monoplanes, biplanes, aeroplanes with and without tails, rigid, semi - rigid, and flexible type balloons. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve..

Washington: GPO, 1912. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 8pp extract, chart, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ending June 30, 1911. A pilot must recognize his position, determine the direction of the point to be reached, and rapidly estimate the distance remaining to be… Read more about this item

Washington: GPO, 1956. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. pp241 - 271, illus with 10 plates, salvaged from a ruined copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year 1955. The author was Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and a Regent at the Smithsonian Institution..

NY: The Century Company, 1894. Book. Illus. by F. L. M. Pape / A. B. Sewell / F. H. Wellington, Engraver. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 3pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with a full-page plate, drawn by Pape, after a sketch by Sewell, engraved by Wellington, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XLVII,… Read more about this item