Doolittle Gen James H (8 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Later Printing. Moderate creasing down the spine of the book with moderate shelf-wear along its edges and corners. Used Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First Edition. NOT an ex library book. 288 pages including the index. Dust jacket has 1/2" tears. Price is blacked out.

Hard cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. The dustjacket is edgeworn with some short tears. With much on his time in World War II; photos throughout. Inscribed "To Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Amick It is our hope, Patty & Arthur that their are a few items in this little effort of ours, which will bring back memories of those happy bygone days. Fred & Evelyn Fred E. Jacob Major AUS-AF Ret 9/11/81". Fred E. Jacob was a barnstorming pioneer pilot who started the United Flying Octogenarians (UFO) organization. Born in St. Johns, Mich., and educated at the University of Michigan, Jacob started flying in the 1920s. He later wrote a book about his adventures over the decades called ?Takeoffs and Touchdowns.? He served as a captain in the Army Air Corps during World War II, ferrying B-17s and B-24s to England and commanding the 310th Ferrying Squadron under his longtime friend Gen. Jimmy Doolittle. Jacob, who had lived in Glendale since 1933, operated Jacob Equipment Co., which installed refrigeration and shelving in supermarkets. He was adept at photography as well as flying, and photographed many U.S. presidents. Signed by Author.…

Half-Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. xviii + 574 pp., b/w photos, appendices, bib., index. An Autobiography. Pilot, scholar, daredevil, general, etc. A truly remarkable career. Inside the front cover is a color photo of World War II collector Jeff Dypwick and Tom Griffin, Plane #9 of the Doolittle Raid. Signed by Griffin. Arranged opposite that page are 3 business size cards glued in that read Doolittle's Raiders and each card has one autograph: " R.E. Cole, #1"," Davaid J. Thatcher #7" and" Edward Saylor #15". Half cloth bound hard cover book in near fine cond. The d/w while generally in v.g. cond. does have a small tear by the heel of the spine. Small but there. Not price-clipped. Signed by Subjects.…

Condition: Very good. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed self-wrappers titled on the front cover. The covers are slightly creased with minor staple holes to the top left corner of the front cover. viii & 221 pages, with a few black & white illustrations and diagrams. Very good. First edition. A nice association copy from the library of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation with the stamp on the front wrapper stating: "Return to Central File JUN26 1959 / Missile & Space Systems".Arthur C. Clarke predicts: "In the decade 1960-1970 I think we may expect the following with a very high degree of assurance.Automatic probes to the Moon, Mars, Venus. Establishment of meteorological and communication satellites, possibly manned, certainly visited by servicing teams. Manned flights around the Moon, without landing. Robot landings on Moon. Flight tests of nuclear propulsion devices.The TV satellite is mightier than the ICBM; this is the fact which I would earnestly bring to the attention of your committee.".…

3 x 5 inch file card. 3 x 5 inch file card, no date, Clear and clean signature on index card. Doolittle contributed to the progress of aviation. He was a very successful racing pilot and on April 18, 1942 he led the B-25 bombing raid on Tokyo, Japan. One of the greatest of aviators.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [4], 313pp. Black hardcover, title stamped in white on spine and front cover. The first printing, with (1) on the last page of text. Sunning to black hardcover spine, solid binding. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.95 retail price on the front flap, small chip along front hinge flap, a bright, near fine example. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Herman Riddell: In appreciation of his fine friendship. J.H. Doolittle." General James H. Doolittle (1896-1993) was the recipient of the Medal of Honor for his raid on mainland Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Known as the Doolittle Raid, the long-range bombing raid utilized 16 B-25B Mitchell medium bombers, with the plan to land in unoccupied China. The bombing raid was successful and a major morale booster for the United States, four months after the surprise attack on Hawaii. The first edition, first printing of The Amazing Mr. Doolittle by Quentin Reynolds, inscribed by Gen. James H. Doolittle. (illustrator). Signed.…

3 x 5 inch file card. 3 x 5 inch file card, no date, Doolittle contributed to the progress of aviation. He was a very successful racing pilot and on April 18, 1942 he led the B-25 bombing raid on Tokyo, Japan. One of the greatest of aviators. Written on his Los Angeles office stationery and addressed to an autograph collector. "Unfortunately both Lowell Smith and Leslie Arnold have passed on" and includes the address for Mrs. Leslie Arnold (Priscilla Dean) former silent movie address. With original envelope.…