Tackle Gliding this Way
by John Simpson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG-
- Seller
-
Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Stanley Paul, 1961. The basics of gliding - in the "Tackle" series. Black covers with gilt and green, 128pp inc index, with b/w illustrations. Apart from foxed, slightly dusty page edges and previous owner's name on front endpaper, book has no obvious faults. Unclipped DJ has a few light marks, general light wear and a couple of small, closed tears. A VG copy. Ref:104040. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/VG-. Illus. by John Simpson / Robert Gillmor. 12x19cm.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Church Street Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004040
- Title
- Tackle Gliding this Way
- Author
- John Simpson
- Illustrator
- John Simpson / Robert Gillmor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Stanley Paul
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 12x19cm
Terms of Sale
Church Street Books
payment with order. Refund if description inaccurate
About the Seller
Church Street Books
Biblio member since 2007
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
About Church Street Books
Second-hand book dealer (formerly in a Diss Shop), with a stock of around 2000 books from modern quality literature to reference, aviation, classics and antiquarian
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- Foxed
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- VG+/VG-
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