HISTOIRE DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE
by Dollfus, Charles, and Henri Douché
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Paris: L'Illustration, 1932. First edition . Hardcover folio. The history of flight written in French. 574 pages with numerous photographs and illustrations, many illustrations in color and several as double page, general index proper names of individual geographic locations and subjects, plus four tipped in color plates. Bound in dark blue patterned cloth with areonautic emblem impressed in white, black and gold. Title on spine worn away. Very tiny white specks to the front cover and spots of mottling to the rear cover. A very good, handsome copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39753
- Title
- HISTOIRE DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE
- Author
- Dollfus, Charles, and Henri Douché
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover folio
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L'Illustration
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- aviation, balloons, dirigibles, lat, airplanes, flight
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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- First Edition
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- Folio
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- Cloth
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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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...