1980s Aviation Objects

Aircraft model constellation Lockheed L1049, reduced model, lightweight wooden frame, handcrafted in aluminum foil, with engraved metal rivets. Measures: Base height: 26cm.

A very cool U.S. Air Force YF-23 Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) contractor desk model, circa late 1980s. The piece is in very good condition and...

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. First edition BCE hardcover with ...

In the flesh. Just months before her death, Marilyn Monroe gave a young photographer his big break, and this is his story. “You’re already famous, now you’re going to make me f...

Fantastic looking vintage anatomical model of a full human body on a black granite base. The height of the model with base (4 cm) is 82 cm. Unfortunately, removable parts are missing.

German modern metal and plastic table lighter T2 by Dieter Rams for Braun, 1970s Cylindrical table lighter mod. T2 in knurled metal. The flame supp...

Made by Tekno in the 1960s. Steel construction painted. Used but still in very good condition.

This cool vintage original radio shortwave by Phillips, circa 1950s with bakelite knobs in cream color case, the radio works but it takes a while to war...

Scaled model of the a US Air Force airplane. made of aluminum with a wooden base. A nice sculpture for every living room or desktop. Use it at as a Pictur...

Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator Buechner, Thomas S. Published by Abrams, NY, 1970. Hardcover. #F/58 of 1000. Signed by Buechner and Norman Rockwell on the limitation page. Publisher's full blue leather and marbled paper slipcase. Large oversized heavy book. Book is fine, slipcase shows some edge wear, a few dings, and a some tiny spots of loss to the paper, but is otherwise very good. Title: Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator Publisher: Abrams, NY Publication Date: 1970 Binding: Hardcover Condition: Very good Signed: Signed by Author Buechner and By Norman Rockwell. “AN ARTIST OF REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS… BELOVED BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE”: SIGNED LIMITED NORMAN ROCKWELL: ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR, RICHLY ILLUSTRATED, ONE OF ONLY 100 ARTIST'S PROOF COPIES BUECHNER, Thomas S. Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator. New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1970). Large thick folio, original full navy morocco, tan morocco spine label, marbled endpapers, original slipcase. Signed limited first edition, one of 1100 copies signed by both Rockwell and Buechner, with over 600 illustrations, including hundreds in color and many folding. "A lifelong chronicler of personalities and events, Rockwell… was an artist of remarkable accomplishments who possessed an extraordinary eye for detail and was beloved by the American people" (ANB). This comprehensive survey of his career not only showcases his celebrated Saturday Evening Post covers (it includes all 321 of them) but also explores other facets of his work, including advertising, book illustration, patriotic contributions to the United States' effort in World War II, and poignant and challenging portrayals of America's changing postwar society. Buechner, director of the Brooklyn Museum, was the first art who devoted serious attention to Rockwell's work. The hundreds of illustrations in this volume include over 80 color folio images, many of which are two-page or folding. As the signed limitation page explains, Rockwell supervised the pulling of 10 collotypes from his paintings, each in a limited edition of 110 copies, designated with letters A-J and each letter numbered 1-100. Ten Artist's Proofs of each collotype were designated AP-A through AP-J, numbered 1-10 for each, reserved for Rockwell. Rockwell signed...

A leather bound first edition of an epic poem titled "The Emerald Isle; A Poem" by Charles Phillips (1786-1859), a celebrated writer and lawyer, with ...

These WWII optics have been originally restored in a time-consuming process to reveal a crystal clear Image. Externally, hand stripping the paint inch by inch and polishing to the mo...