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The Black One
by Hewitt, J E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 095946221X
- ISBN 13
- 9780959462210
- Seller
-
Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Langate Publishing, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Quarto. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Front and endpapers have some faint tanning with a small mark on back endpaper and a small mark on front of 'Supplement'. Boards have some very faint rubbing An autobiography of J. E. Hewitt, whose father steeped him in classical stories of the heroes of the ages which directed his course in life, joining the RAN as a cadet midshipman, then naval aviator and subsequent service and training in RN, RAF., and RAN. This book covers the years 1901-39, with appendix 1, an authenticated account in facsimile of the sinking and salving of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow. Includes Supplement B & W photos
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55127
- Title
- The Black One
- Author
- Hewitt, J E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 095946221X
- ISBN 13
- 9780959462210
- Publisher
- Langate Publishing
- Place of Publication
- South Yarra
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 172
- Keywords
- British Naval History WWI. Royal Navy, Scarpa Flow, Ataturk
- X weight
- 1100.000 kg
- Size
- Quarto
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Biblio member since 2020
Yungaburra, Queensland
About Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
Books sourced from all over the world adorn our shelves. We carry a general range of books, some 18,000, including fiction and non-fiction in all genres. We stock collectibles, rare and antiquarian and many out-of-print books. Lonely Planet described Spencer & Murphy Booksellers as "the best bookshop in the North" and we are known as a treasure trove of books and often as Aladdin's Cave of Books.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Facsimile
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- Quarto
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