Narrow Margin: The Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Po
by Derek Wood & Derek Dempster
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1961. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. McGraw-Hill Book Company; New York, 1961. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, crimping to spine edges, bit of sunning along board and spine margins, small abrasion top front pastedown, top text block edge a bit dusty with some scattered foxing, age toning to pages, soiled spot on fore-edge, slightly bumped bottom rear board corner, bit of discoloration to pastedowns/endpapers, previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few tears and chips along edges, sunning to spine and flaps, crease top rear flap corner, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 536pp., appendix, bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed (the glare in the photograph is from the Mylar). Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1036551
- Title
- Narrow Margin: The Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Po
- Author
- Derek Wood & Derek Dempster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.69 lbs
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Lavendier Books
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Foster, Rhode Island
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