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AIR RACER, Mendenhall, Charles, Specialty Press, 1994, new, soft cover, 234 3-views of racers 1909 (Curtiss Golden Flyer) to 1975 (Reno), 183 pgs.$19.95
BARNSTORMERS, THE, Dwiggins, Don, Grosset & Dunlap, 1968, vg/vg (some yellowing), see photo, golden era of avation after WW I, they looped, rolled & stunted their way across the country, photos from private & public collections, 151 pgs. $18.50
BARNSTORMING, Caidin, Martin, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1965, vg/vg, see photo, "Great Years of Stunt Flying". Book about Lincoln Beachey, Frank Clarke, Glenn H. Curtiss, Douglas Davis, Slats Rodgers & Herbert M.C. (Tommy) Walker, photos, 304 pgs.$18.50
BARNSTORMING TO BUSH FLYING 1919-1930, Corley-Smith, Peter, Sono Nis Press, 1989, vg (soft cover, upper corner bend), see photo, history of barnstorming & bush flying in British Columbia with photographs, 242 pgs. $10.00
FLYING COLES, THE, Cole, Dwane, Ken Cook, 1974, as new, soft cover, see photo, signed by author, story of the flying Cole family, air show performers, photos, 108 pgs. $75.00
FORD AIR TOURS 1925-1931, Forden, Leslie, Nottingham Press, 1973, vg, soft cover, see photo, signed by author on title page, narrative & pictorial history of the seven National Air Tour competions for the Edsel B. Ford Reliability Trophy, many photos 218 pgs. $36.00
GEE BEE RACERS, Mendenhall, Charles, Specialty Press, 1994, new, soft cover, see photo, photos & line drawings, 179 pgs.$19.95
GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE A RACE , Tegler, John, Wings Publishing, 1984, vg/vg (rubbed & chipping), see photo, Reno National Champion Air Races 1964-83, many photos, 416 pgs. $16.50
GREAT AIR RACES, THE Vorderman, Don, Doubleday, 1969, vg/vg (yellowing & slight chipping), see photo, covers 30 years of international air racing 1909 to 1930, 200 photos of pilots & their record-breaking aircraft, 288 pgs. $20.00
MYSTERY SHIP, Phillips, Edward, Flying Books, 1999, new, soft cover, see photo, Travel Air Type R, won the 1929 Thompson at over 200 mph, many photos, 93 pgs. $20.00
SCHNEIDER TROPHY RACES, Barker, Ralph, Chatto & Windus, 1971, vg/g (chipping, edgewear & rubbing), see photo, complete history of the Schneider Trophy Races, from its origins at a hydro-plane meeting in Monaco in 1913, to the final event at Calshot in 1931 where the trophy was won outright for Britain, photos, 272 pgs. $25.00
SEASON OF EAGLES, A, Hull, Robert, self-published, 1984, vg (inked name)/vg (chipping), see photo, personal letter laid in signed by author, personal stories of the Cleveland National Air Races ( 1929 - '49)" Stories of the National Air Races at Cleveland Airport. The Bendix Trophy Race and the fabulous Thompson Trophy Race were the pinnacles of speed, spectacle, triumph and tragedy. The final article is based on interviews with Walter Soplata, a Newbury, Ohio carpenter who salvaged dozens of vintage aircraft & hundreds of related items, photos, 297 pgs. $40.00
SEPTEMBER CHAMPIONS, Hull, Robert, Stackpole Books, 1979, fine (no dust jacket), author's 3-yr. hunt to reunite for the first time the survivors of the prewar National Air Races, many photos, 223 pgs. $15.00
SPEED SEEKERS, Foxworth, Thomas, Doubleday, 1974, vg (oversized)/vg, see photo, about the men who were inspired by speed's insistent call, documents a technological growth, appendix on progress of speed; aircraft & resut of various aviation races, many photos, 560 pgs. $55.00
THEY FLEW THE BENDIX RACE, Dwiggins, Don, J.B. Lippincott, 1965, vg/vg, see photo, history of the competition with many photos, 198 pgs. $30.00
THOMPSON TROPHY RACERS , Huntington, Roger, MBI, 1989, very good, soft cover, see photo, pilots and planes of America's air gracing glory days 1929-49, photos, 191 pgs. $40.00


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