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To the Edge of Space: Adventures of a Balloonist
by Prescot, Colin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0752218654
- ISBN 13
- 9780752218656
- Seller
-
Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Boxtree, 2000. 1st edition. Hardback. Quarto. 272 pages. Numerous colour and b&w photographs throughout the text. Foreword by Sir Richard Branson. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "To Rosie / With Love / Colin Prescot / 18 January 2003". Very Good in Good jacket. Page edges tanned. Jacket tanned at the spine and a portion of its back; both faces have picked up a few marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alex Richardson (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1503
- Title
- To the Edge of Space: Adventures of a Balloonist
- Author
- Prescot, Colin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0752218654
- ISBN 13
- 9780752218656
- Publisher
- Boxtree
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- Ballooning, Aeronautics, Film, Cinema, Special Effects, Stunts, Transport, Flight
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transport; Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
Alex Richardson
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About the Seller
Alex Richardson
Biblio member since 2021
Sandy, Bedfordshire
About Alex Richardson
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- Quarto
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