first edition
1961 · New York
by Gann, Ernest K.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First Edition. First edition. (First printing as stated on copyright page with correct, priced dust jacket.) xviii, [ii], 390 pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with gilt stamping. Near Fine with slightly bumped corners in Very Good+ dust jacket, lightly rubbed, a few tiny tears, tape mends on verso.The uncommon first appearance of pilot and aviation writer Ernest K. Gann's memoir, which vaguely inspired a 1964 aviation disaster film by the same name. The Chicago Tribune once called it "A splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one man's story but the story, in essence, of all men who fly.
(Inventory #: 140943764)