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Pioneer Aircraft
Early Aaviationb to 1914
ISBN: 0851778690
ISBN-13: 9780851778693
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
Published date: 2003
Size: 8.25 x 11 inches
Weight: 2.6 pounds
Pages: 256
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PIONEER AIRCRAFT: EARLY AVIATION TO 1914
Jarrett, Philip, editor
New York, NY: Putnam. NF/NF; Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket.. 2002. Hardcover. 0851778690 . 4to 11" - 13" tall; 255 pages; Putnam's History of Aircraft. . ( more information)
Offered by Easton's Books, Inc. (United States)
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PIONEER AIRCRAFT: EARLY AVIATION TO 1914
Jarrett, Philip, editor
New York, NY: Putnam. NF/NF; Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket.. 2002. Hardcover. 0851778690 . 4to 11" - 13" tall; 255 pages; Putnam's History of Aircraft. . ( more information)
Offered by Easton's Books, Inc. (United States)
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PIONEER AIRCRAFT: EARLY AVIATION TO 1914
Jarrett, Philip, editor
Putnam Aeronautical. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. ISBN: 0851778690. Illustrated with drawings, photographs (black/white). ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pp. Keywords: Aerodynamics, Airplane History, Airplanes, Science, Flight. ( more information)
Offered by Avon Hill Books (United States)
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