Ed Heinemann, Combat Aircraft Designer
by Kemp Tolley
ISBN: 0870217976
ISBN-13: 9780870217975
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Naval Inst Pr
Published date: 1980
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Ed Heinemann, Combat Aircraft Designer
Edward H. Heinemann, Rosario Rausa
Naval Inst Pr. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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Ed Heinemann, Combat Aircraft Designer
Heinemann, Edward H.; & Rosario Rausa
Annapolis, Maryland:: Naval Institute Press, 1980 7" wide by 10.25" tall. A square, reasonably tight copy. The original light gray cloth binding is a little soiled. Inner hinges are perfect. Corners are NOT bumped. There is a "United States Naval Institute" bookplate on endpaper, but space for name is still blank. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Lavishly illustrated. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "Ed Heinemann has been the guiding force behind a remarkably successful series of combat aircraft, from Dauntless dive bomber to the A-4 Skyhawk jet. In this comprehensive autobiographical record of his achievements, [the authors] have tried to tell it like it was, including the lows as well as the highs... Here is the story behind some of the world's most successful aircraft, including the Dauntless, the Skyraider, the Skyray, the Skystreak and Skyrocket research planes, and the Sky Warrior and Skyhawk, as well as many others. The text is amply augmented with detailed line drawings, photos, and performance data." First Edition. . Hard Cover. Very Good condition./Very Good dust jacket.. xv, 277pp.. ( more information)
Offered by About Books (United States)
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Ed heinemann Combat Aircraft Designer
Heinemann, Ed
Naval Institute Press, 1988. Near fine in VG+ dj with tiny closed dj edge tear to front panel. Clean and tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. ( more information)
Offered by Vera Enterprises LLC (United States)
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Ed Heinemann, Combat Aircraft Designer
Tolley, Kemp
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1980 Light edge foxing, boards very slightly bowed. A date in ink on the ffep. DJ has edge tears and edge wear, particularly at the corners and the top of spine, and at the back DJ fold.. DJ has a stain on the back side of the spine, which is visible from the outside also, as a dark blue mark.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information)
Offered by 50000books.com (United States)
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Ed Heinemann, Combat Aircraft Designer
Edward H. Heinemann; Rosario Rausa
Naval Inst Pr, 1980-05. Hardcover. blue linen cloth boards/no dj. as pictured and described hardbound, However, the book is missing the dj. ( more information)
Offered by Live Oak Books (United States)
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Guide to Far Eastern Navies: China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan
Blechman, Barry M. (ed)/Berman, Robert P. (ed)
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1978. 1st printing. VG/Good, bookplate on front endpaper, two blind-stamps. xiv, 586 p., photos, map on pastedowns, index, 8vo oblong; ( more information)
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Ed Heinemann, Combat Aircraft Designer
Heinemann, Edward H.; Rausa, Rosario
Annapolis:: Naval Inst Pr. Hardcover. 0870217976 xiv + 586 pp with index, oblong 9.25 x 6.25, hardcover with dust jacket, no other prtgs. listed, b/w illustrations, a look at the naval powers of China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Philippines, and Taiwan, Binding is VG, Dj has several creased edge tears, now protected in mylar cover. . Very Good. 1978. ( more information)
Offered by Juniper Books LLC (United States)
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Ed Heinemann, Combat Aircraft Designer
Heinemann, Edward H. and Rausa, Rosario
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0870217976 . Xvi, [2], 276 pages, well illustrated, many 3-views, cloth, DJ, very good. Second printing with corrections. From the dust jacket: "Ed Heinemann has been the guiding force behind a remarkably successful series of combat aircraft, from the Dauntless dive bomber to the A-4 Skyhawk jet. In this comprehensive autobiographical record of his achievements, Ed Heinemann and coauthor, Rosario 'Zip' Rausa, have tried to tell it like it was, including the lows as well as the highs. Despite tragedies in his personal life and a formal education limited to high school, Ed Heinemann became one of the legendary stalwarts in the golden age of aviation. " GL98 ; 276 pages . ( more information)
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Ed Heinemann, Combat Aircraft Designer
Heinemann, Edward H, and Rosario Rausa
