Taylor Capt (47 results)

Condition: acceptable. Books may contain multiple pages with notes and highlighting. Supplements such as Access Codes, Cd's, etc. are not guaranteed with used book purchases.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Assumed First Edition. 256 Pages. Take an unparalleled look at the incredible journey from civilian to combat-ready through the eyes of an American Fighter Pilot. Author Captain Taylor Fox chronicles his experiences while training to fly the F-16 and F-22 fighter jets in the United States Air Force. From doing push-ups in the mud to flying the world's most advanced warfighting machine, Fox weaves a remarkable tale of life as an airman, both on the ground and in the air. Uniquely honest and without prejudice, Captain Fox's story bears personal truths, incorporating humor, trepidation, reflection, and a firm dedication to good storytelling. Each new entry leads to another revelation and lesson learned, portrayed with humility, honesty, and the author's own authentic voice. Unlock the adventure of a lifetime as you race through the clouds at Mach 2. "Combat Ready is a uniquely entertaining read explaining the life lessons of becoming a warfighter in $150 million supersonic jets and how they can relate to your business and personal life. These young men are held to a higher standard, a standard this book identifies and organizations can learn to strive toward." -Rob K. Voss, Executive Vice-President of Sams's Club, Inc "A must read for anyone interested in the path to become, and experience of being, an American fighter pilot. Combat Ready is an in-depth look at what it takes to join one of the most elite communities in the world." -Colonel Peter B. Field, USM (ret.), F-18, A-4, and F-4 Pilot.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Introduction by Brian Rawson. (The Doughty Library) Slightly smaller book, red-brown cloth badly stained on back--treated, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 338 lightly browned pages. DJ heavy paper, peach background with ornate color-illustration of flowers, tropical scene, woman, on front, spine and back. DJ very slightly browned at long front and back edges, tiny tear at spine top edge, 3/4" tear at top back edge, two very tiny tears at bottom back edge near tip, creased across top back. Good DJ/Fair book.…

Cloth Hardbound. Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. 234pp Scuff mark on front facing page Previous owner's inscription Small tears at spine ends on cover Cover is scuffed Pages are clean and tight. Lufkin, Raymond (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Good. Second Edition. 253 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Sticker to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 12mo hardcover with illustrated covers, color good, no tears or markings, pages very clean and unmarked or untorn, light shelfwear to covers, else VG. Nice illustrations throughout. Combat Aces flying over Europe in two-winged aircraft. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. …

Wrappers. Condition: Fine. First edition thus, of a book originally published in 1915. Small octavo pamphlet, in cream colored stapled wraps, with a sketch of a clipper ship on the cover. Excerpts from the logs of Captain Joshua N. Taylor's many voyages on several different ships. Book is in fine, as new, condition. 47 pp. History, Biography, Maritime, Seafaring, Travel. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . Hardback. No Dust jacket. Bound in pictorial boards. Painting of a large ship getting ready to ram a much smaller boat. Good Condition. Tight sound copy with owners name on front free endpaper, slight fade to spine, slight spine cock, rubs to spine front edge, tiny cover rubs, some evidence of glue repair neatly done, minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No Signature. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First ( No Additional printings). Original white trade paperback showing paddle-wheel in blue and black, with black lettering. The reader is likely to gain a much greater appreciation of the role the river steamers played in history as a result of this remarkable book. Surely their captains and crews deserve a special place in Heaven for their daily devotion to dangerous duty. Their pranks and humour took the edge off their shared responsibility to the public. Although this account is set on the Saint John River, it was multiplied by thousands over the country in that era. Several photos and maps, including a triptych foldout of the entire Saint John River system. Scarce. 122 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrations by Patricia Tingley, B & W Photos, Foldout Map (illustrator). Book.…

Card covers. xiv,176 Pp. 7 illus. & fldg. map Based on the Notes of Capt. C.C. Taylor. Covers sl. worn, generally good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers with a chip at the top of the spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Light blue pictorial softcover with black lettering. Gift inscription. Many photos of steamers on the St. John River. Map inside back cover shows stops. Credit goes to Capt. C.C. Taylor for collecting relevant facts. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. B & W Photos and Foldout Map (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Undated edition, the front cover shows a man with a white beard and a boy in waterproof clothing in rain. Coming loosely bound, illustrated card boards, red cloth spine. Fading, peeling, scuffing with small tears and dust spotting on cover and spine. Pen writing and deleting on front end paper. First story: The Elephant I Can Never Forget. No jacket. G.E. Lang (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This vintage copy of Aces All was written by Capt. Samuel Taylor Moore and illustrated by Raymond Lufkin. The book was published by McLoughlin Brothers Incorporated in 1932 and appears to be a First Edition though it's not specifically stated as such. It is NOT an ex-library copy and is a hard cover book with no dust jacket in good + condition. The pages are beginning to yellow and there's a name of a previous owner written on the front paste down end page. The book is 5 1/4" by 7 3/4" and has 237 pages with a Table of Contents and some older full page black-and-white illustrations. "This collection of short stories takes its title from the liberalized interpretation of the term "ace." Here will be found - not only stories of battle aces - but their newer birdmen brothers - aces of the air mail - aces of the deadly dangerous forest-fire patrol and the flying soldier-of-fortune ace." The Table of Contents indicates five short stories. Thank you. Raymond Lufkin (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good Minus. First ( No Additional printings). Original dark blue cloth on boards with gilt lettering. Light blue pictorial dustjacket with black lettering. Dustjacket has three vertical tears along top front edge (one repaired with clear tape), and two small chips out of the rear front edge. Obituaries for Dr. MacBeath laid in. 176 pp. plus foldout map. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dustjacket By E.J. Russell and B & W Photos (illustrator). Book.…

8Vo Softcover. Condition: Good. 32pp. Staplebound softcover. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover sunning; foxing on textblock edges, page patina throughout, three tiny bookworm holes through textblock.…

Pulp Magazine. Condition: G+/VG. No Jacket. First Edition. Edge tears and creases; spine worn with tears and ~5/8" missing from the bottom; supple, tanned pages with light edge brown (no brittlenes, but some very light flaking to the fore edges of a few pages). A worn, but solid copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. An "illustrated narrative of adventure and discovery in gold mining, silver mining, among the raftsmen, in the oil regions, whaling, hunting, fishing, and fighting. 200 engraved illustrations, some of them quite gorgeous. The cover has an embossed, spectacular image of a mining accident. Includes an 1881 owner inscription. 262 pages. /// The book binding is strong. The text is clean other than some minor pencil marks on the inside of the front cover and an owner inscription over the title page. Some wear on the corners and edges of the covers.…

pp.24 with b/w. illus. 4to. Fine softback. 'Beekeeping in a Nutshell' is the low cost series, written by experts, which answer all your beekeeping questions.

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2nd Ed. 253 PP, (3 publications) with tables, 6 charts and 60 figures, plus a 16 pages: Appendix "Munro's Electricity and the Magnetic Compass" with b/w and colour illustrations tipped in on the inside of the back cover. Model deviascope (in colour) on front endpaper (without the rotating ship). Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Front cover slightly marked. Faint foxing. Very good. 21.7 x 14. …

Softcover. Xiii, 176 pp., Illustrations With List of Illustrations, Preface, Check List of Steamers, Steamboat Men, Notes, Index, fold-out map of the St. John River Showing the Stopping Places of Steamers of the Crystal Stream Steamship Co. Limited, Between St. Johns and Fredericton. Illustrated card wraps. N.F., minimal shelf wear to cover.…