New York; 1968: Vantage Press. First Edition. Octavo. 291 pages. Illustrated with photographic images. One of the great autobiographies of a major figure in early flight. He flew with the Lafayette Flying Corps and founded the Civil Air Patrol. He was the first member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association AOPA. He was editor of Flying Magazine and involved with the investigation of the zeppelin Hindenburg disaster. He witnessed the test of the atomic bomb on Bikini Island which it is thought led to his death. He wrote a foreword to Richard Bach's first book Stranger to the Ground. Embry-Riddle University has dedicated a building to him the Gill Robb Wilson Memorial Aeronautical Science Center. Bound in blue cloth spine lettering white near fine in clipped pictorial dust jacket showing only light rubbing to spine ends and corners. <br/><br/> Vantage Press hardcover
New York: Limited Edition Club 1936. SIGNED by ERIC GILL and Denis Tegetmeier. Very Good condition. Spine is uniformly sunned a shade or two but all lettering is clear. Endpapers show only a tiny touch of toning -- much less than usual for this book. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked. 1936. First Limited Edition Club edition. Limited to 1500 numbered copies this being #12. Eight full page etchings by Denis Tegetmeier. From the colophon: "This book is designed by Eric Gill the pages being composed in a new type created by him expressly for this book." Introduction by Wilbur Cross. Signed by Eric Gill and the illustrator. Bound in the original tan cloth stamped in green and bright red on the front and rear covers with 4 ruled borders dots and fancy LS initials. Top edge gilt. Beveled edges. Newman 81. Oversize Hardcover. 9.5" wide by 11.75" tall. This large book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments but only the standard charge for media mail. Signed by Eric Gill and the illustrtaor. First Edition Thus. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Tegetmeier Denis. 142pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Limited Edition Club Hardcover
Harvester 1988. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: Harvester paperback
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973. First edition. Boards. Near Fine. Small 8vo 64 pp. "This limited edition is published as a New Year's greeting to friends of the author and of the publisher." An excerpt from Ways of Loving published the following year. Publisher's presentation card laid in. Limitation not specified. Spine faded head and heel of spine and corners of boards lightly bumped otherwise Fine. In original glassine jacket which is worn chipped and torn. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1979. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Small 8vo 189 pp. Spine slightly cocked head and heel of spine and corners of boards lightly bumped top edge dusty. Jacket sunned edgeworn with a few tiny chips and tears. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
Albuquerque: Automatic Press 1985. First edition. Side-Stapled in Card Covers. Very Good. 4to 52 pp. Inscribed and signed by author. Light handling and a few specks to covers. Automatic Press unknown
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