Jenny Was No Lady: Story of the JN-4D de Lincke, Jack - 1970

New York: W. W. Norton, 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Stated First Edition, first printing in clean original dust jacket. Clean green cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean. Illustrated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with marvelous black & white photos throughout. 288 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, has one short closed edge tear, clipped corners on front inside flap but publisher's price of 7.95 still present. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A delightful recap of that time when America's airmen were bravely trying to get their planes--and aviation--off the ground..

Norton. Good. 1970. Hardcover. 0393054144 . Book and dj lightly edge worn and rubbed.; 9.3 X 6.4 X 1.2 inches; 288 pages .

Norton, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Previous owner name. Light edge wear to jacket. .

Norton & Company Limited, W. W., 1970. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Norton & Company Limited, W. W., 1970. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

Norton & Company Limited, W. W., 1970. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: W.W. Norton, 1970. Octavo, original green cloth, 288 pp., numerous plates, endpapers illustrated with technical diagrams. A fine copy with dust-jacket. The Jenny of World War I was a flying assemblage of engineering contradictions, achieved at a time when aerodynamics was in the diaper stage. During the nineteen months of American participation in World War I, more than eight thousand Jennys were produced; never in all the years between Jenny's first flight and preparations for World War II did America build so many airplanes of one kind.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1970. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Good. 288 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. Appendix. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tear and chip. The author logged more than fourteen thousand flight hours in the U.S. Army Air Corps, U.S. Navy, Nationalist Chinese Air Force, and civilian aviation. The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was one of a series of "JN" biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for the U.S. Army, the "Jenny" (the common nickname derived from "JN-4", with an open-topped four appearing as a Y) continued after World War I as a civil aircraft, as it became the "backbone of American postwar [civil] aviation." Thousands of surplus Jennys were sold to private owners in the years after the war and became central to the barnstorming era that helped awaken America to civil aviation… Leer más

Norton, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!