Proud Pilot, A True Story of Family, Wartime and Survival Against the Odds
by McMurry, Lt. Col. Robert J. (signed); as told to Gail L. Spelis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1495142558
- ISBN 13
- 9781495142550
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Professional Press, 2015. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Lt. Col. Robert J. McMurry, USAF, Retired as "Bob" directly on the blank page facing the half title page. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only very lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($24.99). Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Profusely photo illustrated on glossy paper stock, many vintage from the 1930s and WWII. Has chapters on the Great Depression (1929-1939); World War II (1939-1945); US Army, Infantry, Air Corps; US Air Force, aerial operations; Commercial Pilot biography. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. . INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Lt. Col. Robert J. McMurry. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xxxviii, 255pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- Proud Pilot, A True Story of Family, Wartime and Survival Against the Odds
- Author
- McMurry, Lt. Col. Robert J. (signed); as told to Gail L. Spelis
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition (so stated)
- ISBN 10
- 1495142558
- ISBN 13
- 9781495142550
- Publisher
- Professional Press
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Date Published
- 2015
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Aviation / Aeronautics / Space Travel;
- Size
- 8vo. xxxviii, 255pp
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