Hardcover. Fine in near fine dust cover. In mylar., Blu/whit/gray Line drawings, photos Career of Heinemann Naval Institute Press Annapolis, MD 1988 Corrected Ed. Gray/blue Tall octavo, 277 pp., Record of the design achievements of Ed. Heinemann in the field of combat airecraft. A true pioneer in aviation history. ( more information)
Offered by Charles Billings Books (United States)
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Guide to Far Eastern Navies
Blechman, Barry M. [editor]; Berman, Robert P. [editor]
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1978. VG+/VG, hc, signature of prev. owner on ffe, DJ chipped and has stain on back, 586pp. B&W photos.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. ( more information)
Offered by The Book House - St. Louis (United States)
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Ed Heinemann, Combat Aircraft Designer
Heinemann, Edward H. And Rosario Rausa
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1980. Book is clean and tight. Cover has a lot of surface rubbed, corners and spine bumped and shelf worn has a soiled spot on foredge. Dust jacket is shelf worn on ALL edges with small tears at top and bottom of spine and corners. Autobiography with lots of scalel drawings and photos. . ISBN: 0870217976. Hard Cover. Good ++/Very Good. AIRPLANES DESIGN CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AERONAUTICS. ( more information)
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Guide To Far Eastern Navies: China / Japan / North Korea / South Korea / Philipppines / Taiwan
Blechman, Barry M & Berman, Robert P. (editors)
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, (1978),. hardcover, blue cloth, oblong octavo, (9 3/8" X 6 1/4"), xiv, 586pp., illustrated, index, USNI bookplate taped to free endpaper, in very good condition, in a good+ dust jacket (taped repaired tears). ISBN: 0870217976. ( more information)
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YANGTZE PATROL
Tolley, Kemp, Illustrated by Black & While Photo Illus
Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 1971 Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. The U.S. Navy in China. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
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Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China
Tolley, Kemp
Annspolis: Naval Institute Press, 1971 Near fine condition, dust jacket very good-, top of spine chipped, edgewear. 329 pages notes, appendices, selected bibliography, index, map front endpaper, graphic chart of rapids back endpaper, 8vo; red buckram. Hard Cover. ( more information)
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Guide to Far Eastern Navies-China,Japan,North Korea,South Korea, Philippines and Taiwan
Blechman, Barry M. And Robert P. Berman, Editors
Annapolis,Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1978. 579pp+index. Closed tear and wrinkles on rear dw.Clean,unmarked internally.Map endpapers. An extremely complete reference. Includes such vessels as minesweepers, frigates, Exocet missiles,submarines,destroyers,hydrofoils,subchasers,guncruisers,missile boats etc.,etc.. First American Edition. Blue Linen Cloth Hardbound. Vg/G. Illus. by Illustrated with Numerous Archive Photos,tables,charts. Heavy Oblong 16mo. ( more information)
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ED HEINEMANN : COMBAT AIRCRAFT DESIGNER
Heinemann, Edward H.; Rausa, Rosario; Van Every, K. E
Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 1980. 4TO, HARDCOVER. SIGNED BY ED HEINEMANN. THE 2ND PRT. WITH CORRECTIONS. THIS BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH LIGHT BUMPING TO TOP/BOTTOM OF SPINE. THE DJ IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE WITH SOME BUMPING TO EDGES. FAINT SHELF-WEAR. SIGNED ON HALF-TITLE PAGE: "TO MARTHA AND CHUCK BEST WISHES -ED HEINEMANN 4-7-91." GREY CLOTH BINDING, BLUE/WHITE DJ.. Signed by Author. 2nd Ptg.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Black/White Illustrations. 4to. Hardcover. ( more information)
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Ed Heinemann, Combat Aircraft Designer
Tolley, Kemp
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1980 Jacket-wrapped in mylar-is not clipped. .Jacket corners and bottom and top of jacket spine are slightly chipped. Inscription reads" TO Bill Mann, Best Wishes Get well soon. Ed heinemann Feb. 24, 1986 Contents and covers are clean and tight. xtra postage may be required.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information)
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Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China
Tolley, Kemp
very good, fair Naval Institute Press Annapolis, MD 1971 329, illus., maps, endpaper map/chart, notes, appendices, bibliography, index, DJ worn & scuffed: tears and chips front DJ flap price clipped ( more information)
Offered by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. (United States)
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