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Seven Came Through (SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY)

Seven Came Through (SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY)

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Seven Came Through (SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY)

by (Aviation) RICKENBACKER, Capt. Edward

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  • Very Good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 Inches. 118 PP. Signed, "To my good friend & associate / "Hugh Knowlton" / With my very best wish(es) / Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker 1943" directly on the FFEP.<br /> <br /> Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $1.50 intact on front flap. Signed by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker to his friend and the man largely responsible for his purchase of Eastern Airlines from General Motors in 1938. Rickenbacker, a Medal of Honor Recipient, is best known as the most successful fighter ace of WWI. After WWI Rickenbacker parlayed his fame into an eventual purchase of Eastern Airlines for $3.5 million. In 1942 Rickenbacker was sent by the Secretary of War (Henry Stimson) on a tour of Pacific Theater Operations at the outset of WWII and survived 24 days adrift at sea after his plane crashed. <br /> <br /> A clean copy with minor toning. DJ a bit chipped and worn at edges and folds. Tape repairs to inside of DJ.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
5515
Title
Seven Came Through (SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY)
Author
(Aviation) RICKENBACKER, Capt. Edward
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Publisher
Doubleday, Doran and Company
Place of Publication
Garden City, NY
Date Published
1943
Keywords
aviation, wwi, wwii, pilot
Bookseller catalogs
Biography & Autobiography; WWII;

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