Barracuda Pilot
by Hadley, D. L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1853101958
- ISBN 13
- 9781853101953
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Shrewsbury: Airlife. As New in As New dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 1853101958 . Blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's illustrated dustjacket. The dustjacket is not price-clipped. The top page edge has negligible light foxing. Otherwise no Inscriptions or Marks. (12) + 198pp. Index. Illustrated in b/w. This is an Excellent, Clean, Tight and Bright 'AS New' copy. "Dunstan Hadley served as a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II. 'Barracuda Pilot' is his account of those times and is written in a light-hearted and often humorous style." ; 8vo 8" - 9" .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110387
- Title
- Barracuda Pilot
- Author
- Hadley, D. L
- Illustrator
- Lynn Williams (Dustjacket)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New in As New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1853101958
- ISBN 13
- 9781853101953
- Publisher
- Airlife
- Place of Publication
- Shrewsbury
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- 1853101958, Dunstan Hadley; Barracuda Pilot; World War Two;, Fleet Air Arm; Japanese; Sumatra; Sigli; Fairey Barracuda;, HMS Daedalus; HMS St Vincent; 822 Squadron;
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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