ISBN10: 0395271029, ISBN13: 9780395271025, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co.] Hardcover First Edition Near Fine first edition, first printing (with complete number line) of Farr's biography of this American hero, WW I's most-decorated fighter pilot, race car driver, and business tycoon. In a Near Fine DJ with tape-reinforced flaps. This book comes with a signed photo, dated '30, of Rickenbacker in uniform. Photo is Near Fine and housed in a stiff plastic sleeve.
[Mastic, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]

ISBN10: 0395271029, ISBN13: 9780395271025, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston] Hardcover First Edition 8vo, 366 pp. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket
[Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]

Boston Houghton Mifflin 1979 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Fine in fine dj, with no tears, no chips, and NOT price-clipped.

ISBN10: 0395271029, ISBN13: 9780395271025, [publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.] Hardcover First Edition TIGHT CLEAN COPY.LIGHT SOIL AND WEAR TO DUSTJACKET.LOOKS GOOD IN A PROTECTIVE BRODART COVER.SOME PAPER RESIDUE ON BACK OF DUSTJACKET.
[SHEFFIELD, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]

ISBN10: 0395271029, ISBN13: 9780395271025, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin] Hardcover First Edition 366pp Illus "An American Life"
[Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]

ISBN10: 0395271029, ISBN13: 9780395271025, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company] Hardcover Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Reno, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]

ISBN10: 0395271029, ISBN13: 9780395271025, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company] Hardcover Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company ISBN 0395271029 9780395271025 [US]

Houghton Mifflin 1979-04-23 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Good+ jacket First Printing with full number line. Very good hardcover in good+ dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good. Light shelfwear, age-toning to unclipped dust jacket. NOT an ex-library copy, NO remainder mark, NOT a book club. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Houghton Mifflin, Date: 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Very Good/Good. 1st Edition / 1st Printing - Ex-library with usual marks. No marks noted in text. Dust jacket is in archival mylar. Binding is tight and square. Gently read. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. 1979. Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0395271029 9780395271025 [US]

ISBN10: 0395271029, ISBN13: 9780395271025, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin] Hardcover Visibly taped at foot of DJ spine ; 1.4 x 8.6 x 5.7 Inches; 366 pages
[Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]

Houghton Mifflin 1979 Hardcover Good Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.

ISBN10: 0395271029, ISBN13: 9780395271025, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin] Hardcover
[Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]

ISBN10: 0395271029, ISBN13: 9780395271025, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston] Hardcover An edition in Very Good condition with some wear to the board and spine trim and page edge soiling in an alike dust-jacket that is scuffing, rear soiling and a chipped tear on the upper front edge near the spine; Rickenbacker's Luck: An American Life is the story of one man's improbable journey from poverty to wealth and from obscurity to celebrity. Born in Ohio in 1887, John Glenn was a ragtag youngster with a natural gift for flying. Despite repeated failures, Glenn persisted and, in 1927, became the first American to orbit the Earth. In 1962, he became the first person to orbit the Earth twice. A few years later, Glenn became the first person to orbit the Earth three times. He was also the first American to orbit the Earth in a spacecraft. Rickenbacker's Luck is the story of an American who overcame tremendous odds to achieve great things.; 8vo; 366 pages
[Summerville, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1979. Hardcover. 0395271029 . An edition in Very Good condition with some wear to the board and spine trim and page edge soiling in an alike dust-jacket that is scuffing, rear soiling and a chipped tear on the upper front edge near the spine; Rickenbacker's Luck: An American Life is the story of one man's improbable journey from poverty to wealth and from obscurity to celebrity. Born in Ohio in 1887, John Glenn was a ragtag youngster with a natural gift for flying. Despite repeated failures, Glenn persisted and, in 1927, became the first American to orbit the Earth. In 1962, he became the first person to orbit the Earth twice. A few years later, Glenn became the first person to orbit the Earth three times. He was also the first American to orbit the Earth in a spacecraft. Rickenbacker's Luck is the story of an American who overcame tremendous odds to achieve great things.; 8vo; 366 pages . 1979. Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN 0395271029 9780395271025 [US]

Boston 1990 Houghton Mifflin 1979 First Edition. Hardcover Fine in Near Fine jacket First printing. Fine in a near fine dustjacket with minute edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 23)

Boston 1990: Houghton Mifflin, Date: 1979. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First printing. Fine in a near fine dustjacket with minute edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 23) 1979. Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0395271029 9780395271025 [US]

Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, Date: 1979. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. (1st) Slightly smaller book, dark gray cloth, gilt lettering and design very bright on spine, 366 pages, slight wear to inner back hinge between last two blank end papers. DJ has illustration of Captain Rickenbacker and military WWI aircraft on front and spine, red and blue design around title and author. DJ has micronick at top front edge near spine and spine bottom right edge, white back very slightly browned. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book. 1979. Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0395271029 9780395271025 [US]

USA: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. 0395271029 1979 Hard cover Hardback first edition with dust wrapper, 8.5" x 5.75", x + 366 pages, b&w illustrations. Excellent condition. VG+/VG+.

ISBN10: 0395271029, ISBN13: 9780395271025, [publisher: Houghton Mifflin] Hardcover **STOCK PHOTOS AND CATALOG INFO MAY VARY FROM ACTUAL BOOK, PLEASE REFER TO SELLER PHOTOS AND ITEM DESCRIPTION FOR MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION. THE SELLER PHOTO SHOWS THE EXACT COPY YOU WILL RECEIVE** This is a used book in GOOD condition. May have minor defects such as wearing to outside cover, a name written on inside cover, or a few notations throughout. Hardcover edition. Includes original dust jacket.
[Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
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Houghton Mifflin, 1979, 1st. VG/VG. Trace of shelfwear. DJ w/ bit of rubbing/edgewear; few tiny chips. 000020516 Houghton Mifflin, 1979, 1st ISBN 0395271029 9780395271025 [US]

New York, NY, U.S.A. New York, NY, U.S.A. : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979 1979 Hard Cover Very Good+ in Very Good jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book has 366 pages. Book has light wear to edge of cover. DJ has wear to edge with a few small chips. DJ price is clipped. Previous owner name penned in front endpaper. Edward Vernon Rickenbacker, "Ace of Aces" and the most decorated pilot of World War I, was a larger-than-life American hero. Captain Eddie spent nearly his entire career with automobiles or airplanes "All my life engines have spoken to me. " Richenbacker was by turns and auto mechanic, a racing car driver (setting a world record of 134 mph in a Blitzen Benz at Daytona), a World War I air ace (his first victories were against "the flying circus" led by German ace Richthofen), an auto manufacturer (General Motors helped drive him to bankruptcy by callingt his 4-wheel brakes unsafe, brakes now standard on all American cars), owner of the Indianapolis Speedway (where he raced regularly), and head of Eastern Air Lines.

Houghton Mifflin 1979 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket Pages are clean and bright with no markings. Moderate rubbing to the edges and corners of the DJ.

Houghton Mifflin, April Date: 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Pages are clean and bright with no markings. Moderate rubbing to the edges and corners of the DJ. 1979. Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0395271029 9780395271025 [US]

Houghton Mifflin, Date: 1979-04-23. Hardcover. Used:Good. 1979. Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0395271029 9780395271025 [US]