The hurricats
by Barker, Ralph
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0720709946
- ISBN 13
- 9780720709940
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Pelham. hardcover. Barker, Ralph : The Hurricats. London : Pelham Books, 1978. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.875"/22.3cm h. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xii pp prelim material, 207 numbered pp, plus five blank; 12 pp glossy b&w plates. List of illus/maps, acknowl, 16 chaps, appendices (sequence of events in firing the catapult; tac notes for Hawker Hurricane engaging Focke-Wulf 200, index. Condition notes: lovely copy of the first impression, with the following flaws: mylar-sheathed dj is price-clipped; spine is cocked; pages lightly tanned. Else excellent, clean, unmarked. Story of Britain's "suicide" fighters, the first to launch by catapult from ships at sea to do battle with German bombers when Britain stood alone. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Bookseller
- Furrowed Brow Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230117003
- Title
- The hurricats
- Author
- Barker, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0720709946
- ISBN 13
- 9780720709940
- Publisher
- Pelham
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1978
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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Furrowed Brow Books' goal is to offer an eclectic selection, while providing specialty offerings in Eastern Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, theology, Christian mysticism, science fiction/fantasy (Inklings emphasis), and military history.
We're happy to discuss making an offer on a collection in one of our specialty areas.
Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...