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American Fighter Aces Album
by COL J. Ward Boyce, Editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0942548639
- ISBN 13
- 9780942548631
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
NZ$84.19NZ$58.93
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About This Item
Mesa, AZ: The American Fighter Aces Association, 1996 The American Fighter Aces Association, Mesa, AZ. 1996. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light soiling to boards; small splash stains to textblock top near head; light shelfwear to board bottoms; small moisture stain to front pastedown at bottom edge. No DJ. White cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine; AFAA emblem on the front board. 543 pp Folio. In this monumental effort, the AFAA has gathered the biographical information on all the 1442 American fighter aces produced since 1916. Listed by war period, each ace is identified, most have photographs, planed downed are listed as are decorations earned. Enemy aircraft is illustrated in the rear and an alphabetical index the last entry. A clean very presentable copy. No International Shipping. A very heavy book. Price reflects any additional media mailing costs.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014690
- Title
- American Fighter Aces Album
- Author
- COL J. Ward Boyce, Editor
- Illustrator
- Roy Grinnell, Sonny Schug
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0942548639
- ISBN 13
- 9780942548631
- Publisher
- The American Fighter Aces Association
- Place of Publication
- Mesa, AZ
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- aviation, military aviation, military aviation aces, WWI aviation aces, WWII aviation aces, Korean War Aces, United States Air Force, United States Army Air Force Aces, Marine Aviation aces, Naval aviation aces, pilots
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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