A Yankee Flier in the South Pacific (The Air Combat Stories for Boys, #10)
by Al Avery
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943. Book. Illus. by Paul Laune. Very Good. Hardcover. Wartime notice on title page. Rear catalog page & rear panel of jacket list to 'A Yankee Flier in North Africa' (issued same year as this title) possible first edition. Green tween with black titles. Boards clean and solid, gentle rubbing at edges. Tiny ding at top edge of rear board. Binding firm. Owner's name on front paste down, else unmarked. Light stain at lower corner of text block. DJ clean and bright with minor chipping at corner, minor loss at spine heel. Shallow chipping at crown. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Small World Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 073673
- Title
- A Yankee Flier in the South Pacific (The Air Combat Stories for Boys, #10)
- Author
- Al Avery
- Illustrator
- Paul Laune
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- JUVENILE SERIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children; Juvenile;
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About Small World Books, LLC
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- Spine
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- Text Block
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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