Odlum Floyd (17 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Selected Speeches of Floyd B. Odlum, 1930-1960. Book.

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Octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus., xv+274pp, VG (light scuffing to boards, light tanning and occassional foxing to edges and within, prev. owner's ink catalogue number to fep.) in d/w VG (light scuffing and chipping, price-clipped).

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition [stated]. 274 Pp. Blue Cloth. First Printing Indicated. Book Near Fine, No Rubbing, Spine A Little Leaned And Boards Slightly Splayed.

Condition: VERY GOOD. 5th printing (in Nov 54, just one month after the first) In this book, published the year after Cochran was the first woman pilot to break the sound barrier, and named "Business Woman of the Year" by the AP, she said her life's story "went from sawdust to stardust", that is, from an impoverished childhood in the sawmill camps of Florida to a celebrated career as a trailblazer in both aviation, and her marriage to Floyd Odlum, one of the wealthiest men in the world at the time, who helped her establish her cosmetic business. Illustrated with a color frontispiece collage depicting her in her many roles, while the front cover of the dustjacket shows her climbing into a plane. Foreword by Major Charles "Chuck" Yeager, her close friend, and the first man to break the sound barrier. Preface by Floyd Odlum. x, 274 pp. Very good in navy blue cloth with silver lettering on the spine in a very good dust jacket (an attractive vintage copy , tight and clean, but most of the front free endpaper has been cut off, leaving just a stub, and the dj has some minor edgewear, a small peeled spot on the spine and is unclipped but with no price). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Author has inscribed on half-title. Bound in red cloth over black boards, binding is clean, though dust jacket is missing. Odlum was married to aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran, to whom he dedicated this volume. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Ix, 182. Red Cloth / Black Covers, Gilt. First And Only Printing, For Private Distribution By Odlum. Speeches By The Man Who Lived The Great 20Th Century Dream, Making A Great Fortune Without Having To Be Responsible For Anything Concrete, Without Building Anything, Without Promoting An Invention Or Developing A New Product, Without Needing To Train Or Maintain Anyone, Retiring Early To A Ranch In California With His Wife The Aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran. A Consummate Capitalist, Who Never Owned Anything Using His Own Capital, But Used Other People's Money (Mostly). A Hero Of 2Oth (And 21St) Century Financial Media, Because Just Using Other People's Money Profitably And Legally Is The Essence Of All Modern Capitalism, Somehow.…

Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by Floyd Odlum to; 6.25" x 9.25"; 182 pages Very Good Eastman and Erma Hatch 3/1 1/61 author on Half-title page.

Condition: Fine. On recto of unruled leaf from Eisenstaedt's autograph album; verso blank. 1 vols. 7-3/8 x 5-1/2 inches. Floyd B. Odlum, international financier, Hollywood producer, was at one time the Chairman and owner of Hollywood's RKO Pictures. His wife was the world-famous aviatrix Jackie Cochran. Odlum writes to Eisenstaedt: " . I had a smile in my heart and I hope it will show on my face. Thanks for the lesson in photography and all good wishes . " From the Onwer of RKO. On recto of unruled leaf from Eisenstaedt's autograph album; verso blank. 1 vols. 7-3/8 x 5-1/2 inches.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.