The Rescue Flight
by Johns, Captain W.E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 1948. This copy states 'First published 1939, reprinted.... 1948' on the verso of the title page indicating the second printing. Foxed to top and foredge of pages otherwise a very clean copy. Housed in the distinctive dustwrapper showing Biggles in full flying uniform, including raised goggles and leather flight cap set against a rapidly dimming blue sky, as the sun goes down. Publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. Dustwrapper is now protected in a removable archival book sleeve to preserve its condition. A very decent copy.. Second Printing. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Alfred Sindall. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Second Printing.
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- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001086
- Title
- The Rescue Flight
- Author
- Johns, Captain W.E
- Illustrator
- Alfred Sindall
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Herefordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...