LONDON: AVIATION BOOK CLUB 1934 Green cloth boards with red titles to spine 220 x 145 mm approx. Top edge of book block stained green. xvi 292 pp. Portrait frontis 7 other illustrations by Leonard Bridgman as called for. Translated from the French by A. J. Insall and with a foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John M. Salmond the book recalls the exploits of the Begian Flying Ace who specialised in destroying enemy observation balloons on the Western Front during the Great War. This brought him international fame the British D.S.O. and M.C. as well as Belgian and French decorations. This edition in English was first published by John Hamilton in 1934. The copy offered by us is the Aviation Flying Club printing undated but probably of the same or following year. VG/VG Book- Shelf wear to bottom edges. Mild foxing to fore edge of book block. No previous owner name or insc. Binding sound. Dust Jacket - a little rubbed with uneven fading tiny loss - max- 5x10 mm approx around head of spine. Non price clipped - cover 10s 6d now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale. AVIATION BOOK CLUB hardcover
No Binding. Very Good. A single page note in blue ink by Willy Coppens which discusses the varied and contrasting means of controlling an aircraft 'Je considere le "manche a balai" comme un organe de commande parfait pour les petits avions et surtout pour la chase et l'acrobatie'. Coppens goes on to consider the different means of controlling larger aircraft concluding that great inventions cannot be controlled or patented. The document has fold lines but the text is clean and clearly legible. Very Good unknown
<p>Vintage pre-owned copy with pages that have yellowed but are intact and clean. Cover shows wear especially on the edges and spine.</p><p>Thank you for stopping by.</p> Ace Books paperback
ACE BOOKS January 1971. Mass Market Paperback. Used - Very Good/Very Good. Very Good; pages clean and unmarked; very little shelfwear with a few minor creases and slight rubbing. For additional photos please contact our store. Your purchase supports a small business! ACE BOOKS paperback
Ace Books 1971. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Ace Books paperback
BELGIUM BELGE On offer is an original undated 12 x 8 inch photograph perhaps used as a poster wherein Belgium's greatest flying ace Willy Coppens de Houthulst writes a short note and autograph signature. The Belgian flyer was awarded 37 official air victories between April and October of 1918. He was injured in the last sortie losing his left leg but he continued to fly until 1940. Super Belgian relic of the 'Great War'. VG. Autograph. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. unknown
Oxford Univ 1955. Unknown. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Oxford Univ unknown
Denmark: Schonbergske Forlag 1942. Translated by Hedda Syberg; A paperback copy with wraps bound over with 3/4 leather & marbled paperover boards gilt spine title & beige pastedown/endpapers; A good copy; 291 pages. Size: 5.25"x8.5". Soft cover. Schonbergske Forlag Paperback
Kobenhavn: Det Schonbergske Forlag 1947. 3. Oplag hardback. 8vo 22cm x 14cm 492pp. Rebound in half brown calf patterned boards gilt titling to the spine. This book is in very good condition. Text in Danish. Kobenhavn: Det Schonbergske Forlag, 1947. hardcover
Kobenhavn: Det Schonbergske Forlag 1947. Reprint. Hard Back. Good. text in Danish leather bound with a closed tear to the leather at the top of the spine pages cleam Det Schonbergske Forlag hardcover
ELLIPSES 2018. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Edition 2018. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. ELLIPSES paperback
Bookseller reference : F-152-198 ISBN : 2340028426 9782340028425
ELLIPSES 2018. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Edition 2018. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. ELLIPSES paperback
Bookseller reference : F-003-574 ISBN : 2340028426 9782340028425
Alpha Books 1986. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Alpha Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : G0906670373I3N01 ISBN : 0906670373 9780906670378
Sherborne Dorset England: Alpha Books. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. 1st Edition UK. Hardcover. First English Language Edition 1986. Very Good in a Near Fine DJ: The Book shows mild shelf-rubbing to the lower extremities; the boards are ever so slightly bowed due to the weight of the book; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names dates addresses notations inscriptions stamps plates or labels. A handsome copy structurally sound and tightly bound showing the mildest wear and a minor unobtrusive imperfection. Not far from "As New". The DJ shows a tick of wear to the head and heel of the backstrip and upper corner tips; unclipped; mylar-protected. Clean attractive and intact. NOT a Remainder Book-Club or Ex-Library. Small 4to 10.85 x 8.85 x 1.1 inches . Over 400 beautiful color photographs. Language: English. Weight: 57 ounces. First published in German in 1963; this translation appears to have been taken