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RETURN WITH HONOR; Scott O'Grady with Jeff Coplon
by O'Grady, Scott, Jeff Coplon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385483309
- ISBN 13
- 9780385483308
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland: Doubleday, 1995. First Edition, 19th Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Photos. INSCRIBED by the Author on the half title, tall 8vo, Navy blue cloth with gold lettering over blue boards, illustrated with 8 pages of glossy B&W photos, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped), 206 pages. In June of 1995, U.S. Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady was enforcing the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia, when his F-16 was hit by a Soviet missle. His ordeal continued as he struggle to survive in the war-torn country.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8540
- Title
- RETURN WITH HONOR; Scott O'Grady with Jeff Coplon
- Author
- O'Grady, Scott, Jeff Coplon
- Illustrator
- Photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 19th Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385483309
- ISBN 13
- 9780385483308
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Air Force, pilots, Yugoslav War, personal narrative, Bosnia, captivity, danger, death
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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