Birth Of A Legend : The Spitfire
by Jeffrey Quill
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0874747767
- ISBN 13
- 9780874747768
- Seller
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover with dust jacket, published by Smithsonian Press, 1986. This is a second printing copy. Jeffrey Quill, the chief test pilot of the Spitfire, here recounts the events that led up to the development of this legendary WWII fighter plane. The early years of its operation, the air battles over Dunkirk, and the Battle of Britain are also recounted here. 158 pages with Index, illustrated throughout with black & white and color photos. High quality paper stock. Light blue cloth covered cover boards. Cover is flat, the corners are not bumped or creased. The dust jacket is intact, it is not price clipped, and has been protected with a clear, removable cover. One small cut mark on the spine of the jacket, through the 'middle of the word 'Birth' of the title. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block are clean. Not a remainder, not a library discard. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hopkins Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22-08542
- Title
- Birth Of A Legend : The Spitfire
- Author
- Jeffrey Quill
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0874747767
- ISBN 13
- 9780874747768
- Publisher
- Smithsonian
- Place of Publication
- Washington, Dc
- Date Published
- May 17, 1986
- Bookseller catalogs
- WWII;
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Hopkins Books
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Nashua, New Hampshire
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