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The Flying Boys on Duty or The Clue above the Clouds
by Walton, Frank
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
No edition stated so presumed c1915. B/w frontispiece and illustrated title page. No publishers lists at back of book. Light green pictorial boards with orange and black titles to front and spine. Binding tight, rubbing to corners, edges and spine ends, minor bump to front top edge. Top edge dust dulled and with a little light fox spotting. Some light white damp marks to boards. Content clean and bright. Top corner of page 39 creased. Black line mark to title page bottom margin. 1 cm closed tear to top edge of front free endpaper. Bookseller small label (Selfridge's Book Dept London) to bottom of rear pastedown. Jacket unclipped with heavy creasing and tears to edges, losses to spine ends, spine sunned. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 256 pp. Scarce with jacket. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Soin2Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002660
- Title
- The Flying Boys on Duty or The Clue above the Clouds
- Author
- Walton, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Pages
- 256
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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Kidderminster, Worcestershire
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