London, Great Britain: Boy's Own Paper Office, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair (2 of 10) / lacking dustjacket. X-Library edition with minimal marks, just a bookplate inside the cover and some pencil notations. B&W photo plates early aviation. The front hinge (the inside portion of the flexible fold where book cover meets the book spine) is split (loose or open) the cover is still attached by the joint (the exterior flexible fold where book cover meets book spine). fade to the spine. There is rub-through to the bottom corners. no date (1924 mentioned in text). small circular dent to cover. blue/grey boards. gilt design on cover. Likely to ship in an envelope.. * * * * * * * * * * [FREE Media Mail Shipping! Images available for any item, just ask. Any images shown next to the listing that have our www.aCastleofBooks.com watermark on them are the exact item you will receive, all other images are for reference only. Free delivery confirmation for domestic orders. Books with Author signatures are guaranteed authentic. We understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging. We stand behind our descriptions 100%. All items will be shipped securely to insure that they arrive in exactly the same condition in which they left. May have small easily erasable pencil markings on first page. Our Packing Slips do not contain any pricing information so you may order items as Gifts or for Dropship without concern. We ship every Monday, Wednesday & Friday morning. All items subject to prior sale. Why the odd prices? We run a percent discount for our Biblio listings, which insures Biblio has our lowest prices online, but does give odd change.]

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Bookseller: A Castle of Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 027313
Title: The Romance of Flight
Author: Jackson, George Gibbard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Boy's Own Paper Office
Place of Publication: London, Great Britain
Date Published: 1928-01-01
Weight: 2.50 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Aircraft;

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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...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
X-Library: A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of...
Biblio: The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's...