Aviation

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1973. Oblong format - 12 1/2"W X 8"H. 96 pp. Facsimile Reprint of 1917 Edition. Tight copy with light wear. Pages are tanned somewhat. Brown boards have slight cupping. Bright gilt print. No dust jacket.. ISBN: 0385013140. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AIRPLANES, AVIATION HISTORY, AIRCRAFT. more information

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Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing, 1943. Dedicated to Gen. Billy Mitchell and written by the founder of the company that became Republic Aviation, Seversky propounds the theory that whoever rules the skies wins the war. This is a wartime copy. and the paper used during homefront conservation has yellowed. There is some moisture staining on the bottom of the pages and a red crayon mark on front free end paper. Tight and sound. Black boards with gilt print on spine still bright. Dust jacket has significant closed tear on front middle and moisture staining on the back which is a plea for War Bonds. There is chipping on corners and edges with loss especially on spine ends. It has been repaired with tape on two places on bottom edge. It is intact and now in a protective cover.. 1943 Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AVIATION, MILITARY AVIATION. more information

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1998. 1999 Pulitzer Prize award. Book is bright and clean with slightly weak front hinge and slight right lean. Previous owner's label on ffep. Dust jacket is unclipped, crisp and bright with very light edgewear. First Printing of First Edition.. ISBN: 0399144498. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AVIATORS, CHARLES LINDBERGH, PILOTS, BIOGRAPHY. more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1942. Written by aide to Gen. William Mitchell and was a pioneer in military aviation. 1st Ed., 1st Ptgl 354 pp. Tight copy - light blue boards with gilt print, bright on front and slightly rubbed on spine. Boards have slight spotting and page ends have foxing. Corners are bumped as are spine ends. Dust jacket has edge creasing, chipping on corners and spine ends, with a 1" closed tear on front on bottom edge. Also a 1" tear on front top hinge. Creasing and chipping on folds.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WORLD WAR II, WWII, 2, WW2, SECOND WAR, TWO, MILITARY AVIATION, AIR U. S. ARMY FORCES, GENERAL WILLIAM MITCHELL, BILLY MITCHELL. more information

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New York: Arco Publishing Co., 1969. Introduction by Len Deighton with 64 pp + photos. Bright red cloth boards show some wear and bumping to corners. Bottom spine has wear on fabric along bottom edge and onto back board about 1" and onto front bottom edge about 1". Back hinge has faint light spotting along crease. There is a very faint darker spot on front board near top corner. Interior has occasional highlighting. Slight weakness at signatures-opens to gutters at places. Dust jacket has light edgewear and creasing at top of spine and along top front edge. Corners slightly bumped. Else bright and colorful.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good-/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WORLD WAR II, WWII, 2, WW2, SECOND WAR, HITLER'S AIR FORCE , LUFTWAFFE,. more information

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College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990. With rigorous training at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, women trained to be WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) and pilot all kinds of military planes in order to free male pilots for battle. With over 23,000 volunteers, fewer than 2,000 met the rigid standards.These gals ferried planes from the manufacturer, towed targets (EEEK!) or test piloted - whatever needed to be done. This is about those unsung heroines, by one of them, complete with portraits of them taken for the publication in 1990. Oversize format, 12 1/4"H X 9 1/4"W - 161 pp. With an introduction by Dora Dougherty Strother. Bright, crisp and clean copy, as is dust jacket, now in protective cover. Unread. What a great book!. ISBN: 0890964017. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good++/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. WASP, WASPS, WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS, WORLD WAR II, WWII, 2, WW2, SECOND WAR, IN THE AVIATORS, AVIATRIX, SHOW. more information

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Boston, MA: Little Brown and Company, 1968. Story of the controversial F-111 Fighter-Bomber, built by General Dynamics, Fort Worth, TX. 202 pp. Green cloth boards with light edgewear. Front free end paper has gift inscription. Clean text block. Dust jacket has light rubbing and light edgewear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Military History, Military Aviation, General Dynamics. more information

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New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1977. 1st Ed., 2nd Ptg. 216 pp. Tight copy with black cloth boards and gilt design/type. Boards have some spotting. Page edges have foxing. Clean interior. Price-clipped dust jacket is bright with 1/2" closed tearon front bottom edge. Else minor creasing and corner wear.. ISBN: 0151524017. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. AVIATION, AVIATORS, LINDBERGH, SOLO FLIGHT. more information

