YEAGER, Chuck; Bob Cardenas; Bob Hoover; Jack Russel; James Young.
The Quest For Mach One: A First-Person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier.
First Edition of The Quest For Mach One; Signed by Chuck Yeager
New York: Penguin Studio, 1997.
$400.00
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First edition of this collection of interviews with men who broke the sound barrier. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs throughout. Boldly signed on a AlliedSignal Aerospace bookplate affixed to the half-title page by Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small lose to the crown of the spine. Jacket design by Jaye Zimet. Commentary by Mac McKendry. Introduction by Walter Boyne. Afterword by Jeffrey Ethell.
In a compendium of reminiscences, photographs, and experts' discussions, the surviving participants in the development and flying of the Bell X-1 rocket plane that broke the sound barrier in 1947 recount their experiences.
The Quest For Mach One: A First-Person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier.
$400.00
Out of Stock