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Paul W. Tibbets
Return of the Enola Gay
World War II Aircraft: Mid Coast Marketing 1998. 339 pgs. Photos. Signed by author/pilot Paul Tibbets and bombadier Thomas Ferebee. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Mid Coast Marketing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007305 ISBN : 0970366604 9780970366603
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Paul, S.; Pettipas, L.; Walsh, J.; Camden, J.O. MBE
The CAHS (Canadian Aviation Historical Society) Journal, Vol. 24, No. 3, Fall 1986 ('86)
Pages 75-103. Features: Carrier 'Ops' Recalled; Seagoing Guppies and Shark Mouthed Turkeys - The TBM Avenger; The Royal Canadian Naval Reserve Air Group; RDF (Radar) and Flying in the RCAF and RAF (part 2) - J.O. (Jim) Camden, MBE, F/L RCAF, Ret'd; Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Pauline Cottrill
The Man Australia Forgot : Paul Joseph McGinness DFC DCM MID Co-Founder of Qantas Airways
Brisbane QLD Australia: Pictorial Press Australia 2012. 335 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover in Slipcase. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pictorial Press Australia Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020213 ISBN : 1876561793 9781876561796
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Paulsen Marc E.
Magic in the Air: My Flying Stories From a Time When Anyone Could Own an Airplane
Milwaukee: Visibility Unlimited Press 2012. 1st printing. Fine. 10 371 p. color frontis color/bw photos 8vo paperback; Visibility Unlimited Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 71637 ISBN : 0977473732 9780977473731
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Paulsen Marc E.
Magic In The Air - My Flying Stories From A Time When Anyone Could Own and Airplane
Oregon: Visibility Unlimited Press 2012. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Trade paperback signed by the author 1st edition. A near fine copy with minor wear at the cover corners. Clean tight and unmarked - feels unread. Signature is not personalized "Best Regards Marc Paulsen." 371 pp. filled with full color photos of the author's days refurbishing planes flying and telling tales. <br/><br/> Visibility Unlimited Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 1253 ISBN : 0977473732 9780977473731
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Paulson John W. and Bennett Charles V
Stability and Control Characteristics of a Fighter Airplane in Inverted Flight Attitude as Determined by Model Tests NACA Wartime Report
NACA/National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 1945. Softcover. Good Condition. A couple library stamps and pencil notes on covers. Stapled edge light wear yellowing to the covers and pages but a good solid booklet overall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Standard Weight. Category: Aviation; Inventory No: 153414. . NACA/National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics paperback
Bookseller reference : 153414
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PAULY, Albert.
Du Perron à Piccadilly 1940-1945.
in-16 (poche), 151 pp, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [LP-8]
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Paust Gilbert
Here's How to Fly
NY: Essential Books 1944. Coffee cup stain on front cover extremities worn corners bumped aging at hinges of endpapers spine tilt intermittent notations throughout and on rear endpapers. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. Essential Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3385
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Pavelec S. Mike
Luftwaffe The 1933-1945: The Essential Facts and Figures for Goring's Air Force - World War II Data Book
London England: Amber Books Ltd 2010. Hardcover with laminated pictorial boards and pictorial dust jacket first edition 838gms 192 pages illustrated endpapers. This book reveals the workings of the German air force through its command structure resources production figures recruitment and training. Broken down by key campaigns and subject areas the book includes reference tables diagrams colour maps and charts presenting all the core data in easy-to-follow formats. Book is in very good condition with only minor general wear and tear. Boards and dust jacket are also in very good condition with only very mild shelf wear otherwise no other pre-loved markings. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Amber Books Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : WARAIR16 ISBN : 1907446095 9781907446092
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Pawlas Karl Rudolf
Deutsche Flugzeuge 1914-1918: E. Dokumentation Luftfahrt-Dokumente ; Nr. 20
U.S.A.: Publizistisches Archiv Pawlas Abt. Luftfahrt 1976. 320 pages 505g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to edges Very Good. with the contents tight and clean. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs. TEXT IN GERMAN. German aircraft 1914-1918 : E. Documentation aviation documents ; no. 20 . 1st Edition. Soft Card Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Publizistisches Archiv Pawlas, Abt. Luftfahrt unknown
Bookseller reference : 18593 ISBN : 3880882096 9783880882096
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PAWLOWSKI Gareth L.
