Victory over the Wind: A History of the Absolute World Air Speed Record Tapa dura - 1983

Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1983. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x6x0. First edition. Sticker on rear jacket panel and two stickers on front jacket flap. Remainder mark. 1983 Hard Cover. xiii, 141 pp. "This book is the first complete chronicle of the attempts--successful and unsuccessful--of fliers and their machines to better the air speed record, from the earliest officially-recognized flight speed of 26 mph to the modern record of 2,194 mph, set by an American spy plane whose design is even now a government secret. ...He also gives an account of the FAI, the international federation that supervises and authenticates all aviation and space records, and describes the evolution of its guidelines for the setting of the Absolute World Air Speed Record."--jacket

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($15.20 price intact). Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983. Octavo. Blue cloth boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Publisher's mark on bottom of page ends. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear and publisher's stickers on left flap. 141 pages. ISBN: 0671609696. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983 HARDBACK BOOK AND DUST JACKET IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.