Grover Ted Tate (38 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The Lady Who Tamed Pegasus: The Story of Pancho Barnes Grover Ted Tate. Maverick Pub. 1989. 104p. trade paperback, covers bumped/scuffed, binding tight, text clean--0892880929 ISBN 13: 9780892880928--4.50.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. dj: none. book: as new unread trade pbak minus blind stamp.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. A couple loose photos, but none missing; Textblock clean; Minor reading crease along and down the spine, lightly creased corners. 104p. Size: 8vo - over 7 " - 9 " tall. B&W Photographs (illustrator). Paperback.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The Story of Pancho Barnes. From the home of a smoker.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Near-fine hardcover copy, first edition, 1988. White dustjacket has some reading/handling wear. From the library of famed historian Robert K. DeArment and has his imprint.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Photographs; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The book covers have some toning to the spine and spine joints. There are several spots of discoloration and ground-in dirt to the covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The foredge of the text block has some ground-in finger dirt. "The B-36 was one big airplane. The wings spanned 230 feet, and the interior of the wing was high enough for a man to walk through the root. Then, if he liked, he could crawl through to the outboard engines. This enormous empty space was frequently used to store all the exotic things that the crews brought home with them on long overseas flights. The flooring of the interior of the wings was made of a waffled magnesium, bonded to the outer skin of the wing. These waffles were often found to be cracked and the bonds separated, which posed a potentially serious structural problem. This led to an investigation. After one overseas flight an engineer was shocked to see the unloading of cases of booze, motorcycles, and furniture from the aircraft. Further investigation showed that this was more or less common practice. One official report read: "32 cases of Scotch bounced on the flooring for 31 hours, leading to material failure." The nasty habit was stopped immediately. My source is Grover Ted Tate, who served on the B-36 for several years. I can't resist citing him directly: "It was a good thing that they didn't see the MG automobile that I unloaded from my particular aircraft or they might have really been upset!" ( Grover Ted Tate: Bombs Awry) " (from Aerofiles - on the lighter side).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 103pp Photographs Fascinating account of Pancho Barnes-one of America's greatest fliers Previous owner's name and date inside rear cover and also stamp on front facing page, otherwise book is As New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Shows normal wear for age.

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

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Flat with a very tight binding. Sharp edges and corners, no markings. Appears unread/unused.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Red boards with gilt lettering on spine in mylar protected, illustrated dust jacket. Great West and Indian Series Volume 51. Photographs and facsimiles. Bibliography, notes and index. 278pp. FINE in FINE dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Good to Very good condition. Minor wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Great West and Indian Series, Vol. 51. 1st ed. 278pp. Signed by Paula Reed to ffep with dedication. VG/VG copy, now preserved in mylar jacket protector. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. dj: none. book: trade pbak, read one time, avg condition Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo; 278 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. private library liquidation new unread.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. private library liquidation new unread.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. inscribed and dated on front free end paper. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. covers have light wear. edges of pages have light wear. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in Near Fine jacket. 1st Edition. 278pp 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. PB/pub.1985/Gd.condition/257 pages - A fascinating collection of escapades and humor-laced anecdotes paying tribute to a gallant bunch of nuts who gave United States, "air power." [AH826399]. Book.

8vo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Extremities rubbed. Dust jacket lightly soiled.