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Chicago: Ringer Press, 1941. From the collection of a WWII pilot. Author, C. H. McIntosh was chief instructor for the Chicago Pilot Training School of American Airlines. Covers are flexible enforced leatherette with some bumping to corners and spine ends. Gilt debossed title on front is a little dulled. Previous owner's name on white front free end paper. Exceptionally clean and tight pilot training book - pre-WWII!. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. AVIATION, NAVIGATION, EARLY AVIATION HISTORY, AIRLINE PILOTS TRAINING, PILOT AMERICAN AIRLINES. more information

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1972. 514 pp. Tight and clean copy with light wear. End pages have discoloration in hinge area - else clean interior. Dust jacket is bright with light corner and spine end wear.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Aviation, Aviation History, Biography. more information

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College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1993. One of Gen. Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers gives his account of events defending China from Japan early in WWII. Bright, clean, crisp and tight - appears unread.. ISBN: 0890964084. Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. , PERSONAL NARRATIVE, AUTOBIOGRAPHY. more information

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New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942. Large format book, 92 pp of aviation maps and "new" geographical information - 1942 edition. It is intact and pretty tight -- blue cloth boards hare spotted on top corner area of both front and back boards -- bottom of spine has dark damp stain and wear. All corners and edges show some bumping and wear. Previous owner's name (Lt. Col.) and Canal Zone military base is on half title page with date, Nov. 25, 1942. There are many maps provided by Ray Ramsey and other photographs and illustrations throughout. There are inserts of magazine articles showing maps drawn from new aviation data and an Air Map with the slogan "Buy War Bonds" on the bottom. Dust jacket has a Panama bookseller sticker on inside flap. It has chipping and loss on corners, creasing on edges, rubbing with some tearing. There is a dark damp stain on the spine bottom that bleed onto the bottom of the front. Both ends of the dust jacket's spine are chipped with some loss. Hinges show some rubbing. Still, it is intact, and is now in a protective cover. Interesting aviation history.. No Stated Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/Good. Illus. by Ray Ramsey. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. AVIATION, AVIATION HISTORY, AIR MAPS, WORLD WAR II, WWII, 2, WW2 , SECOND WAR, TWO. more information

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Dallas, Texas: Three Forks Press, 1999. "How Dallas and Fort Worth Overcame Politics and Personalities to Build One of the World's Biggest and Busiest Airports" - from the cover. 317 pp. Crisp bright and clean copy - good as new.. ISBN: 1893451003. 1st Printing. Pictorial Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. DALLAS-FORT WORTH, WORTH AIRPORT, DFW. more information

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1972. 1st Ed., 2nd Ptg. 259 pp. Book has slight right lean. Blue boards are bright - corners have light wear, and front edge of top board has bumped spot. Clean interior. Price-clipped dust jacket has light corner and spine end wear. Front flap fold has light creasing. Light color shows some rubbing, and spine is slightly darkened. Hinges and flap folds show light wear/rubbing. Now in protective cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Aviation, Aviation History. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Van Norstrand Reinhold Company, 1983. Story of Air group 15,the "Fabled Fifteen", led by Capt. David McCampbell, awarded the Medal of Honor for his action with that group. Inspiring accounts of heroism from one of the most decorated units in WWII. Book club edition -- copy is tight with minor rubbin on boards. Jacket has good sized tear on back corner which has been taped. Also some slight rubbing.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WWII, WORLD WAR II, CARRIERS, CARRIER FLEET, NAVY AVIATION, AVIATORS, FIGHTERS, FIGHTER PILOTS, MEDAL OF HONOR, MCCAMPBELL, PACIFIC WAR, THEATER JAPANESE. more information

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Seattle, WA: National Air and Space Museum; University of Washington, 1991. 254 pp. Bright and clean copy with minor right lean. Light edgewear. Dust jacket is bright with light creasing and a little edgewear. Front panel has small (1/2") scuff.. ISBN: 0295970944. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by Victor J. Seely. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AVIATION, COMMERCIAL AVIATION HISTORY. more information

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New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Autobiography of test pilot Chuck Yeager who was the first aviator to break the sound barrier. Tight trade paperback with light corner and spine end wear. Hinges show slight rubbing, and rear panel has a light crease. Pages are a little darkened and front edge has a small spot. Clean interior.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AVIATION, AERONAUTICS, TEST PILOTS, SOUND BARRIER, PILOTS. more information

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New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Autobiography of test pilot Chuck Yeager who was the first aviator to break the sound barrier. Crisp and bright copy with slight bumping on spine ends and corners. A little very minor spotting on page edges. Dust jacket is bright with edge creasing with creasing on front flap fold. Corner and spine ends have a little chipping, and top of spine has light fraying. There is a 1 1/4" tear on top front hinge. Now in protective cover.. ISBN: 0553050931. 15th Ptg. Hard Cover. Very Good++/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AVIATION, AERONAUTICS, TEST PILOTS, SOUND BARRIER, PILOTS. more information

