Bal Peggy (8 results)

Paperbound. Condition: 3 - Good. Description: Includes many black and white photo illustrations and seven maps. Peggy Bal is also the author of Fairchild -- Heritage of the Spokane Plains, written while her husband, Eugene, was assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington. The Bals were stationed at Beale two and a half years. Mrs Bal edited The Foothills Flier at Beale. Divided into sections: The Early Days (briefly discusses the natural history, early Indian dwellers, old roads and trails, mining, the goldfields, and more. The second section, Beale Goes to War begins with the bombing of Pearl Harbor and tells of German POWs kept there, of training, and the beginnings of Beale Air Force Base. The final sections, Guarding the Peace tells of SAC taking over; more uses for Beale; a Two-Wing Base, and more. BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Good condition. bibliography. 4to (11 inches tall). 113 pages.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Soft Cover - VG - Book is clean and tight with light wear - Illustrated.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Decent copy overall. Cover has tape on spine, even though it is not torn. No creases or tears. Covers have some small stains. Pages have no markings on inside. First 5 pages have separated from the binding. Jacqueline M. Rappe (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Soft Cover -- Very Good -- Clean and bright -- Photographs and maps throughout.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Third printing. Cover has water spots, edge wear, creases, scuffs, minor scrape, rubbed/bent cover/page corners, rubbed spine. Very minor sticker residue on back. Minor soiling to edge. No writing. Rappe, Jacquelyn M. (illustrator). Book.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. An assumed first edition inscribed and signed by the author. (See additional pix) The soft paper wrappers of this scare item shows some wear with some scathed but not prominent smudging to the front and back covers. The edges show modest wear with two corners every slightly wrinkled. There is a secondary creasing beyond the spine crease itself but again this is not prominent. The cover wrappers is still very tight and secure but there is one eighth inch nick to the spine. The interior of the book is in very good condition with the text and photos still bright and clear. (See extra photo) This book deals with the history of the Beale Air Force Base in Yuba County California, and the neighboring areas. The books presents information on early settlement in the area and then the establishment of Camp Beale at the start to WWII. The base would remain an important military installation after WWII as the air force continued to use it for the stationing of long-range bombing forces of B-52's and then the long-range reconnaissance U-2's and SR-71's. 133 pages. Signed by Author.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Second printing. Cover has edge wear, minor creases, rubbed/bent cover/page corners, rubbed spine, very slightly soiled. No writing. Very good. Rappe, Jacquelyn M. (illustrator). Book.

Condition: good. 28 cm, 113, wraps, illus., maps, bibliography, some wear and soiling to covers. Inscribed by the author.