Conquest of the Air by Airships and other Flying Machines
by Mowbray, Jay Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
-
Concord, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
No Place: Geo.W. Bertron. VG. 1910. Pictorial Boards. Age toning to pages. Some sections starting, but still attached; binding is loose in general. Cover is somewhat rubbed and soiled, gilt letters on spine have faded, and there is some loss of gilt on cover; Very Good. Colors on cover illustration (blue, green, orange) are still appealing. Many illustrations. Full-page title - highlights include "Marvelous Achievements of the Bird Men," "How to Build and Sail and Aeroplane," and "Next Great War Will Be In The Air." Overall a handsome, if well-used copy. Out of print; B&W Illustrations; 6.75x9.5; 432 p. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Berkshire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1627
- Title
- Conquest of the Air by Airships and other Flying Machines
- Author
- Mowbray, Jay Henry
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Geo.W. Bertron
- Place of Publication
- No Place
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Airships, Flying machines, Early aviation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation: Airplanes;
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About the Seller
Berkshire Books
Biblio member since 2005
Concord, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.