Double Eagle by Charles Mccarry (54 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good Condition hard cover 278 pages 1st edition.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, Larry Newman Gift inscription inside the front cover. The price has been clipped from the jacket. Solid binding. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition. Good clean tight copy. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Small chips and/or tears along edges of jacket. Some ruibbing to jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Stated. 278 Pages. Front boards have some light edge and spine wear and prevous owner's seal embossed on the front endpaper. Blue dust jacket has unclipped price of $12.95 and some edge and corner wear. Endpapers are maps showing flight paths. Sixteen color photographs in the center.The true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. The 1978 voyage by three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque is a tale of great courage, endurance and ingenuity. Sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost. No one who had once attempted this flight had ever wanted to try again, however this trio did try again after being forced to ditch near Iceland on their first voyage. In this book the authors chronicle the initial attempt made by Abruzzo and Anderson in 1977, which ended in bitter fialure, and the second triumphant voyage in Double Eagle II a year later. McCarry draws incidisve portraits of the fascinating and complex heroes, revealing both he tensions they endured and the comradeship they shared in the tiny gondola that drifter 1000s of feet above the surface. Here, are descriptions of the otherwolrdly beauty of the skies and of the strange exhilarating sensations of balloon travel. Also detailed are the meticulous meteorological calculations, the technical wizardry, and the remarkable coordinating efforts of Double Eagle's ground crew, who advised the ballonists as they struggled against storms and cold, and ballasted against deadly downdrafts. On their first voyage, Abruzzon and Anderson were caught by storms and blown off course; with Abruzzo near death from exposure, they ditched three miles off the coast of Iceland. Undaunted, even more determined to be the first balloonists to cross the Atlantic, they tried again in 1978 with Newman. This time better prepared, the three men successfully rode a high pressure ridge from Presque Isle, Maine, to a barley field near Miserey, France, in six days. There they were mobbed by a throng of euphoric French and were catapulted into intermaiton fame.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Jacket edges lightly rubbed. 1979 Hard Cover. viii, 278 pp. ".the riveting, true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. One of the world's most dangerous physical challenges, the transatlantic balloon voyage was a goal that defied success--all sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost."--jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. ".the riveting true account of the first balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean by three men- without a doubt on of the most extraordinary human adventures of all time." 278 pages; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 " Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.

Hard Back. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Stated. 278 Pages. Blue dust jacket has unclipped price of $12.95. Dust jacket front has edge wear and front has 1 1/2 inch tear, Front endpaper has a birthday inscription Endpapers are maps showing flight paths. Sixteen color photographs in the center.The true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. The 1978 voyage by three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque is a tale of great courage, endurance and ingenuity. Sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost. No one who had once attempted this flight had ever wanted to try again, however this trio did try again after being forced to ditch near Iceland on their first voyage.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Stated. 278 Pages. Blue dust jacket has unclipped price of $12.95. Dust jacket front has chipping and creases with a 1 inch tear at the bottom. Dust jacket back has some edge wear. Front endpaper has a birthday inscription Endpapers are maps showing flight paths. Sixteen color photographs in the center.The true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. The 1978 voyage by three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque is a tale of great courage, endurance and ingenuity. Sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost. No one who had once attempted this flight had ever wanted to try again, however this trio did try again after being forced to ditch near Iceland on their first voyage.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. 1st Ed. 16 pages of color photographs. Slightly faded edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First Edition. Stated First Edition. Clean blue boards with darker blue cloth spine, bright silver lettering on cover and spine. No bumping, fading or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers illustrated with maps; no names, writing or bookplates. 278 pgs. Illustrated with full color photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped with slight edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A riveting, true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon--by all reckonings one of the most extraordinary adventures of all time. 8vo. Aviation - back Room.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A 278 page work with acknowledgments and an afterword. There is a bit of wear at the head and tail of the spine. Otherwise, book is clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. Dust jacket has chipping and wear at the head and tail of the spine. Inside the front dust flap there is a very small tear (about 1/4 of an inch). However, the dust jacket looks quite nice in its protective cover. Double Eagle is the riveting, true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box!

Hardcover. illus w color photos. (illustrator). 1st edition. NEAR FINE book, NEAR FINE DJ. 8vo, 278pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1979. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with very light toning to the page ends, and the previous owner's name inscribed on the dedication page. Dust jacket is very good with a tear to the front cover, and light edgewear .100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.