The Aeroplane Speaks. With Frontispiece, 36 Full Pages of "Types of Aeroplanes" and 87 Sketches and Diagrams
de Barber, H
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co,, 1918 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. (8) 144 (39) pp, illus. Fifth Printing, January 1918. Minor edge wear with darkened and foxed text block (of text pages only). No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 10". Green cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. "Horatio Claude Barber (1875-1964) was an early British aviation pioneer and First World War flight instructor. In 1911 he flew the first cargo flight in Britain, transporting electric light bulbs from Shoreham to Hove. He was also the first person in Great Britain to gain an aeronautical degree.".
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- Librería
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 005657
- Título
- The Aeroplane Speaks. With Frontispiece, 36 Full Pages of "Types of Aeroplanes" and 87 Sketches and Diagrams
- Autor
- Barber, H
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good +
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Editorial
- Robert M. McBride & Co,
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1918
- Palabras clave
- TRANSPORTATION HISTORY OF AEROPLANES EARLY FLIGHT AND PILOTING
- Catálogos del vendedor
- TRANSPORTATION;
- Size
- Large Octavo
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sobre West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
