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Bird Man by Valentin, Leo; translated by Savill, Mervyn - 1955

by Valentin, Leo; translated by Savill, Mervyn

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Bird Man

by Valentin, Leo; translated by Savill, Mervyn

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Hutchinson, London, 1955.. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 127pp, illustrated, owner's gift inscription on endpaper, text clean and sound, Very Good / Good dustwrapper; wrapper browned and edges rubbed (now protected) .
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good/Dust Jacket Included
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Hutchinson, London, 1955.
  • Date Published 1955

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Bird Man.

by Valentin, Leo

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London.: Hutchinson., 1955. 127pp, photographs, endpapers slightly marked.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Bird Man

by Leo Valentin

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London: Hutchinson, 1955. One man's life-long quest for true "independent" flight. First English translation from the French (Homme-Oiseau) by Mervyn Savill. Blue covers with silver, 127pp with b/w illustrations. Covers have light bumping to head and foot of spine, but very little wear, Dusty, lighty foxed page edges and prelims. Gift inscription on ffep, otherwise internally clean and tight. Ref:104442. First UK Edition. Cloth. VG/G. 14.5x22cm.
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BIRD MAN

by VALENTIN, LEO

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HAWTHORN EAST, Victoria, Australia
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Hutchinson & Co., London, 1955. 127 pp, b&w photographic plates, line drawings, edges mildly foxed, small clean tears to d/j edges, else very good copy in like, illustrated d/j.
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Bird Man

Bird Man

by Valentin, Leo

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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, Australia
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London: Hutchinson. 1955. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ is mildly age-toned at spine. Previous owner's details to front free end paper including a colour photograph of Greif Fixed Wing parachute and the notation 'very scarce parachute'. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Translated from the French by Mervyn Savill. 127pages. Story of the famous parachutist who tried them all! Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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Bird Man

Bird Man

by VALENTIN, Leo

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London: Hutchinson, 1955 Translated from the French by Mervyn Savill. Blue cloth titled in silver on spine, b&w illstns. Very tidy, light wear to front board, faint toning in endpapers. Dust jacket is unclipped, corner tears, slight loss at spine ends, faded at spine, protected in a removable clear film sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Bird Man

by Valentin, Leo

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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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London: Hutchinson, 1955. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. chipped dust jacket 127pp., b/w pls., text ills., Story of the French ÔBird ManÕ. Valentine took parachute-jumping to new standards during his attempts at free flight on wooden wings. Incl. some amazing photos.
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Bird Man

by Valentin, Leo

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Wunnenberg, Germany: Airtech Gmbh. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book reprints a classic French memoir of an early attempt to fly. Blue cloth boards, pristine. Protected dustjacket is crisp and bright. Illustrated throughout. In English, French, and German (each section is about 126 pp. ) Translation by Mervyn Savil. Original title was "Homme-Oiseau. " Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Bird Man

by Valentin, Leo

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Airtec, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is slightly rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Inscribed by the publisher - Helmut.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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