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Pushing the Envelope: Airplanes of the Jet Age
by RABINOWITZ, Harold
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1567995969
- ISBN 13
- 9781567995961
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: MetroBooks. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 1567995969 . First printing. The history of aviation, culminating in modern jet planes, is detailed in this work. With full color and b&w photos throughout. --- This oversize (11 in. wide x 12.5 in. tall) hardcover is published on quality coated papers. Jacket features color photos of modern jet planes. --- A clean, firm, bright copy lacking apparent damages, but with inked gift inscription to half title page. Jacket very nice, but with minor rubbing to back cover.; Quarto (11 to 13 in. tall) ; 160 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80085
- Title
- Pushing the Envelope: Airplanes of the Jet Age
- Author
- RABINOWITZ, Harold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1567995969
- ISBN 13
- 9781567995961
- Publisher
- MetroBooks
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- 1567995969
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Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Half Title
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- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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