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Howard Hughes' Airline, An Informal History of TWA
by Robert J Serling
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0312396317
- ISBN 13
- 9780312396312
- Seller
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
From the back cover it sounds like this book is full of all kinds of stories - some involving Howard Hughes and others with anecdotes about the famous who fly. The one I may have to read "-The Great Hostess Paper Uniform Debacle...". See the photo of the back dust jacket cover for more.
Book - Very Good condition. Black paper over boards with black cloth spine with white text on spine. Very minimal wear on edges and corners. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Front has tiny closed tears at top. Back has bumping. Both have a little bit of rubbing. Bottom edges/corners have very minimal wear.Please use photos as part of the description.
338 pages including Bibliography and Index.
Book - Very Good condition. Black paper over boards with black cloth spine with white text on spine. Very minimal wear on edges and corners. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Very Good- condition. Front has tiny closed tears at top. Back has bumping. Both have a little bit of rubbing. Bottom edges/corners have very minimal wear.Please use photos as part of the description.
338 pages including Bibliography and Index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1527
- Title
- Howard Hughes' Airline, An Informal History of TWA
- Author
- Robert J Serling
- Format/Binding
- Paper over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0312396317
- ISBN 13
- 9780312396312
- Publisher
- St Martins Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 338
- Keywords
- Howard Hughes, TWA, Trans World Airlines, famous people, anecdotes, Hostess Paper Uniform, business biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure; Biography; Kansas City; Travel;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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Independence, Missouri
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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