from the Second edition published in 1984. Trade Paperback. A detailed dictionary of more than 750 species and varieties. Each entry gives a precise description of form and flowers with notes on origin naming and cultivation. Published almost 40 years ago at $55.00; one can only imagine what the price would be today. Although this text was first published in German in 1963 the concise yet comprehensive information it contains is far from dated. New species and hybrids and renaming of some families may have occurred over time but in the main the classification of cacti remains much as presented here. Well laid out to describe both physical structure and the mode of living of cacti this book covers the various habitats the families grow in and provides maps of areas in which they naturally occur. Greenhouse and in-house cultivation~ soil preferences watering and feeding habits and light requirements of the various types~are well covered. Building a collection of interest ; raising cactus hybrids; and pests also are well explained. Lest the prospective purchaser and reader expect dull reams of text not so. Charts showing how to identify cacti by flower type and so forth are very useful. Further this encyclopedia is very well illustrated almost all in color. The various plants are presented in alphabetical order which allows quick searches for any required. Not all individuals of any one family are illustrated as some families have over 300 members but the 192 pages of clear photos and identification for those cacti presented really do help identify that prickly character that so attracted you at the flower shop or greenhouse. A short glossary and bibliography as well as a useful index round out the book. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 340 pages . Alpha Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 58515 ISBN : 0906670373 9780906670378
Oxford University Press Incorporated 1977. Hardcover. 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. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Oxford University Press, Incorporated hardcover
Bookseller reference : G0198227086I3N00 ISBN : 0198227086 9780198227083
Small Batch Books 2024. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Small Batch Books paperback
Bookseller reference : G1951568443I3N00 ISBN : 1951568443 9781951568443
The Floralies of Ghent 1995. Hardcover with dusjacket 2 volumes in slipcase 384 80 pages in full-color. 23x30cm. Text in NL/ FR/ DE/ ENG. gedenkboek / Memorial Memorial book Gedenkbuch the art of The Floralies of Ghent / productie export onderzoek / Azalea / trekkalender van azalea's/ The Floralies of Ghent 1995 hardcover
Arthaud 1982 in/8 broché 267 pages. 13 illustrations en couleurs 9 cartes. P.D.G. et aventurier des mers Willy De Roos a mené une double carrière d'homme d'affaires et de navigateur. Le besoin de créativité et d'indépendance le goût du dépassement l'ont conduit très tôt à la pratique des sports mais aussi à celle des arts et l'on verra le rôle qu'a tenu la musique au cours de sa difficile traversée de l'Arctique. Il est venu tard à la mer au seuil de la quarantaine après s'être passionnément voué avec sa femme à l'éducation de ses quatre filles. Parti de Thuin en Belgique à bord d'un ketch de 13 mètres en acier le "Williwaw" au début de juin 1977 Willy de Roos franchit le cercle arctique le 16 de ce même mois longe la côte ouest du Groenland se faufile de chenal en chenal à travers le dédale des îles du nord canadien et passe le 18 septembre le détroit de Bering. Il réalisait ainsi un exploit jamais renouvelé depuis Amundsen : joindre l'Atlantique au Pacifique par le passage du Nord-Ouest. Parti en solitaire il accepte au Groenland de s'adjoindre un équipier mais celui-ci le quittera à mi-parcours. Et c'est seul au prix d'efforts inouïs dormant à peine surveillant constamment les masses formidables des glaces qui tantôt se disloquent tantôt se ressoudent autour du petit navire qu'il parviendra après trois mois dans les eaux libres du Pacifique. Le récit qu'il a rapporté de cette étonnante croisière témoigne non seulement des énormes difficultés surmontées de l'extraordinaire spectacle de ces terres et de ces mers glaciales mais des qualités exceptionnelles du marin ou pour mieux dire de l'homme. Car tout se passe au cours des dernières semaines de cette navigation à la limite des possibilités humaines. unknown
Hollis & Carter/The Bodley Head Ltd 1980-09. Hardcover. Very Good/good jkt. 8x5x0. first UK edition translated from the French by Bruce Penman foreword by Rear-Admiral G. S. Ritchie 206 pages photos maps bibliography blue textured paper over boards with gilt spine title color illustrated jacket in protective plastic cover. Edges lightly worn very faint damp stain along lower edge of rear boards ink initials and year at upper edge of front free endpaper contents fine; jacket edges worn and rubbed. Brick and mortar bookshop since 1975! Hollis & Carter/The Bodley Head Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : 110813013a ISBN : 037030263X 9780370302638
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