The Pirates of the Sky A Tale of Modern Adventure
by Gaillard, Stephen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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North Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Blue pictorial cloth, 351 pages plus 1 page of ads. Bleiler [Science Fiction The Early Years page 271 "Air piracy. Chicago and somewhere in the Andes, probably in the near future. The Air Pirates strike American cities. Powerful bombs fall, a gigantic aeroplane swoops down and lands in the streets, and masked men raid the nearby banks..."]. Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 78]. Reginald 05704. Blue pictorial cloth, 351 pages plus 1 page of ads at the rear, illustrated. Spine slanted, shaken, some spot staining sporadically throughout text, edge wear, rubbing and soiling to covers. See photos. clphE
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- Bookseller
- biblioboy (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 867203
- Title
- The Pirates of the Sky A Tale of Modern Adventure
- Author
- Gaillard, Stephen
- Illustrator
- Leon D'Emo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1915
- Pages
- 351
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AIR, PIRATES, AEROPLANES, SCIENCE, FICTION, ADVENTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION / Action & Adventure;
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- First Edition
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