Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1963. 0, 1963
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Octavo, hardcover, VG ex high school library copy with first endpaper removed. Pen and ink drawing with each chapterr. Tells the story of aviation therough the lives of men for whom our air bases have been named. Who were they? What did they do that was so spectacular? Were they all pilots? 223 pages. Book.
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1963
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. clean, tight copy, blue cloth boards appear to be spattered with bleach (white spots), else fine, edge worn dj in Broadart wraps. BP/Aviation.
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1963
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. xiv, 223pp. Illustrated in black and white by the author. Offsetting to the endpapers and water damage to the boards and spine causing the cloth to fade, still very good in a very good dust jacket with fading to the spine, a dampstain along the bottom, and light edgewear.
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, NY, 1963
Seller: Liberty Book Shop, Avis, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st ed. , rubbing at spine ends, corners sl bent. Sl yellowing of paper, former owner's name, sl fading along spine. ; 223 pages.
Language: English
Published by George H. Buchanan Co.
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Feeny, William D. (illustrator). 1st Edition. The author dedicated this book to William D. Feeny (Who illustrated this book), and inscribed it to him on the title page, as follows: "To Bud, These words are written humbly tn the Lord's name, and this copy I dedicate especially to you hoping reconciliation will be a familiar word to you in the future, with the Lord and within your own being. Harris F. Dake". Brown covers in a blue dust jacket, 8vo, 90 pages. Dust jacket spine faded, a few small DJ edge chips. .
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1963,, 1963
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, xiv,223pp, illustrated, clean and sound, no inscriptions, blue cloth, Very Good / Fair dustwrapper.; wrapper edges rubbed and frayed, label on rear panel.
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1963
Seller: Augustine Funnell Books, Fredericton, NB, Canada
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: About Very Good. The Author (illustrator). First Edition. Feeny tells the stories of "fliers for whom United States Air Force Bases are named," and "brings together for the first time the stories of personal dedication, heroism, and sacrifice that have been characteristic of airmen throughout the history of American aviation, in war and peace." Included are stories about Octave Chanute, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Thomas Etholen Selfridge, Raynal Cawthorne Bolling, Frank Luke Jr., Eugene Hoy Barksdale, Carl Benjamin Eielson, Ernest Emery Harmon, Horace Meek Hickam, Jean Donat Grenier, Frank Jesse Otis, Bruce Kilpartick Craig Jr., Claire Lee Chennault, William Edwin Dyess, Fred Junior McConnell, Thomas Leverne McConnell, Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr., Leon Robert Vance Jr., Glen Walter Edwards, Daniel Hugh Forbes Jr., Charles Joseph Loring Jr., David Carl Schilling, and Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr. The inscription reads, "To/A.V.M. J.B. Harvey, RCAF/With best wishes from/Bill Feeny/(Enroute to the DEWline, 5 May '64)". Air Vice-Marshall Harvey was international commissioner of Scouts Canada, and in 1974 was presented with the Bronze Wolf Award for outstanding service to international Scouting. Blue cloth w/silver decoration to front cover, silver lettering to spine, 223 pages (including selected reading list, index). Light wear to corners/spine ends, dampstaining/fading to cover edges, tanned edges, in lightly edgeworn dust jacket w/moderately sunned spine, flaked folds, 1" tear to top edge of rear panel, a couple of other shorter tears. Jacket now in protective mylar sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A Master of Arts submission to The American University. Flat and clean with a tight binding. Minor surface and edge wear. No markings.
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1965 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 280 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 280 Foster, William Feeny.