401st "Blue book" on E-bay

Posted:
By: Bob Carson
On: 04/11/2003

Found this on E-bay this morning, just in case anyone's interested.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2169655604&category=4717

Bob Carson

Re: 401st "Blue book" on E-bay

Posted:
By: Donald Byers
On: 04/11/2003

Bob,

Bob looks about the same condition of the one I got off e-bay for $98.00 after the bidding was over. Mine had 2 pictures cut out of it. However, later I got a looks like new re-print for $30.00.

Don Byers

Re: 401st "Blue book" on E-bay

Posted:
By: Mike Reiner
On: 04/14/2003

Bob,

Is this the only way now to obtain copies of the book. I think a few years ago my dad was able to order it?

Thanks,

Mike Reiner

Re: 401st "Blue book" on E-bay

Posted:
By: Bob Carson
On: 04/15/2003

Mike, I got my copy off E-bay a while back, and it's actually pretty clean. Not sure if it's available anywhere else, but I couldn't find one.

Good luck,
Bob Carson

Re: 401st "Blue book" on E-bay

Posted:
By: Donald Byers
On: 04/16/2003

Yes this is the only way to get one. Or find it at a Book Store on the web that deals with old books. There will be no re-print of the book as I am told. Your dad most likely got a copy of the re-printed book. Which is on slicker paper and the patches are in Black & White. The last time I saw one at a book store they wanted $250.00 for it.

Don Byers
Lubbock Texas

See What I Mean

Posted:
By: Donald Byers
On: 04/16/2003

This book:
CLOSWAY, CAPT GORDON.
PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE 401ST BOMB GROUP
San Angelo, 1946, Newsfoto Publ, First US edition, hard bound in blue with colored embossing on cover, 8x11, Fine condition, over 200 pages, prof. illustrated. Combat history of the USAAF's 40lst Heavy Bomb Group in WW 2, flew B-17's qwith the 8th Air Forc out of England 1944-45.
Price: $300.00

Is available from:
Articles of War
3 Rodeo Road, Silver City, NM 88061-8710
Phone: (505) 534-8840
Fax: (505) 534-8842
Email: warbooks@aol.com

Re: 401st "Blue book" on E-bay

Posted:
By: Win Bryson
On: 05/13/2003

At-best, this is may be only a semi-answer to a question that's not been asked yet, but here goes:

1. In trying to get an in-color copy of the 401BG's four Squadrons' insignia (patches), I contacted the US Air Force Academy Library - they have an "original" Bluebook with an in-color page of the insignia (patches).  In discussing copying the insignia and "copyright", the Librarian advised me that
2. Newsfoto Publishing Co., [original "Bluebook publisher"] is now a division of Taylor Publishing, which has a website (I haven't visited yet) listing this contact info:  Jay Love - Fine Books; 1550 W.Mockingbird Lane; Dallas, Texas, 75235; (214) 819-8226; jlove@taylorpub.com, so
3. Would this be a good contact for both locating present "bluebook" reprint stocks (should there be any), and checking what new possibilities and interest there may be for a new "reprint" addition, now that digital publishing is common?

Re: 401st "Blue book" on E-bay

Posted:
By: Donald Byers
On: 05/17/2003

If you check the url's to E-Bay I think you will find what you are locking for.

Don Byers

Re: 401st "Blue book" on E-bay

Posted:
By: Steve Greenberg
On: 05/21/2003

Hello,
I just got a 401st Blue Book off Ebay for $123.54. The last one I saw went for $275!
Steve