Air Force One; A History of the Presidents and Their Planes
by Kenneth T. Walsh
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1401300049
- ISBN 13
- 9781401300043
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Hyperion, 2003 Hyperion, New York. 2003. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; Slight shelf wear on bottom boards; bumped lower front tip, 2 dogeared pages. DJ: Near Fine; two indentations on rear cover; slight rubbing to rear cover. Blue boards with red overlay on spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 261 pp. This is a wonderful book that covers everything about Ari Force One- from the presidential passengers to the details of the aircraft. The author has written a unique history of presidential air travel, complete with many fascinating anecdotes about the presidents and their staffs and how they viewed and utilized Air Force One. This book will delight general-interest readers and will be a must read for all aviation and presidential history enthusiasts. A clean pristine copy.
Synopsis
This book is about American history as seen from a very unique vantage point – aboard the “flying White House” known as AIR FORCE ONE. It reveals fascinating and sometimes hilarious inside stories of what our last twelve presidents (FDR through George W.)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003376
- Title
- Air Force One; A History of the Presidents and Their Planes
- Author
- Kenneth T. Walsh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1401300049
- ISBN 13
- 9781401300043
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Air Force One, Presidential Airplanes, presidential air travel, Pan Am prop driven presidential airplane, 747 presidential airplane, flying White House,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.