Double Eagle by Charles Mccarry, Signed (3 results)

Condition: Good. 1979. First Edition. 278 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over blue paper covered board and blue cloth to spine. Colour photographic plates to centre of book. Flat signed by author to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Water staining to bottom edges. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light foxing overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition (so stated). Boston & Toronto: Little Brown & Company, 1979. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by all 3 balloonists (Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman) directly on the dedication page. Copies signed by all 3 are SCARCE. Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($12.95). Short, shallow scratch to the cover. The jacket has edgewear and a few short closed tears. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Hinges are perfect. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. NOT a remainder. 2008. First printing of the First Edition. With endpaper maps and 16 pages of full color photos inserted (i.e. not page numbered). Laid-in is a long Albuquerque Journal newspaper story about their future plans to be the first to circle the entire planet in a balloon. Bound in the original silver-stamped light blue boards with dark blue cloth spine. From the dust jacket: "A book that will tell us something inspiring about the human spirit: why men - and maybe why Americans in particular - will risk death to prove to themselves and to the world that men can do anything they choose to do." - Charles McCarry. Double Eagle is the riveting, true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon - by all reckonings one of the most extraordinary human adventures of all time. The 1978 voyage by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman, three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a tale of supreme courage, endurance, ingenuity, and the all-powerful drive for glory. 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. No one who had once attempted the flight had ever wanted to try again. In Double Eagle (the huge, helium craft was named Double Eagle after Charles Lindbergh, the Lone Eagle) Charles McCarry and the balloonists chronicle the initial attempt made by Abruzzo and Anderson in 1977, which ended in bitter failure, and the second, triumphant voyage in Double Eagle II a year later. McCarry draws incisive portraits of the fascinating and complex heroes, revealing both the tensions they endured and the comradeship they shared in the tiny gondola that drifted thousands of feet above the surface of the earth. Here, too, are descriptions of the otherworldly beauty of the skies and of the strange and 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.". Inscribed / Signed by all 3 balloonists. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. viii, 278pp. + 16 pages of full color photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Signed By Maxie Anderson On The Dedication Page, Dated 18 Oct. 79. The Book Is Bound In Blue Paper Over One Quarter Dark Blue Cloth With Silver Stamped Lettering On The Spine. The Book Has Minor Edge Wear With Light Bumping To The Back And Lower Front Corners. The Jacket Has Moderate Wear With A Few Small Chips And Tears. Signed by Author(s).