Great Aircraft
by Norman Macmillan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1960 St. Martin's Press, New York. 1960. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG+; sun-darkening of spine and red pen mark on spine. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with black lettering on spine. 304 pp. Copyright 1960, printed in the UK. This is a story of the unfolding development of aviation, seen through the practical medium of ten contributing aircraft. The aircraft themselves are its heroes. They are The Flyer, Camel, Vimy, Pixie, Fox, Spitfire, Superfortress, Canberra, Viscount, and Comet. A clean very presentable edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002923
- Title
- Great Aircraft
- Author
- Norman Macmillan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- THE FLYER, CAMEL, VIMY, PIXIE, FOX, SPITFIRE, SUPERFORTRESS, CANBERRA, VISCOUNT, AND COMET, AVIATION DEVELOPMENT, STORY OF FLIGHT,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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