Harcourt Brace & Co.. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine book in Good jacket. Dust jacket is chipped and creased at extremities, 1.5x1-inch chip at bottom edge of back panel, creasing to back panel, rubbed. Front panel and spine of jacket are still bright and attractive, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . This is a popularized scientific treatment of the effects of flying on the human body. Chapters include adjustment to temperature, respiration and breathing, Oxygen masks, aeroembolism, pressure suits, changes in speed and direction, positive and negative acceleration, eyes, ears, and much more. Illustrated with photos and drawings. A handsome copy of the first edition, in dust jacket. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 332 pages. K6 .

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Bookseller: Sweet Beagle Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 25511
Title: Man in the Air The Effects of Flying on the Human Body
Author: Zim, Herbert S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Good dust jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Co.
Date Published: 1943
Keywords: Flight Flying, Effects On Human Body, Pilots
Bookseller catalogs: Aircraft and Air Combat;

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