HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE US," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1980* Publisher: Jane?s Publishing Co. Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine and face. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. Very lightly used. FINE* Jacket condition: Maroon dust wrapper with white title to spine and red and white text to face. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £15.00. Slight shelf wear to top & bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. Spine lightly sunned. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 490 pp. text. vii pp. definition list of symbols & blank pages at rear.* Description: Among the Dictionary?s 15,000+ are terms drawn from the many disciplines that contribute to Aerospace, including data processing, materials science, electronics, meteorology and medicine. Entries explaining acronyms, codes, basic aerodynamic equations, military terminology, Soviet reporting names, and terminology from many aerospace-related disciplines. Up-to-date and comprehensive, this edition contains entries presented in strict alphabetical order. Where more than one meaning for a word exists, they have been numbered and listed. The Dictionary is extensively cross-referenced and sources have been indicated where necessary.* A NEAR FINE copy of the 1st./1st. with minor jacket faults reducing it to VG.* Gunston, Bill

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1782
Title: Jane's Aerospace Dictionary
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - F/F/VG
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, thus, 1st. Imp.
ISBN 10: 0710600488
ISBN 13: 9780710600486
Publisher: Jane's Information Group
Place of Publication: London UK 1406
Date Published: 1980-01-01

Terms of Sale

Cocksparrow Books

We offer a 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs. This applies for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.

About the Seller

Cocksparrow Books

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2019

Salisbury, Wiltshire

Ask Seller a Question

About Cocksparrow Books

Cocksparrow Books have been selling high quality books for over thirty years, now solely on-line. We concentrate on non-fiction items and early edition fiction (including some soft-backs). Our book condition descriptions are fully detailed to give our customers the best information possible and we are always pleased to provide further information upon request.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Bumps: Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...