REACHING FOR THE SKIES. by Ivan. Rendall ISBN 13: 9780563206804

BBC Worldwide Americas. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Like New.

BBC Books., 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Price clipped. Raffles Bookstore Norfolk. All orders normally despatched within one working day. We will gladly supply further images or more information if required. Discounts available for multiple orders

London, England: BBC Books, 1988. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. British First. Some edge wear to dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with both black and white and colour photographs as well as colour reproductions of paintings; base on a BBC television series of the same name..

BBC Worldwide Americas. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

BBC Books, 10/20/1988. Hardcover. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

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BBC Books, 10/20/1988. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

London: BBC Books. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 260mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). 288pp. .

London: BBC. Very Good/Very Good. 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Sm 4to 0563206802 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Brown cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. Illustated end papers. No ownership inscription. Numerous Colour & b/w Photographs. 288 pages clean and tight. Heavy book no extra postage will be asked for despatch within UK. Reaching for the Skies is the dramatic and entertaining story of many of this century's most colourful adventurers. It shows how, thanks to the dreams, courage and inspiration of a few hundred people, the aeroplane has developed from a Heath Robinson contraption of wooden struts and fabric into a machine of steel and aluminium that can circle the Earth in 100 minutes or reach out into space. From the first manned flight in a balloon in 1783 and Orville Wright's first 12-second powered flight in an aeroplane in 1903 to the X-15 and Concorde in the 1960s and the Shuttle in the 1980s, it is a story of pilots and planemakers who have taken up… Read More

BBC Books, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket. Colour plates, b&w illustrations, 288pp.

BBC Books, London, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Reaching for the Skies is the dramatic and entertaining story of many of this century's most colourful adventurers. It shows how, thanks to the dreams, courage, and inspiration of a few hundred people, the aeroplane has developed from a Heath Robinson contraption of wooden struts and fabric into a machine of steel and aluminium that can circle the Earth in 100 minutes and reach our into space.From the first manned flight in a balloon in 1783 and Orville and Wilbur Wright's first 12-second in an aeroplane in 1903 to the X-15 and Concorde in the 1960s and the Shuttle in the 1980s, it is a story of pilots and plane makers who have taken up the challenge of flight and conquered the skies. Brave men rub shoulders with hucksters, greed competes with patriotism, technical genius joins hands with the spirit of adventure. War inevitably plays an important part in the story, as do luck and vision, as one technological… Read More

BBC Books, 1988-10-20. Hardcover. Good. Book is in good condition. All pages are intact and unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. Shelf wear to the edges of the dust jacket.

New York: BBC Books, 1988. Book. Near MINT. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pages. 980g. Brown cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated with colour and b/w photographs throughout. A history of aviation from its earliest beginnings up to modern times. Owing to the weight, extra shipping will be required..

LONDON: BBC BOOKS. Hard cover with dust jacket. Small splits on the front and back top corner edges of DJ. Otherwise slight wear on DJ edges. Not price clipped. Brown boards. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Colour and black and white photograph illustration. The story of the aeroplane. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1988.

London: BBC. Hardcover. Reaching For the Skies. The Adventure of Flight. The Book of the Major TV Series. Slight shelf wear to edges of D/J. Small piece of D/J. missing from spine. This book which includes material from over 200 interviews with pioneering aviators, is fully illustrated with stunning colour and black and white photographs. This book is a very readable and exciting account of the adventure of flight. Illustrated. 288 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 1988.

London : BBC Books, 1988. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 288 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports., fascims. ; 26 cm. Subject; Aeronautics — History

London : BBC Books, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 288 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports., fascims. ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Aeronautics - History. Aeronautics, Military - History. Aircraft - History. Genre; Illustrated.

BBC, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book 1989 reprint. Brown cloth. Gilt titles. With colour and b/w illustrations 3rd Printing. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 288 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, but with some minor edge wear. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Aviation; . ISBN: 0563206802. ISBN/EAN: 9780563206804. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 027358. . 9780563206804