Reference Books & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a Rare World War II United State Army Air Force 454th Bomb Group Unit History: The Flight of the Liberators. USAAF 15th AF B-24 unit composed of the 736th, 737th, 738th, & 739th Bomb Squadrons. 172 pages...

ARTIFACT: This is a WWII USAAF Air Transport Command India-China Division History Boooklet Restricted. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: Approximately 8" x 5-3/4" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Paper, ink, staples. MARKINGS:  See above images. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a signed hardcover copy of J. Duncan Campbell's "Aviation Badges and Insignia of the United States Army 1913-1946", third edition. This volume is a helpful resource for World War I through World War II pieces and has many...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of the 1919 "Aircraft Year Book" issued by the Manufacturers' Aircraft Association Inc. with some great photogrpahy and a lot of information on aircraft manufacturers and other topics. The book is signed inside by its...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "The History of Winchester Firearms" by Dean K. Boorman. The book follows the story of Oliver Winchester, founder of one of the most successful and iconic American firearms manufacturers ever, as well as his...

ARTIFACT: This is a reference book entitled "Thirty Years of U.S. Army Pilot Wings: 1917 to 1947". This book was written by collector, war veteran and pilot, Charles I. Fitzsimmons Ph.D. It was published by SDS Americorp, Incorporated in 199Not all of...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Firearms of the American West 1803-1865" by Louis A. Garvaglia and Charles G. Worman. This volume is a comprehensive history of the evolution of firearms production and trends on the United States frontier from the...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa 1919-1920 "Blue Book of Hayti (Haiti)" (Livre Bleu d'Haiti). The book is a history of the Caribbean island country, told from a government-approved point of view, as well as a Who's Who, including biographies and...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare, retired book: "Distinctive Insignia of the U.S. Army Air Forces 1924-1947" by Joseph M. Massaro. This book is signed and inscribed by the author to noted CBI and OSS collector Robert Viau. The book includes a 1991 supplement and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1st edition (July 1942) "Pilot's Information for Aeroprop Unimatic Constant Speed Propellers" by the Aeroproducts Division of General Motors Corporation of Dayton, Ohio. The Aeroprop was used by both USAAF and USN pilots as it was a...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1918 hardcover copy of the United States Air Service Medical Manual from the War Department, Air Service Division of Military Aeronautics at Washington, D.C. There are lots of photographs of aircraft mixed in, including...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Patch Guide: U.S. Navy Ships and Submarines" by Michael L. Roberts, a retired US Navy Chief Aviation Machinist' s Mate. It has several full pages of color photographs of patches from all kinds of USN vessels, from...