Flat-Tops and Fledglings. A History of American Aircraft Carriers. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 4to., with very numerous photographs in the text; green cloth, backstripletterd in white, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Detailed class-by-class survey from USSs 'Langley' to 'Chester W Nimitz'. Part I comprises chapters on individual carriers; in Parts II-IV the author covers the early days, and medals and commendations, together with useful appendices including deployments.
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Paxton Tony
Tornado
Shepperton: Ian Allan 1992. 64pp. 200g. Oblong format pictorial card covers FINE. Illustrated with colour throughout. A pictorial history of this combat aircraft. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Ian Allan Paperback
Bookseller reference : 10172 ISBN : 0711020612 9780711020610
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Paxton Tony
Tornado
Shepperton. Surry UK: Ian Allan Ltd 1992. 64 pages with colour illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ian Allan Ltd Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004011 ISBN : 0711020612 9780711020610
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Payne L G S
Air Dates
Heinemann 1957. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1000grams ISBN: Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6666321
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Payne L G
Air Dates
Heinemann 1957. This book has hardback covers.Ex-libraryWith usual stamps and markingsIn fair condition suitable as a study copy.No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1100grams ISBN: Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2910383
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Payne L.
Lighter Than Air: An Illustrated History of the Airship
A. S. Barnes & Co. 1977. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1100grams ISBN:0498017524 A. S. Barnes & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8187724 ISBN : 0498017524 9780498017520
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Payne Lee/Goldwater Barry intro
Lighter Than Air: An Illustrated History of the Airship
NY: Orion Books 1991. 1st printing or revised edition. Very Good / Very Good dust jacket. xii 310 p. frontis photos illus notes biblio index 4to; Orion Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 43315 ISBN : 0517574764 9780517574768
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Payne Lee; Introduction by Barry Goldwater
Lighter Than Air : An Illustrated History of the Airship
New York: Orion Books 1991. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. 8.75" wide by 11" tall. NOT price clipped $35.00. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Profusely illustrated with over 300 old prints vintage photos and rare portraits. Bound in the original red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Contains an Introduction and 12 chapters: 1 The Balloon; 2 The Search for Dirigibility; 3 Zeppelin - the Man and His Airships; 4 The Airship at War; 5 Postwar Airship Enthusiasm; 6 To the Arctic; 7 Hugo Eckener and the Graf Zeppelin; 8 The Big Ships; 9 The End of the Dream of Rigid Airships; 10 World War II; 11 Ballooning - To the Edge of Space; 12 The Airship and the Future. List of sources. Bibliography. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "Is there anyone who has never looked up at a balloon or blimp and wondered What would it be like to fly in that -- to float effortlessly and silently through the sky LIGHTER THAN AIR tells in words and in more than three hundred pictures the magical stories of the people who have sailed the earth's ocean of air. From the Montgolfier's first balloon to today's Goodyear blimps airships have captivated the public's imagination but until now the story has been in bits and pieces. Lee Payne has gathered the first-hand accounts of the pioneers and scores of photographs dating from as far back as the Civil War and woven them together into once fascinating volume.". First Printing of Revised & Enlarged ed. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. ix 310pp. Orion Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004535 ISBN : 0517574764 9780517574768
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Payne LGS. L. G.
Air Dates
London: Heinemann 1957. 1st printing. VG/Good dust jacket tears to dust jacket. viii 565 p. appendices index 8vo chronological listing of all aviation events military and civil from 1783 to 1956; Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : 62981
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Payne P. R.
