Pan Orient Clipper: First Edition (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. None Issued. 1st Edition. This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (11th printing). No jacket issued. A pictorial history.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition First Printing. Ex library copy with ink stamps and usual handling wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine condition, quarto printed, card covers, illustrated, 214 pages. [QP].

Paperback. Condition: Very good. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto with glossy yellow and blue pictorialwraps; ix, 214 pages: illustrations (some color); 28 cm. Related ephemera laid in (as found in the book). Contains numerous press clippings related to Pan Am."This book is about three types of airplanes, several individuals, and a new concept in overseas travel. The airplanes commonly called "Clippers" are the Sikorsky S-42, the MArtin M-130, and the Boeing B-314. The individuals include Juan Trippe, founder of America's pioneering overseas airline, Pan Am. The new concept, formulated by Pan Am during the Depression days of the 1930s, involved island-hopping by air. The ocean to conquer was the vast Pacific. Wings to the Orient is the first attempt to portray this massive undertaking thourhg the use of historical photographs, some of which have never been published." --Introduction. Very good (+); some mild external wear; pages clean; binding a tad tender at front hinge but otherwise tight.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition. The Sikor-sky S-42, the Martin M-130, and the Boeing B-314. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. Some light page edge browning. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.