Conquest of the Air; the History and Future of Aviation
by de Leeuw, Hendrick
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Vantage Press [1960], 1st edition. (Hardcover) 300pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Photographs, index. Light edgewear to dust jacket. "In these fascinating pages Hendrik de Leeuw tells the story of man's conquest of the air from the time when men's aspiration to fly was expressed in terms of winged gods and flying beasts to today, as the moment nears when the first Mercury Astronaut will soar into space - and come back alive". (Transportation, Aviation).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 118894
- Title
- Conquest of the Air; the History and Future of Aviation
- Author
- de Leeuw, Hendrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Vantage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Transportation, Aviation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
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Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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