Balchen Bernt (34 results)
Published by Viking Press
- Softcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by John C. Winston Co., Chicago, 1936
- Hardcover
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.Vashon Island Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover -. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition / 1st Printing. First Edition / First Printing. Good, no dust jacket, slight darkening to gold on top part of front cover, slight over-all wear to covers. 18.5 x 24cm. hard cover. xi, 339pp. B1787 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.
Published by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo, 1958
- Hardcover
Seller: Parker's Rare Books, Ontario, WI, U.S.A.Parker's Rare Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardback. Brown simulated leather, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 259 pp., patterned endpapers. Autobiography of the famed Norwegian-American pilot and explorer who was the first person to fly over the South Pole. He later served as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force in World War II. Bookplate (possible x-library) on front pastedown…, no other marks in book, binding tight. Old sticker top of spine, slight soiling to covers. This is the Norwegian edition, also published in the United States as "Come North With Me". Book condition VG. Binding: HB.
More imagesPublished by Sons of Norway, Bernt Balchen Lodge No. 46; Bev-Ron Publishing Co., 1973
- Softcover
Seller: Champ & Mabel Collectibles, San Pedro, CA, U.S.A.Champ & Mabel Collectibles
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. [52p.] Name on first page, cover corners lightly worn. Collection of Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, and American recipes from the community of the Sons of Norway, Bernt Balchen Lodge No. 46 of Anchorage, Alaska for entrees, vegetables, soups, bread, cakes, and cookies. Some classic recipes include… meatballs, lefse, and fattigman. Unfortunately, no recipes for limpa or lutefisk. Scarce, none located in trade or institutions. Cover and divider sketches by Jorumm Hofseth. Plastic comb binding. (9"x6-1/8").
Published by John C. Winston, 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.KULTURAs books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Red cloth boards clean and bright. Book is firm in binding, b&w illustrations throughout, colored maps decorated endpapers- of vast aerial network for hemisphere defense, The U. S. Army Air Forces. Book free of any markings, not ex-library. 340 pages Includes index.… ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 340 pages.
Language: English
Published by Hardanger Fiddle Assn. of America, Duluth, MN, 1985
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB
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Printed Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued. First Edition. 35 pages with 10 simple tunes for beginners. Very Good, prior owner name sticker front wrapper, name in ink bottom edge rear wrapper, and small dampstain bottom and top corners, not affecting text. SCARCE.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
- Hardcover
Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, AustraliaBarclay Books
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HARDCOVER. 1959. First UK edition. A very good copy in lightly rubbed blue cloth boards which are sunfaded to the spine. Light age tanning to the edges of the text block. The contents are fine and unmarked.
War Below Zero; the Battle for Greenland
Balchen, Bernt (With Corey Ford, Corvey Ford, Oliver la Farge & Oliver la Farge.)
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston
- Hardcover
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaBurton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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1944. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 127pp. Map endpapers, photographs. A previous owner's stamps on the front endpapers. Locale: ; Greenland; Greenland. (Military--Canada, Air Transport Command, Military--Canada, World War 2).
Published by Harper and Brothers, New York, 1954
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.Andre Strong Bookseller
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. first edition. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean with minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Upper text edge foxed, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not clipped ($3.00) very clean, edges have a few chips. Av. Stax.
Published by Viking Press, 1960
- Softcover
Seller: John Hopkinson - Bookseller, Cremona, AB, CanadaJohn Hopkinson - Bookseller
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Private Library Liquidation. Pocket Book. Cover shows wear and slight staining. faded Discard stamp on front cover.
War Below Zero : The Battle for Greenland
Colonel Bernt Balchen; Major Corey Ford; Major Oliver La Forge
Published by George Allen & Unwin, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: masted books, Gilberton, SA, Australiamasted books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. None. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards showing minor scuffing and handling marks otherwise undamaged, some minor wear at the edges and corners, spine is intact and solid with some bumping at ends, top end of spine is faded. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained,…only markings are previous owner's name on inside cover (crossed out with black marker) and again opposite title page. All B&W photos in back in fine condition. Dust Jacket is missing. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. outside of Australia) will be less than what is shown here. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. xviii, 214 p. Includes: illustrations, index. Signed by author. Inscribed by Bergaust. DJ has some wear and soiling, edge tears and chips. As visualized by Bernt Balchen. Foreword by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle. This work predicted supersonic airliner (1960), rocket landin…g on the moon (1970), unmanned aerial vehicles (1990), and Mars landing (2005). Got some of them fairly close.
Published by E. P. Dutton & Co
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Published by E. P. Dutton & Co
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Published by E. P. Dutton & Co
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1944
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Wyatt Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 127 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with a section of black and white plates. Page edges are darkened. Bound in light blue cloth with dark blue titles. Faded on the spine and around the edges. Lightly scuffed on the boards. 1ST EDITION. VG/- -. B…ook.
