A History of Fireworks
by Brock, Alan St H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
George G. Harrap & Co. , Ltd. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, "covers the long story of development in this field from its first, little-recorded beginnings in the East, to the spectacularly unprecedented official London peace display of June 8th, 1945 - With Eight Plates in Colour, Thirty-two in Half-tone and Line Blocks in the Text," the dark blue cloth cover is faded near the top edge, the blank end-papers have moderate foxing, and the outer edge of the pages have mild tanning, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, the jacket, the jacket has a good amount of edge-wear which includes a 1-inch chunk missing from the bottom of the rear panel, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; 280 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mainly Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 054540
- Title
- A History of Fireworks
- Author
- Brock, Alan St H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. , Ltd
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Pyrotechnics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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About the Seller
Mainly Books
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania
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