The Story of Air Transport
by Ray, Jim
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Dearborn, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Winston, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, Stated First Edition 1947, John C. Winston Philadelphia, PA 104 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Dark Red cloth boards with black spine and cover titles - one corner bumped. Minor shelf/edge wear, toning and rubbing to clipped DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Map endpapers by Frank Beaudouin. Illustrated by the author. 11 chapters and an index of persons. From the front of the DJ: "The authentic and thrilling story of the development of commercial aviation-complete, accurate, and up-to-date-from the pioneer planes of the past to the super planes of the future". A very handsome First Edition in the original DJ. LOC SSM-10
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eyebrowse Books - MWABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230714006
- Title
- The Story of Air Transport
- Author
- Ray, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Winston
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
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Dearborn, Michigan
About Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
We are an online, phone and snail mail bookseller.Our books don't need batteries or a license to read. Selling books on-line since 2004. CABS graduate in 2009. Member MWABA since 2013. Excellent customer service, quick shipping, and an assortment of great books. The majority of our inventory is non-fiction general stock with an emphasis on transportation (air, rail, auto), exploration, and military history. We also have hundreds of Vintage Paperbacks that are for the most part not listed online. Eyebrowse Books is always looking for and buying good quality books. We may be reached via e-mail, phone and snail mail. I sincerely appreciate all our customers, new as well as returning ones, and strive every day to present them the most interesting books I can find.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- VG
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- 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....
- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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- LOC
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- Cloth
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