Published by Naval Institute Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 087021070X ISBN 13: 9780870210709
Seller: GLENN DAVID BOOKS, Wyomissing, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good++. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition Thus, Presumed 1st Printing. This is an oversized Burgundy cover Aviation History / WWII Hardback in Very Good++ condition with a Good+ jacket. c1979, 1st Edition, presumed 1st Printing. This book has great Illustrations. The cover is bright & clean with very nice edges. The pages are tight, bright & unmarked. p/o imprint on title page. The jacket is clean & bright with a mild sunning to the spine and a little edge wear. 262 pages. #19918-1223.
Published by U. S. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1979
Seller: Charles Lewis Best Booksellers, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. Demy folio, [28.125cm/11.25inches], full -embossed Wedgewood-blue cloth with mylar-protectected dust jacket, pp. xiv, 262, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. . Capt. Richard K. Knott (Ret.) is the author of The American Flying Boat and A Heritage of Wings. He is a recipient of the Admiral Arthur W. Radford Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation History and Literature and the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement. He lives with his wife, Eleanor, in Fairfax, Virginia. In exceptionally good condition.
Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD, 1979
ISBN 10: 087021070X ISBN 13: 9780870210709
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 262 pages. dj has nicks and tears snd shows smudges (now in mylar protector). priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire; 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 ".
Published by Naval Institute Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 087021070X ISBN 13: 9780870210709
Seller: Boomer's Books, Weare, NH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. A clean tightly bound copy showing light shelf wear only. There is wear to cloth finish at board edges wrapping around to endpapers, and white jacket is yellowed slightly.
Published by Naval Institute Press., Annapolis., 1988
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 262 pps.
Published by Conway Maritime Press, [1979], 1979
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
Sm., folio, First Edition thus, with very numerous photographs throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a very good,bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published simultaneously with the US edition.
Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 1988
ISBN 10: 087021070X ISBN 13: 9780870210709
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Inscribed to National Security Advisor Colin Powell, the first edition of The American Flying Boat by Captain Richard C. Knott, USN. (illustrator). First Edition, Third Printing. Large octavo, xiv, 262pp. Red cloth, title in silver on spine. Stated "Third printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear to edges. In the publisher's dust jacket, no price listed, toning to edges, light wear to corners, some shelf wear. Inscribed on the title page "22 December 1988 / To Colin and Alma with warmest regards! Dick Knott." Colin Powell (1937-2021) served as the United States Secretary of State during the George W. Bush administration, the first African American to hold the post. He also served as National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan (1987-1989) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989-1993. Powell was discussed as a possible Republican presidential contender in 1996 and 2000, but he declined to run both times. He passed away in 2021, survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Alma Powell.