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Fighter Squadrons The Epic Story of Two Hurricane Squadrons in France
de Monks, Noel
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Condition/Poor
- Librería
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Photographic. Acknowledgements. The text is illustrated with 14 pages of black-and-white photographs, and a black-and-white photographic frontispiece of Flying-Officer E. J. (Cobber) Kain, D.F.C. Grey coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with yellow and black coloured titles to the front panel and yellow coloured titles to the back strip. A history of the nos 1 and 73 fighter squadrons Royal Air Force who fought in the Battle for France in 1939-30. There are many references to the squadron's most famous son - Flying-Officer E. J. (Cobber) Kain, D.F.C. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with a slight cock of the spine. Rubbing of the book edges and panels. A little fading to the back strip. Age toning and find foxing of the text block edges and lighter age toning and foxing of the pages. Offset tanning and foxing of the end pages and the first few and last few pages of the book are more heavily foxed than the pages further in. Gift inscription to the half title page. The dustwrapper is not in great shape – please see photograph. Both fold over panels are missing. There are tears and pieces missing from the dustwrapper edges and there is creasing of the edges. Numerous tears are also present, ranging in size from 0.25" to 1.5"stop rubbing and handling marks to the panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XII, 244 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; WW II; Aviation. Inventory No: 0287999. .
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- Librería
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 0287999
- Título
- Fighter Squadrons The Epic Story of Two Hurricane Squadrons in France
- Autor
- Monks, Noel
- Ilustrador
- Photographic
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Poor
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Angus & Robertson
- Lugar de publicación
- Sydney
- Fecha de publicación
- 1941
- Palabras clave
- BZDB2 Hawker hurricane, Royal air force, World War II, Western Front Military & Warfare; WW II; Aviation. Photographic Unbranded Monks, Noel Fighter Squadrons The Epic Story of Two Hurricane Squadrons in France
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Aviation;
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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Sobre el vendedor
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
melbourne, Victoria
Sobre Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Offset
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- Title Page
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- 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...
- Spine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
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- 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...
- Text Block
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- Half Title
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