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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Unclipped dust jacket with price intact. Black boards with gold gilt title on spine. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. xx, 268 pages.

Zustand: fair to good, ex-lib. 26 cm, 226, wraps, footnotes, usual library markings, front cover creased and small tear, 1st 20 pages (approx. ) creased.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: fair to good. 29, wraps, covers somewhat soiled, some pencil markings and underlining to text. Topics covered include tax laws of Virginia, Maryland, and District of Columbia; motor vehicles; traffic laws; alcoholic beverages; lease, purchase, or sale of a home; outline of procedures for filing or defending a small claim in courts of District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland; tort liability for a minor; dogs; car pool; social agencies in the metropolitan Washington area; and legal assistance offices.

Softcover. Zustand: VERY GOOD. Covers are rubbed. 24 cm. 117 pages. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 796 pages. 9.11x6.30x1.80 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Original staple-bound colour illustrated wraps 15x22cm, with a striking aerial view of fighters flying over Kuwait City to the front, and various KAF and air base crests to the back 15x22cm. Printed by Al-Assriya Press. 32pp including royal portraits and several colour photos. Covers very good, interiors near fine. Undated but c1993 (reference on p30). This appears to have been produced to present a message of resilience to the Kuwaiti people and the outside world that although the Kuwait Air Force experienced serious damage during the Gulf War, it is learning lessons from that, and quickly rebuilding. It opens with a history from Phase 1 beginning in 1953 with the launch of the Kuwait Flight Club for amateurs, to Phase 4 beginning in 1990/1 in response to the Gulf War. The list of Commanders is brought up to date with Brigadier-General Saber M. Al-Suwaidan, who replaced Major General Dawood S. Al-Ghanim in 1992, and wrote the Introduction. A list of aircraft since 1953 (grouped into fighters, transport, helicopters, training) identifies those still active, with several full-page photos indicating their numbers and the date they entered service. A table shows the number of hours and missions flown from Saudi Arabia broken down by aircraft type and the various phases of Desert Shield and Desert Storm, naming the craft and pilot shot down. It ends by assessing the status of the KAF after liberation and its rebuilding, illustrated with 3 full-page photos showing the extent of devastation. Rare: recorded on Worldcat without locations (OCLC 804738000). Not recorded on Library Hub.

Brief mit Ort, Datum, Unterschrift - Begleitbrief in dt. Sprache , farbiger Fahne als Kopf, HQ USAFE APO New York, 26.8.1971 1 S. kl. 4°.

Magazine. A rare original edition of the August 1927 National Geographic Magazine with - among others - two articles on aviation: - - Navigating the "Norge" from Rome to the North Pole and Beyond - The Designer and Pilot of the First Dirigible to Fly Over the Top of the World Describes a Thrilling Voyage of More Than 8,000 Miles - By General Umberto Nobile of the Italian Air Force - (39 pages, one map and 35 rare photographs) - - Air Conquest (with 13 illustrations) 116 p. many photos inside very good condition, cover rubbed an with markings.

Zustand: good, ex-lib. 24 cm, 330, illus., index, usual library markings (some blacked out), bookplate partially removed. Vista in Astronautics, First Annual Symposium.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original aqua marine cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 166 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Housed in Fine condition open-fronted slip case. From the private library of General Sir Edward Arthur Burgess, KCB, OBE with his personal bookplate 'E. A. Burgess' to the verso of the front free end paper with a SIGNED dedication to him by the author to the title page + cartoon of Mahaddie titled 'Hamish' to the front free end paper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Colour printed paper map 74x58cm, with index map, keys and aeronautical data to the verso. Very good, neatly folded. This first GSGS edition dated 1953, was based on a USAF Pilotage Chart (1948, revised June 1952), with air information supplied by the Ministry of Defence as at November 1952, and reproduced by the Ordnance Survey in an edition of 5,000 in July 1953 (5,000/7/53). Centred on Syria and northern Jordan, coverage is bounded by Beirut (NW), and the Syria-Iraq, Jordan-Iraq, and Jordan-Saudi borders (E, SE). The Haifa branch of the Iraq Petroleum Company Pipeline including its Pumping Stations runs across the lower section almost parallel with the Syria-Jordan border. A significant section of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline) which began operation in 1950 is also drawn. Altitude is colour shaded. Extensive detail is included for culture (built up areas, railways, roads, miscellaneous including oil), topography, hydrography, and aeronautical information.