WAR BELOW ZERO: The Battle For Greenland
Balchen, Colonel Bernt; Ford, Major Corey & La Forge, Major Oliver
Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Excalibur Books, Penzance, United KingdomExcalibur Books
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Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Foreword by General H. H. Arnold. Contents: Fascinating account of the Second World War in Greenland. Part 1,Greenland Adventure; Part 2, The Long Wait; Postscript, Flight East, Life In the Greenland Ice Cap. Light blue cloth cover with faded white lettering to spine. Endpapers illustrated wit…h maps. 127 Pages + section of B&W Photographs at the back. 200g, 7 1/2" Tall. Small strip clipped from very top of ffep. Rear free endpaper removed. No inscriptions except a penciled price on title page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Army Air Forces, 1944
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: John Hopkinson - Bookseller, Cremona, AB, CanadaJohn Hopkinson - Bookseller
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. private library liquidation faded very good.
More imagesPublished by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1954
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.Colophon Book Shop, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First Edition. octavo, blue boards and black cloth in dust jacket. (xx), 214 pp. Harper & Brothers, Speculation on space flight and aeronautics at the start of the Space era. Illustrated. Foreword by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle. Bernt Balchen was a Norwegian pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical en…gineer and military leader. A Norwegian native, he later became an American citizen and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by Balchen on the front endpaper, "To Jock & Jimmy, with appreciation of your faith and interest in the future and safety of flying and convertiplanes. Bernt 27 Nov 54. Army 20 Navy 27." Edgewear to jacket. octavo, blue boards and black cloth in dust jacket.
More imagesPublished by Hodder and Stoughton, 1959
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Dust jacket unclipped with light edgewear. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU A…RE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
War Below Zero: The Battle for Greenland
Balchen, Colonel Bernt; Ford, Major Corey; and La Forge, Major Oliver
Published by Allen & Unwin London 1945, 1945
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy small octavo 127pp., b/w plates, ep maps, Story of the Army Air Forces' battle for the vital Far Northeas.
More imagesPublished by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1944
- Hardcover
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaBISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. dj. pp. 127. 8vo. Bound in periwinkle cloth with blue lettering to spine and front board. Black and white photographs, colour illustrated endpapers. Soiling to extremities, spine slant, hinges cracked with mull exposed at gutter; good in good dustjacket showing soiling and large chips. Scarce in dustjacket.
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Allhem, Malmö 1945. 205 sidor, inbunden. Rikligt med foton. Gott skick.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1944
- Hardcover
Seller: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, CanadaEdmonton Book Store
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Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: torn with some loss. 8vo pp.127. book.
Published by London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1996
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ocean Tango Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.Ocean Tango Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. GIFT QUALITY FIRST EDITION price clipped , as pictured Very good condition hard cover nice dust jacket gently read clean,311 pages , many Polar photos. He was a Norwegian pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military lea…der.
More imagesPublished by HODDER AND STOUGHTON LIMITED, GREAT BRITAIN, 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: Highstreet Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United KingdomHighstreet Books ABA ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST UK EDITION. Autobiography of a modern day Viking. 8vo.318 pages ,all plates correct. A personal adventure story , of a man who played in many of the most extraordinary feats of exploration this century has known . From his Atlantic flight with Byrd in 1927…to his fantastic wartime air operations in Greenland and his support of the Norwegian Resistance ,Balchen's life has been one of adventure and achievement.
Published by E. P. Dutton & Company, 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.Tacoma Book Center
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. In dust jacket; Hardback. Original 1958 Edition. First Edition as stated on the copyright page. Book is a tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good condition. Price clipped Dustjacket is in Very Good condition with slight 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.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter Two Books, Ammanford, United KingdomChapter Two Books
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition. Hardback. With dust jacket.
Published by New York:E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc, 1961
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.Parnassus Book Service, Inc
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hard cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 5th or later printing. New York:E. P. Dutton and Co. Inc. (1961). 5th printing. 318pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Blue boards lightly soiled and shelfworn with edges worn, to boards at one point along top edge. Edge points are sharp and page edges foxe…d. Internally, end pages age toned with author inscription to 1st free endpage, signed and dated. Some foxing is scattered throughout, usually adjacent to plates. The binding is tight with hinges intact. The dustjacket is lightly soiled and shelfworn with wear along edges (including several small chips/tears) and folds. It is not price clipped. Inscribed by author.
Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Trafford Books PBFA, Manchester, United KingdomTrafford Books PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Octavo, 318pp. Blue cloth binding with gilt text to spine, a little faded and a little shelf wear to edges and corners, page edges are tanned but otherwise internally immaculate, no marks or inscriptions. D/J is pictorial, well shelf worn especially top e…dge, unclipped. Very Good.
