Ben Abruzzo (35 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good Condition hard cover 278 pages 1st edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition. Good clean tight copy. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Small chips and/or tears along edges of jacket. Some ruibbing to jacket.

Condition: good.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Stated. 278 Pages. Front boards have some light edge and spine wear and prevous owner's seal embossed on the front endpaper. Blue dust jacket has unclipped price of $12.95 and some edge and corner wear. Endpapers are maps showing flight paths. Sixteen color photographs in the center.The true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. The 1978 voyage by three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque is a tale of great courage, endurance and ingenuity. Sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost. No one who had once attempted this flight had ever wanted to try again, however this trio did try again after being forced to ditch near Iceland on their first voyage. In this book the authors chronicle the initial attempt made by Abruzzo and Anderson in 1977, which ended in bitter fialure, and the second triumphant voyage in Double Eagle II a year later. McCarry draws incidisve portraits of the fascinating and complex heroes, revealing both he tensions they endured and the comradeship they shared in the tiny gondola that drifter 1000s of feet above the surface. Here, are descriptions of the otherwolrdly beauty of the skies and of the strange exhilarating sensations of balloon travel. Also detailed are the meticulous meteorological calculations, the technical wizardry, and the remarkable coordinating efforts of Double Eagle's ground crew, who advised the ballonists as they struggled against storms and cold, and ballasted against deadly downdrafts. On their first voyage, Abruzzon and Anderson were caught by storms and blown off course; with Abruzzo near death from exposure, they ditched three miles off the coast of Iceland. Undaunted, even more determined to be the first balloonists to cross the Atlantic, they tried again in 1978 with Newman. This time better prepared, the three men successfully rode a high pressure ridge from Presque Isle, Maine, to a barley field near Miserey, France, in six days. There they were mobbed by a throng of euphoric French and were catapulted into intermaiton fame.…

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. April, 1982, pp. 513-521, Profusely Illus with Color Photos, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Jacket edges lightly rubbed. 1979 Hard Cover. viii, 278 pp. ".the riveting, true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. One of the world's most dangerous physical challenges, the transatlantic balloon voyage was a goal that defied success--all sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost."--jacket.…

Hard Back. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Stated. 278 Pages. Blue dust jacket has unclipped price of $12.95. Dust jacket front has edge wear and front has 1 1/2 inch tear, Front endpaper has a birthday inscription Endpapers are maps showing flight paths. Sixteen color photographs in the center.The true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. The 1978 voyage by three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque is a tale of great courage, endurance and ingenuity. Sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost. No one who had once attempted this flight had ever wanted to try again, however this trio did try again after being forced to ditch near Iceland on their first voyage.…

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Stated. 278 Pages. Blue dust jacket has unclipped price of $12.95. Dust jacket front has chipping and creases with a 1 inch tear at the bottom. Dust jacket back has some edge wear. Front endpaper has a birthday inscription Endpapers are maps showing flight paths. Sixteen color photographs in the center.The true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. The 1978 voyage by three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque is a tale of great courage, endurance and ingenuity. Sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost. No one who had once attempted this flight had ever wanted to try again, however this trio did try again after being forced to ditch near Iceland on their first voyage.…

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Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 154, No 6, December. 1978, pp. 858-882, Profusely Illus with Color Photos, Extracted From Orig Vol, then Recased in Orig Yellow Color Photo Illus Front Cover, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1979. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1979. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with very light toning to the page ends, and the previous owner's name inscribed on the dedication page. Dust jacket is very good with a tear to the front cover, and light edgewear .100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover with dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket. Signed by Clark on endpaper. Gift inscription on endpaper. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Jacket fine with exception of a crease to inside front leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. First Edition (so stated). Boston & Toronto: Little Brown & Company, 1979. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by all 3 balloonists (Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman) directly on the dedication page. Copies signed by all 3 are SCARCE. Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($12.95). Short, shallow scratch to the cover. The jacket has edgewear and a few short closed tears. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Hinges are perfect. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. NOT a remainder. 2008. First printing of the First Edition. With endpaper maps and 16 pages of full color photos inserted (i.e. not page numbered). Laid-in is a long Albuquerque Journal newspaper story about their future plans to be the first to circle the entire planet in a balloon. Bound in the original silver-stamped light blue boards with dark blue cloth spine. From the dust jacket: "A book that will tell us something inspiring about the human spirit: why men - and maybe why Americans in particular - will risk death to prove to themselves and to the world that men can do anything they choose to do." - Charles McCarry. Double Eagle is the riveting, true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon - by all reckonings one of the most extraordinary human adventures of all time. The 1978 voyage by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman, three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a tale of supreme courage, endurance, ingenuity, and the all-powerful drive for glory. One of the world's most dangerous physical challenges, the transatlantic balloon voyage was a goal that defied success - all sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost. No one who had once attempted the flight had ever wanted to try again. In Double Eagle (the huge, helium craft was named Double Eagle after Charles Lindbergh, the Lone Eagle) Charles McCarry and the balloonists chronicle the initial attempt made by Abruzzo and Anderson in 1977, which ended in bitter failure, and the second, triumphant voyage in Double Eagle II a year later. McCarry draws incisive portraits of the fascinating and complex heroes, revealing both the tensions they endured and the comradeship they shared in the tiny gondola that drifted thousands of feet above the surface of the earth. Here, too, are descriptions of the otherworldly beauty of the skies and of the strange and exhilarating sensations of balloon travel. Also detailed are the meticulous meteorological calculations, the technical wizardry, and the remarkable coordinating efforts of Double Eagle's ground.". Inscribed / Signed by all 3 balloonists. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. viii, 278pp. + 16 pages of full color photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No marks to book or cover. Clean pages a little tanned from age. Tight, even binding. The blue cloth boards are fine. In its original, price-clipped dust wrapper with just minor rubbing to edges. An excellent copy. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.…

Broché. Bon exemplaire. Quelques marques de manipulation légères. 247pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. McCarry chronicles the true account of three balloonist's - Abruzzo, Anderson and Newman - and the first successful TransAtlantic balloon flight in the Double Eagle. Fine in fine dw lightly faded on the blue spine. Illustrated with 16 pages of color photographs, SIGNED by McCarry on the title page.…

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R260187352: 1980. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 247 Pages - Quelques planches photos en couleur. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R260189028: 1980. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 247 pages. Illustré de photos couleur hors texte. En collaboration avec Charles McCarry. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine.

Magazine. Condition: good condition. Complete edition of the December 1978 National Geographic Magazine with a 25-page article about the worlds first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a balloon. photos.

Magazine. Condition: good condition. Complete edition of the April 1982 National Geographic Magazine with - among others - this article: First Across the Pacific: The Flight of "Double Eagle V" by its pilot Ben L. Abruzzo photos.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R160175214: 1980. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 247 Pages - Quelques planches photos en couleur. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.9-Explorations.