The Aeroplane Speaks. With Frontispiece, 36 Full Pages of "Types of Aeroplanes" and 87 Sketches and Diagrams
by Barber, H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co,, 1918 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. (8) 144 (39) pp, illus. Fifth Printing, January 1918. Minor edge wear with darkened and foxed text block (of text pages only). No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 10". Green cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. "Horatio Claude Barber (1875-1964) was an early British aviation pioneer and First World War flight instructor. In 1911 he flew the first cargo flight in Britain, transporting electric light bulbs from Shoreham to Hove. He was also the first person in Great Britain to gain an aeronautical degree.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005657
- Title
- The Aeroplane Speaks. With Frontispiece, 36 Full Pages of "Types of Aeroplanes" and 87 Sketches and Diagrams
- Author
- Barber, H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Robert M. McBride & Co,
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION HISTORY OF AEROPLANES EARLY FLIGHT AND PILOTING
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRANSPORTATION;
- Size
- Large Octavo
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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