Autogiro: First Edition (27 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 32pp. Minor useage marks as expected but still well bound and interior in nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions. One of a number of issues I have available from 1938 and 1939 - reduced postage on multiple purchases - ask seller for a quote.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ann Rept for 1930, pp. 265-271+ 9 Photo Plts, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is ilke a pamphlet, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers, 1985. Hardcover. 7 ½ x 11". 160 pp. Good in a good dust jacket. The dust jacket is protected in mylar. Moderate rubbing and soiling to the dust jacket with creases and small tears to the extremities. The interior appears unmarked. The binding is shaken, but still intact.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Small 4to, 328 pp, extensively illustrated throughout with historic photographs, drawings and plans. Laminated boards (no dust wrapper was issued). Some light scuffing to the bottom corners but otherwise a near fine copy.

Condition: Very good / Muy bien. [PRIMERA EDICION].- Madrid: Instituto de España, 1977.- X, 340 p.: Al final 10 pags. de láminas fotográficas en negro; 8º mayor (20 x 13 cm); Cartulina Ed. Excelente estado. Libro en español AVIACIÓN.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 280mm x 190mm (11" x 7"). 160pp. Blue/gilt hardback leatherette cover.

Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. A generally well-preserved print taken from the 1934 First Edition of Sims' 'British Aeroplanes Illustrated'. Some light toning at page edges, and some spots of foxing at right-hand side affecting the image surface, but nevertheless remaining largely very presentable. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 220 x 150 mm. 1 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Aviation; Britain/UK; 1930s; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 19064.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition 1985, first printing. Published by Aero Pub Inc. Hardcover in full faux leather with DJ. Condition new, square and tight book, no edgewear, corners not bumped, previous owner embossed stamps on half- title and ffep, no underlinings, no highlights , no bent page corners, not a reminder. DJ very good, bright, slight shelfwear, small tears at edges, no chips, not clipped. 4to, 160 pages, illustrated with historic images.…

Condition: Bueno. 1ª ed. 7.5x6.5. Entrada para el Festival Aeronáutico para ver el autogiro de Juan de la Cierva en Argentina en enero de 1933 (fecha a lápiz rojo en el verso. Rara pieza de efemera. Español.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. hardback book in near fine conition.

4°, Softcover/Paperback. 1.Auflage.. 11 Seiten mit einigen Abbildungen, Einband etwas berieben, Bibl.Ex., innen guter und sauberer Zustand Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 350.

Glazed Boards. Condition: VG. 1st. Well illustrated history of the autogiro with extensive details of all known examples. 328pp. VG clean copy in glazed boards, just a hint of wear. Uncommon.

4°, Softcover/Paperback. 1.Auflage.. 11 Seiten mit einigen Abbildungen, Einband etwas berieben, Bibl.Ex., innen guter und sauberer Zustand Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 350.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 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. Photgraphs (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 300pp., burnt sienna publisher's cloth with orange text.With many b/w photographs, aerial shots, including Miami. Exceptional, detailed and personal account of the invention that made possible the modern helicopter. Cierva would - sadly - ultimately perish in an airplane incident. At the time of publication, 1931, G.P. Putnam, one of the publishers, wed Amelia Earhart. Bit of wear to corner tips, head of spine, with light lines of residue to front cover cloth. Earl Walker Co. Inc. stamps to front, rear endpapers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1931, blue cloth boards, text block and edges are clean, unmarked, and tightly bound. Gilt lettering on spine is bright and solid. Board corners and spine ends are gently bumped. Rear board has a few small scuffs. Pages are evenly age-toned with no marks, creases, tears or inscriptions. There is a gentle internal paper ripple mid text block. The 12 plates and frontispiece are crisp and bright. The fold out is in "Fine" condition. The frontispiece shows Jaun de la Cievera standing in front of his autogiro with A.H. Rawson, one of test pilots and co-author of this book.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (24.2cm); illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine; xxiv,389pp; b&w photos. Jacket edgeworn with nudging at head of spine and a few stray smudges. Boards faded a bit at bottom edge. Spine very slightly cocked, with bumping at ends. Very sparse underlining and a couple marginal checks in faded orange highlighter, with all text legible. Binding is sound. Signed by the author to autogyro pilot Andrew Keech on front free endpaper with inscription "For Andy, Your creation of your tractor autogyro "Woodstock" preserves the visions of Juan de la Cierva & Harold F. Pitcairn into a new century of autorotations / flight - A model I hope to successfully emulate -- keep those blades whirling! It is an honor, privilege & great pleasure to friend -- Safe (?) -- always, Bruce. 9/11/03" Keech set a transcontinental flight record in October of that year, flying Woodstock from Kitty Hawk to San Diego, and would go on to set a number of world records for speed.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 148 Pp. Soft Cover, 14" X 11 1/2". Light Usage. Covers Complete And Excellent, Although Spine Has A Few Tiny Surface Losses (Silverfish) But Not Affecting The Brilliant Cover, Which Is Uinusual In Such Condition. International Shipment Requires Considerable Additional Charge, But Note That 4-6 Magazines Fit Into A Single Usps Large Flat Rate Priority Mail Box, Insured.…

First Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 95 pages ; 29 cm. Subjects; Spanish Poetry. Genre; Periodical. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 95 pages ; 29 cm. Subjects; Spanish Poetry. Genre; Periodical. 1 Kg.

