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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Condition: Good. 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.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Sisters in the Sky: Volume 1 - The WAFS
Seller: Martin Nevers- used & rare books, Oxford, FL, U.S.A.
Association Member: FABA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Blue binding with gold lettering on spine. Numerous B/W photos scattered through the book. Couple of pages creased at top corner tips. Previous owner's name at top of ffep. Dust Jacket has a couple of chips and tears along top edge of back cover. Front flap of Dust Jacket wrinkled and creased a bit. Photos of book on request.
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Sisters in the Sky Vol. 2 : The WASP
First Edition
Condition: Good. First Edition. 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.
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Sisters in the Sky Vol. 2 : The WASP
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Sisters in the Sky, Volume II: The Wasp
Language: English
Published by Patrice Press, St. Louis, Missouri, 1988
ISBN 10: 0935284559 ISBN 13: 9780935284553
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. a clean, square, gently used copy, octavo, 758 pages.
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Book was inscribed to previous owner. Book is signed by author. Contents are crisp, clean, complete and undamaged. Book was donated to Friends of Omaha Public Library.
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Sisters in the Sky, Vol. II: The Wasp
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine with no war or markings in a fine jacket that has light wear - looks about new and birght.
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Sisters in the Sky, Vol. II: The Wasp
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine with no war or markings in a fine jacket that has light wear - looks about new and birght.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Volume one only. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. The book is inscribed by Author. Dust jacket condition is Very Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Book was inscribed to previous owner. Book is signed by author. Contents are crisp, clean, complete and undamaged. Book was donated to Friends of Omaha Public Library.
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Sisters in the Sky: Volume 1 - The WAFS
Seller: Bristlecone Books RMABA, Ridgway, CO, U.S.A.
Association Member: RMABA
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG minus blue cloth octavo hardcover in a like dj. First edition. 531p. Mark free text. Dj has moderate general wear. Military.
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Sisters in the Sky, Vol. 2: The Wasp
Language: English
Published by Patrice Pr, St. Louis, 1988
ISBN 10: 0935284559 ISBN 13: 9780935284553
Signed
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The author signed and inscribed on the half title page. This is a nice clean book with light wear and the dust jacket has light wear and is in a Mylar type protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
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Sisters in the Sky - Volume 1 - The WAFS
Language: English
Published by Second printing, May 1987. Published by The Patrice Press, St. Louis, Missouri., 1986
ISBN 10: 093528446X ISBN 13: 9780935284461
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good with very good dust jacket. Name on front fly leaf. Dust jacket is lightly worn at spine tips and corners and is very lightly rubbed along top edges with a mild crease on front flap. Underlining and a margin note on page 156.
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Sisters in the Sky: Volume II, The WASP
Published by Patrice (1988) St. Louis, MO, 1988
ISBN 10: 0935284559 ISBN 13: 9780935284553
Seller: Prairie Archives, Springfield, IL, U.S.A.
Association Member: MWABA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Very good in lightly edgeworn dust jacket Cloth Author-inscribed on half-title. This heavy book may require extra shipping.
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Sisters in the Sky: Volume I, The WAFS
Published by Patrice (1986)(1988) St. Louis, MO, 1988
Seller: Prairie Archives, Springfield, IL, U.S.A.
Association Member: MWABA
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Very good in lightly edgeworn dust jacket Cloth Author-inscribed on half-title of Vol. 1 Friday, September 28, 2007 3:52:40 PM This large, heavy book may require extra shipping.
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Sisters in the Sky: Volume 1 - The WAFS
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Condition is Fine in a hard cover. DJ is Fine. Previous owner's name inside. Sisters in the Sky: Volume 1 - The WAFS is an autobiography by Adela Riek Scharr that details her experiences as one of the first members of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. The book chronicles her personal journey in aviation, including becoming a flight instructor and joining the ferrying service, and offers a detailed look into the daily lives and operations of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS). Author: Adela Riek Scharr, who was one of the first six women to fly for the WAFS. Subject: The book focuses on the WAFS, detailing the experiences of its members as they ferried aircraft across the United States during the war. Content: It includes Scharr's own experiences and the accounts of other women who served in the WAFS. The book is written in a way that places the reader "in the cockpit," with personal stories of her flights. It covers a wide range of topics, from the challenges of flying to the day-to-day activities on military airfields. Significance: The book is part of a two-volume set that provides an extensive history of the WAFS and the later WASP program. Volume 1, The WAFS, is specifically about the initial ferrying service.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Book and unclipped dust jacket in clear plastic cover. Light blue cloth, gold text on as new spine and strong inner hinges. Inscribed by author to a flying buddy on front end paper. No other marks noted on a clean, bright text. 531 pages. Black and white photos throughout. Definitely not ex-library!! Foreward by Senator Barry Goldwater. This is a very interesting author's story of life and flying in the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron at New Castle Army Air Base, Wilmington, Delaware. Printed in USA.
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Cloth Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. color pictorial jacket, 758pp., index, black and white photos, there is a crease marking to the last page of the book, inscription to the previous owner inside the front cover, inscription to the previous owner by the author of the book on the title page, some edgewear to the jacket,
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Sisters in the Sky: Volume 2 - The WASP
Language: English
Published by Patrice Press, 1988., 1988
ISBN 10: 0935284559 ISBN 13: 9780935284553
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. NAP. 758p. b/w Photos. Heavy. In mylar. Fine/Fine Copy. Book.
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Sisters in the Sky: Volume 1 - The WAFS
Language: English
Published by Patrice Press, 1987., 1987
ISBN 10: 093528446X ISBN 13: 9780935284461
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd ed. 531p. b/w Photos. Heavy. In mylar. Fine/Fine Copy. Book.
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Sisters in the Sky: Volume 1 - The WAFS
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Signed
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Signed. Stated 2nd printing, personally inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector. Pages are clean.
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Hardback. ISBN 0-935284-46-X. Second Printing. Book is a tight sound unmarked copy with minimal wear but does have a slight bit of water rippling to the top right corner of some the interior pages in the center of the book which is not all that noticeable. Dustjacket is in Very Good condition with no tears or chips.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
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Sisters in the Sky: Volume One--The WAFS
Language: English
Published by The Patrice Press, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., 1986
ISBN 10: 093528446X ISBN 13: 9780935284461
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
Signed
Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Foreword by Senator Barry Goldwater, former military pilot. Large, thicker, heavy book, blue cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, cream color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 531 pages. On half-title page in black ink: "To one of my pupils years back, Dorothy Price Drake who kept me young just by being with her and her peers. All my best wishes, Adela Riek Scharr, December 13, 1986." DJ glossy beneath mylar with beautiful color illustration of sunset and women pilots running to their planes on front, blue spine and back. DJ and book, both As New. Signed by Author(s).
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Sisters in the Sky: Volume 1 - The WAFS
Seller: John Hopkinson - Bookseller, Cremona, AB, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. private library liquidation new unread SIGNED COPY.
