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When the Airlines Went to War: The Dramatic, Never-Before-Told Story of America's Civilian Air Warriors
by Serling, Robert J
- New
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 1575662469
- ISBN 13
- 9781575662466
- Seller
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Brooksville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Kensington Books, 1997. First Edition, !st Printing . Hardcover. New/New. Signed by the author, at the request of this bookseller, on the ffep as follows: "Best Wishes/R.J. Serling/"; not personalized to anyone. Unfortunately, Bob Serling passed away in May of 2010 at the age of 92 in Tucson, Arizona. Number line in the work reads as follows: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Above this number line is stated "First Kensington Hardcover printing: November, 1997". This work is of interest to WWII history buffs and for aviation fans as it offers a view of how a fledgling industry developed into a crucial military operation. The industry came out of WWII not only victorious, but ready to change the shape and pace of air travel forever. 310 pages, a prologue, ten chapters, an epilogue and a bibliography. Dust jacket has been taken out of shrinkwrap and protected in an archival quality cover. A very nice new, author signed, first edition, first printing copy; available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box. An excellent gift copy!
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- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0011381
- Title
- When the Airlines Went to War: The Dramatic, Never-Before-Told Story of America's Civilian Air Warriors
- Author
- Serling, Robert J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, !st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1575662469
- ISBN 13
- 9781575662466
- Publisher
- Kensington Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Global Airlift. Air Transport Association of America.
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James Lasseter, Jr.
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Brooksville, Florida
About James Lasseter, Jr.
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