ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AVIATION Compiled and Edited by Squadron-Leader C. G. Burge
by Burge, C. G.; compiler and editor
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., [circa 1930s].. [circa 1930s].. Good. - Large square octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The spine & extremities are faded. The binding is bumped & lightly soiled with a few small stains. 641 & [1] pages. 1 color plate & many black-and-white illustrations & diagrams. There are some pencil notes on the front pastedown. The verso of the color plate is foxed. Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4343
- Title
- ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AVIATION Compiled and Edited by Squadron-Leader C. G. Burge
- Author
- Burge, C. G.; compiler and editor
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., [circa 1930s].
- Date Published
- [circa 1930s].
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.