Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team
by Steinbeck, John
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Spine with some lean and darkened a shade. Spine tips rubbed and with a ding to upper front panel, still a good copy with hinges
- Seller
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
The Viking Press, 1942. First edition, first printing. Spine with some lean and darkened a shade. Spine tips rubbed and with a ding to upper front panel, still a good copy with hinges firm in a very good dust jacket with a few shallow chips and tiny creases to upper edges and with some toning and a short closed tear to rear panel in mylar cover.. Written for the U.S. Army Air Forces. Inscribed by the author, "For (?) six lessons from Madame, John.
Synopsis
A magnificent volume of short novels and an essential World War II report from one of America?s great twentieth-century writers On the heels of the enormous success of his masterwork The Grapes of Wrath ?and at the height of the American war effort?John Steinbeck, one of the most prolific and influential literary figures of his generation, wrote Bombs Away , a nonfiction account of his experiences with U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews during World War II. Now, for the first time since its original publication in 1942, Penguin Classics presents this exclusive edition of Steinbeck?s introduction to the then-nascent U.S. Army Air Force and its bomber crew?the essential core unit behind American air power that Steinbeck described as ?the greatest team in the world.?
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Hermitage Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122182
- Title
- Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team
- Author
- Steinbeck, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine with some lean and darkened a shade. Spine tips rubbed and with a ding to upper front panel, still a good copy with hinges
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Signed.
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The Hermitage Bookshop
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Denver, Colorado
About The Hermitage Bookshop
The Hermitage Bookshop was established in 1973 and has been under one owner since its inception. We are a full service rare and used bookshop and our stock is limited to hardbacks in excellent condition. We have been a member of both the ABAA and ILAB since 1980.
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