The Wonder Book of the Air
by Allen, C. B. ; Lyman, Lauren D. ; Miller, Francis Trevelyan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Cup ring on front boards, owner name on front free endpaper, front hinge cracked, boards worn.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John C. Winston. Good with no dust jacket; Cup ring on front boards, owner name on front . free endpaper, front hinge cracked, boards worn.. 1941. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Introduction by Bernt Balchen. Red cloth binding with gilt design of airplane stamped on front boards. Map endpapers. Many photos. A World War II era book about aviation for young readers. Index, chronology. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 340 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35280
- Title
- The Wonder Book of the Air
- Author
- Allen, C. B. ; Lyman, Lauren D. ; Miller, Francis Trevelyan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Cup ring on front boards, owner name on front free endpaper, front hinge cracked, boards worn.
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- John C. Winston
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Airplanes, AERONAUTICAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Cloth
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- Cracked
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...