First Edition, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY.
258 pages/illus. The story of America's first major World War II offensive against the Japanese Home Island, Lt. Col. James "Jimmy" Doolitle and his sixteen B-25 Bombers flying from the aircraft carrier "Hornet" and their targets Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka, and Nagoya, this then became the beginning of the end for the aggressive Japanese Empire. Clean.
Signed. First Edition. Fine/fine. Story of the bombing raid on mainland Japan that turned the tide of the war in the Pacific. Book is in fine, like new condition. Author has signed on the title page (no inscription).
West Chester, PA.: Schiffer Military History, 1991. Reprint . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiv + 258 pp., b/w photos, appendix (roster), chapter notes, index. America's Daring First Strike Against Japan. This is the Schiffer reprint edition. Laid in on the f.f.e.p. is a 4.5" x 7" Doolittle Raiders bookplate signed by Ed Sayler, Tom Griffin, David Thatcher & R.E. Cole. On the next page opposite the half-title p. is tipped in a 5" x 7" b/w photo of R.E. Cole (Doolittle's co-pilot, plane #1) signed by Cole. Cloth bound hard cover book in near fine cond. The d/w is v.g. or better cond.
New York: Schiffer . very nice copy; signed by several Doolittle Raiders, including Harry McCool, Carl Wilder, David Thatcher, and Hank Potter . Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 1991.
Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer, 1991. Signed by the author and Doolittle's co-pilot R. E. Cole, Crew#1. As new in dust jacket. . Signed. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
West Chester, PA.: Schiffer Military History, 1991. Reprint . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiv + 258 pp., b/w photos, appendices (bib.), notes, index. America's Daring First Strike Against Japan. Signed twice each by 3 of the Doolittle Raiders. Signed on the half-title p. by Harry C. McCool, Nav. plane #4; J.R. Stork, Co-Pilot, plane #10; & Jack A. Sims, Co-Pilot, plane #14. There are 2 photo sections and each of the 3 Raiders has signed their name again on a photo. This is a first edition from Schiffer but a reprint of the book done earlier by a different publisher. Cloth bound hard cover book & d/w both in near fine cond.
Registration and/or logging into your account gives you access to even more features, including saved searches, want lists, wishlists, search preferences and search history. You can either create an account with us or log in using Facebook below.