Contact! Story Of The Early Birds
by Villard, Henry Serrano
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bonanza Books, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sub-title on front cover adds "man's first decade of flight from Kitty Hawk to World War I. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "a" in "number" line present. Big, tall, quarto format hardcover copy, pale green sailcloth over boards, sharp and distinct green lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderate wear and creasing to inside of front flap, else little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Foreword by S. Paul Johnston, Director of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Several score black-and-white illustrations. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Frontis matter, 2-263 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355757
- Title
- Contact! Story Of The Early Birds
- Author
- Villard, Henry Serrano
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Henry Serrano Villard S. Paul Johnston aviation Kitty Hawk Wilbur Wright Orville Wright
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About the Seller
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Spray, Oregon
About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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