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New York: Viking Press, 1968. Large format - 10 1/4"W X 12"H. 201 pp. Book has slight right lean. Bright blue boards with bright gilt print & design. Bottom corner of page edge has slight shelf soiling. Dust jacket has a little curling on top edge, and spine is slightly darkened, as is rear panel's top edge. Corners and spine ends have light wear/chipping. Now in protective cover.. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Aviation, Aircraft. more information

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New York, NY: The Ronald Press Co., 1926. Early aviation publication by "Hap" Arnold, who commanded the U.S. Army Air Force in WWII. 216 pp. Blue cloth boards are rubbed with some spotting - discolored on spine and onto hinge area. Heavy rubbing/scratching marks on front board. Hinge is beginning to loosen slightly. Bumping to corners and spine ends with a little loss of the cloth on some edges. Foxing and yellowing to pages. Damp stain on bottom margin on first 50 pages, and pages have staining and spotting. Names of previous owners (two) on front free end paper.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AVIATION, AERONAUTICS, GEN. HAP ARNOLD, MILITARY USAAF, U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE. more information

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New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1958. Biography of air power advocate, General Billy Mitchell. 420 pp. Clean and crisp copy with leght edge wear and a clean interior. Dust jacket has moderate chipping on corners and flap folds. Also creasing with slight tearing on edges. Top of spine has 1/3" and 1/4" chips missing. Also rubbing and a little scuffing shows on the red, white and blue colors of front and on white background of back. Nice copy.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AIR POWER, BILLY MITCHELL, GENERAL U.S. FORCE, BIOGRAPHY. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1975. 216 pp. Bright, tight and clean copy with minor wear. Dust jacket is bright with light corner creasing and a little chipping on top of spine.. ISBN: 0385064608. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Military Aviation, World War II, WWII, Willy Messerschmitt, Biography. more information

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Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1944. Interesting study of air transport during WWII and the future of aviation as seen then. Full of charts, mapy and diagrams. Book is tight with minor edgewear. Pages show some age yellowing. Jacket has significant chipping with a 2"X1" loss on front top and a smaller area of loss from top hinge across 2" on front. Back cover has a chip out of bottom about 1 1/2" X 1" and some loss across top.. Second. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AVIATION, TRANSPORT, AIR ROUTES. more information

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Maxwell AFB: Air University Press, 1996. Signed by author on title page, and his business card is laid in. Copy is tight, clean and bright with minor wear to wrapper and a 1" scratch on front wrap near title.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AIR POWER, COMBAT, AVIATION, MILITARY STRATEGY. more information

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South Brunswick and New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1970. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. Large format, 8 1/2"W X 11 1/41"H. 434 pp. Tight and crisp - bright green boards with bright silver print on spine. Corners and spine ends have light bumping. Bottom page edge has light soiling. Dust jacket has been tape repaired on front panel, inside and outside, beginning at base of spine and extending across 6". That area also has creasing. Corners and spine ends have some chipping with a little tearing. Spine is a little darkened, and there is significant rubbing. Now in protective cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Aviation, Aircraft, Military Aviation. more information

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New York: Bantam Books, 1999. First Edition, 1st Printing. Book is bright, tight and crisp. Minor soiling on top page ends and very slight edgewear. Dust jacket is bright and colorful with a very little corner bumping. Very nice copy of life story of a true American hero.. ISBN: 0553110748. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ASTRONAUTS, NASA, SPACE PROGRAM, U.S. SENATE. more information

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London: Brockhampton Press, 1999. Subtitle, "Behind the Scenes of the Great Air War". Pictorial boards have some bumping on spine. Text has highlighting throughout - still, crisp. Map of England from National Geographic loosely inserted. Dust jacket has creasing along edges and on spine. Now in protective cover. Nice, if well-used, copy.. Reprint. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WORLD WAR II, WWII, 2, WW2, SECOND WAR, HUGH DOWDY, ROYAL AIR FORCE, GREAT. more information

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: United States Government Printing Office, 1988. 407 pp. Crisp, clean, tight and bright copy - appears unread. Dust jacket is also bright with minor edgewear.. ISBN: 0912799552. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MILITARY BASES HISTORY. more information

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Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.: Rand Corp, 1995. 65 pp. Trade paperback is tight, clean and bright with minor edgewear.. ISBN: 0833023047. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY JAPAN, AVIATION, MILITARY AVIATION. more information

