Cochrane Hardesty (13 results)

Pictorial Softcover. Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. A bright, clean, tight copy sans tears, stains, and discoloration with all text and illustrations clean/unmarked. Book published in conjunction with the 1989 exhibition of the same name to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Igor Sikorsky, organized by and exhibited at The National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. 208 pages. PROLIFICALLY ILLUSTRATED in archival black and white photography and drawings with accompanying descriptive captions. GE2.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This publication marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Igor Sikorsky and the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the VS-300 helicopter. Tall pictorial softcover, 208 pp., vintage photos, drawings. Minimal wear, no owner names or gift notes, clean text, tight binding. …

Oversize Paperback. Condition: NEAR FINE. As new except for faint scuffing of covers. The business life of Igor Sikorsky and his helicopters, thoroughly illustrated with large, vintage photographs and Design Drawings. 208 pages, 11x8.5" ( 27.9xc21.6cm). Oversize & heavy, may require additional postage for Priority or International shipping. ISBN: 0295969164.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Softcover. Spine tail is lightly bumped. Trace of rubbing to spine head. Else covers and pages are clean. ; B&W Photographs; TRT19B; 11" x 8.5"; 208 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: scotch tape in front inner hinge; previous owner's ex-libris embossed on 1st free endpaper; else in near fine condition. Illustrated by Color & B&W illus., diagrams. 1st edition. Binding is paper wraps.

Trade paperback. 207, [1] pages. Bibliography. Index. Published for the National Air and Space Museum. look at the remarkable incarnations of Igor Sikorsy, who at the age of 24, designed and flew in Russia the world's first four-engine plane known as the Grand, which in WWI became the design for the world's first long-range bomber. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Signed by Cochrane. on title page. Ink note inside front cover. Bottom edge has gotten wet and is dampstained. Pages rippled but separate.…

Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Cochrane, Dorothy. The Aviation Careers of Igor Sikorsky. University of Washington Press, 1989. Mit zahlr. Bildern. 207 Seiten, 4°gr., illustr. Originalkarton Sikorsky's career as an active designer spanned half a century and included contributions to both Russian and American aviation. The year 1989 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Igor Sikorsky and the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the VS-300. For this occasion the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian prepared a special exhibition. As part of this celebration NASM produced this publication to address the major themes of his life through historical narrative, photographs and documentary materials.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Oversized softcover with glossy pictorial covers. Covers are crisp and clean with mild sun fading along the spine. Binding is tight and secure. Previous owners name is written in black in the top right corner of the first page. Pages are otherwise crisp, clean, and bright. Images are printed in B&W. University of Washington Press. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 1989. 207 pages. Included with this copy are multiple SIGNED LETTERS FROM SIKORSKY addressed to the previous owner. This volume comes from the Aviation collection of Prof. Chris Sterling. Sterling spent his lifetime teaching, writing, and collecting books on civil and military aviation. We are proud to house his Aviation collection, part of the extensive library which is his legacy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: If there is a photo beside this listing, it is a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Tight binding, sharp corners and edges, no markings. DJ has only the slightest wear and is in a plastic sleeve.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New quarto 208pp., col. & b/w pls., text ills., diags., bibliog., index, Account of the work of the great Russian aeronautical engineer. Inc. a large appendix of aircraft design drawings.