Reginald Brie (10 results)

Condition: Fair. 1935. No Edition Remarks. 116 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Quarter bound black leather spine with purple cloth covered boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and folded diagrams. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits and peeling to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards.

Photgraphs (illustrator). VG condition with slight wear to the spine and light age yellowing. There are also 2 small brown spots on the inside back cover. The book has Several photos and also includes a fold out early technical drawing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. Boards are lightly marked. Slight bumping to corners. Shelfwear to board edges. Spine is faded with bumping to top and bottom. Just a hint of foxing to the endpages. Text block is a little tanned, but clean. 116 pp + adverts. Various pull-out. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 508g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 022847:1-G5) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 508 G. Book.

Couverture souple. Condition: Satisfaisant. 1936. PREFACE J DE LA CIERVA. ETAT D'USAGE . ROUSSEURS SUR COUVERTURE. COMPLET DE SES 5 PLANCHES HORS TEXTE .

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R200110467: 1936. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 119 pages. Nombreuses illustrations et photos en noir et blanc, dans le texte. Inclus 5 planches dépliantes hors texte (voir 2éme photo). . . . Classification Dewey : 629.1-Aviation.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised Second Edition Hardback, no d/j. Black boards have a lightly bumped spine and corners, very light fading across top edge, o/w v/g.

Hardback. First Edition. St Marys Books is proud to present this 1933 first edition of The Autogiro and How to Fly it by Reginald Brie Bound in navy cloth with gold gilt lettering this hardback book contains ixiii 82pp and 23 pages of advertisements to the back of the book Peppered with black and white photographs and diagrams of the autogiro this book informs its reader through simple language and examples of the knowledge Mr Brie gained of the Autogiro through his extensive experience with the machine This copy is in very good condition with few notable blemishes or imperfections other than some very minor staining on the cover and some minor foxing along its edges this book has been very well preserved The Autogiro and How to Fly it is looking for a new home and would make for the perfect gift for any aviation enthusiastnbsp. book.

First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, pp. xiii, 82, 24 of adverts. In publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. Numerous illustrations; both photographic and line drawings. With a foreword by Juan de la Cierva, the Spanish engineer who built autogiros in the UK in conjunction with Avro. After service with the Royal Flying Corps, and later with the Royal Air Force, Brie took employment with the Cierva Autogiro Company as a test pilot and demonstrator, showing the capabilities of the the Autogiro to the public and trade figures. In 1933 he was convicted of "low and dangerous flying" in an autogiro over the Kingston Bypass road, and in 1935 he became the first pilot to land and take off in a rotorcraft from a ship at sea. Some dustiness to the top edge, light spotting to the edges. Cloth shows some slight rubbing to extremities with the gilt to the spine slightly rubbed and dulled, small white mark to bottom of spine. Some bumping to the corner and to the head cap. A very good copy of a devilishly scarce title.

No Jacket. Revised Second Edition. Hardback This second revised edition published in 1934 is bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt to the front and spine The spine is a little faded however the binding is clean and in good condition Pencil inscriptions to the front endpapers otherwise the pages are clean illustrated with several photographic images and folding plans pp xvi 116 22 2 A seminal guide providing technical insights operational techniques and a pilots perspective on flying Cierva autogyros Highlighting early rotorcraft advancements coering take off and landing and piloting techniques for early modelsnbsp. book.

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG hardback. 2nd. Revised second edition. Inscription dated 1934 on front free endpaper. Some damage to pp 95-96 near gutter, not affecting text. Lower corner of pp 71-72 torn off, not affecting text. Otherwise, a bright copy in tight binding. Navy cloth has small scratch on front board, small stain on rear board, and slight discolouration on spine. Gilt lettering bright.