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Rocket
by Joubert de la Ferte, Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Philisophical Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, black lettering on spine, medallion on cover. Illustrated with B& W photographs and drawings. . Covers shelf-worn at head and heel of spine, endpapers lightly soiled, gift inscription on ffep, otherwise unmarked; hinges strong, text block tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is moderately chipped with minor loss and the head and heel of the spine. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. . B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 190 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10178
- Title
- Rocket
- Author
- Joubert de la Ferte, Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philisophical Library
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Rockets, Science;, Non-Fiction;, 1st editions, V2
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science, Medicine & Technology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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