Matthews Birch (71 results)

Condition: good. USED book in GOOD condition. Great binding, pages and cover show normal signs of wear from use.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 6pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 1 drawing, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Magazine, Volume 86, No. 2, June, 1913. Word-play and punning. From the text, "The art of punning has had few practitioners more accomplished than Charles Lamb and Oliver Wendell Holmes." Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve. Reginald Birch (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 6pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 1 drawing, faded water-staining at page bottoms, salvaged from a damaged issue of Century Magazine, Volume LXXXIV, No. 4, August, 1912. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve. Reginald Birch (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First. An interesting look at the sport of air racing from a historical and social perspective. As air racing became more competitive, companies worked to refine and improve everything from engoine horsepower to aerodynamics. Fine copy with slight bumping on bottom of spine and very good DJ.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Octavo, stapled wrappers, 46 pp. Very Good+ with former owner signiture. Contents: Introduction; Speech in the Kindergarten; First Grade; Speech Improvement in the Second Grade; Speech Development in the Third Grade; Speech Improvement in the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades; Speech Improvement in the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grades; Speech Improvement in the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Grades; Speech Disorders Found in School Children; References. Speech & Hearing, Teaching, Speech, Language, Communication, Disorder, Therapy.…

Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. first edition, dedicated, inscribed, and signed by the author on the title page. near fine copy in dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover copy in good plus condition, scuff to cloth at spine tail, else very good. DJ in very good condition with mild edge wear, now in protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. 8.82 X 0.96 X 11.35 inches. 208 pages. Dust jacket spine is sunned . Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing. 272pp. Sl wear, a little soil, very good+ in dust jacket with slight wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy; larger-format.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 160 pages. dj worn & chipped, shelf wear, name ffepIn the decades leading up to World War II, air races were often the proving g rounds for radical new aviation principles and designs. The people and machines of air racing during this period made tremendous strides and contributed incredi ble new technologies, aerodynamics, powerplants, and airframes. This unique look at the key players and aircraft of the early 20th century's great air races exa mines and explains how innovative racing technologies found their way into futur e fighter and passenger aircraft. Coverage of exciting races like the Schneider Cup, Pulitzer Trophy Race, and Women's Air Derby, an in-depth look at their cont ributions to aeronautics, exclusive line drawings illustrating the technologies, and archival photography make this a must for air racing fans and aviation enth usiasts.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Schiffer Military History, Atglen, PA. 1997. 272 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Here is a unique, revealing, one-of-a-kind book about many of the personalities, pilot, and aircraft involved in major transcontinental races across the United States from 1928-1970. Cross-country unlimited class events-including non-stop air derbies of the late 1920s, the famous Bendix Trophy Races of the 1930s and 1940s, and modern Reno Harolds Club Trophy to 1970-produced some of the most exciting and heartbreaking tournaments on record. Written by the co-author of Mustang: The Racing Thoroughbred, this companion volume is an extensive history and assessment of many factors involved in the isolated, lonely environment of long distance air racing. Although the history is seasoned with technical lore-the history of aviation weather forecasting and wireless radio transmission, major engine manufacturing, detailed histories of the Marcoux-Bromberg r-3, and the Granville Brothers Gee Bee-the human element is by no means neglected. The trials, ordeals and mishaps of many famous pilots include Jimmy Doolittle, Art Grobel, Benny Howard, Earl Ortman, Joe Debona, Charley Tucker, Ed Lunken, and Mike Carroll, and are remembered in context with the planes they flew. EB; 9.25 X 1.25 X 11.75 inches; 272 pages.…

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 272pp. Over sized light brown cloth hardback, no DJ, slight crease in three pages, index, bibliography,appendices, b&w and color photos, one-of-a-kind book about many of the personalities, pilots, and aircraft involved in major transcontinental races across the United States from 1928-1970.…

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New. The P-51 in its post-WWII racing capacity up to the present - emphasizing engine design, speed, modifications, and personalities.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. nice copy; larger-format.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition. 1st edition, 2001. A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. 4to., 192 pp., bound in publishers blue cloth with illustrated dust jacket, $39.95. Minor signs of shelf wear to jacket. Text appears unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. bisco 5/26.…

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New. Here is a unique, revealing, one-of-a-kind book about many of the personalities, pilot, and aircraft involved in major transcontinental races across the United States from 1928-1970. Cross-country unlimited class events-including non-stop air derbies of the late 1920s, the famous Bendix Trophy Races of the 1930s and 1940s, and modern Reno Harolds Club Trophy to 1970-produced some of the most exciting and heartbreaking tournaments on record. Written by the co-author of Mustang: The Racing Thoroughbred, this companion volume is an extensive history and assessment of many factors involved in the isolated, lonely environment of long distance air racing. Although the history is seasoned with technical lore-the history of aviation weather forecasting and wireless radio transmission, major engine manufacturing, detailed histories of the Marcoux-Bromberg r-3, and the Granville Brothers Gee Bee-the human element is by no means neglected. The trials, ordeals and mishaps of many famous pilots include Jimmy Doolittle, Art Grobel, Benny Howard, Earl Ortman, Joe Debona, Charley Tucker, Ed Lunken, and Mike Carroll, and are remembered in context with the planes they flew.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dj has many indentation marks on front and more on the back and a closed tear. Here is a unique, revealing, one-of-a-kind book about many of the personalities, pilot, and aircraft involved in major transcontinental races across the United States from 1928-1970. Cross-country unlimited class events-including non-stop air derbies of the late 1920s, the famous Bendix Trophy Races of the 1930s and 1940s, and modern Reno Harolds Club Trophy to 1970-produced some of the most exciting and heartbreaking tournaments on record. Written by the co-author of Mustang: The Racing Thoroughbred, this companion volume is an extensive history and assessment of many factors involved in the isolated, lonely environment of long distance air racing. Although the history is seasoned with technical lore-the history of aviation weather forecasting and wireless radio transmission, major engine manufacturing, detailed histories of the Marcoux-Bromberg r-3, and the Granville Brothers Gee Bee-the human element is by no means neglected. The trials, ordeals and mishaps of many famous pilots include Jimmy Doolittle, Art Grobel, Benny Howard, Earl Ortman, Joe Debona, Charley Tucker, Ed Lunken, and Mike Carroll, and are remembered in context with the planes they flew. 250 b/w & colour photographs. U.S.A. Aircraft.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover; Hardcover in dust jacket. Very nice maroon cloth boards with title in black on front board and spine. Light edge wear, lightly bumped corners. Light foredge soil. Text pages are clean. Very nice color photo illustrated dust jacket shows some edge wear and scuffing, spine lightly sunned. Looks nice when placed in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; B/w Phot & Ill; 4TO.…