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Curtiss: The Hammondsport Era, 1907--1915
by Casey, Louis S
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0517543265
- ISBN 13
- 9780517543269
- Seller
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Bumpass, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Publishers, 1981. First Edition (Stated) . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Author accurately documents Curtiss's formative years from the first Aerial Experiment Association glider to the refined flying boats used during World War I. Features 160 photographs and 42 three-view scale drawings. 237 pages. Shelf wear to fair dust jacket with open tears at top. Old ink price on half title page.
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- Bookseller
- The Aviator's Bookshelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026893
- Title
- Curtiss: The Hammondsport Era, 1907--1915
- Author
- Casey, Louis S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (Stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0517543265
- ISBN 13
- 9780517543269
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 237
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Aviation Pioneers History Aircraft Profiles Reference
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