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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1987. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The story of the forward air controllers who flew L-19s in the secret war in Laos. 420 pages. Includes dust jacket.

NY: Crown. (1987). The uncorrected proof copy of this book by the author of Air America. An examination of American pilots flying clandestinely in Southeast Asia during the wars there. Spine sunned, with a tear near the crown; near fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine.

Crown, 1987-10-14. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Mild foxing to the edges. Pages and endpapers unmarked.

New York: Pocket Books. Vg In Wraps. Mass Market Pb. One Creased Corner. Pages Clean, Binding Tight. Pages: 513.. 1989. 1st Thus.. Mass Market Paperback..

Crown, 1987-10-14. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good.

Crown Publishers. Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes UNCORRECTED PROOF. Newspaper offsetting to front and rear covers. Photos in the book not included in this pre-publication state. Scarce.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Pub, 1987. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A square tight solid carefully read copy. This copy has some light soil to the edges of the text block, a smallish see thru type stain to the top edge of the text block. The priced jacket has some lightish rubbing wear else fine. The story of the men who flew in America's secret war in Laos. I am probably wrong but I think that the Mel Gibson movie "Air America" was at least partially based on this book. A very nice copy. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY..

New York:: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1987. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. The Dust Jacket is only lightly rubbed. No chips. No tears. No creases. NOT price clipped (19.95). NOT a Book Club edition. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. Illustrated with 24 pages of photos. Endpaper maps of the Laos theater of operations, 1966-73. Bound in the original rose boards with a black cloth spine, lettered in silver. Sharp corners. Chronology. Chapter notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. "First Edition" is so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page.. First Printing of the First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo. xi, 420pp..

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1987. First Edition. First Printing. fair to good, very good. 420, illus., endppr maps, chronology, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, DJ in plastic sleeve, ink/red ink underlining on a few pg.

Crown, 1987., 1987. 1st ed. First Edition. 420p. Photos. Jacket Priced. Fine/Fine Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Crown, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in Fine dust jacket. First printing of stated first edition with full number line. Pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked; light wear to dust jacket. 420 pages with Chronology, Notes, Glossary, Bibliography and Index. Ilustrated in three sectioins of B/W photographic plates, map endpapers. Drawing on materials that were, until recently, classified, this account depicts the intense air war fought over Laos and profiles the "Ravens," the pilots who risked their lives in this little-known field of war.

NY: Crown, 1987. (1st edition). Hardbound. NEAR FINE / Near Fine. As new except for slight softening to top of spine (book and jacket) and two small dents in top edge, 1 folded page corner. "While America and the rest of the world watched the Vietnam war on television, a handful of elite Air Force pilots, wearing anything but uniforms and piloting unarmored, small, prop-driven aircraft, fought a secret war..." in "the other theater - a small nation called Laos, next door to Vietnam, bordered by the Ho Chi Minh Trail..." 420 indexed, annotated pages, illustrated with photo sections and map endpapers, and containing Glossary and Bibliography. ISBN: 0517566125.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, 1987. 420pp/illus/maps. The men who flew in America's secret war in Laos. Overall a clean tight copy.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1987. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xi, [1], 420 pages. Illustrations. Endpaper maps. Chronology. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Some wear to DJ edges. Christopher Robbins (19 November 1946 - 24 December 2012) was a British writer and journalist. He is best known for his 1978 bestseller Air America, a non-fiction book which was made into a film in 1990. It is about the secret airline run by the CIA for covert operations during the Vietnam War. He later specialized in investigative work—especially about the CIA—writing pieces for the Observer Magazine. During the 1970s, prior to the publication of his bestseller, Robbins was just a freelance journalist. In 2008, In Search of Kazakhstan: The Land that Disappeared won the Dolman Best Travel Book Award. Another book of his, The Empress of Ireland won the Saga Award for wit. Robbins has compiled a remarkably detailed and gripping log on the US Air Force pilots who flew in defense of… Leer más

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, 1987. 420pp/illus/maps. The men who flew in America's secret war in Laos. Slight shelf wear to bottom of boards, and DJ shows evidence of minor rubbing. Overall a clean tight copy.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, 1987. 420pp/illus/maps. The men who flew in America's secret war in Laos. Slight shelf wear to bottom of boards, and DJ shows evidence of minor rubbing. Overall a clean tight copy. . 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, (1987). First edition. "Their mission [was to] fly low and slow, spot the enemy, and direct the winged artillery of American air strikes from adjacent South Vietnam, Thailand, and U.S. aircraft carriers." Fine copy in dust jacket.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, 1987. 420pp/illus/maps. The men who flew in America's secret war in Laos. Slight shelf wear to bottom of boards, and DJ shows evidence of minor rubbing. Overall a clean tight copy.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Crown, 1987-10-14. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!