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Wings In The West A History of the first Fifty Years of the Royal Aero Club of Western Australia. Signed Collector’s Limited Numbered Edition.
by GILES, Robert Owen:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Australia, Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, n.d. ca1970 Ltd. Numbered Edition 190/400.. Hardback, approx 8.5 x 6 inches. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good near fine condition with near fine dustwrapper. Authors inscription and signature to endpaper “With compliments from the committee, Colin (Gosling?) R.O. Giles.” Else a very clean and tight copy. 284pp. Illustrated with B&W photo plates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81486
- Title
- Wings In The West A History of the first Fifty Years of the Royal Aero Club of Western Australia. Signed Collector’s Limited Numbered Edition.
- Author
- GILES, Robert Owen:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Australia, Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, n.d. ca1970 Ltd. Numbered Edition 190/400.
- Keywords
- Military Subjects GILES, Robert Owen: Wings In The West, A History of the first Fifty Years of the Royal Aero Club of Western Australia, Signed Collector’s Limited Numbered Edition, dustwrapper,
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Dustwrapper
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- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
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