ARCHITECT OF AIR POWER. The Life of the First Viscount Weir of Eastwood 1877-1959
by Reader, W. J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Collins, London, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/good. Illustrator: Photographic. 351pp., frontispiece, black and white plates, Appendices, bibliography, index. A biography based on Weir's private papers. Weir was one of the founders of the R.A.F.. The spine is cocked, minor foxing on front and rear end papers, and on the top edge of the book, the dust wrapper has chipping, especially at the head of the spine and the foldover corners. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Aviation; Military History -- World War II; Military History -- World War I; Inventory No: 0204128. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0204128
- Title
- ARCHITECT OF AIR POWER. The Life of the First Viscount Weir of Eastwood 1877-1959
- Author
- Reader, W. J
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Air Force, British, WAR Aviation; Military History -- World War II; Military History -- World War I; Photographic Unbranded Reader, W. J. ARCHITECT OF AIR POWER. The Life of the First Viscount Weir of Eastwood 1877-1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation; Military History -- World War II; Military History -- World War I;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....