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Spitfire Parade
by Johns, Captain W. E. (William Earle)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Geoffrey Cumberlege / Oxford University Press, London, 1952. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Radcliffe Wilson. Biggles's Philosophy, Green coloured boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The story of how Biggles was appointed the head of Squadron 666 – " ... the Squadron had been formed for the special-purpose of accommodating a collection of brilliant but unstable types whose capacities as fighter pilots are in inverse ratio to their amenity to discipline at the normal routine of a station." – from the front fold over panel blurb. A little softening of the back strip edges and bumping of the top right hand corner of the front panel. Tanning and some foxing to the text block edges – particularly to the top edge. Age toning of the pages with faint offset tanning to the end pages and original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels with sunning noted to the rear panel. There is a piece missing to the lower left hand corner of the front panel. Faint foxing and browning to the verso. NOTE: – the dustwrapper has been printed upside down – so, consequently when you put the dustwrapper on the book in what appears to be the correct manner – the book is upside down! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], 8 - 256 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Radcliffe Wilson. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Teens & Young Adult; illustrated; Aviation. Inventory No: 0288669. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0288669
- Title
- Spitfire Parade
- Author
- Johns, Captain W. E. (William Earle)
- Illustrator
- Radcliffe Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Cumberlege / Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Biggles Adventure, Aviation, World War II, Squadron 666 Teens & Young Adult; illustrated; Aviation. Radcliffe Wilson Unbranded Johns, Captain W. E. (William Earle) Spitfire Parade
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Aviation;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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