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Text-Book of Anti-Aircraft Gunnery, COMPLETE in 2 volumes
by Hill, A.V. [Archibald Vivian]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Winnetka, Illinois, United States
Item Price
A$1,473.45A$1,178.76
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About This Item
London: HMSO, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. Scarce (only 3 copies in WorldCat, none in COPAC, this is the first copy of the complete set listed online in 20 years). The complete theory of anti-aircraft gunnery worked out during World War I (the Great War) by Hill's Brigands, an illustrious team of physicists, mathematicians, and scientists, including Douglas Hartree, Karl Pearson, and Horace Darwin, who developed the new, three-dimensional gunnery to the sophistication level of established artillery (William Thomas, _Rational Action_, 2015). "Artillery schools" stamps to title pages and number stamped on front cover of volume 1 and spine of volume 2. Volume 1: 867 pages, original red cloth binding with gilt titles. Corners bumped, rear lower corner especially. Front hinge carefully reinforced with archival tape. All plates present including 14 large fold-outs. Volume 2: 271 pages. 5 fold-outs. Good+ condition, wear to joints, foxing to endpapers. All fold-outs excellent. 104200
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- Bookseller
- Denominator Books (IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5294
- Title
- Text-Book of Anti-Aircraft Gunnery, COMPLETE in 2 volumes
- Author
- Hill, A.V. [Archibald Vivian]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- HMSO
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Denominator Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2007
Winnetka, Illinois
About Denominator Books (IOBA)
I am a book collector and Internet bookseller specializing in academic and scholarly books, especially modern first editions and classic monographs.
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