GROßFOTO mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Unterschrift (GF,4°; in Uniform, mit 4 Sternen) mit eigenhändiger Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert - als OB der US-Luftwaffe in Europa !

Zustand: Fine. - 100 words typed on a cream-colored, 10-1/2 inch high by 9 inch wide sheet of "Department of the Air Force, Office of the Chief of Staff" letterhead with the address and the Department of Defense seal printed in blue at the top. Signed "H. M. Wade". The bottom right corner is lightly bumped. Folded twice for mailing. Near fine. Wade replies to a letter from Congressman Seymour Halpern soliciting his personal thoughts on achieving a lasting world peace. Wade assures Halpern of his desire for a just and lasting world peace, "however, although your request was for my personal 'views or formulas,' any comments by me on this critically important subject through other than official channels would be highly inappropriate."Horace Milton Wade [1916-2001] saw active service in World War II and the Vietnam War. In 1968 he was designated commander in chief, United States Air Forces in Europe and was promoted to general. The following year he was appointed chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, and in 1972 he became Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force--the post he held when this letter was written.The Queens, New York Republican Congressman Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) started his political career as a campaign aide to New York's powerful mayor Fiorella La Guardia and first served in New York's State Senate for 14 years before seeking a seat in the U.S. Congress. In Albany Halpern sponsored 279 bills that became law, including measures on schools, housing, civil rights, nutrition and mental health. A Liberal, he was something of an anomaly as the lone Republican representative from New York City, and generally garnered support from Labor Unions and endorsement from the Liberal Party. Yet he never even considered switching parties as he considered membership in the Republican Party a family tradition and commitment. While he found ample time for his private pursuits, including painting and collecting autographs, he took his legislative duties very seriously. Of these, he was proudest of his co-sponsorship of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and of the original 1965 Medicare legislation.

Pas de couverture. Zustand: Très bon. Rare - Signed large photo. February 1983. Size : 20x26 cm (photo). Condition : please see scans. Provenance : Claude Chauveau collection. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

Pas de couverture. Zustand: Très bon. Rare - Signed large photo. + Biography. Size : 25x20 cm (photo). Provenance : Claude Chauveau collection. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