Ensayo. Ingeniería. Madrid. Editorial: Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos. 1988. Primera edición. 95 pags. 24x17 cms. Rústica. Muy buen estado. GASTOS DE ENVÍO: 1 EURO PARA EL ENVÍO ORDINARIO (SIN NÚMERO DE SEGUIMIENTO). 2,50 EUROS PARA EL ENVÍO CERTIFICADO CON RECOGIDA EN OFICINA DE CORREOS. 3,50 EUROS PARA EL ENVÍO CERTIFICADO CON ENTREGA EN DOMICILIO.…

Hardback. First Edition. St Marys Books is proud to present this 1931 first edition of The Book of the C19 Autogiro The Principle of Operation Described Together with Notes on Running and Maintenance by C J Sanders and A H Rawson Bound in navy cloth with gold gilt lettering to the cover and spine this hardback book contains iix 112 pages of text and 23 pages of advertisements to the back of the book Within the pages of this book the reader is treated to a basic introduction to the principles of the autogiro how it works and why it was considered a safe method of transport This copy is in very good condition with few notable blemishes or imperfections other than an inscription on the front free endpaper dedicated to Robert Bruce sent with compliments from the Autogiro Co Ltd this copy is in otherwise good condition The Book of the Autogiro 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.…

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.…

[2 (blank)], 94 pp. Filled with b/w photographic images. Royal 8vo. 10-3/4" x 7-3/16" "This book is the second complete authoritative presentation of the Autogiro; what it is, what it does, and how it does it, together with a résumé of its history, development, achievement, progress and acceptance by the public." [Foreword]. The PCA-2 a significant development in aviation progress, being the first rotary-wing aircraft to achieve type certification in the United States, as well as being notable for a number of 'firsts', including the first aircraft to land on the White House lawn and the first rotorcraft to fly across the country. Uncommon in commerce. Age-toning to wrapper edges. Smattering of foxing. Occasional pencil marginalia. A VG copy. Original blue paper wrappers, with embossed gilt lettering to front cover. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve 1st edition thus, ca 1932. "With the Compliments of the Autogiro Company" card laid-in.…

8vo. 300 pp. Photo frontisp., photoplates and diagrams throughout. Brown publisher's cloth, orange lettering front cover & spine, photo-illustrated endpapers (slight shelfwear), w/ d.j. photo cover art of autogiro flying over Manhattan (minor chipping head of spine, closed tear front joint, minor dustsoiling), still NF/G copy. First edition of this excellent history of the development and advantages of the autogiro, who solved the problems of autorotation by a giant rotor by his patented invention of installing flapping hinges on the four blades, and then controlled by ailerons and rudders. This invention predating development of the modern helicopter was embraced by such aviators as Amelia Earhart who set a world altitude record in 1931 flying a Pitcairn PCA-2, and the craft won the "World's Most Notable Achievement in Aviation" medal at the 1933 Century of Progress. Exceedingly scarce in original dustjacket.…

First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart on the half-title page. Earhart was married to one of the book's publishers, G.P. Putnam, at the time of the book's publication, which likely accounts for the occasion of the autograph. An account of the creation of the autogiro, an experimental rotorcraft predating the modern helicopter, co-written by the machine's inventor, Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva. On May 29, 1931, Earhart became the first woman to pilot one of these crafts: the Pitcairn autogiro, owned by Beech-Nut Packing Company, embarking on a coast-to-coast trip across the US. The craft was known by many as "The Black Maria" due to its propensity for life-threatening accidents, and required frequent stops due to its 52-gallon fuel capacity, but Earhart described it as "the answer to an aviator's prayer." Earhart set the first autogiro altitude record, and would go on to set numerous records for women's speed-and-distance aviation between 1930 and 1935. Earhart's legendary final flight in 1937, part of an attempt to fly around the world, resulted in her disappearance over the Pacific Ocean-and remains unsolved to this day. Near Fine, lacking the dust jacket, with light wear and very faint evidence of label removal on the front endpaper. Signed.…