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Lansdowne Press Sydney 1st edition 1980. 1980. Hardcover. 4to hardcover, 130pp. illus. very good, slight wave to front of page edges. / Very good d/w curled on top edge. Smith became obsessed with finding the location of the downed Kookaburra. This book is the result of his research into the circumstances surrounding the forced landing of the Kookaburra, the tragic deaths of its pilots and the subsequent relocation and recovery 49 years later of the skeletal remains of the plane. .
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Kookaburra: The Most Compelling Story in Australia's Aviation History Hardcover - 1980
by Smith Dick; Davis Pedr
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- Title Kookaburra: The Most Compelling Story in Australia's Aviation History
- Author Smith Dick; Davis Pedr
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Language ENG
- Publisher Lansdowne Press, Sydney
- Date 1980
- ISBN 9780701813574
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Kookaburra. The most compelling story in Australia's aviation history
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Lansdowne Books, Australia, 1988. Hardcover (21 x 29 cm), 130 pages. ISBN: 0701813571. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Good condition. The boards are bumped, rubbed. Rolled, crease at head & foot of spine. Tight binding. Pages tanning/foxing (spotting noted on endpaper/half title page. The dj is bumped, scuffed/scratched, chipped, creased, with some closed tears. The dj is covered in an archival book cover (removable).
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Sydney, Australia: Lansdowne Books, 1980 Research by Dick Smith. 16 chapters. 4to. Aqua boards stamped in white on spine. 11 1/4" x 8 1/4'. 130 pages printed on slick paper. Many vintage photos. Clean. Tightly bound. Gift inscription on half-title page. Dust jacket has a neatly repaired tear. Fine/ Very good. .
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Sydney, Australia: Lansdowne Press, 1980. Detailed text contains a lavishly illustrated factual account of the Westland Widgeon monoplane, "Kookaburra", which was forced to land in the Tanami desert in 1929, and the short lives and fate of the pioneer Australian aviators who flew the single-engine plane. 130 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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