Through the Overcast. The Weather and the Art of Instrument Flying.
by JORDANOFF, Assen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York and London: Funk and Wagnalls Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1941. Reprint. Hardcover. In Blue boards with bright silver-gilt titling to the spine and front board which also has an illustration of a silver plane printed in an impressed 'cloud'. NO dustjacket. Ex RAF Area Education Scheme Central Library Uxbridge/ RAF Station Reference book Oak? ? Ton. NO lib numbers on the spine, but has the usual stamps marks, etc, to the first few pages up to and including the Title page and one stamp on the rear board, but NO other library marks in the book that I can see. The board edges are rubbed and the head/tail of the spine and the corners slightly discoloured/bumped, but overall the boards are solid and all hinges are tight. 356pp. Black/white frontispiece. Numerous black and white illustrations/maps/charts/diagrams. Some light staining to page edges of the first few and last few pages. The Main body of book is Unmarked and CLEAN, BRIGHT and TIGHT- with a VG 'period' cover. "A guide for instrument flying in the early years of aviation - and more... ". ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .
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- Seller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 111579
- Title
- Through the Overcast. The Weather and the Art of Instrument Flying.
- Author
- JORDANOFF, Assen
- Illustrator
- Frank L Carlson & Fred L. Meagher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Funk and Wagnalls Company
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- History, Aircraft; Through The Overcast. The Weather And The Art Of Instrument , Flying. Assen Jordanoff;, Pilot; A Guide For Instrument Flying In The Early Years Of Aviation; RAF , Area Education Scheme;, Airplane; Monoplanes; Bi-planes; Triplanes; Aerop
Terms of Sale
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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