(USA), The North American Defense Command, 1960. Elephant Folio (765 x 515 mm). Large collection of photos with accompanying commentaries, in the custom made blue binding with gilt lettering to front board. 137 original monochrome photos (measuring 255 x 200 mm) pasted on to 40 leaves of paper documenting a month long trip to document the US Air Defense System from Copenhagen to New York, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco and, the main focus of the trip, Thule and Station Nord in the North of Greenland. Also inserted are two formal signed letters to chief editor of the Danish newspaper Fyns Tidende, Knud Madsen, 1) from Val Peterson, American Ambassador to Denmark, 2) from Laurence S. Kuter, U.S. Air Force general and Commander in Chief of NORAD. Both letters are thanking Knud for his time, for their close working relationship and for his understanding. Light wear to extremities and paper slightly browned in margin but otherwise in fine condition and all photos well preserved. Exceedingly rare photo album - curated by the North American Defense Command with personal signed letters by Val Peterson, American Ambassador to Denmark and Laurence S. Kuter, U.S. Air Force general and Commander in Chief of NORAD - depicting the Danish journalists' tour of the North American Defense Command in the summer of 1960. The album is of the utmost scarcity and was only presented to a select few of the participants of the tour. The present collection is a testament to one of the most controversial and disputed chapters in the Danish-North American relationship, namely that of Camp Century on Greenland" this includes installation of a portable nuclear reactor, the first of its kind, and eventually the creation of a vast network of nuclear missile launch sites ? information only declassified in 1996. Furthermore, it is a fine example of US-military Cold War propaganda and it sought to influence the public opinion in allied countries. In 1951, the United States and Denmark - both founding members of the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) - signed the Defense of Greenland Agreement. The treaty was intended ?to negotiate arrangements under which armed forces of the parties to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization may make use of facilities in Greenland in defense of Greenland and the rest of the North Atlantic Treaty area.? More simply put, the agreement allowed the United States to build military bases in Greenland. Denmark and the US had signed a formal agreement granting America the right to maintain military bases in Greenland, but only in strictly defined areas, such as Thule Air Base in Northwest Greenland. They still needed approval from the Danish authorities for all activities outside these defence areas. In 1957, without informing the Danish Parliament, the Danish Prime Minister H. C. Hansen gave the Americans permission to store nuclear weapons at Thule AB. When the US Army constructed Camp Century, complete with its own transportable nuclear reactor, the Danish Government found itself in a tight corner. As news about Camp Century spread due to the army?s publicity campaign, the Danish authorities were forced to explain that there were no nukes in Greenland. The Danes had to either give in entirely to the American requests to deploy various nuclear weapons in Greenland, or take a firmer stand against the Americans. Denmark opted for the second solution. In recognition of the unfavourable public climate in Denmark, the US military issued a press campaign to provide better understanding of the need for military bases in the Artic. This was primarily done by inviting chief editors from the major Danish newspapers on a month long trip to the US as is evident from the present photos, no expenses were spared. As ambassador Val Peterson wrote to Danish chief editor Knud Madsen in the accompanying letter:?From personal conversations with several participants in your tour, and from articles about the trip which already have appeared in the Danish press, I know that the various sponsoring agencies have done their utmost to make your visit instructive as well as pleasant. Above all, I am happy that you have had an opportunity to gain an insight in the vast effort made the the United States to safeguard the security of the free world and to maintain the peace, in close and cordial cooperation with our friends and Allies, Denmark prominently among them? And General Laurence S. Kuter: ?We were delighted to have an opportunity to explain the important segments of our defense system to you ? the NORAD Story. Denmark will continue to play a very important role in North American?s air and aerospace defenses in permitting important detection devices to be located in Greenland. Denmark is the only continental NATO power which provides such land-basing opportunity, which is essential for North America?s surveillance of the polar approach route. We hope, as a result of your visit, we now have a closer working relationship and understanding.? (From the accompanying letter). Over the next decade, the American military built three air bases in Greenland: Narssarsuaq, Sondestrom, and Thule. In context of the Cold War, these bases provided a refueling point and a base of operations for intermediate-range strategic bombers. Additionally, the United States deployed radar stations in Greenland to maintain a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) and a Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, which would give the United States advance warning of a Soviet nuclear attack. The Thule Air Base is the only of the three which is still operational today. Located less than 1,000 miles from the North Pole, it is the U.S. Air Force?s northernmost base. Construction on Camp Century began in June 1959 and was completed by October 1960. Army engineers first had to build a three mile road to bring the 6,000 tons of supplies it would require to build the $8 million facility. Most of the heavy equipment, including vehicles, were brought.

Kurzer Brief (1 S. 4 to, mit gedrucktem pers. Briefkopf ) mit Ort, Datum, Unterschrift signiert Carmel, CA 30.6.1988 Every good wish to you and yours. (dito : Grosses Original-Porträtfoto (in Uniform, 8 to) mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert Euro 245,-).

Pas de couverture. Zustand: Très bon. Rare - Superb hand signed large photo. Size : 25x20 cm. Provenance : Claude Chauveau collection. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.