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Saga of the Superfortress : The Dramatic Story of the B-29 and the Twentieth Air Force
by Birdsall, Steve
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0283987863
- ISBN 13
- 9780283987861
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1981. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 346pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends and front corners. Spine sun faded, Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. Looks at the technology and dramatic effect of the most advanced bobber of its day. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012389
- Title
- Saga of the Superfortress : The Dramatic Story of the B-29 and the Twentieth Air Force
- Author
- Birdsall, Steve
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0283987863
- ISBN 13
- 9780283987861
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Second World War
- X weight
- 1.3 kg
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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