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We Thought We Heard The Angels Sing; The Complete Epic Story Of The Ordeal And Rescue Of Those Who Were With Eddie Rickenbacker On The Plane Lost In The Pacific
by James C Whittaker
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
E.P. Dutton & Co., inc., 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1943. Second Printing. 139 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Purple cloth covered boards. Signed by the author, in pencil, with dedication to title page. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Minor pencil marking to half title. Occasional pencil underlining in text. Previous owner's inscription to front paste-down. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has moderate damp and dust stains. Sunning to spine. Spine head and tail are frayed, with small splits and minor loss.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1706007780LEE
- Title
- We Thought We Heard The Angels Sing; The Complete Epic Story Of The Ordeal And Rescue Of Those Who Were With Eddie Rickenbacker On The Plane Lost In The Pacific
- Author
- James C Whittaker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Co., inc.
- Date Published
- 1943
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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