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The Skies of Europe (Signed )
by Prokosch, Frederic
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy. 8vo., 500 pp. Rebound in a beautiful blue half leather with blue cloth over boards; with gilt titles and decorations on spine, color illustrated end papers from the first edition, top edge gilt. Very near Fine. Note SIGNED by Prokosch tipped onto end paper. A handsome, Near Fine copy, in a Fine Binding. *****.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6470
- Title
- The Skies of Europe (Signed )
- Author
- Prokosch, Frederic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- wwii, world, war, two, II, battle of britain, luftwaffe, RAF, jan
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- First Edition
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- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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