The Long, Lonely Leap by Kittinger, Joseph W. Jr With Martin Caidin - 1961

E. P. Dutton & Co., 1961. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Minor shelf wear to borads and top and bottom of spine. Binding is sound; no writing or other markings. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

E. P. Dutton, 1961 Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 249 pages. Sunned spine, light foxing on the top edge..

Minor rips in dust jacket along edges (see photo)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc., 1961. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author's personal narrative of his experiences while doing pioneering research for the USAF on high-altitude parachute design. He made a parachute jump from 102,800 feet in 1960 that was the altitude record until broken in 2012. After the book was written, he remained in the Air Force, flew F-4 fighter missions into North Vietnam, was shot down and was a guest at the Hanoi Hilton for nearly a year. He participated in the new record jump as a technical consultant. 249 pages. Shelf wear to dust jacket. Dust jacket in mylar.

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 249pp.; HB blue w/silver; slight rub w/spine sunned; PONstamp,ft.endpaper,bk.pastedwn.& throughout; clean,tight pgs. Joe Kittinger's story, the first man to jump&free-fall from the edge of space. illus. rare.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1961. 249pp [dj wear - light chipping, mild stain to dj along spine] ---- Inscribed and signed by Martin Caidin: February 6, 1962 / To Bevo - whom Joe Kittinger calls one of the greatest pilots I have ever seen - and from Joe - that's something!!! Martin Caidin ---- From the library of Beverly "Bevo" Howard, world champion pilot and aviation pioneer from the 1930's until his death performing an airshow in 1971. . Inscribed and signed. First Edition stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Color frontispiece, b&w plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1961 Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Signed by Kittinger on the front endpaper. Additonally on the f.e.p. is a Sierra Engineering Co. presentation label with Col. Guy Townsend as the recipient and a business card from the same company stapled between the signature and label. Townsend was a fellow test pilot of note. In 1960 Kittinger ascended to a record height(10 miles) in a balloon and proceeded to complete the highest sky dive in history, which would hold up for 50 years. Losing consciousness for a time, free-falling at speeds of 450-600 miles an hour, this jump from the edge of space is singular in a time of pre-space travel aviation. Rubbing to the extremities and edges, especially the rear hinge, a few small soil spots on the edges. Impression from the stapled card shows on the next eight pages. Dust jacket is chipped and creased along the edges- no tears, small fold on the upper front flap. Extremely rare association copy..

NY: E. P. Dutton, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. An ex-library copy, which has typical library markings and has water damage along the lower half of the book. The pages are stiff but not stuck together anywhere - the book is readable. This copy is signed on the front endpaper: "To Charlie Harris - with many regards to a pioneer, Happy (coasting?) Joe Kittinger". A scarce book about the jump from an airplane 16 miles high, and reaching speeds in excess of 600 miles per hour. Much scarcer when signed by the primary author.