THE SHAPE OF THE AEROPLANE
by Stevens, James Hay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 1953. 302 pages. Frontispiece illustrated with color plate of Avro Vulcan Bomber. Further illustrated with 3 more color plates and over 200 line drawings. Pages good condition, clean. Both front and back endpapers worn at spine. Loose sketch at back of book. Previous owner's name top of ffep. Dark blue cloth, silver line drawing on upper cover. Silver drawing and title on spine. Edges and corners show lightly wear. Dark blue dust jacket illustrated on both covers. DJ shows wear with all edges, corners and head/tail of spine worn. Tail of spine and lower corners have tears. GOOD+/GOOD. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover. Illus. by Stevens, James Hay.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033297
- Title
- THE SHAPE OF THE AEROPLANE
- Author
- Stevens, James Hay
- Illustrator
- Stevens, James Hay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Aeroplane, Aviation, Airplanes, Aircraft,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation;
Terms of Sale
J. Wyatt Books
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
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