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Hitch Your Wagon: The Story of Bernt Balchen
de Knight, Clayton; Durham, Robert
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Good+ (in mylar)
- Librería
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Drexel Hill, PA: Bell Publishing Company, 1950. Inscribed and signed on half-title page by Bernt Balchen, to celebrated Los Angeles Herald-Express newspaperwoman Agness Underwood, dated 14 August 1950, Anchorage, Alaska; Exceptionally tight and clean, with faded light blue top edge; Dark orange cloth in beautiful condition with blind embossed compass decoration on front cover, gilt lettering/decoration on spine, minor shelf wear. Unclipped dust jacket, chipped corners and spine extremities, edges overall lightly worn and rubbed; 332p. Norweigan Bernt Balchen was an intrepid and fearless polar aviator, member of the OSS in Norway, and a highly decorated pilot, before, during and after World War II; He was known for his famous slogan, "Vee do it!". Inscribed and Signed By Bernt Balchen. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good+ (in mylar). Illus. by Clayton Knight Frontispiece and Decorations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- SB10271
- Título
- Hitch Your Wagon: The Story of Bernt Balchen
- Autor
- Knight, Clayton; Durham, Robert
- Ilustrador
- Clayton Knight Frontispiece and Decorations
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good+ (in mylar)
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Bell Publishing Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Drexel Hill, PA
- Fecha de publicación
- 1950
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Palabras clave
- Bernt Balchen biography, Bernt Balchen Story, Bernt Balchen Polar Explorer, Agness Underwood
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Aviation; Polar; World War II;
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Clausen Books, RMABA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sobre Clausen Books, RMABA
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- 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....
- Inscribed
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- First Edition
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