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Condition: As New condition. Amazing and Little-Known Information About All Aspects of Aviation [Illustrated]. Paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition ; 112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 29 cm ; ISBN: 0962648302; 9780962648304 LCCN: 90-91572 ; LC: HE9803.D44; Dewey: 387.7/06/573 ; OCLC: 23255861 ; " covers the complex history of a great airline, together with those of the main companies that became part of the Delta family: Chicago & Southern, Northeast Airlines, and Western Air Lines. Their combined heritage is respected and preserved in Delta's archives and in its own museum at Atlanta. Delta: An Airline and its Aircraft is intended to complement these institutions in preserving the memories of an airline that has rarely benefited from a gratuitous handout from any government agency, and whose path to success has been derived from the efforts of its own people, and from the judgment and initiative of its own leaders, all of whom rose from within its ranks. " Contents : Prelude in Peru -- The first Delta -- Western Air Express -- Delta Air Lines -- Western picks up the pieces -- An airline for New England -- Chicago & Southern -- Interlude -- The first great merger -- Western moves on -- Delta and the jet age -- Northeast airlines -- Western gains full stature -- Big four to big five -- On to the next century ; blue cloth in color photographic dust jacket ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. We are coming up on the 100th anniversary of the end of what is now known as World War I, the first world-wide industrial war. There have been great works written about the war and its participants (Babara Tuchman's "The Guns of August", Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front" come immediately to mind.) This 7 volume set is something completely different. Compiled and printed by an organization called The National Alumni(which appears to associated with the American Legion), the set was published in 1923 and sold by subscription only and registered to specific individuals only. This set was a gift to a woman named Margaret Jane Davis from her father Robert K. Davis.The material in the books is drawn from original correspondence, letters, transcripts, meeting notes and other sources and covers all of the sides of the conflict. A friend who is a bit of historian says that they are generally considered to be very accurate if somewhat slanted towards the Allied side of the conflicting parties. The seven volumes cover the period of 1913-1919 with each volume covering one year. Each volume is about 400 pages and all are in spectacular condition internally with some pages being uncut. The leather bound, highly illustrated covers vary from near fine to fair with the spines in particular suffering from the damage associate with the passage of time. The spine on Volume One is mostly missing and the from board is loose. Volumes 2. 5 and 6 have loose spine covers with volume 5 missing some material on the facing edge. I would grade Volume One and 5 as in fair condition on the outside, Volume 2 and 6 as good. Volumes 3, 4 and 7 are Very Good to near Fine. All volumes are Fine+ internally with no damage or markings. AbeBooks limits me to 5 photos on the listing. If you want any others, let me know. Mike Machat (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 270 pp., illustrations. owner's name inside front cover, inscribed by author on title page. Inscribed by Author(s).