Grider John Mcgavock (20 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Near fine book and jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Just slightly bumped at the bottom of the spine. Otherwise a nice bright and crisp copy with no markings. Dust jacket has only slight wear with no creasing, nicks or tears.

hardcover. Condition: Good. 1926 Grosset Dunlap No issed DJ Pictoirial cover. Blue boards. Some wear on cover and spine. pen marks and craypn on splash page. A general good copy. .Shelving cpode CB23.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Special Edition. Very good with very good dust jacket. Light damp stain at bottom corner of front endpaper. Minor damp ripple at bottom edge of the pages. Dust jacket is faded on spine and is lightly bumped at spine tips and corners. 277 pages. Illustrated.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Texas A & M Univ Pr April 1988 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Texas A&M University Press; College Station, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good, tan cloth binding, binding solid and sturdy, trace shelf wear/handling marks, moderate scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, bit dusty top text block edge, mild sunning to pages, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, scattered foxing verso panels/flaps, fading to spine, trace edge/corner wear, Dust wrapper. A nice and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 277pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

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Hardcover. Condition: New. ** New Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info.).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in fine condition bound in tan cloth covered boards with black titling to the spine and the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is a pencilled signature dated 1928 toe the f.f.e.p. A dustwrapper is not present. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Elliott White Springs (July 31, 1896 - October 15, 1959), was a South Carolina businessman and an American flying ace of World War I, credited with shooting down 16 enemy aircraft. In 1927, Springs published War Birds: Diary of an unknown aviator, based on the diary of his friend, John McGavock Grider, and his own diaries and letters of the time. John McGavock Grider (May 28, 1893 - June 18, 1918) was a fighter pilot during World War I and one of the famous American war birds who trained in England. He is credited with downing four enemy aircraft This was at the beginning of American aviation when the United States had not yet organized their own air service and defense. When America entered the war in 1917, aviation only became officially established and used in war a year later in May 1918. The air service became the newest branch of the U.S. army and had few pilots that were trained to endure combat. An aviation bill was passed in July 1917 for $640 million however it would take time to build airfields and planes. At the end of the First World War, the commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe, General John J. Pershing named John McGavock Grider as one of his top one hundred heroes of the war. His diary is one of the first published accounts of a pilot in the beginning of American aviation. He was amongst several U.S. volunteers that served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. In regrouping the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service it became the Royal Air Force on April 1, 1918. Ref NN 5.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 484 pages. 8.50x5.51x1.34 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. KlappentextExamining the reality of First World War aviators, this volume features William Faulkner s astonishing first novel, Soldiers Pay, alongside the diary of an unknown veteran who died in action. William Faulkner s Soldiers P.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 484 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Examining the reality of First World War aviators, this volume features William Faulkner's astonishing first novel, Soldiers' Pay, alongside the diary of an unknown veteran who died in action. William Faulkner's Soldiers' Pay was first published in 1926 and explores the life of a severely wounded aviator when he returns from war to his small hometown. The seminal novel presents the struggles of many soldiers following the First World War and gives insight into the men's physical and psychological trauma.Accompanying Faulkner's masterpiece is the diary of an American WWI aviator. The diary's author served alongside the aviator in battle and published the text in honour of his comrade. John MacGavock Grider is commonly thought to be the diarist, with his memoirs being edited and published in 1926 by his friend and fellow aviator, Elliot White Springs. Detailing his life in battle from 20th September 1917 to late August 1918, Grider describes his flying experience and provides glimpses into a soldier's off-duty life. This new edition of Soldiers' Pay and War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator is complete with two introductory poems by Thomas Hardy and Wilfred Owen. A remarkable volume, not to be missed by those interested in the First World War and American history.

hardcover. Condition: Good. clean and sturdy 1928 hardcover. no jacket. no marks clean text. good binding with fade along spine Fast service with confirmation, no international or priority orders over 4lbs.

Illustrated by Clayton Knight, 277 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. This diary was given to Elliott White Springs, who was a friend of the author and had promised to have it published if his friend didn't return from the war. It was originally published serially in "Liberty." Grider, an American, trained in Britain and was attached to the squadron of the Royal Flying Corps commanded by Major Bishop. "The diary of the author"s service in France is both poignant and exciting. He expected to die, even wanted to die, but was desperately anxious to do well. He did well and he died" - Falls. Falls p. 175; Not in Noffsinger Blue cloth. Owner's inscription, Hugh McL. Fenwick. Very good Illustrated by Clayton Knight, 277 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

Small quarto, original blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, 278 pp., frontispiece in colour, illustrated in both colour and black and white. One corner a little bumped, but all-in-all an attractive near fine copy. The dust-jacket is heavily chipped with significant loss of the rear panel. Illustrated by Clayton Knight. In the summer of 1917, more than two hundred American men volunteered for service in England's Royal Flying Corps, where they would be trained to fly with the Allies until American squadrons could be organised.

First Edition. First Edition. large octavo, turquoise blue boards with gilt insignia on cover, deckle edge. (280)pp. George H. Doran Company, Well-illustrated with both color and black and white drawings by Clayton Knight. This book was edited by Elliott White Springs and a serial version of it appeared in Liberty Magazine in 1926. It was based on the diary of Grider, an American flying Sopwith Camels in the USAS with No. 148 Squadron [Noffsinger 1207]. This diary, written between September, 1917, and August, 1918, describes the aviator's training in England, being sent to France, and stories of other members of the Corps. Fragile inner spine. Dust jacket is slightly chipped at corners and head of spine. Still a very nice copy of this scarce title. large octavo, turquoise blue boards with gilt insignia on cover, deckle edge.