Gann robert (13 Ergebnisse)

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. ORIGINAL JOURNAL; no covers issued; ex-corporate library; light creasing of corners of leaves, o/w in very good condition. Journal.

510 Seiten, gebunden, altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren, ISBN 3-87070-196-X.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First UK Edition. The author begun flying as a barnstormer and then flew a huge variety of planes around the world from propeller driven to jet, airliners to test aircraft. Includes 17*double-page colour illustrations. 224pp. Edges of DJ rubbed and nicked with a couple of small closed tears. Parks, Robert (illustrator).…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.…

Zustand: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. ix, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ISBN 9780911721911, 0911721916 OCLC 7553395 LCCN 81003671 LC TL540.M3935 K56 1981 Dewey 629.130924 ; sky blue cloth in color photographic dustjackert ; SIGNED presentation by King on front endpaper ; memorial card for Dick Merrill laid in ; Dick Merrill's colorful career includes barnstorming in a Jenny, delivering aircraft to Lincoln Ellsworth in Antarctica, pioneering the first round trip Atlantic flight, introducing airline service, flying the Hump in Burma during WWII, acting as Eisenhower's personal pilot during the presidential campaignsetting a speed record at age 78 ; FINE/FINE. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; xiii, 224 pages ; illustrations : 26 cm OCLC 948029 ; LCCN 74011050 LC TL515 .G25 Dewey 629.1309042 ; black cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; ISBN: 9780025424005, 0025424009 Gann reviews a lifetime of adventure in the air, offering a kaleidoscope view of his favorite aircraft and the varied techniques for flying them. Beginning with his carrier and barnstorming days during the Depression, Gann traces the development in America of the commercial use of airplanes. Filled with little-known anecdotes about legendary fliers, including Charles A. Lindbergh. ; Contents: Logan -- The Silver Wing Service -- New Year's Eve -- Old number one -- The seventy-sixty day -- The newsboy -- Metal, gas, and goldbeaters' skin -- The flying Brooklyn Bridges -- Category 1930s -- Saint-Exupe?ry Country -- The elegant wings of Empire -- Iron Annie -- The Tin Goose -- The Dutch East India men -- The masterpiece -- The clippers -- The Ball-bearing Airline -- The purebred -- Lady with a past -- The little ones -- On the beak of an ancient pelican ; Copy of Lt. Col. Charles Oliver Fikes (1935-2020), who served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, at first as an aviation cadet in B-47s at Chennault AFB in 1955, and later as a B-52 pilot. He retired as a Lt. Colonel, and began a career with Eastern Airlines. He retired from Eastern in 1985. ; small nick on front dustjacket ; FINE/VG. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. ix, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ISBN 9780911721911, 0911721916 OCLC 7553395 LCCN 81003671 LC TL540.M3935 K56 1981 Dewey 629.130924 ; sky blue cloth in color photographic dustjackert ; SIGNED presentation by King on front endpaper ; reviews laid in ; greeting from Dick Merrill laid in ; Dick Merrill's colorful career includes barnstorming in a Jenny, delivering aircraft to Lincoln Ellsworth in Antarctica, pioneering the first round trip Atlantic flight, introducing airline service, flying the Hump in Burma during WWII, acting as Eisenhower's personal pilot during the presidential campaignsetting a speed record at age 78 ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 451 Seiten Eine Sammlung spannender und vielfältiger Geschichten von renommierten Autoren, zusammengefasst in den Reader\'s Digest Auswahlbüchern. Zustand: Einband mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten geringfügig gebräunt, insgesamt GUTER Zustand. HC1-684-3/8-00605764 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 547.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 123 Seiten Eine Sammlung von kürzeren Erzählungen und literarischen Werken verschiedener Autoren, die von Themen wie Dramatik und Abenteuer handeln. Zustand: Einband mit geringfügigen Gebrauchsspuren, insgesamt SEHR GUTER Zustand! HC1-872-2/8-00445334 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 508.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 123 Seiten Eine Sammlung unterschiedlicher literarischer Werke von verschiedenen Autoren, herausgegeben von Reader\'s Digest. Enthält verschiedene Erzählungen und Romane. Zustand: Einband mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten geringfügig gebräunt, insgesamt GUTER Zustand. HC1-693-8/8-00822852 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 551.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 364 Seiten Diese Sammlung enthält gekürzte Fassungen von vier verschiedenen Romanen, die verschiedene Themen von Abenteuer bis Drama abdecken. Zustand: Einband mit geringfügigen Gebrauchsspuren, insgesamt SEHR GUTER Zustand! HC1-696-3/8-00588306 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 547.…

dj. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (26cm); black cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt and black on spine and covers; dustjacket; 224pp; illustrations on glossy pages throughout. A Fine copy. Dustwrapper, illustrated by Robert Parks, unclipped (priced $16.95) with trivial surface wear and tanning to flaps and verso edges, else Near Fine. Gann's fourth guide focusing on aircraft, with seventeen paintings by artist/pilot Robert Parks. Includes preface, table of contents for chapters and illustrations, and index. [83778].…