F W Lanchester (90 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. DJ has mild edge wear, but is crisp and clean. Book is bound in blue cloth over boards with gold lettering on the spine. Binding is tight and secure. Corners are square. Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. Images are printed in B&W. Lanchester Press. Title page dated 1995. Copyright page dated 1995. A very good copy. 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. We ship everyday from a real neighborhood bookstore. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it?s properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.…

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket 2nd edition. Hardcover edition. Reading copy only. Rear board and spine heavily damaged with a large section missing. Front hinge cracked. Owner's name on inside. Large tears to approximately last 30 pages. (Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, Flight).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

New Edition. "New Edition" large octavo, dark blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. xxviii, 244pp. Lanchester Press, A study of the possibilities in offense and defense. Illustrated with 14 black and white photographs. As new. large octavo, dark blue boards in pictorial dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tight and square, faded covers. Offsetting to end papers from clippings, otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. 15 plates and line drawings. Beware the modern reprints with inferior reproductions of the illustrations.

Condition: Good. pp: 211-266. 2 photographic plates. Good copy in original paper wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback book in near fine condition. 1st edition. Published in 1965. No inscriptions, stamps or pen markings inside. Seems to have hardly been read. Very good / fine condition, price not clipped from inside of jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardback, no d/w. Boards are a little tired, spine and corners bumped and scuffed as are all the edges. Staining to spine and front and back cover, some scuffing inside front cover, o/w internally good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A blue cloth hardcover. Not ex library. 146 pages, illustrated with charts, tables and diagrams. Lord Commissioner's of The Admiralty prize bookplate, presented to "W.H. Brown, Engine Fitter Apprentice" on the front pastedown, dated 1917. Spotting and toning on endpapers and page edges. Contents clean, tight and bright. SIGNED by A.D. Ricardo, Admiral Superintendent. Lords of the Admiralty logo stamp also on front pastedown. 1 cm. split on top front corner. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the potential of aircrafts, focusing primarily on their anticipated military use and application. The author, an early 20th-century aeronautical expert and pioneer, predicted the profound impact of aircraft in warfare, outlining the strategic and tactical uses of the then-nascent technology, advocating for their recognition as a distinct "Fourth Arm" of the military alongside infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Despite the immaturity of aircraft at the time of writing and the limited data available from their wartime usage, the author's insights and projections have proven remarkably prescient and continue to resonate with contemporary military strategists and historians alike. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the fascinating world of flight, exploring the principles behind stability and equilibrium in the air. The author, driven by a desire to understand the intricacies of bird flight and its application to mechanical flight, investigates the fundamental forces at play in a manner that was groundbreaking for its time. The book examines the stability of different forms of aerodones, comparing the simple ballasted aeroplane to more complex designs inspired by nature. The author's meticulous experiments with self-designed aerodones, launched by catapults, serve as a testament to the scientific rigor with which he approached the subject. The book goes beyond the simple observations of flight patterns to delve into the complex mathematical equations that govern stability, providing a theoretical framework for understanding the physics of flight. This book offers a captivating blend of scientific observation, experimental methodology, and insightful theoretical analysis, illuminating the challenges and possibilities of achieving stable and controlled flight. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 222 pp, A VG copy with no previous ownership markings. Red cloth is a little dulled. Pages clean binding sound.

Gr.-8°. XIV, 327 S. m. 208 s/w Abb., OLn., ausgeschiedenes Bibl.-Expl. mit den üblichen Kennzeichnungen, Kanten berieben, Gelenke angeplatzt.

I.: Mit Anhängen über die Geschwindigkeit und die Impulse von Schallwellen, über die Theorie des Segelfluges usw. Gr.-8°. XIV, 360 S. m. 162 Fig. u. 1 Tafel, OLn., ausgeschiedenes Bibl.-Expl. mit den entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp 222, 14 plates. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Included a series of differential equations for battlefield attrition, known today as Lanchester's Power Laws, which became the foundation for the science of Operations Research. Slight surface wear, otherwise sound, near very good.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. No Jacket. First Printing. 222 pages. Inscribed but unsigned by the author: "Sq. Leader Segrave with the author's compliments 15/4/16" Corners and edges of covers bumped and rubbed. Covers soil. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Inscribed.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 32. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1939 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 32.…

I.: Mit Anhängen über die Geschwindigkeit und die Impulse von Schallwellen, über die Theorie des Segelfluges usw. / II.: Mit Anhängen über die Theorie und Anwendung d. Gyroskops, über den Flug der Geschosse usw. Gr.-8°. XIV, 360 S. m. 162 Fig. u. 1 Tafel, Ln. d. Zeit; XIV, 327 S. m. 208 Fig. u. 1 Titelbild, OLn., ausgeschiedenes Bibl.-Expl. mit den entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen.…