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The Story of the U.S. Air Force
by Loomis, Robert D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House (Landmark Books), 1959. Book. Illus. by Bill Feeny, Illustrator. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint.. New York: Random House (Landmark Books), 1959. Reprint. Near Fine/Very Good. Bill Feeny, Illustrator. Landmark Book No. 89 in clean original dust jacket. Clean beige cloth boards with red and gray decoration, gray lettering on cover and spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean decorated endpapers - no names, writing or mark. Illustrated by Bill Feeny; also illustrated with glossy black and white photographs. With a foreword by General Curtis E. Le May. 182 pages with index. Clean dust jacket has slight edge wear and short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Vivid story of the Air Force--The stirring accounts of the miracles of early flight; the important role aviation played in World War I; the horrors and heroics of World War II; the atomic bombings, the Berlin airlift; Korea--the F-86 Sabre Jets against the Russian-built MIG-15s; the minute men of the air; the Air Force Academy..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028591
- Title
- The Story of the U.S. Air Force
- Author
- Loomis, Robert D
- Illustrator
- Bill Feeny, Illustrator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Publisher
- Random House (Landmark Books)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY, CHILDREN'S, YOUNG ADULT UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ROBERT D. LOOMIS, LANDMARK NO. 89
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- Children's;
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Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
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