Hill David Tex (10 results)
More images- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: The Aviator's Bookshelf, Bumpass, VA, U.S.A.The Aviator's Bookshelf
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 19.21
£ 2.98 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Autobiography and pilot narrative of an AVG pilot in World War II. Inscribed by author on ffep. 322 pages. Shelf wear to dust jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Fahrenheit's Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 19.21
£ 5.22 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Second printing, hardcover, inscribed by Hill on the first free end page with book signing invitation laid in. The book has slight bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and a touch of rubbing to the covers. Overall, a Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped d…ust jacket, which has mild bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and light rubbing to the covers.
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.Tulsa Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
£ 23.05
£ 4.10 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Stated second printing, fine in a near fine dust jacket. The jacket has just slight wear at edges and corners. Foreword by Robert L. Scott, USAF (Ret.). Includes many photographs and an index; 322 pages. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper and dated in 2005.… 0. Inscribed by Author(s).
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Quinn & Davis Booksellers, Austin, TX, U.S.A.Quinn & Davis Booksellers
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 34.57
£ 2.98 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
hardcover with dustjacket. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition in hardcover of the late David Lee "Tex" Hill, fighter pilot - flying tiger - and Ace in World War Il and later Korea. Hill died in 2007 in San Antonio, Texas and is buried in Fort Sam Houston cemetery. No names, writing, or marks in book or… on dust jacket. Dust jacket and book are in Near Fine condition with only light wear at the edges of the dust jacket. ; Standard Book Size.; 318 pages.
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.Books on the Boulevard
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 41.11
£ 4.47 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Second Edition. Signed by author Hill, front free-endpaper.; 322 pages.
Language: Greek, Modern (post 1453)
Published by Universal Bookbindery, San Antonio, Texas 2004
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.The Book Shelf
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 24.58
£ 5.22 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Inscribed on the front endpaper by David Lee Hill "To Al. To one Pilot to another. Thanks for your interest in our history. All the best "Tex" Hill". In addition Reagan Schauup has signed at bottom of page. Foreword by Brigadier General Robert L. Scott, Jr. USA…F {Ret}. Laid-in is a copy of the letter from the White House congratulating Tex on receiving the Distinguished Service Cross, two photographs on back side with Tex and friends. Sticker shadow on front pastedown. Dust jacket rubbed at the edges and folds, paper scuff on spine panel, no chips or tears, dj now in a new protective mylar sleeve. Signed by Author(s).
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.Daniel Montemarano
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 23.05
£ 5.18 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 3"x5" Card -- SIGNED by Gen. Tex Hill: "Tex' Hill- U.S.N (18.25 Victories)!) He was famed WWII Ace (42 Kills). Flew with Flying Tigers. Was youngest General in National Guard. SIGNED ITEM.
More images- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: P&D Books, phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.P&D Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 63.00
£ 5.93 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by author on ffep, no other marks or writing, second printing, not clipped (price not stated) release flyer laid in, bottom corners and spine ends bumped, glue bleed through on front and back end papers and hinge, dj has shelf wear, some wrinkling on corne…rs and spine ends, a tear on front bottom near spine, covered in mylar. Signed by Author.
More images- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.Daniel Montemarano
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 38.41
£ 5.18 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Condition: Very Good. 8"x10" B&W photo composite of 'Flying Tigers'. SIGNED at very top by Gen. Tex Hill, famed WWII Ace (42 Kills). Flew with Flying Tigers. Was youngest General in National Guard. Photo has 4" closed tear in middle with tape repair; some foxing on obverse. SIGNED ITEM.
More imagesSeller: RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star seller[Spartenburg 2004, Honoribus]. Brown cloth,NEW, UNUSED copy, many b.w. photos,322p., index,15 x 24 cm., fine dust jacket in Mylar protector, 2nd ptg. FIRST PRIVATELY PRINTED EDITION * * * AUTHOR'S SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY "TEX" HILL * * * . *** **** *** . . AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY THE ACE FIGHTER PILOT OF WORLD WAR 2 . . . MEMBER OF TH…E "A.V.G." ["AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"] . . . & FAMOUS "FLYING TIGERS" IN BURMA & CHINA . . * The primary account of David "Tex" Hill and co-author Major Reagan Schaupp, USAF. together with the assistance of Hill's grandson. . With a foreword by fellow "A.V.G." ace fighter pilot and "FLYING TIGER" member, Brigadier General Robert L. Scott, Jr., USAF Retired. See our website for others by Scott. . *** TOGETHER WITH A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT G.W. BUSH: . This copy contains a printed letter from President George W. Bush, dated Mary 17, 2002, The White House on a stiff card, 14.7 x 22.5 cm., which neatly fits inside the book. . The letter is to "Tex" Hill. In the president's words: . "Congratulations on receiving the DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS for valor over enemy held territory in China 60 years ago." With another 10 lines, followed by the printed signature of the president. . On the back of this letter are 2 b.w. photographs with caption: "Tex and Ed Rector accept an invitation to tea at Madame Chiang Kai-shek's home, Taiwan, 1963, showing all three people. . The second photo shows 4 people: "Tex" Hill, Pat Ford, Gertrude Friedrich and John Wayne. They were the stars in the World War 2 movie about the exploits of "Tex" Hill in the "FLYING TIGERS" during the Burma and China days. They are posing at the "Friedrichs' Bear creek Ranch in the Texas Hill country. . TOGETHER WITH AN ADDITIONAL LETTER: There is an additional printed copy of a letter from Major Regan Schaupp, U.S.A.F., "Tex" Hill's grandson, and at the top is a note from "Tex" Hill's wife, Mazie Hill [again all printed copies] both discuss the writing of this book, and how John Wayne did a movie based on "Tex" Hill's "A.V.G." ["American Volunteer Group"] and "FLYING TIGERS" combat action in World War II, in Burma, China and S.E. Asia. . *** This is the autobiographical & primary story of one of the world's greatest Fighter Aces of World War 2, and the first book from the "A.V.G." ["American Volunteer Group"] "Panda Bear" Squadron, later to be known as the famous "FLYING TIGERS" of China. . The co-author was Major Reagan Schaupp U.S.A.F. who wrote this over a period of five years, working with his then 88 year old grandfather, Brigadier General [retired] Davie Lee "Tex" Hill. . With a stunning foreword by Brigadier General Robert L. Scott, Jr., USAF [Retired], a fellow "FLYING TIGER" pilot and close friend. Both flew many combat missions under the leadership of General C.L. Chennault, the commander and creator of the "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGERS" stationed in Kunming, S.E. China during World War 2. . NOTE: Please visit our website for signed books by Brigadier General Robert L. Scott, Jr., and others by/about "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGERS" fighter pilots & squadron members. . *** THE DUST JACKET ART: The dust jacket illustrates "TIGER IN THE GORGE" showing "Tex" as he attached the Salween River bridge. The original was drawn by the celebrated "FLYING TIGER" artist John D. Shaw with print title: "FLYING TIGERS" ATTACK THE BRIDGE OVER THE SALWEEN RIVER. . Please see a photo of this posted to our website as cover.jpg. . Contact us for copies of this print, and several others by Shaw showing "FLYING TIGERS" combat action scenes over China & S.E. Asia during World War 2. . *** IN MEMORY: We were saddened to learn that "Tex" Hill passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at the age of 92. . *** BIOGRAPHY OF "TEX HILL [1915-2007]: Born in Korea of missionary parents, raised in Texas. Hill earned his wings as a U.S. Naval Aviator in 1939 and joined the fleet as a Devastator torpedo bomber pilot before joining a Dauntless dive bomber squadron aboard USS Ranger. In.
