The Conquest of the Stratosphere
by Chas G Philp
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
£50.00£40.00
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About This Item
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1937 Book. Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Account of early research into the Earth's stratosphere in manned balloons using the Piccard system for maintaining a livable air pressure. 205pp with black and white diagram. Gilt lettering to top board and spine. Some bumping to spine and corners, marking to edges and margins, former owner's details to endpaper and pencil lining to some pages, otherwise good copy..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012676
- Title
- The Conquest of the Stratosphere
- Author
- Chas G Philp
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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