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The R C A F Overseas : The Fifth Year
by Gibson, Colin
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, CA: Oxford University Press, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii, 404pp, 37pp black and white photographic plates. Text illustrated with numerous photographs from the British Ministry of Information, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on printed maroon spine label. Bumped spine ends. Text block edges starting to fox and tan, just affecting page margins. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded, has small area of loss bottom front, two closed tears, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Symbolises courageous Canadian youth serving in the RCAF, covering the period September 1943 to August 1944. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013414
- Title
- The R C A F Overseas : The Fifth Year
- Author
- Gibson, Colin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, CA
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 2.43 lbs
- Keywords
- Second World War, Royal Canadian Air Force, Aviation History
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- Spine Label
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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