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The Long, Lonely Leap; (Signed)
by Kittinger, Joseph W. Jr
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. SIGNED by Joseph Kittinger on front free endpage "Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr., Captain, USAF). Also on the front free endpage is a bookplate dedicated to "Orland Wilcox" presented by the Sierra Engineering, a company involved with American aerospace achievement. Book is in Fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. A few faint spots on top edge. Unclipped dust jacket (original price intact) is fresh and bright, Fine condition with one tiny closed tear. Illustrated with photos. 8vo. 249 pp. including index. In protective Mylar.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Warwick Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96091
- Title
- The Long, Lonely Leap; (Signed)
- Author
- Kittinger, Joseph W. Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Airplane jumping; Parachute jumping
Terms of Sale
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Returnable if not as described, with prior notice, within 30 days. We take care packaging the books you order and will gift wrap on request.
About the Seller
Warwick Books
Biblio member since 2004
South Pasadena, California
About Warwick Books
We are an Internet-only book business. We carry hard-to-find books in many categories including art, photography, military history, cookbooks, children's books, fiction, needlework, Americana, popular culture, and signed first editions. Warwick Books is a member of IOBA, the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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