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THRILLING FLIGHTS
by Johns, Captain W. E. [Editor]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: John Hamilton Ltd, 1936. Pp. 224; cr. 8vo; light blue boards, spine lettered and decorated in black, the boards lightly soiled, edges worn, spine faded and slightly soiled, the upper joint tender and with short split at head; name in ink on upper free endpaper, text block browned, the last few leaves slightly chipped or split at edges, a couple of spots of foxing; John Hamilton Ltd., London, n.d.[1936?]. Early reprint, with no publisher's catalogue at end? *Lacking the dust wrapper. Twenty accounts of 'My Most Thrilling Flight', edited by W. E. Johns and containing his own account of being shot down in September 1918. Other contributors include Captain C. D. Barnard, Major Charles G. Barker, Flight-Lieutenant T. Rose.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 172955
- Title
- THRILLING FLIGHTS
- Author
- Johns, Captain W. E. [Editor]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Hamilton Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
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Melbourne, Victoria
About Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
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Glossary
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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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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