WAR PLANES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR: VOLUME FIVE - FIGHTERS (FRANCE); (Hanriot HD.1 to Morane-Saulnier Type AN)
by Bruce, J. M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0356037797
- ISBN 13
- 9780356037790
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Macdonald & Co, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. London: Macdonald & Co., 1972. First edition. 5 x 5 1/2 inches: pp. 136. Dark blue and white photographic glossy paper dust jacket with black and blue type. Black cloth with silver gilt titles on spine. With numerous photographs and line drawings of the aircraft.
Dust jacket has light edge and corner wear. Original US sticker price on inner flap of dust jacket next to original UK price. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.
"... the narratives recount...the evolution of the fixed-gun tractor fighter aeroplane...Herein is the fullest account of the pioneering work of Raymond Saulnier, Roland Garros and Jules Hue, together with details of many contemporary ideas in this important and fascinating field of aviation history." From the dust jacket flap.
Dust jacket has light edge and corner wear. Original US sticker price on inner flap of dust jacket next to original UK price. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.
"... the narratives recount...the evolution of the fixed-gun tractor fighter aeroplane...Herein is the fullest account of the pioneering work of Raymond Saulnier, Roland Garros and Jules Hue, together with details of many contemporary ideas in this important and fascinating field of aviation history." From the dust jacket flap.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1014
- Title
- WAR PLANES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR: VOLUME FIVE - FIGHTERS (FRANCE); (Hanriot HD.1 to Morane-Saulnier Type AN)
- Author
- Bruce, J. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0356037797
- ISBN 13
- 9780356037790
- Publisher
- Macdonald & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- World War I Fighter Planes France 1914-18 Aviation History
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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