The Observer's Book of Airplanes
by Joseph Lawrence
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good. pp 192 The scarce first edition from 1942, published during World War II in order to help the general public spot enemy aircraft. The book describes 108 types of planes with 321 black and white illustrations. Very good in publisher's blue cloth with dark blue titles, spine sunned, verso of half title has been torn and repaired with glue, no marks or inscriptions. A very nice copy. Very Good 1942
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christian White Rare Books Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6871
- Title
- The Observer's Book of Airplanes
- Author
- Joseph Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1942
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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- Half Title
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- Verso
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- Cloth
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- 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....