Mission with LeMay: My Story
by LEMAY, GENERAL CURTIS E. LEMAY & KANTOR, MACKINLAY
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Doubleday & Company 1965. FIRST EDITION, super octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv+581pp, VG+ (light scuffing to boards, light tanning to edges and within; light foxing to edges and within; prev. owner's dedication in pen to fep.) in d/w VG- (exterior is fairly tidy, light scuffing and light soiling; reverse has significant tape repairs)
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- Title
- Mission with LeMay: My Story
- Author
- LEMAY, GENERAL CURTIS E. LEMAY & KANTOR, MACKINLAY
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company 1965
- Keywords
- general curtis e lemay miltiary aviation autobiography memoir history navigator intercontinental bomber bombers flight air force united states us usa america american b17 b-17 b 17
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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