Sky High: The Story of Aviation
by Hodgins, Eric and F. Alexander Magoun
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1929. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine. First Edition. Clean red ribbed cloth boards with stamped black lettering, hot air balloon image on cover, crisp black lettering and small airplane on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with small previous owner name and date (1929) neatly penned on front free endpaper. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 337 pages with index..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026608
- Title
- Sky High: The Story of Aviation
- Author
- Hodgins, Eric and F. Alexander Magoun
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- AVIATION HISTORY, FLYING, HISTORY OF FLIGHT, FIRST EDITION, ERIC HODGINS, F. ALEXANDER MAGOUN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation;
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...