Helicopter Dynamics and Aerodynamics
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. 1959. 6.25" wide by 10" tall. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. A solid reading/reference copy. Inner hinges are sound. WITHDRAWN stamp and a few other library markings. Text pages are clean. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Foreword by L. C. McCarty. Illustrated with figures and diagrams in the text plus 6 plates on glossy paper. Graphs. Bibliographical references. Two appendices. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine and front cover. Contains 12 major sections including: General aerodynamics; Induced aerodynamics; Fundamental of rotor dynamics; Flapping stability and blade movements in gusts; Stability and control; Rotor vibration; Ground resonance and vibration due to rotor resonance; Control loads and vibration; Blade flutter and rotor weaving; Blade flexing and resonance; etc. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/No dust jacket. xiii 442pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008855
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Payne Stephen Curator Canadian Aviation Museum ed.; Foreword By Anthony P Smyth
Canadian Wings: A Remarkable Century of Flight / Canadian Aviation Museum History
Canada: Vancouver BC / Toronto ON / Berkeley CA: Douglas and McIntyre / D&M Publishers / Canadian Aviation Museum 2006 1st Edition First Printing 2006. -----------hardcover about 9.75w x 11.25h inches a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket ---246 pages colour and b&w images throughout ---"Lavishly illustrated and richly told using the full resources of the Canada Aviation Museum Canadian Wings is a stunning tribute to the men machines and daredevil achievements of Canadian flight. This book gives a full and copiously illustrated account of how powered flight developed during its first century in Canada as well as the contribution that Canadians made to the wider story of flight in the world. Canadian Wings draws on the unparalleled collections of the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa for its nearly 200 images including archival photographs paintings and memorabilia. It features the artworks of Robert Bradford former director of the Museum and Dan Patterson photographer and author of several aviation books. Combined with compelling history and colourful anecdote this beautifully illustrated book will give readers a new appreciation of how northern wings have helped to build defend and explore this vast nation and to project its image abroad."--- any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo NOT SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine see description/Fine see description. Illus. by Charles Vinh and Robert Bradford Cover Art . Vancouver, BC / Toronto, ON / Berkeley, CA: Douglas and McIntyre / D&M Publishers / Canadian Aviation Museum, 2006, 1st Edi Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 161868 ISBN : 1553651677 9781553651673
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Payne Stephen Curator Canadian Aviation Museum ed.; Foreword By Anthony P Smyth
Canadian Wings: A Remarkable Century of Flight / Canadian Aviation Museum History
Canada: Vancouver BC / Toronto ON / Berkeley CA: Douglas and McIntyre / D&M Publishers / Canadian Aviation Museum 2006 1st Edition First Printing 2006. -----------softcover about 9.5w x 11h inches a Near Fine copy 246 pages colour and b&w images throughout ---"Lavishly illustrated and richly told using the full resources of the Canada Aviation Museum Canadian Wings is a stunning tribute to the men machines and daredevil achievements of Canadian flight. This book gives a full and copiously illustrated account of how powered flight developed during its first century in Canada as well as the contribution that Canadians made to the wider story of flight in the world. Canadian Wings draws on the unparalleled collections of the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa for its nearly 200 images including archival photographs paintings and memorabilia. It features the artworks of Robert Bradford former director of the Museum and Dan Patterson photographer and author of several aviation books. Combined with compelling history and colourful anecdote this beautifully illustrated book will give readers a new appreciation of how northern wings have helped to build defend and explore this vast nation and to project its image abroad."--- any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine see description. Illus. by Charles Vinh and Robert Bradford Cover Art . Vancouver, BC / Toronto, ON / Berkeley, CA: Douglas and McIntyre / D&M Publishers / Canadian Aviation Museum, 2006, 1st Edi Paperback
Bookseller reference : 155273 ISBN : 155365496x 9781553654964
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PAYNE Michael
La Bataille d'Angleterre. Traduction de J-P De Cock. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition, text in French, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy. Includes Luftwaffe OOB.
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PAYNE Michael
Messerschmitt Bf 109. Into the Battle. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustratons throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE.
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Payne, Lee
Lighter than air : an illustrated history of the airship
Quarto in mulricolored DJ (black spine); 270 p, b&w illus ; 29 cm. Airships -- History.
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PAZ Olivier - GUILLAUME Béatrice
SNAFU jusqu'au bout des ailes - La fabuleuse histoire d'un avion de légende
Cahiers du Temps, 2010, in-8 rel. cart. carré (21,5 x 23,5), 191 p., introduction Jean-Dominique Merchet, abondante iconographie en n. et en coul., très bon état.
