Flight Into Oblivion
by Hanna, A(lfred) J(ackson)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Richmond, VA: Johnson Pub., 1938. Stated First edition. HC, no DJ. MV Good. Grey illustrated cloth, spine cocked, soiling & rubbing to edges, scuffs, edgewear, fore-edge knock, map illustrated endpapers, gift shop stamps, FO embossed stamp to half-title page, leaves toning, heavy toning (from newspaper clipping?) to copyright & dedication pages, some foxing. Illustrations by John Rae. Richmond first state. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230027
- Title
- Flight Into Oblivion
- Author
- Hanna, A(lfred) J(ackson)
- Format/Binding
- HC, no DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Stated First edition
- Publisher
- Johnson Pub.
- Place of Publication
- Richmond, VA
- Date Published
- 1938
- Pages
- 306
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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Nashville, Tennessee
About Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'