Cook Everett R (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Signed first edition. The cover shows light edgewear with a crease to the spine. No dustjacket. Signed by the author on the half title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. William Carrier (Back cover photo); Margaret Lawrence (Archivist Memphis Public Library); Lynda Ireland (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing of the first edition, black-and-white photographs, 198pp., with index. Signed Association copy, inscribed on the half-title page, from Everett R. Cook to Ramsay Potts: "To my dear friend / Ramsay Potts / with highest regard / Everest R. Cook." From the library of USAF Brigadier General Ramsay D. Potts, Jr. Faint age-toning to page margins, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with light toning to spine, rubbing along folds, faint paper clip ghost to upper front cover, and light rubbing/wear to corners, else fine. Signed by Author(s).

octavo, grey cloth. First Edition. First Edition. octavo, grey cloth. (xvi), 198pp. Memphis Public Library, Well illustrated with black and white photographs and a few color illustrations. The book is based upon a taped interview that was edited and transcribed into a manuscript by Joseph Riggs and Margaret Lawrence. Cook, who founded his own cotton company before WWI, became a member of the 91st Aero Squadron. At the outset of World War II, Cook rejoined the military as a lieutenant colonel and became Deputy Chief of Staff for the 8th and 12th Air Force units under General Carl Spaatz. Cook's military honors include the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the French Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with Palm. Signed by the author on half title. A near fine copy.

First Edition. First Edition. octavo, black cloth in printed dust jacket. (xvi), 198pp. Memphis Public Library, A taped interview edited and transcribed into manuscript by Joseph Riggs and Margaret Lawrence. Cook was a member of the 91st Aero Squadron. Signed by the author on half title. Wear to jacket, slight fading to front endpaper. octavo, black cloth in printed dust jacket.

Condition: Very Good. inscribed by Everett R. Cook; 198 pp., hardcover, lacks the jacket, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Condition: good, poor. 23 cm, 198, illus. (some color), DJ worn, stained, soiled, scuffed, and small tears, endpapers and edges soiled and somewhat discolored. Inscribed by Everett Cook. The author commanded the 91st Aero Squadron in World War I, and served in Air Forces in World War II.