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Takeoff Into Greatness: How American Aviation Grew So Big So Fast
by Loening,Grover (Signed Copy)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good /Good
- Seller
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: G.P Putnam's Sons. This is a Good Copy of this hardcover Book in Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and upper cover,in a Good Dust-Jacket which has some rubbing and wear to the outer edges of the wrapper with nicks and tears to extremities mostly affecting spine tips.Not price clipped and this copy has been SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the Author on the ffep.The binding is firm with NO hinge weakness.8vo 256pp First Edition 3rd Impression . Good. Hardcover. First Edition 3rd Impression. 2nd Printing. 1968.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Thornton Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35338
- Title
- Takeoff Into Greatness: How American Aviation Grew So Big So Fast
- Author
- Loening,Grover (Signed Copy)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 3rd Impression
- Publisher
- G.P Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- AVIATION SIGNED
- Bookseller catalogs
- MILITARY;
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About the Seller
Richard Thornton Books
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire
About Richard Thornton Books
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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...
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- Hinge
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