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Iowa Takes to the Air [Inscribed by the Author]
by Pellegreno, Ann Holtgren
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0935092013
- ISBN 13
- 9780935092011
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Story City, IA: Aerodrome Press, 1980 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xiii (i), 274 pp, illus. First Edition, 1980. Inscribed on ffep. Not Price Clipped. Tiny chip to top edge rear panel dj with faintly foxed top text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "A record of the efforts of aviation pioneers as they struggled to become airborne in Iowa during the years 1845 to 1918 by the woman who her place in world aviation when she completed Amelia Earhart's 1937 globe-circling route in 1967 using the same model aircraft.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6628
- Title
- Iowa Takes to the Air [Inscribed by the Author]
- Author
- Pellegreno, Ann Holtgren
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0935092013
- ISBN 13
- 9780935092011
- Publisher
- Aerodrome Press
- Place of Publication
- Story City, IA
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION U. S. HISTORY AVIATION IOWA
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRANSPORTATION;
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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