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"We": The Famous Flier's Own Story of his Life and his Transatlantic Flight, Together with his Views on the Future of Aviation
de Charles A. Lindbergh
- Usado
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- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons , 1927. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated . A lovely tenth impression of Charles A Lindbergh's celebrated autobiography. The first edition, tenth impression of this work in its publisher's red cloth binding. This work comprises the autobiographical account of American aviator and military officer Charles Lindbergh, famous for winning the Orteig Prize for making the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris in 1927. A celebrated work, which recounts of Lindbergh's life up to, and including, his famous solo trans-Atlantic flight in the 'Spirit of St. Louis', a custom-built, single engine, single seat Ryan monoplane. With a foreword by Myron T. Herrick. Illustrated with forty seven full page plates of photographs, this copy is lacking the frontispiece. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Inscribed to the recto of the front blank page, undated, Internally, firmly bound. With a faint minor spotting to the first and last few leaves, otherwise the pages are very clean throughout. Illustrated with forty seven full page plates of photographs, this copy is lacking the frontispiece. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 789A36
- Título
- "We": The Famous Flier's Own Story of his Life and his Transatlantic Flight, Together with his Views on the Future of Aviation
- Autor
- Charles A. Lindbergh
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1927
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- first editions charles a lindbergh illustrated books charles a lindbergh
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
