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Jet blast and the hand of fate : adventures with landspeed cars and record balloons
de John Ackroyd
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0954435788
- ISBN 13
- 9780954435783
- Librería
-
Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
John Ackroyd, design engineer extraordinaire, has been a key man in a mad mix of land speed and long distance balloon record attempts, including the first supersonic land speed record. This book provides a fantastic insight into the frustrations, tragedies and triumphs of record breaking. This copy with gift inscription from 'Ackers' himself opposite half-title page. 283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 29 cm. First edition, first printing. Black cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Springhead Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 016089
- Título
- Jet blast and the hand of fate : adventures with landspeed cars and record balloons
- Autor
- John Ackroyd
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0954435788
- ISBN 13
- 9780954435783
- Editorial
- Redline Books
- Fecha de publicación
- 2007
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Springhead Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2021
Rochester, Kent
Sobre Springhead Books
Online bookseller specialising in cult authors, architects, artists and designers
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Shelf Wear
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
