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Alone In The Sky
by Batten, Jean
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0906393019
- ISBN 13
- 9780906393017
- Seller
-
Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Auckland: Technical Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (1979). First Edition. Hardcover. 0906393019 . No tears to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; This copy signed by the author in blue ink on the title page: "Jean Batten". [x], 190 pages + plates. Blue papered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 215mm x 138mm. Jean Batten (1909-1982), New Zealand aviator. "The book is based on her earlier work 'My Life' 1938, but it has been thoroughly revised and lengthened by the author without losing is period feel." - from dust-jacket blurb. ; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19057
- Title
- Alone In The Sky
- Author
- Batten, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0906393019
- ISBN 13
- 9780906393017
- Publisher
- Technical Books
- Place of Publication
- Auckland
- Date Published
- (1979)
- Keywords
- 0906393019
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- New
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- Spine
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- 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...
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
- Jacket
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