john kukuski (5 resultados)

Cloth. Condición: G. No Jacket. 183 pp + 2 p ads, b/w illustrations, the book and contents are solid and tight, the pages are clean, the covers are lightly faded on several edges and have some light wear and soil.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good +. Hardcover - First Edition, 1952 Pitman & Sons London 183 pages. Very Good+, lacking the DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to Blue cloth boards with silver titles-corners sharp with a touch of wear to tips. Previous owner label on FFEP. No notes or writing-All pages are clean and crisp. The acknowledged classic treatise on soaring (gliding) techniques which is of use to any glider pilot and even R/C enthusiasts. LOC SSE-2.

Cloth. Condición: VG. First Edition. Early soaring manual, includes sections on meteorology, glider design, aerobatics and navigation. Blue covers with silver and publ. insignia on upper board, 183pp inc index, wih b/w illustrations plus adverts. Covers have modest wear, bumping to head and foot of spine, dusty, foxed page edges and prelims. Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown, otherwise internally clean and tight. Unclipped DJ has wear all round, several closed tears and a couple of losses. Ref:103994.

H/B, 22x14.5cm, 183 pages including index, graphs and diagrams throughout, f/c has soiling, dog ears and bumped edges, spine has bumped edges, b/c has soiling, dog ears and bumped edges, ledges have slight browning to most pages, inside cover has previous booksellers sticker Deals with Meteorology, Instruments, Mechanics of Soaring, Glider Design & Soaring Technique.

1st edition dust jacket Near Fine octavo xii + 183pp., b/w pls., diags., index, Deals with Meteorology, Instruments, Mechanics of Soaring, Glider Design & Soaring Technique.