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Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.: Rand Corp, 1995. 66 pp. Tight and clean trade paperback with light wear to wraps.. ISBN: 0833023071. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. EUROPE DEFENSES MILITARY POLICY FIGHTER. more information

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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. 1st Ed., 2nd Ptg. Tight copy with clean interior has considerable soiling to light boards. A little corner and spine end bumping. Dust jacket is bright with slight edgewear. Original price sticker on rear corner.. ISBN: 0312010966. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AVIATORS, WOMEN AVIATION, AVIATION HISTORY, AIR PILOTS, BRITISH AVIATORS. more information

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Kansas City, MO: Pilot News Press, 1981. Aviation pioneers, barnstormers and the like fill the 124 pp along with b&w illustrations. Large format, 8 3/4"W X 11"H. Bright, tight and crisp copy. Light blue cloth boards have bright silver type. Very light corner and spine end wear. Pasted down end papers have a representation of the Wright Brothers' patent. Top corner of front free end paper has erasure, and bottom page edge has two small spots of adhesive residue, perhaps from manufacture. Dust jacket is bright with light rubbing showing on flap folds and hinges. Very light corner and spine end wear. Edges have light wear with rear bottom edge having a 1/2" closed tear. Now in protective cover.. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Aviation History, Flying. more information

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1959. Noted writer, Paul Gallico, tells the story of the great plane that defeated the Luftwaffe and the tenacious and brave men who flew it. Book is tight and suffers only from a little yellowing on the edges. Colorful dust jacket with two Hurricanes flying over the White Cliffs of Dover.beautiful. Spine of dust jacket is chipped at top and bottom and is creased and torn along title area, with some pieces missing. Some chipping at the top front and on folds. Now in protective cover.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIGHTER PLANE, BRITISH AIRCRAFT, WWII, WWII AVIATION, BATTLE OF BRITAIN, LONDON BLITZ, RAF. more information

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New York, NY: Essential Books, 1944. 264 pp. Book has slight right lean. Read cloth boards show light spotting with some wear and fraying on edges. Front pasted down paper has previous owner's name and date. 3-21-47. Page edges are tanned with a few small spots. Pages open to signatures in places.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Aviation. more information

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New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1987. EX-LIB copy with usual stamps, labels and markings. Card pocket on front free end paper. Dust jacket is in library mylar taped to boards of book. Index number on spine. Page ends have darkened slightly and have light spotting.. ISBN: 0688042902. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WORLD WAR II, WWII, 2, WW2, SECOND WAR, BATTLE OF BRITAIN, RAF, ROYAL AIR FORCE, MEMOIRS. more information

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Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing, 1932. Adventures in aviation aboard "The Flying Carpet". Dark cloth boards have spotting and wear and spine faded. Some slight shelfwear to corners and edges. Previous owners label on ffep and on verso - else clean interior.. No Stated Edition. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AVIATION, ADVENTURE. more information

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Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1988. Subtitled, "Reflections of a World War II Aviator", Hynes recounts his experiences as a Marine aviator during WWII. Tight, bright, crisp and clean, as is the dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WORLD WAR II, WWII, SECOND WAR, MARINE AVIATORS, U.S. CORPS. more information

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Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989. The folks who fought World War II in the skies tell their stories. 402 pp. Bright and clean copy with light wear to boards and very slight loosening of front hinge. Dust jacket is bright with light edgewear. Back cover shows some rubbing. Very nice copy.. ISBN: 0874746507. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WORLD WAR II, WWII, 2, WW2, SECOND WAR, MILITARY AVIATION, PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, NARRATIVE, AVIATION. more information

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Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1979. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. 503 pp. Crisp and clean copy. Light wear to edges and corners. Book appears unread. Dust jacket intact but has significant wear - extensive creasing and rubbing and chipping on corners and spine top. Spine base has piece 2" X 3" missing. Rear has some smudging on light portions.. ISBN: 0820304654. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AIRLINE INDUSTRY, HISTORY, DELTA AIRLINES. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Times Books, 1979. Book is tight and crisp. Back cover has some rubbing wear. No interior markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. U.S. AIR FORCE, U.S.A.A.F., B-29, WORLD WAR II, WWII, SECOND. more information

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New York: Times Books, 1979. 316 pp. Book has a slight right lean with bumping to spine ends and light wear on corners. Clean interior. Dust jacket has rubbing, creasing, and light chipping on corners and spine ends. Slight tearing on rear panel's edges.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. U.S. AIR FORCE, U.S.A.A.F., B-29, WORLD WAR II, WWII, SECOND. more information

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