THE BIG AVIATION BOOK FOR BOYS. Introduction by Commander Richard E. Byrd
by (Lindbergh, Charles A.; Horsfall, Jesssie E.; Rickenbacker, Eddie; Martyn, T. J. C.; et al) French, Joseph Lewis; editor
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Bros. Inc, (1929).. (1929).. Good. - Octavo, red cloth titled in black. The binding is bumped & lightly spotted with 2 tiny stains to the front cover. The head of the spine is chipped. Half-title, title, [3] leaves, 284 & [1] pages. The endpapers are partially darkened with a small stain to the rear endpaper. There is an owner's ink inscription on the half-title & the page edges are somewhat darkened. Black-and-white frontispiece & black-and-white plates. Good, with the remnants of the dust wrapper laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9831
- Title
- THE BIG AVIATION BOOK FOR BOYS. Introduction by Commander Richard E. Byrd
- Author
- (Lindbergh, Charles A.; Horsfall, Jesssie E.; Rickenbacker, Eddie; Martyn, T. J. C.; et al) French, Joseph Lewis; editor
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Bros. Inc, (1929).
- Date Published
- (1929).
- Keywords
- CHILDREN; BOYS; AVIATION; AIRSHIPS; AEROPLANES; BALLOONS; EXPLORER; ARCTIC; RICHARD E. BYRD; HUBERT WILKINS; WRIGHT BROTHERS; CHARLES A. LINDBERGH; JESSIE E. HORSFALL; EDDIE RICKENBACKER; T. J. C MARTIN; JOSEPH LEWIS FRENCH; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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