New Haven. Yale University Press. 1918. Bound in pictorial, gilt titled paper covered boards. 8vo. First Edition. Illustrated with full page color and monochrome plates. Translated from the French by Louise Morgan Sill, with an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. Mild wear to spine, mild foxing to fore-edge, offset to ffep and front paste down due to dustwrapper, Usual mild foxing throughout, slight soiling to title page. A Very Good copy in original, torn, somewhat soiled, slightly foxed, Good Dustwrapper.

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Bookseller: Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6372
Title: Georges Guynemer-Knight of the Air
Author: Bordeaux, Henry
Format/Binding: Bound in pictorial, gilt titled paper covered boards.
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press.
Place of Publication: New Haven.
Date Published: 1918.

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Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.

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FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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...
Offset: A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
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....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...