Rickenbacker: An Autobiography, Signed by Eddie Rickenbacker, First Edition, Fifth Printing, 1967

Rickenbacker, Edward. Rickenbacker: An Autobiography. Englewood-Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1967. First edition, fifth printing. Signed and dated by Rickenbacker in felt-tipped ink. Presented rebound in ¼ leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine, and a new archival slipcase.  This first edition, fifth printing of Rickenbacker: An Autobiography is signed and dated by the famous pilot. The signature reads, “Eddie Rickenbacker 1968” in black felt-tipped ink on the front free endpaper. The book was published in New Jersey by Prentice-Hall Inc., in December of 1967. It is presented rebound in ¼ blue leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine, new marbled endpapers, and a new archival slipcase.  In this autobiography, Rickenbacker gives his personal account of childhood and his pre-war career. He shares his experience as a fighter jet pilot and commander in WWI and discusses his post-war endeavors as