Bantam Books, Sydney, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic / Illustrations. Dedication, preface: the once and future AIRSHOW!, Index, contributors, acknowledgements and picture credits. Illustrated end pages, showing silhouettes of various types of aircraft. The text is illustrated with copious black and white and coloured photographs, black and white and coloured illustrations with the occasional line drawing. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with white, red and blue coloured titles to the front panel and red and white coloured titles to the backstrip. A history of flight, from balloons through to supersonic jets and beyond. Minor rubbing of the book edges with some age toning of the text block edges. Some creasing to the lower dustwrapper edge and rubbing of the panels. First Australian Edition. Size: Square Octavo. [13], 14 - 288 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic / Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Aviation; ISBN: 0947189211. ISBN/EAN: 9780947189211. Inventory No: 0130482. . 9780947189211

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0130482
Title: The Smithsonian Book of Flight
Author: Boyne, Walter J
Illustrator: Photographic / Illustrations
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0947189211
ISBN 13: 9780947189211
Publisher: Bantam Books
Place of Publication: Sydney
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: BZDB2 Smithsonian Book of flight, aviation, domestic, history, military Aviation; Photographic / Illustrations Unbranded ISBN: 0947189211 EAN: 9780947189211 Boyne, Walter J. The Smithsonian Book of Flight
Bookseller catalogs: Aviation;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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