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CARRYING THE FIRE: An Astronaut's Journeys; [Association copy, inscribed to his copy editor]
by Collins, Michael
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- (1974)
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1974). First edition. Autobiography of the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 astronaut, INSCRIBED TO HIS COPY EDITOR on front endpaper, "For Carmen Gomez-plata,/ with all good wishes -/ Michael Collins." Carmen Gomezplata, for decades the chief copy editor at Farrar Straus, was known for her professionalism combined with a personal touch (Madeleine L'Engle… Read more about this item Item Price
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SOUVENIR BOOKLET; [Signed on front cover by all three pilots]
by Earhart, Amelia; Wilmer Stultz, and Lou Gordon
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- 1928
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Williamsburg, PA: [no-publisher], 1928. First edition. Scarce souvenir booklet published by Stultz's hometown of Williamsburg, PA, in commemoration of his historic trans-Atlantic flight June 17-18, 1928, with Lou Gordon and Amelia Earhart. Issued on the occasion of his "Home-coming Celebration" in Williamsburg on July 18, 1928. SIGNED ON FRONT COVER BY EARHART, GORDON, and STULTZ. 7.5 x 5.25" oblong… Read more about this item Item Price
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LETTERS FROM A FLYING OFFICER
by Wortley, Rothesay Stuart, John Buchan and Duff Cooper, introduction
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- 1928
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London: Oxford University Press/ Humphrey Milford, 1928. First edition. Wortley (1892 - 1926) was a British WWI flying ace and Military Cross-recipient credited with six aerial victories. A fictionalized account of his own experiences which Wortley, an aviation journalist, wrote to encourage "air-minded" youth towards military service. Three-quarter red cloth with black paper boards and spine lettered in gilt;… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE RAVENS: The Men Who Flew in America's Secret War in Laos
by Robbins, Christopher
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, (1987). First edition. "Their mission [was to] fly low and slow, spot the enemy, and direct the winged artillery of American air strikes from adjacent South Vietnam, Thailand, and U.S. aircraft carriers." Fine copy in dust jacket. Item Price
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