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Ballantine Books, 1972. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Pan, 1969. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Pan, 1969. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Ballantine, 1964. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Ballantine, 1964. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Heinemann , 1964. Hardcover. Used - Good/Good. Fourth British printing; moderate edgewear to dust jacket (protected in mylar), covers clean and square, yellowing to book block, pages otherwise clean and square, binding good.

Heinemann, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. Reprinted. 249 pages. Laminated dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages, plates, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Annotations, underlining and marginalia in pencil throughout; text remains unaffected. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

Ballantine Books, 1964-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 1964, stated First Ballantine Printing November 1964. Very good condition with light wear on covers.

Paper Tiger, Inc., 1982. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Heinemann, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. Reprint. 249 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. B&W photographs throughout. Frontispiece detached but present. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine.

Random House Publishing Group, 1972. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paper Tiger, Inc, 1982-12-19. hardcover. Used: Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Pan Books, UK, 1968. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 222 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 1968. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Nevil Shute best describes this autobiography in his own words: "Most of my adult life, perhaps all the worthwhile part of it, has been spent messing about with airplanes. For 30 years there was a period when airplanes would fly when you wanted them to, but there were still fresh things to be learned on every flight, a period when airplanes were small and so easily built that experiments were cheap and new designs could fly within six months of the first glimmer in the mind of the designer. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0330022512. ISBN/EAN: 9780330022514. Inventory No: 23080132.. 9780330022514

William Heinemann 1954. LACKS D/W, super octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Melbourne London Toronto: William Heinemann, 1954. First Edition Stated 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 249 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. First Printing Indicated , 1954. Light Usage, Gilt Brilliant, Near Fine. Ownership Signature Of Russell W, Jelliffe, Spouse Of Rowena Jelliffe. Rowena Woodham-Jelliffe (1892-1992) Became A Pioneer In The Field Of Interracial Theater As An Outgrowth Of Her Career As A Social Worker And Co-Founder Of Karamu House. Born And Raised In New Albion, Ill., She Came To Ohio In 1910 To Enter Oberlin College, Where She Served As President Of The Oberlin Women's Suffrage League And Met Her Future Husband, Russell W. Jelliffe. After A Year Spent Jointly As Graduate Students At The University Of Chicago, Rowena And Russell Were Married And Came To Cleveland To Establish The East Side Settlement House That Eventually Became Karamu. To Help Draw Their Largely African American Constituency Into The Settlement's Program, Mrs. Jelliffe Began Producing Children's… Read More

General, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Other than minor spine curl this is a clean, tight and unmarked copy-Nevil Shute best describes this autobiography in his own words: "Most of my adult life, perhaps all the worthwhile part of it, has been spent messing about with airplanes. For 30 years there was a period when airplanes would fly when you wanted them to, but there were still fresh things to be learned on every flight, a period when airplanes were small and so easily built that experiments were cheap and new designs could fly within six months of the first glimmer in the mind of the designer. "That halcyon period started about 1910 and it was in full flower after WW I when I was a young man; it died with WW II when airplanes had grown too costly and too complicated for individuals to build or even to operate. I count myself lucky that fleeting period coincided with my youth and my young manhood, and that I had a part in it.

William Heinemann Ltd 1964. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

Morrow, New York NY,, 1954. 8vo., First US Edition, with plates, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; grey cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.

Pan Macmillan. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.