Item #6567 What ... No Landing Field? Adventures of an Alaskan Seaplane Pilot. R. E. ELLIS, Bob.
What ... No Landing Field? Adventures of an Alaskan Seaplane Pilot
What ... No Landing Field? Adventures of an Alaskan Seaplane Pilot

What ... No Landing Field? Adventures of an Alaskan Seaplane Pilot

Haines, Alaska: Chilkat Press, (1969). First Edition. Stiff Wrappers. Small 8vo. Pp. [2], 3-50, [2]. Illustrated with black and white photography. Bound in stiff printed wraps, saddle-stapled. Light fading to cover. Inscribed on the title page, to nobody in particular: "With Best Wishes, [signed] Bob Ellis" Very Good. Item #6567

First edition, 1969, reprinted in 1998 as a fundraiser for the Bob Ellis Scholarship Foundation. Title continues: "as elicited, edited and transcribed by Peg Ellis." (Cover with subtitle: "Pioneer Flying the Alaska Coast".

Stories, news articles, anecdotes and photos covering the history of Bob Ellis, his aircraft and airline in Southeast Alaska that merged with competitor Alaska Coastal in the early 1960's to form an extensive network that became a significant Alaska Airlines operation following a 1968 merger. Scarce in the first printing.

Price: $100.00

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