THE AERONAUTS ; A HISTORY OF BALLOONING, 1783-1903
by ROLT, L.T.C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Very Good
- Seller
-
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: LONGMANS. BOUND IN CRISP SKY-BLUE CLOTH WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLES TO SPINE, THIS 1966 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION IS VG IN VG JACKET(UNCLIPPED). 267pp WITH FOREWORD, 11 CHAPTERS, APPENDICES, BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX. CLEAN ENDPAPERS AND TIGHT/SOUND BINDING : A PARTICULARLY NICE COPY! . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1966.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002200360
- Title
- THE AERONAUTS ; A HISTORY OF BALLOONING, 1783-1903
- Author
- ROLT, L.T.C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- LONGMANS
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 267
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- "THE AERONAUTS : A HISTORY OF BALLOONING, 1783-1903" BY L.T.C.ROLT, 8vo HARDCOVER 1966 FIRST EDITION (JACKET COVER BY BIRO). PUBLISWHED BY LONGMANS IN LONDON. CONDITION VG/VG
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About the Seller
Camillas Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
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- VG
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
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