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Lot 53

[DOOLITTLE, James Harold "Jimmy" (1896-1993), association]. [DOOLITTLE'S RAID]. GLINES, Carroll V. (1920-2016). Four Came Home. New York: Van Nostrand

Estimate: $500 - $700
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$100

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[DOOLITTLE, James Harold "Jimmy" (1896-1993), association]. [DOOLITTLE'S RAID]. GLINES, Carroll V. (1920-2016). Four Came Home [And:] Signed First Day Cover. Book: New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, [1981]. 8vo. Illustrated. 226 pp. Publisher's perfect-bound printed wrappers. 

Condition

Some rubbing to wrappers, corners a bit creased, upper corner of front wrapper a bit chipped, some ink notations to upper and lower edges of text block, several text leaves creased at upper corners. Near fine. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION OF THIS HARROWING NON-FICTION ACCOUNT OF THE FOUR DOOLITTLE RAID SURVIVORS OF JAPANESE POW CAMPS, SIGNED BY THREE SURVIVORS AND 26 OTHER SURVIVING RAIDERS. One of the four surviving raiders written about in the book died before this copy was published. [And:] [DOOLITTLE, James Harold "Jimmy"]. Signed first day issue. Washington DC, March 21, 1944. Signed "J H Doolittle". Signature is shaky, indicating that Doolittle signed this later in his life. Fine.

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