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Price: US$216.24 + shipping
Description: , 192 pages, black and white illustrations First Edition , boards marked and foxed, gutter cracked at p112/113, no inscriptions, pages mostly clean, good condition , blue cloth with printed title to front and spine , 14 cm x 9 cm Hardback ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
Joseph Lawrence. The Observer's Book of Airplanes. Frederick Warne And Co, London, 1942.
Price: US$220.06 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition and printing. In good mid blue cloth boards, navy titles to front and back strip. The covers are quite clean, with sunned area to top front edge; fairly tight and straight. "The Clevedon Community Co-operative Bookshop Bindery Team" have gently cleaned the top of spine cover. Lightly marked end papers and very light tanning; brief dedication on front free end paper. Age-toned cut edges. The text block 'describes 108 types' of airplane and has '321 illustrations'. The pages are quite securely bound, not tanned or marked and quite bright. "The Bindery Team" have glued back together gaps between pp 32/33 and pp 96/97 to stabilise the spine. Good condition. Inside poor dust jacket, grubby and with piece missing from front top and tail edges and chipped rear cover. The b/w photo to front not affected and 'Airplanes' from title exists. Not price clipped. With cellophane cover to protect.
Seller: Clevedon Community Bookshop Co-operative, Clevedon, United Kingdom
Price: US$512.63 + shipping
Description: FIRST Impression Small (approx. 14.5 x 9cm) blue cloth hardback in original unclipped DUST-JACKET. 192pp., indexed, profusely illustrated with 321 b/w plates and line drawings. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Binding slightly soft, with forward lean. Slight fading to cloth edges of binding. Some edgewear and small areas of loss to lightly soiled dust jacket (please see photos). Overall a Good/Good copy of this scarce title. (Shelf Office) ** To see a scan of this book please visit our Home page ** Our shop is open to visitors Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm. - Credit and (UK) Debit cards welcome.- Books posted Worldwide. - For any queries please contact us direct.
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Lawrence, Joseph:. The Observer's Book of Airplanes. London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1942.
Price: US$826.81 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, small 8vo, 192 pp, black & white illustrations and line drawings, original light blue cloth in unclipped dustwrapper. The book is in excellent condition, with thin lines of fading to the top and bottom of the boards; the unclipped dustwrapper is a touch worn at the edges. An exceptional copy of the rare first edition, carrying the reference 190.742 to the final page. Hard to find better!
Seller: Gerald Baker, Bristol, United Kingdom