walter shaffer (11 resultados)

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. ORIGINAL articles, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Journal.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. ORIGINAL articles, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Journal.

234 pp. + ads. Erotic fiction. "Two new novels about girls who couldn't say no!" LITTLE GIRL: Andrea's mother was a far-out swinger, but hwe virgin daughter cramped her style. BORN FOR PASSION: Laurie Wilson didn't want to be the town tramp; she just couldn't help herself. 35-173. Paperback. Shelfwear. Very good.

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

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Walter Porter Ilustrador. 1st Edition. 195pp. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Tales of growing up in Maud, Texas. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Très bon. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Michael Deluca, George Sadler, Neil Fraser, Kenneth Dodson, Jake Schuffert and Bill Gass Ilustrador. Author inscribed on the first free end paper. A fascinating biography of an American who, during WW I, went to France, joined the Foreign Legion, then transferred to their aviation branch where he flew with the Lafayette Flying Corps. His distinguished flying career extended from 1917 to 1952! The dust jacket is torn at the spine ends, rear corners, and edge chipped. Inscribed by Author(s).

Signed and inscribed by the author to fellow pilot, Captain Derek Mason. Octavo, gray boards (hardcover), 89 pp. Near Fine, with bookplate; in a Fine dust jacket. From Introduction: Back in the days when airplanes were wood, wire and cloth, you had to learn flying the hard way. mostly on your own. Needless to say, the casualties were many! in this story, the author, a young "Pennsylvania Dutchman" with an adventurous spirit, found his way into the Lafayette Flying Corps by way of the French Foreign Legion; and in the Spring of 1917 learned to fly with the French Air Force. He describes his progression from the Penguins, airplanes that could not fly, to Spads and Nieuports, top fighter planes of their day. He tells of the first primitive "instrument" flights and of learning tailspins and other aerobatics. Having survived flying school and several crashes. though not enough to flunk him into the infantry. he was ready to do battle with the German Air Force, having amassed a total of fifty hours flying time! Major Walter J. Shaffer was shot down behind the German lines and taken prisoner in WW I. After several unsuccessful escapes, he finished the war in a prison camp hospital. Flying, however, became his life. He barnstormed in the perennial jenny, flew the old mailplanes, finally joined Eastern Air Lines when it was formed. In World War II he was again in the thick of things, flying transports all over the Pacific. Following the war, he went back to being an airline captain. He retired in 1952 after a thirty-five-year career in aviation. Aviation, Pilot Biography, Military Biography. nslic.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing with full number line. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now protected in a removal mylar cover. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #A3.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Exploding Flying Myths by Major Walter Shaffer, 1968. Signed paper glued onto the inside blank page. Many illustrations and some photographs Pages are tight and clean Covers are nice, clean Dustjacket nice with edge wear and toning. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Michael Deluca et al. Ilustrador. First Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WALTER J. SHAFFER on the front free endpaper.A solid copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one tiny closed tear and a touch of light staining along th rear panel. Octavo, including a number of black-and-white photos and line-drawn illustrations to complement the self-published text. Signed.