Bookseller reference : QWA-19064
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Pazmany L.
Light Airplane Design
San Diego: self published 1963. 3rd edition. VG tobacco odor browning to portions of covers. 80 p. photos figures graphs appendices 4to paperback; self published paperback
Bookseller reference : 64592
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PAÏL MEL. POULALION (G.).
Les Fêtes des 30 et 31 mai 1909 à Toury, Eure-et-Loir.
1909 Montrouge, Draeger, Édité par Païl Mel, 1909, in-12, basane fauve, double encadrements dorés sur les plats, décor floral aux écoinçons, (Reliure de Présent).
Bookseller reference : 22973
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Pearman Hugh
Airports: A Century of Architecture
Harry N. Abrams 2004 Livre en anglais. In-4 cartonnage éditeur. 29,5 cm sur 26. 240 pages. 325 illustrations dont 175 en couleurs. Jaquette en bon état. Très bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 116215 ISBN : 81095012
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PEACOCK
Les forces aeriennes du monde
Atlas 1992 In-4 reliure éditeur, 160 pp. illustrations en noir & couleurs, jaquette un peu fânée, sinon intérieur frais.
Bookseller reference : 2225
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Peabody Lindsay
B-52 Stratofortress
London: Osprey Publishing. 1987. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition. Illustrated with b/w photos & colour drawings. Osprey Combat Aircraft Series No.7 48pages. . 1st Edition. Softcover. Osprey Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : BIB199582 ISBN : 0850457491 9780850457490
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Peacock Ian
Airbrushing and Spray Painting Manual
London Kent United Kingdom: Argus Books 1984. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Argus Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021550 ISBN : 0852428022 9780852428023
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Peacock Lindsey
A-4 Skyhawk Osprey Combat Aircraft No. 11
London: Osprey Publishing Co. 1987. Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Stiff color illus. wraps. 48 pp. illus. in color b&w. As issued. Osprey Publishing Co. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 046505 ISBN : 085045817X 9780850458176
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Peacock Lindsay
A-4 Skyhawk Combat Aircraft 11
London: Osprey 1987. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed with some ripples in the laminate on the back cover. 48p. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Photos and Illustrations. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Paper Back. Osprey Paperback
Bookseller reference : EW1262 ISBN : 085045817X 9780850458176
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Peacock Lindsay
B-1B Bomber Combat Aircraft Series
Osprey Pub Co London 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 48 pages including 8 full colour artwork pages plus photographs and over 30 black-and-white photographs and comprehensive data tables. 2nd hand copy no damage to describe. Size: 4to 9�" - 12" tall. 48 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Transportation; Aviation; Aviation. ISBN: 0850457505. ISBN/EAN: 9780850457506. Inventory No: 0263905. . 9780850457506 Osprey Pub Co paperback
Bookseller reference : 0263905 ISBN : 0850457505 9780850457506
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Peacock Lindsay
B-1B Bomber Osprey Combat Aircraft Series No. 8
London: Osprey Publishing 1987. 1st printing. VG. 48 p. color/bw photos color illus line drawings appendices large 8vo paperback; Osprey Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 45841 ISBN : 0850457505 9780850457506
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Peacock Lindsay
B-52 Stratofortress Osprey Combat Aircraft Series No. 7
London: Osprey Publishing 1987. -. Very Good. 48 p. color/bw photos color illus line drawings appendices large 8vo paperback; Osprey Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 45833 ISBN : 0850457491 9780850457490
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Peacock Lindsay.
F-14 Tomcat Squadrons of the US Navy
Shepperton: Ian Allan Limited 1986. 112 pages. 460g. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w with small scar to bottom front edge. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs. An account of the aircraft and the squadrons that operated them. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near MINT/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Book. Ian Allan Limited Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22759 ISBN : 0711015775 9780711015777
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Peacock L. T.
U S Naval Aviation Today
London: West London Aviation Group 1977. 120 pages 385g. Stapled soft card covers a little marked and rubbed Very Good with the contents tight and clean Illustrated with b/w photographs. . 1st Edition. Stapled Card Covers. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. West London Aviation Group Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 18133
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Peacock Lindsay T.
