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I Was There When the World Stood Still
by K. Ray Marrs
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1410702669
- ISBN 13
- 9781410702661
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
A$38.79A$27.15
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About This Item
Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library, 2003 1st Books Library, Bloomington, IN. 2003. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Revised Edition 7/21/03. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light edge bumps. DJ: Near Fine; light bumps to head and upper tips. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 448 pp 8vo. After graduating from high school in Arkansas City, KS, the author joined the Navy V-5 Flight Training program, passed the flight and ground portions and was in the Navy as an Aviator in 1943. Assigned to PBYs he flew in North Africa and Gibraltar, and was in England in January of 1945 for VE Day and reassignment back to the USA for Pacific duty training only to have VJ Day stop his orders and allow him to leave th service to return to farming in Kansas. A well documented book on becoming and being a pilot in WWII. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009505
- Title
- I Was There When the World Stood Still
- Author
- K. Ray Marrs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1410702669
- ISBN 13
- 9781410702661
- Publisher
- 1st Books Library
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington, IN
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- U.S. Navy, Naval Aviator, V-5 Flight Training, PB4Y-1, B-24J, Patrol Squadron VPB-112, Fleet Air Wing-7, PBY4Y-2, England, Japan, North Africa, Gibraltar, Arkansas City Kansas, Arkansas City High School,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
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....
- Tight
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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