The Saga of Flight
by Neville Duke and Edward Lanchbery (edited by)
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
Avon Books : New York, 1964. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. The Saga of Flight, edited by Neville Duke and Edward Lanchbery,
Published by Avon Books 1964, Library of Congress #: 61-5690, Soft bound, Very Good condition (cover wear at edges, corners and along spine, light spine and cover creasing, some page yellowing from age, black marker line along some top page edges).This wonderful anthology takes the reader from Santos-Dumont, and his dazzling flight round the Eiffel Tower, to manned rockets and the Bell X-1; from the wonderful floating chimney to the P-38; from Thomas Moy�s aerial steamer to the Russian Mig; from Bleriot to the great �Pappy� Boyington; from Da Vinci to Baron Von Richthoven to Colonel John Glenn, and the moon landing program. This is the story of man�s conquest of atmosphere and space in one excellent volume. The table of contents contains the following major headings: Quest; Mastery of the Air (Ballooning, Airships, Stick and String); Wings of War (World War I, Interlude, World War II, Aftermath); Wings of Peace (Airman�s World, Skyways, Gliding); Space Flight.The book is approximately 4 � X 7 inches in size and contains 383 pages. The cover price is $0.95. Another copy of the book is currently offered on the Internet at Sand Cat for $22. For more info about this other book, Visit: http://dogbert./servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=214106806>Book Web Site
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- Bookseller
- Worldwide Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio43
- Title
- The Saga of Flight
- Author
- Neville Duke and Edward Lanchbery (edited by)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Avon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
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