Tale Tiger by Smith, Signed (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Good condition hardcover book, Fair condition dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Flat signed by author on half title page. Light bowing to covers. Pages toned and smudged. Dust jacket unclipped. Jacket has heavy shelf wear, smudging, and bumping to edges. Many tears to edges, none more than 1/2 inch. Dust jacket protected by mylar. All books are individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically described as such. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Small tears on jacket edges. Inscribed by author. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. DJ is a little rough. Rubibng and a few small tears along edges. Body of front and back are free of tears or marks. ; Signed by author on half title page ; B and w photos; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.2 inches; 362 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later. Tight, clean. DJ shows minor rubbing, light chipping with a small closed tear. Signed on half-title page. `. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Inscribed to Jim. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. First Edition. First edition, dedication incribed and signed by the author. Dust jacket has some wear and tear to the edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. Tale of a Tiger: The Adventure-Packed Daily Diary of One of the Flying Tigers' Top Aces. Smith, R. T. Tiger Originals, Van Nuys, CA, 1990. 362p. . hardcover with dust jacket, dust jacket bumped/scuffed/edgewear/small tears, boards clean/square, binding tight, text clean/unmarked, NOT xlibsigned / inscribed by author to a Project Tomahawk supporter (fabricating facsimile ww2 warplane)22.00. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Second printing (1988). Signed (without inscription) by the author on half-title page. Good in a Poor dust jacket. Book is largely in quite decent shape, however with several small, dark stain spots to page edges - top and fore. Binding is solid. Jacket has chipping along top edge, a lengthy tear near bottom of front panel, and is missing the bottom 1.5 inches of the spine. 362 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stated 1st Edition. SIGNED by the AUTHOR and INSCRIBED on the FFEP. Bob Smith was all of 10 when, against parental orders, he got his first airplane ride in a rickety old biplane flown by a barn storming pilot from a cow pasture outside the little Nebraska town where he lived. From that moment on there was no doubt in his mind as to what he would do when he grew up; he would become a pilot, and seek adventure in far-away places that most people find only between the covers of National Geographic. After attending the University of Nebraska, Smith began his flight training as a flying cadet in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1939, completed the rigorous training program and was commissioned a second Lieutenant in June of 1940. A year later, now a flight instructor at Randolph Field, Texas, he learned that a small number of military pilots were being allowed to resign their commissions in order to volunteer for duty as fighter pilots in the Chinese Air Force. The idea was to put a stop to the indiscriminate bombing attacks of the Japanese invaders, with particular emphasis on keeping open the Burma Road, China's only remaining lifeline for supply from the outside world. Although he had never flown a fighter plane, indeed have never ever seen a P-40 - the type with which the little group of volunteers was to be equipped - this sounded like an opportunity much too good to pass up. So it was that in July of 1941, nearly 6 months before Pearl Harbor was attacked, "R.T." as he was now called was on a boat heading for Burma. Those far-away places in the adventure he sought were soon to be found in untold abundance! Tale Of A Tiger takes the reader along on wild and hazardous flights into the skies over Burma and China, told by one of the leading Aces of the Hell's Angels squadron who was involved from beginning to end. Smith's diary is reproduced in its original form, exactly as written at the time, with a generous helping of interesting and insightful footnotes, plus dozens of photos, many never before published. --- from book's dustjacket Bookseller Inventory # BD1-007-00134. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover, in dust jacket (protected in removable mylar sleeve). Signed by the author on half-title. Some fading to boards, and light foxing to top edge. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the previous owner on the half title page. Van Nuys, California: Tiger Originals, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9 . 362 pp. Very good in a good dust jacket. The dust jacket is protected in mylar. Moderate rubbing, creases and closed tears to the edges of the dust jacket. The text appears unmarked. The binding is solid. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Stated First Edition. (w/dj)A clean tightly bound hardcover copy. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the dust jacket and lightly bumped corners. A really nice copy overall. Read descriptions carefully. Avoid GLASSFROGBOOKS, ERGODOBOOKS, MORE BOOKS, IRISH BOOKSELLERS, PRO QUO/BAYSIDE BOOKS, BOOKSPLEASE, RIA CHRISTIE, DISCOVER BOOKS, BOOKS2ANYWHERE, BOOKS EXPRESS, CHIRON MEDIA! These "Booksellers" have no books of their own. they buy honest booksellers' books, upcharge you and have no idea what the book is really like. Support your local and small bookstore owners! ; Signed by Author.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This work takes the reader along on wild and hazardous flights into the skies over Burma and China, told by one of the leading Aces of the Hell's Angels squadron in World War 2. The book contains photographs, illustrations, and a roster of the AVG. This copy is clean and solid. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, inscribed on the FFEP. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. nice copy of the first edition; inscribed by Smith; with bookplate of previous owner. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed and inscribed by R. T. Smith on the half title page. Van Nuys, California: Tiger Originals, 1988. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9". 362 pp. Good in a good dust jacket. The dust jacket is protected in mylar. Creases, chipping, and closed tears along the edges of the dust jacket. Previous owner's name and address in ink on the front free endpaper. Photograph of R. T. Smith at Cable Airport scotch-taped to the foot of the half title page. The text appears unmarked. The binding is solid. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Second Printing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the front free end paper. "The adventure packed daily diary of one of the Flying Tigers' top aces." Includes facsimilies from the author's diaries. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The dust jacket is in similarly nice condition with just one tiny tear to the top edge, else no other significant wear or markings. Contains 2 publisher's ads loosely laid in. ; B&W Photographs, Maps; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 362 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. Signed by author!.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. ***Please Read*** Signed Copy - No marks on text - My shelf location ea-h-106*. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. 362pp. Orange hardcover with black spine title and decoration. Dustjacket has minor edge-wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. H2. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. signed by author, fine in dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Third Printing. Inscribed and autographed by author. Signed by Author(s).

