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Hitch Your Wagon: The Story of Bernt Balchen
by Knight, Clayton; Durham, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good+ (in mylar)
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Drexel Hill, PA: Bell Publishing Company, 1950. Inscribed and signed on half-title page by Bernt Balchen, to celebrated Los Angeles Herald-Express newspaperwoman Agness Underwood, dated 14 August 1950, Anchorage, Alaska; Exceptionally tight and clean, with faded light blue top edge; Dark orange cloth in beautiful condition with blind embossed compass decoration on front cover, gilt lettering/decoration on spine, minor shelf wear. Unclipped dust jacket, chipped corners and spine extremities, edges overall lightly worn and rubbed; 332p. Norweigan Bernt Balchen was an intrepid and fearless polar aviator, member of the OSS in Norway, and a highly decorated pilot, before, during and after World War II; He was known for his famous slogan, "Vee do it!". Inscribed and Signed By Bernt Balchen. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Clayton Knight Frontispiece and Decorations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB10271
- Title
- Hitch Your Wagon: The Story of Bernt Balchen
- Author
- Knight, Clayton; Durham, Robert
- Illustrator
- Clayton Knight Frontispiece and Decorations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good+ (in mylar)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bell Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Drexel Hill, PA
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Bernt Balchen biography, Bernt Balchen Story, Bernt Balchen Polar Explorer, Agness Underwood
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation; Polar; World War II;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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