Condizione: VG/POOR (see notes). 1st. 12mo. 192pp. P O name, spine a bit cocked. DJ has several ragged tears to 1 1/2", 1/2" chip, edgewear and rubbing. In mylar, but. Bio of the Flying Fortress pilot who earned 11 decorations for valor.
Editore: David McKay Company, 1944
Da: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN . B00V566GXS Hardback. No statement of Later Printing on the Copyright page, assumed first edition. Book is a Tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good condition. Price clipped Dustjacket is in Good to Very Good condition with some edgewear . The dustjacket has been placed in a Brodart protective cover by us to protect it and it looks much better than described. . This does not affect the dustjacket in any way, as all taping is done on the outside of the protector. Photos on request. This book is Gore and Glory - A Story of American Heroism by Captain William Crawford Jr., United States Army Air Force, as told to Ted Saucier Original 1944 First Edition. No Signature.
Editore: David McKay, Philadelphia, 1944
Da: Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.
Prima edizione Copia autografata
First Edition. First Edition. octavo, gray cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi) - 17-192pp. David McKay, Illustrated with photographs. Advance Promotional Copy with printed, advance, announcement laid in. In addition, this copy is inscried and signed by Crawford and Saucier on the front endpaper: "To Neal O'Hara Kind regards Bill Crawford and Ted Saucier 6/16/44". Crawford's signature is in his own hand, the rest of the inscription is in the hand of Saucier. Book is in near fine condition, jacket has wear and has been mended on the verso with clear tape. octavo, gray cloth in pictorial dust jacket.
Editore: David McKay Company, 1944. [, 1944
Da: Reiner Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. ] Hardback, small octavo, 192 pages, VG in G dj (dj in mylar). DJ surfaces not too bad, but edges tattered, corners chipped & short tears. FFEP has ownership rank, name, serial number and address (AAF, Dyersburg, Tenn) + warm inscription in the author's wife's hand (?) signed by her and then SIGNED by the author himself. Perhaps a presentation copy to a friend. "To Mildred - Loads of Luck and Kindest Regards, 'Annie' (?) & Bill Crawford." The last page of the book tells of Crawford's relocation to Dyersburg as an Army Air Force instructor pilot & where he and 'Marg' were married. ('Annie' is hard to read, and whatever it does read I presume to be a nickname for Crawford's wife Marg.) Illustrated title page. Photo-illustrations on glossy stock incl. frontis of author (repeated on back panel of dj) & additional 12-page photo section. RWR5 Military Aviation World War Two WWII Biography Autobiography United States Army Air Force Signed.