U.S. Air Force in the 1970's Warbirds Illustrated No.3
London: Arms & Armour Press 1982. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers spotless and in excellent condition; 65p. Wraps. Near Fine. Illus. by Photos. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback. Arms & Armour Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : EW2279 ISBN : 0853684383 9780853684381
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Peacock Lindsay T.
U.S. Navy Combat Aircraft in the 1970's Warbirds Illustrated No.4
London: Arms & Armour Press 1982. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers spotless and in excellent condition; 68p. Wraps. Near Fine. Illus. by Photos. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback. Arms & Armour Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : EW2278 ISBN : 0853684588 9780853684589
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PEACOCK Lindsay T
Strategic Air Command. [First UK Edition.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With bookplate on front free endpaper. Published simultaneously with the US edition.
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Pealing Norman
American War Birds
London: Osprey. Very Good. 1988. Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall 8.25 x 8.75"; 127pp; glossy paged pictorial paperback in very good condition; . Osprey paperback
Bookseller reference : 7346
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Pealing Norman
American Warbirds Osprey Colour series
London: Osprey Publishing Co. 1989. 2nd printing. VG. 128 p. color photos 8.25x9 pictorial wraps; Osprey Publishing Co. paperback
Bookseller reference : 24333 ISBN : 0850458471 9780850458473
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Pealing Norman photos/Savage Mike commentary
Valiant Air Command Osprey Colour series
London: Osprey Publishing 1990. 1st printing. VG. 128 p. color photos 8.25"x9"; Osprey Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 22457 ISBN : 0850459540 9780850459548
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Pearcy
A Celebration of the DC3
The Promotional Reprint Co Ltd 1995. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN:1856482456 The Promotional Reprint Co Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7258223 ISBN : 1856482456 9781856482455
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Pearcy Arthur
A History of U.S. Coast Guard Aviation
Shrewsbury England UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. 1989. Includes dust jacket. 170 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Airlife Publishing Ltd. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 024772 ISBN : 1853100188 9781853100185
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Pearcy Arthur/Thompson Donald C.
A History of U.S. Coast Guard Aviation
Shrewsbury: Airlifw 1989. 1st printing. VG/VG dust jacket. xii 170 p. color/bw photos color illus illus endpapers maps appendices index 4to; Airlifw hardcover
Bookseller reference : 67039 ISBN : 1853100188 9781853100185
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Pearcy Arthur
A History of U. S. Coast Guard Aviation
Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing 1989. 170 pages 1.01kg. Blue cloth boards a little rubbed to bottom edge FINE in a Very Good d/w with small repaired tear to top edge. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs. Looks at the many roles the Caost Guard has taken since its beginning in 1790 including its now important role against Drug Smugglers. Owing to the weight extra shipping may be required. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Airlife Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 16714 ISBN : 1853100188 9781853100185
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Pearcy Arthur
A History of U.S. Coast Guard Aviation
<p>Shrewsbury: Airlife 1989. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Comprehensive history of US Coast Guard use of aircraft from its inception right up to publication date with a glimpse of what was to come in the 'future'. Every fixed-wing rotary-wing and airship type ever used by the USCG is covered in great detail and illustrated with many clear photographs. The twelve chapters take a close look at such topics as the World War II era; the introduction of helicopters; the Coast Guard in Alaska; Search & Rescue; and the use of the C-130 Hercules etc. Today the USCG uses aircraft to conduct a wide range of missions from anti-drug and pollution patrols to Search & Rescue and the International Ice Patrol created to safeguard against another 'Titanic'-type disaster. The types used in this work are fully covered in this remarkable volume. A fascinating read for Coast Guard and/or aviation enthusiasts in general. Contains 170 pages 30 x 21.5cms and illustrated throughout with numerous colour and b&w photos plus maps and artwork. Blue cloth boards in Fine pictorial dust jacket. Internally Fine: clean bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks feels and smells like new. <br /></p> Airlife hardcover
Bookseller reference : 01965 ISBN : 1853100188 9781853100185
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