Air Force: A Pictorial History of American Airpower
New York: Bramhall House, 1957. First Thus? Printing. 32 cm, 232, illus., some edge soiling, DJ worn, soiled, and small edge tears, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: Bramhall House, 1957. First Thus? Printing. 32 cm, 232, illus., some edge soiling, DJ worn, soiled, and small edge tears, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1957. First? Edition. First? Printing. 32 cm, 232, profusely illus., spine very torn, boards worn and edges/corners rubbed. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. First Edition. 295, illus., index, ink name & date ins fr flylf, DJ somewhat soiled & some edge wear, sticker residue rear DJ, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
New York: Random House, 1960. Quarto, 232, profusely illus., boards scuffed, lettering on spine somewhat faded. More
New York: Bramhall House, 1960. Quarto, 232, profusely illus., some soiling inside rear board and flyleaf, DJ worn: small tears, creases, small pieces missing. More
New York: Arno Press, 1974. Reprint Edition. Quarto, 232, profusely illus., DJ worn: small tears, creases, small pieces missing. More
New York: Pyramid Books, 1961. First Printing [Stated]. Mass market paperback. 192 pages. Illustrations. Diagrams. Appendix 1 and 2 (Glossary of Space Terms). Name stamped inside front cover. Some page discoloration. Martin Caidin (September 14, 1927 ? March 24, 1997) was an American author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Caidin began writing fiction during 1957, and authored more than 50 fiction and nonfiction books, as well as more than 1,000 magazine articles. His best-known novel is Cyborg, which was the basis for The Six Million Dollar Man franchise. He also wrote numerous works of military history, especially concerning aviation. Caidin flew with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration squadron for several months, and was made an honorary member of the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute demonstration team. Additionally, Caidin twice won the Aviation/Space Writers Association award for the outstanding author on aviation. Caidin also established a company with the purpose of promoting aeronautics to young people. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1972. Third Printing. 21 cm, 160, wraps, illus., slight wear and soiling to covers. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1968. First Printing. 21 cm, 160, wraps, illus., bookplate. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1979. First Edition. 243, illus., index, weakness to front board, top and bottom edges of DJ spine worn and small tears. More
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1964. First Edition. 264, illus., boards somewhat scuffed and soiled, library stamp inside front flyleaf (only library marking). More
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1974. First Printing. 243, illus., bibliography, index, some wear and small tears along top and bottom edges of DJ. More
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1974. 243, illus., bibliography, index, spine creased, some wear to top and bottom edges of spine. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1957. Second Printing. 288, illus., index, bot marg of all pgs wrinkled from water, but no pgs stuck, discolor ins bds, DJ worn: tears, creases, pcs missg. More
New York: Banta, 1977. Bantam Edition [stated]. Mass market paperback. [10], 242, [4] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Martin Caidin (September 14, 1927 – March 24, 1997) was an American author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Caidin began writing fiction during 1957, and authored more than 50 fiction and nonfiction books, as well as more than 1,000 magazine articles. His best-known novel is Cyborg, which was the basis for The Six Million Dollar Man franchise. He also wrote numerous works of military history, especially concerning aviation. Caidin was an airplane pilot as well, and bought and restored a 1936 Junkers Ju 52 airplane. Caidin also taught a progressive journalism course at the University of Florida in Gainesville, More
New York: J. Messner, 1965. Third Printing. 208, illus., index, black mark on bottom edge. Foreword by Homer E. Newell. More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1954. First Edition. 212, illus., index, boards scuffed and scratched. More
New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1959. 64, wraps, illus., text has darkened, covers soiled and stained. Book for young readers. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970. First Printing. 21 cm, 160, wraps, illus., map, bookplate, covers worn, soiled, and scuffed. Introduction by Saburo Sakai. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1962. First Edition. 215, illus., DJ in plastic, some wear to DJ, bds weak, tape stains ins fr & r flylf, bottom corner of r flylf missing. More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. First Printing. 24 cm, 389, illus., appendices, bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, torn, and chipped. Foreword by Neil Armstrong. More
Bantam Books, 1990. Presumed first Bantam paperback edition. First printing stated. Mass-market paperback. [8]. 483, [5] p. Illustrations. Sources/References. More
New York: Bantam Books [Bantam Air & Space Series], 1991. First Bantam Printing [Stated]. Mass market paperback. xix, [3], 374, [4] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Tabular Information. Slight wear to cover. Masatake Okumiya (July 27, 1909 – February 22, 2007) was a historian and lieutenant general in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Okumiya graduated from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1930. He was commissioned an ensign in April 1932, received his wings in November 1933 as a naval aviator, and was promoted to sub-lieutenant in the same month. In 1937, he participated in the attack on the USS Panay. Promoted to lieutenant-commander in October 1941, Okumiya served throughout World War II, including on the aircraft carrier Ry j and with the 2nd Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During 1942–1943, he served as chief of staff of the 26th Naval Air Squadron, and was appointed to a staff post in August 1944. He was promoted to his final rank of commander in November 1944. At the end of the war, Okumiya was interrogated by Allied intelligence officers, after which he was demobilized. More