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Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # mon0000211185
Seller: Karl Theis, Torrance, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. TEXT UNMARKED, PREVIOUS OWNER BOOKPLATE, IN A VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. Seller Inventory # 046967
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
x, 181 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.5cm. Dust jacket rubbed and stained with some toning; mild sunning along spine; chip and tear at front panel's top left Black cloth with bright silver stamped spine lettering. Ink ownership inscription and name/address label affixed to front free endpaper; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A very good copy in a good+ dust jacket. With Foreword by T.H. Moorer, Preface, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Commander Melhorn examines the development of the aircraft carrier and its affect upon American naval strategy and tactics. Features eight chapters titled as: "Perspective: The Aircraft Carrier in Fact and in Legend;" "First Lights and False Dawns: The Carrier Concept Takes Shape;" "Target East, Target West: The Carrier and Postwar Strategy;" "Air Power or Sea Power: Mitchell and the Carrier;" "Readying the Ways: The Carrier Elements Coalesce;" "Target West: The Carrier and the Conference;" "Various Courses at Various Speeds: The Carrier Tested;" and "Run to Daylight: The Carrier Proved." ISBN 0870217089. Seller Inventory # Z626X-5587
Seller: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. American First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book. Seller Inventory # 008581
Seller: Ed's Editions LLC, ABAA, West Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket and book are in very good condition. Black cloth boards. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Seller Inventory # 231857
Seller: JPH Books, Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Dust jacket in archival protector. Seller Inventory # 002411
Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st ed. 181p. Ex. lib. pocket, label on jacket. Near Fine/Very Good copy. Seller Inventory # 39-270
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. first edition, clean, unmarked copy. Seller Inventory # 010160
Seller: Evolving Lens Bookseller, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Edgewear to jacket. Small blemish to front end page. Owner inscription to title page. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 9 X 6.10 X 0.90 inches; 192 pages. Seller Inventory # 4891
Seller: Catron Grant Books, Rio Rancho, NM, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1974 181 pp with index and extensive bibliography. With dedication by the author to Dorris Johnson ( actress - "The Grapes of Wrath, "Drums Along the Mohawk, ") "From a naval aviator, at least, who knows that arrogance can be a humbling experience!" Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Black boards are square and undamaged, DJ is intact but lightly soiled, in mylar jacket. Dedication By Author. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Seller Inventory # 0300211