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The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart (plus Weekly World News tabloid story, 1993, proclaiming Earhart found alive at 96, w/ pictures! )
by Lovell, Mary S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. Light top page block soiling. Slight jacket edge wear. Newspaper clipping in fine condition.
- ISBN 10
- 0312034318
- ISBN 13
- 9780312034313
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
St. Martin's Press., 1989. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Light top page block soiling. Slight jacket edge wear. Newspaper clipping in fine condition.. Carpenter, Andy (Jacket design by), and Borowsky, Doris (Hand-tinting to photo by).. 1 Brown cloth, tan paper over boards. Gold spine titles. Colorized portrait on jacket. 420 p. B&W photo section. End papers: Last flight path world map. Audience: General/trade. Aviator biography by the author of 'Straight on till Morning' about aviator Beryl Markham. Amelia Earhart and her navigator disappeared over the Pacific in 1937 toward the end of their Round-the-World tour. The mystery as to where and how has been the focus of other books about Earhart. This book is a more comprehensive look at her upbringing and the 10 years she and publisher G P Putnam were together in a business and matrimonial life. Putnam had also been Lindbergh's publicist and publisher.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.99950003196
- Title
- The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart (plus Weekly World News tabloid story, 1993, proclaiming Earhart found alive at 96, w/ pictures! )
- Author
- Lovell, Mary S
- Illustrator
- Carpenter, Andy (Jacket design by), and Borowsky, Doris (Hand-tinting to photo by).
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- New Very good in very good dust jacket. Light top page block soiling. Slight jacket edge wear. Newspaper clipping in fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. 1st printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0312034318
- ISBN 13
- 9780312034313
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Doris Borowsky, photo hand-tinting artist|Andy Carpenter, book jacket designer|G P Putnam|Lindbergh|Early flight history|Round-the-World flight|Female pioneer aviator
- Bookseller catalogs
- Flight & Space Exploration; Women's Studies & Men's Studies;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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