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139pp, purple boards with black line drawing and title on cover, black lettering on spine. First edition/Second printing March 1943. Ex-library book with white numbering/letters on bottom spine, trace of glue residue on inside back cover, wear on spine top/bottom. Photos on endpapers of notes from survivors, bookplate from Convent of the Sacred Heart Library, Washington, D.C. (see photos). 16 illustrations and six b&w photos. Astonishing true story of Rickenbacker and company's ditching in the Pacific Ocean during WWII and subsequent rescue, written by a survivor. Compelling writing.

New York: Pocket Books, 1970. Very Good. Light rubbing to extremities; faint creases on spine. Red dye on text block edges bleeding slightly into some pages.

E.P. Dutton & Co, 1943. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Later printing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Former owner's name, otherwise unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

E.P. Dutton & Co, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

E.P. Dutton, 1946. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Chipping to spine ends of jacket. Edge wear and staining to jacket..

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1943. Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good -. Red Cloth Covers with Black Lettering to Spine and Black Lettering and Black Decoration to front cover; pictorial endpapers with pages from the author's diary; book edges have darkened with age and both right and bottom book edges are rough-cut; book interior is clean and tight; half-title page has previous owner's return mail sticker in upper right corner; 8vo; 139 pages; illustrated with drawings; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper and is fairly clean and fairly bright for its age; front panel of dustjacket has chipping at upper and lower edges and all corners; spine panel of dustjacket has a large chip at top and bottom edges; rear dustjacket panel has chipping at each corner, a small chip at upper center edge and a a closed tear and horizontal creasing at lower edge 0.78#; P3; A; 254: MS1.50;

E.P. Dutton & Co., inc., 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1943. Second Printing. 139 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Purple cloth covered boards. Signed by the author, in pencil, with dedication to title page. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Minor pencil marking to half title. Occasional pencil underlining in text. Previous owner's inscription to front paste-down. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has moderate damp and dust stains. Sunning to spine. Spine head and tail are frayed, with small splits and minor loss.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Sketches and Map by Gary Sheahan. Eighteenth Printing. Inscribed by Whittaker on the title page. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, generally toned, a few shallow chips at the edges. Beige boards with blue ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Whittaker's account of being adrift at sea with Eddie Rickenbacker for twenty-four day after their B-17 ran out of fuel and crashed in the Pacific.

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company Inc, 1945. First Edition, 12th Printing. First edition, 12th printing signed by author on title page. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.5" with 139 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Minor sunning to both ends of spine and top edge of front and rear board. Minor stains on rear board. Inscription and author's signature on title page. Dust jacket is in good condition. Moderate chipping and paper loss to both ends of spine. Moderate scuffing and chipping around all edges of jacket. Original 1.50 price on front flap. The Complete Epic Story of the Ordeal and Rescue of Those who Were with Eddie Rickenbacker on the Plane Lost in the Pacific. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N6-184).

Dutton. Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1946. Hard Cover. (N181)-3 .

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1943. 15th printing, 1946. HC w DJ. PC VG/Good. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Light blue cloth, black titling & illustration, soiling to fore-edge, edgewear, corners bumped, slight lean, photo endpapers, B/W author frontis, INSCRIBED in neat black ink (""Best wishes of, / Lieut. James C. Whittaker"") to title page, leaves toned, binding sound. Unclipped DJ ($2.00) edgewear, extremities rubbed, spine tips thin, closed tear to spine tail, now in Brodart. Illustrations by Gary Sheahan. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1949. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 20th printing.. Fine hardcover book, a beautiful copy, SIGNED by author, in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Very clean beige cloth boards with illustration on cover (men in lifeboat at sea), black lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean illustrated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Frontispiece glossy photo of the author, and SIGNED in beautiful penmanship by the author on title page: "Best Wishes of James C. Whittaker." All pages are clean and bright. Illustrated with sketches and map by Gary Sheahan; photographic illustrations. Small newspaper article laid in regarding the author's appearance at an assembly. 139 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is not price clipped (2.00 on front inside flap); has a few small shallow edge chips; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..