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Golden Wings: A Pictorial History of the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Air
by Caidin, Martin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (-)/VG
- ISBN 10
- 0405037554
- ISBN 13
- 9780405037559
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Manchester: Arno Press (Ransom House), 1974 232 numbered pp; HB w/ DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, frontis; a.e. foxed, lt soil ffep, lt dampstain lfep gutter. Cover: brick, gilt titles spine; v lt shelfwear, top front crnr worn through. DJ: clipped, blue, photos front/back, yellow/white titles front/spine; modest edge/shelfwear, extrems worn, sm open tears to lower spine, lower rear f.e.. and upper front f.e., tail chipped, head mildly tattered. "Fort eh first time a pictorial history of the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the air."'
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032435
- Title
- Golden Wings: A Pictorial History of the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Air
- Author
- Caidin, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Paper Over Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (-)
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0405037554
- ISBN 13
- 9780405037559
- Publisher
- Arno Press (Ransom House)
- Place of Publication
- Manchester
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- UNITED STATES NAVY HISTORY MARINE
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About the Seller
Independent Books
Biblio member since 2005
Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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