Pioneer Bush Pilot: The Story of Noel Wien

Pioneer Bush Pilot: The Story of Noel Wien

Ira Harkey

Cover painting by William Phillips.

A gripping story of the early days of aviation ... and a fine tribute to a truly great pilot. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle

Bantam Books, 1991. ISBN 0-553-28919-5. Paperback, 360 pages.

Light creasing to spine and to front cover. Text is very good, firmly bound.

Under 1 lb. Shipping information will be found at the bottom of the home page. May be shipped Media (10 – 16 days) or...
Circa: 1991
Condition: Used
Size: Paperback
Type: books, biography, interesting people, paperback
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Bantam Books
Author: Ira Harkey
Pages: 360
ISBN: 0553289195  

Take One Step - cerebral palsy

Take One Step

Evelyn West Ayrault

The inspiring story of a girl who overcomes the tremendous obstacle of cerebral palsy through the healing power of love.

Modern Library, 1963. Paperback, 240 pages.

Name inside front. Spine creases and slant. Clean and firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1963
Condition: used
Size: Paperback
Type: Softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Modern Library
Author: Evelyn West Ayrault
Pages: 240  

The Strange Case of Patty Hearst The Strange Case of Patty Hearst

John and Francine Pascal

From heiress to revolutionary. When the Symbionese Liberation Army trundled a half-nude, screaming Patricia Campbell Hearst into the trunk of a stolen car, she became the victim of a totally political kidnap unparalleled in the annals of American crime.

Signet, 1974, First printing. Paperback, 184 pages.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1974
Condition: used
Size: Paperback
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Signet
Author: John and Francine Pascal
Edition: 1
Pages: 184  

Behind the Plate: Three Great Catchers

Behind the Plate: Three Great Catchers

Guernsey Van Riper, Jr.

illustrated by Jack Hearne

Biographies of three baseball players, Mickey Cochrane, Bill Dickey and Roy Campanella, written for the juvenal reader.

Published by Garrard Publishing Co., 1973. Hard cover.

Ex-library, with pocket inside back, and usual stamps. Clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1973
Condition: used
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Garrard Publishing Co.
Author: Guernsey Van Riper Jr., Jack Hearne
ISBN: 0811666654  

Cowboys and Cattle Drives

Cowboys and Cattle Drives

Edith McCall, ill. by Carol Rogers

Here are true stories of real people who lived in the saddle in the days of cowboys and cattle drives, Charlie Goodnight, James Cook, Marshal Tom Smith and Will Rogers. For the young reader.

Children's Press, Inc., 1964. Hard cover, 6-1/8 x 8-1/4 inches, 127 pages.

Ex-school library, with pocket inside back, stamps, etc. Edges and corners are worn. One very small tear at bottom of a page has been repaired with...
Circa: 1964
Condition: used
Size: 6-1/8 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Children's Press Inc.
Author: Edith McCall, ill. by Carol Rogers
Pages: 127  

Skunk Ranch to Hollywood - West of Author Hal Evarts

Skunk Ranch to Hollywood - The West of Author Hal Evarts

Hal Everts, Jr.

The biography of Western fiction writer Hal Everts. Three of his novels were made into movies -- one of which introduced another rising star, John Wayne. A colorful history told with broad humor and a knack for sniffing out the comic and extraordinary details of Evarts' extraordinary life.

Capra Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 1989. ISBN 0-88496-297-0. Hard cover with dust jacket, 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 inches, 260 pages....
Circa: 1989
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-3/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Capra Press Santa Barbara CA
Author: Hal Everts, Jr.
Pages: 260
ISBN: 0884962970  

Before I Sleep . . . The Last Days of Dr. Tom Dooley

Before I Sleep . . . The Last Days of Dr. Tom Dooley

Edited with a Foreword by James Monahan, Senior Editor, The Reader's Digest.

An intimate portrait of the Splendid American, by those who were closest to him during the last two years of his dedicated life.

A Signet book, complete and Unabridged, 1963. Paperback, 176 pages.

Scuffed and creased corners. Name on title page. Firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1963
Condition: used
Size: Paperback
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Signet
Author: Tom Dooley
Pages: 175  

Tales of Escape, Pacemaker True Adventures

Tales of Escape, Pacemaker True Adventures

Edward G. Jerrome

Three easy to read stories: Three Men on a Raft, about rescue at sea during WW II; The Amethyst, about escape from Communists on the Yangtze River; and The Wooden Horse, about escape from a German prison camp.

Lear Siegler, Inc. / Fearon Publishers, 1970. Soft cover, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches, 32 pages.

Ex-library, with glue inside back where a pocket had been, library stamps and discard marks. Slight wear to edges and...
Circa: 1970
Condition: Used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Lear Siegler Inc. / Fearon Publishers
Author: Edward G. Jerrome
Pages: 32
ISBN: 082249180X  

One Referral Short of a Lobotomy

One Referral Short of a Lobotomy

The rantings and reflections of a bald guy

Doug Schell

Signed by the author.

Oregon author Doug Schell offers up a tonic for washing down the horse-pills of life. The elixir is two parts humor and one part thoughtful reflection. From botched dance lessons to grappling with cancer. Doug finds the comic and the cathartic in the ordinary events of life. He's not a celebrity, just an everyday guy with reflections on life that resonate. Remember,...
Circa: 2002
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-3/8 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Red Stuga Press Eugene OR
Author: Doug Schell
Pages: 75
ISBN: 0972091823  

The Royal Victorians - King Edward VII Family

The Royal Victorians

King Edward VII, His Family and Friends

Christopher Hibbert

Includes 37 ppictures.

J. B. Lippincott, 1976. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 5-3/4 x 8-3/8 inches, 392 pages.

Slight shelf wear. Clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1976
Condition: used
Size: 5-3/4 x 8-3/8 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott
Author: Christopher Hibbert
Pages: 392
ISBN: 0397011113  

In My Father's House

In My Father's House

Corrie Ten Boom, with C. C. Carlson

The story of the early life of Corrie Ten Boom, before the events of her book, The Hiding Place.

Guideposts, 1976. ISBN 0-8007-0783-4. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches, 192 pages.

Book has some discoloration along the top edge and spine. Dust Jacket has some edge and corner wear. Text is clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1976
Condition: used
Size: 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Guideposts
Author: Corrie Ten Boom, C. C. Carlson
Pages: 192
ISBN: 0800707834  

SPICY TRAIL happiness adventure

Legendary Women of the West

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Gregory ''Pappy'' Boyington

Here, in his own earthy prose, is the astounding true story of America's wildest, most unconventional war hero, Colonel Gregory ''Pappy'' Boyington, the boozing, brawling, Japanese-taunting, hell-for-leather Marine flying ace - who took a bunch of screwballs and molded them into the terror of the Pacific - the Black Sheep squadron of World War II.

Pappy was aliving legend - he personally shot down 28 Japanese planes, and won the Congressional Medal of...
Circa: 1977
Condition: Used
Size: Paperback
Type: books, biography, interesting people, paperback
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Bantam Books,
Author: Gregory ''Pappy'' Boyington
Pages: 374
ISBN: 0553107909