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Published by Ralph H. Wandrey, N.P., 1979
ISBN 10: 0806211806ISBN 13: 9780806211800
Seller: Ross & Haines Old Book Co., Hudson, WI, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Original Wraps. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Issued Without Jacket. First Edition, Later Printing. Slender octavo, plastic comb binding, 94 pp., one b/w photo. Wandrey was Dick Bong's wingman in the South Pacific during World War II. He also flew a couple of missions w/Charles Lindbergh. Wandrey had 6 kills & 16 probables. An uncommon book. This is the 3rd prntg. (1979) of a work first done in 1950. Signed on p. 3 under the author's photo, "Ralph H. Wandrey." Pamphlet in fine cond. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Ralph H. Wandrey, 2006
ISBN 10: 0806211806ISBN 13: 9780806211800
Book Signed
Spiral Bound Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. 94 pages. Signed by Author(s).
Mason City, Stoyles Press, (1950). 82 SS. Gr.-8°. Illustr. OLn. Einband moderat berieben. Insgesamthaft gut. Privatauflage des Verfassers, nicht häufig! - Ralph H. Wandrey was born on November 15, 1921 in Mason City, Iowa. He joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1941 and graduated from flight training in August of the following year. Deployed to the South Pacific Theater, Wandrey served with the 9th Fighter Squadron in Papua New Guinea. During his combat tour, he often flew as wingman to fellow fighter ace Richard I. "Dick" Bong. In 1944, he returned to the United States and served at Training Command Headquarters as a flying safety officer. Wandrey medically retired from the military in 1947 and spent several years being treated for renal tuberculosis. During this time, he published his autobiography, Fighter Pilot. Wir versenden die von uns angebotenen Bücher mit der Deutschen Post (Büchersendung) und der DHL (Pakete). Die Versandart und Versanddauer ist abhängig vom Preis des Titels, dessen Gewicht und dem Versandziel und beträgt in der Regel innerhalb Deutschlands 3 bis 5 Tage, in der EU zwischen 7 und 14 Tage. 2. Weltkrieg, Jagdflieger, US Air Force, Marine, Navy Jäger, Pazifik, Japan, 1939-1945, Flugzeuge, Luftfahrt, Militärgeschichte.
Published by Carlton Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0806211806ISBN 13: 9780806211800
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Condition: Good. ** Paperback, plastic-comb binding edition wtih a signed gift inscription by Ralph Henry Wandrey to the previous owner on front endpaper **; Good; Hardcover; Moderate overall wear to the plastic cover-sheets with a 2" edge-crease to the top edge of the back sheet; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The plastic-comb binging is excellent with no cracks or chips in the plastic; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); White paper covers with clear plastic cover-sheets, black plastic-comb binding, and cover illustration of fighter pilot with title in black lettering; 1979, Carlton Press; 94 pages; "Fighter Pilot," by Ralph Henry Wandrey.
Published by Wandrey, 1950
Seller: Kisselburg Military Books, Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. very nice copy.
Published by Privately Printed (1950), Mason City, 1950
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. 82pp tall octavo, illustrated. A very good copy in tan pictorial cloth inscribed/signed by the author "to Ken Clark another '49er' Ralph H Wandrey" Clark was unit historian who wrote tghe introduction to their unit history"The Flying Knights, 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group WWII" . Wandrey was the wing man for Dick Bong in the South Pacific and flew a few times with Lindbergh. Lindbergh was an advisor.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wandrey flew with Lindbergh and was Bong's wingman. pp94, with correction pages [31] tipped in. Frontis. DW is worn, green stain to lower spine, now in archival sleeve.
Published by Carlton Press Inc., New York., 1979
Seller: Broadhursts of Southport Ltd ABA ILAB BA, Southport, United Kingdom
Book
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Portrait Frontis. (illustrator). First Edition Thus. A Hearthstone Book. One of the scarcer USAF autobiographical memoirs.Both boook and price-clipped dust-wrapper in fine/near fine condition. Complete with both the 4pp correction at p31-34 and the original 4pp text.