Click for full-size.
Flight of the Enola Gay
by Paul W. Tibbets (AUTHOR AND CREW SIGNED)
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0942397118
- ISBN 13
- 9780942397116
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Reynoldsville, OH: Buckeye Aviation Book Company, 1989 Buckeye Aviation Book Company, Reynoldsburg, OH. 1989. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition by Buckeye. Book is signed by Paul W. Tibbets (pilot), Theodore J. Van Kirk (navigator), and Thomas W. Ferebee (bombadier); also inscribed by Tibbets to a buyer on the top of the photo page on 9-21-91. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 316 pp 8vo. This is the story of the man who was solely responsible for the organization, training, and command of the world's first nuclear strike force. On the morning of 6 August 1945 he flew the Enola Gay into the future by dropping the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. A clean presentable copy. Rare to have all three signatures and an inscription.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013941
- Title
- Flight of the Enola Gay
- Author
- Paul W. Tibbets (AUTHOR AND CREW SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0942397118
- ISBN 13
- 9780942397116
- Publisher
- Buckeye Aviation Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Reynoldsville, OH
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Enola Gay, Little Man, Fat Boy, World War II, 509th Composite Group, Atomic Bomb, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, B-52, World War II in the Pacific, Nuclear War, Paul Tibbets, Japan, Fire Bombing, radioactivity,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft; Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Classic Supernatural Fiction
Classic supernatural fiction is distinct from contemporary horror because it is more literate and often relies upon poetic subtlety rather than unpleasant gratuity to create an atmosphere. Enter if you dare!
Cleaning and repairing leather books
Wondering how to take care of the leather books in your collection? Renowned book care expert Bern Marcowitz explains how and when to clean and repair leather books.
