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Gabby: A Fighter Pilot's Life
by Francis Gabreski; Carl Molesworth
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0517578018
- ISBN 13
- 9780517578018
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Orion Books, 1991. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book is signed by Gabreski and two other "Aces", Femke & Mahurin, on a "Gabby" bookplate on the first free end paper. Gabreski has also inscribed the book on the verso to "Steve". A two page listing of Gabreski's U.S. & foreign decorations, military promotion dates and a full listing of enemy aircraft destroyed is included with the book. Both the book [on the half-title page] and the list bear Gabrelski's blindstamp. White lettering on brown & green cloth covered boards in a green pictorial dust jacket. The dust jacket price has been clipped.
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Details
- Bookseller
- NWJBOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004518
- Title
- Gabby: A Fighter Pilot's Life
- Author
- Francis Gabreski; Carl Molesworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0517578018
- ISBN 13
- 9780517578018
- Publisher
- Orion Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 277
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- nonfiction; aviation; WW II; Korea; signed; "Gabby" Gabreski
Terms of Sale
NWJBOOKS
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
NWJBOOKS
Biblio member since 2021
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About NWJBOOKS
Specializing in signed, rare and out of print books.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...