Operation Overflight : The U-2 Spy Pilot Tells His Story for the First Time by Francis Gary Powers - 1970

Holt McDougal, 1970. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Holt McDougal, 1970. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

New York: Tower Publications, Inc, 1970. Presumed First Paperback Edition, First printing. Mass market paperback. Good. 379 [5] pages. Cover has wear and soiling. Stamp on first page. Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 - August 1, 1977)-often referred to as simply Gary Powers-was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident. He later worked as a helicopter pilot for KNBC and died in a 1977 helicopter crash. Powers was discharged from the Air Force in 1956 with the rank of captain. He then joined the CIA's U-2 program at the civilian grade of GS-12. U-2 pilots flew espionage missions at altitudes of 70,000 feet, supposedly above the reach of Soviet air defenses. The U-2 was equipped with a state-of-the-art camera designed to take high-resolution photos from the stratosphere over hostile countries, including the Soviet Union. U-2 missions systematically… Read More

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Age toning to front fly, foxing to exterior page edges. Small tears to dust jacket at corners, now in protective mylar. 375pp..

NY: Holt, Rinehard and Winston, 1970. 4th printing; 375 clean, unmarked pages; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; w/colored post card of the U-2 plane laid in. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by b/w Plates. 8 Vo.

Self published, Taiwan, 1970. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Book Taiwan edition. Size: 8vo Octavo (8 to 9 inches). Item Type: Book. Binding good , slightly cocked, not supertight. Browning to book. Dust Jacket browned and slightly worn at edges. Previous owner's name in ink. ISBN: 0030830451. ISBN/EAN: 9780030830457.. 9780030830457

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970-01-01. First edition, Complete Numbers . Hardcover. very good/very good. NOT an ex library book. Prior owner name4 stamp on front endpaper. Clean interior pages. Random Room, China, label on rear endpaper. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped.

New York: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1970. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 375 pages. Some small tears and chipping on top and bottom of spine of dust jacket. Tiny tears at corners of dj.

NY: Holt , Rinehart and Winston, 1970. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 375. Illustrated. Tan cloth. Edges darkened, o/w a VG tight copy in little chipped and soiled, price-clipped dj. There seems to be a question of whether this is a bootleg edition from Hong Kong.