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Messerschmitt Bf109 At War
by Van Ishoven, Armand
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. This is a complete history of the Messerschmitt used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. There are numerous photos and illustrations accompany the test. No publisher is given, but the dust jacket says "Scribners." The dust jacket indicates that this is a Book Club Edition. The war time history of one of Germany's best fighter planes and matched in the early stages of the war by the Spitfire. Original black cloth publisher's covers with gilt spine lettering. There is a previous owner name sticker and date on the upper corner of the front pastedown and the same owner's cicular blindstamp on the lower corner of the front end paper, else this is a clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket has a small tear and crease at the top edge with a slight bit of wear, else it is in similarly nice condition.; Book Club Edition; B&W Illustrations & Photos; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Peninsula Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 20269
- Title
- Messerschmitt Bf109 At War
- Author
- Van Ishoven, Armand
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Military, World War II, Germany, Air Force, Aircraft, Messerschmitt
Terms of Sale
Peninsula Books
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
Biblio member since 2023
Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
Peninsula Books has been providing fine and rare books to collectors, institutions and the book trade since 1980. We have a select general stock of books and specialize in Americana in its many forms. We welcome your inquiries and are always happy to answer any questions about our books. Email is usually the quickest way to have your questions answered.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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