super octavo faux leather boards with embossed black tiger, second printing, 362pp, illus VG+ (light tanning, partial fading to front board, v light soiling) in VG d/w (fading to front cover, ligght wear with minor archival repair to extremities) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Hardcover, in dustjacket. First Edition stated. Signed, inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Small bump / rubbed spot at the front corner of the spine head. Tiny rubbed spot at the tip of the bottom front corner. Else the binding is very clean. Pages clean. Rubbing along the DJ spine and flap folds. A bit of wear at the corner tips. Some light surface rubbing and a couple thumb creases to the DJ front panel. ; B&W Photographs; 26B; 9-1/4" x 6-1/4"; 362 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED on the half title page--signature only, and visible in photo. Jacket has light rubbing, and a 1/4 inch tear at top front jacket fold. Bottom edge of front board has a 1/8 inch abrasion--visible in photo. Book interior content is all fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American Edition. The memoir of Robert Smith, one of the legendary Flying Tigers, who scored nine victories and went on to serve under the Tigers' commander, Gen. Chennault, in the U.S. Air Force after they were disbanded. Much of the book consists of facsimiles from Smith's diary. Signed inscription by the author on half-title page. A fine copy, in rubbed dust jacket with some edge wear. (362p., circa 80 photos, 2 maps, roster.). Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION SIGNED Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover, Edition 1990 Tiger Originals 362 pages. Near Fine, in a VG DJ. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear. Signed inscription from the author to the previous owner (Alan) on the half title page- now in mylar. Other than the signed inscription, there are no other markings in the book. All pages are clean and crisp. Tale of a Tiger takes the reader on wild and hazardous flights into Burma and China, told by one of the leading aces of the Hell's Angels squadron who was involved from beginning to end. Smith's diary is reproduced in its original form, exactly as written at the time, with a generous helping of interesting and insightful footnotes. Dozens of photos. A very interesting addition to the collection of books dealing with the China, Burma, Indian (CBI) theater in WW2, signed and inscribed First Edition. With an erotic ex libris. Inscribed by Author.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. From book's dustjacket: "Bob Smith was all of 10 when, against parental orders, he got his first airplane ride in a rickety old biplane flown by a barn storming pilot from a cow pasture outside the little Nebraska town where he lived From that moment on there was no doubt in his mind as to what he would do when he grew up; he would become a pilot, and seek adventure in far-away places that most people find only between the covers of National Geographic After attending the University of Nebraska, Smith began his flight training as a flying cadet in the US Army Air Corps in 1939, completed the rigorous training program and was commissioned a second Lieutenant in June of 1940 A year later, now a flight instructor at Randolph Field, Texas, he learned that a small number of military pilots were being allowed to resign their commissions in order to volunteer for duty as fighter pilots in the Chinese Air Force The idea was to put a stop to the indiscriminate bombing attacks of the Japanese invaders, with particular emphasis on keeping open the Burma Road, China's only remaining lifeline for supply from the outside world Although he had never flown a fighter plane, indeed have never ever seen a P-40 - the type with which the little group of volunteers was to be equipped â?" this sounded like an opportunity much too good to pass up So it was that in July of 1941, nearly 6 months before Pearl Harbor was attacked, "RT" as he was now called was on a boat heading for Burma Those far-away places in the adventure he sought were soon to be found in untold abundance! Tale Of A Tiger takes the reader along on wild and hazardous flights into the skies over Burma and China, told by one of the leading Aces of the Hell's Angels squadron who was involved from beginning to end Smith's diary is reproduced in its original form, exactly as written at the time, with a generous helping of interesting and insightful footnotes, plus dozens of photos, many never before published" This copy is in excellent condition, with just residual tape on the pastedowns where the dust jacket had been secured earlier No other marks or damage at all The unclipped DJ has minor scuffing and small edge tears, but no loss and is now in a protective mylar cover It is inscribed by the author on the title page and also signed by 11 other surviving Flying Tiger pilots on the ffep and dated May 17, 1997 Also signed by Robert Andrade on the Acknowledgements page He was credited by the author for helping typeset and proofread the book's text 362 pp. Signed.