Skyways by William Mitchell (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible; Good. First Edition. This hardcover book is Good, being square and tight. The boards and spine have soiling/spotting wear along with edges with pristine legible lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. There is moderate toning in place (primarily end pages and next to photos) but all text is bright and absolutely legible. No dustjacket. This is an ex-lib copy with a number on the spine, stamps present, and card holder removed from rear board. No remainder mark. This is still a strong copy from General "Bill" Mitchell, considered by many to be one of the key personnel of the early US Army Air Force.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Presumed First UK Edition. No stated date c1930. Presumed first UK edition. 314pp, a frontispiece showing the author with the Prince of Wales and numerous other black and white illustrations. William Lendrum Mitchell (1879-1936) was a United States Army officer who had a major role in the creation of the United States Air Force. This book deals in a simple, elementary way with the subject of aeronautics as it existed at the end of the 1920s, and as it was applied in the various countries of the world. It contains information on all branches of aeronautics, civil, commercial and military, and also includes many personal experiences connected with aviation in various parts of the world. The book is bound in the original blue boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some light soiling to the boards and a few pin-size holes in the cloth on the rear board. The spine edges are rubbed with a 1/4" split in the cloth near the middle of the front spine edge. The spine is slightly faded and the spine ends are bumped with a little damage to the cloth at the top of the spine. The contents are tight and clean with browning to the front free endpaper. There is no inscription.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. private library liquidation cover stamped cloth. Book rubbed no dj. Book has some age spots, Shelf, edge corner wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover without dust jacket bound in gray cloth over boards with black decoration and lettering on the front cover and spine. Covers are toned and worn with spotting and minor bumping along edges. Binding is tight and secure. Corners are bumped. Previous owner book plate on FFEP reads "Ex-Libris Len Schneider". Stamping to both the front and rear endpapers. Pages are toned throughout, but otherwise remain crisp and clean. Images are printed in B&W. J. B. Lippincott Company. Title page is dated 1930. Copyright page is dated 1930. 314 pages. A 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. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it s a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.…

Hardcover. First. First U.K. edition. N.d. (1930). Sky blue cloth wth spine lettering gilt. 314 pps. with index. Illustrated with numerous monochrome plates. A cornerstone work on early 20th century aviation by Gen. "Billy" Mitchell, a key (and controversial) figure in the establishment of the U.S. Army Air Force. Mitchell does not confine himself to only to military matters but also examines the making of pilots, commercial and sporting aviation, airships and airplane manuvers, etc. A tight copy, spine a bit sunned but gilt lettering bright. No jacket. The U.K. edition is considerably harder to find. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Undated circa 1930. General Mitchell was former Commander Air Forces A.E.F. and director military aeronautics U.S. Army. Contains information on all branches of aeronautics, civil, commercial and military. 314 pages illustrated with monochrome plates.

Good condition. No dust jacket. Spine slightly faded. Some sunning. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Book in very solid, unmarked condition. Dust jacket unclipped, in protective mylar, features attractive front and rear panel but spine is faded and stained.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. An interesting survey. nd; c.1930. pp314. Illus. Wear to spine ends. DW; only the chipped and worn front cover; so really, really poor. I've put this remnant in an archival sleeve.

Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Skyways A Book On Modern Aeronautics is a classic 1930 aviation book written by General William Billy Mitchell widely reagrded as the father of the United States Air Force Published shortly after Mitchells famous court martial and resignation from the military the book serves as both an educational text and a passionate manifesto on the transformatic future of aviation Our copy complete with its pictorial dust jacket is in good condition despite wear and closed tears to the extremities Small piece missing to the top of the spine Underneath lie cloth boards which despite a little fading to the spine are in a good clean condition The pages within are lightly toned although clean and illustrated with several black and white photographs pp314 A scarce title complete with its dust jacket and part of a huge aviation collection just acquired by St Marys Booksnbsp. book.…