Flight before flying de wragg (26 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. PUBLISHER: F. Fell Publishers DATE/EDITION: 1974, first published in England by Osprey. BINDING: Hardbound in brown paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine, 191pages. DUST JACKET: A quarter inch rip at the top rear corner otherwise the jacket is very good. BOOK CONDITION: Very good, clean and tight with bright lettering and sharp corners. DESCRIPTION: Well illustrated.…

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

(Subject: Aviation - Pre World War II ) Mainly concerned with the 120 years from 1783 to 1903, from the first balloon flights to the first aeroplanes. In between are the experiments with gliders and airships with the early internal combustion engine and with other forms of power, as well as work on kites, rockets and parachutes. (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Osprey Publishing) (ISBN: 0850451655) (Pagination: 191pp illustrations) (Condition: Spine faded ow Good) UL-XXXXXX.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardcover in dust jacket, 9 3/4 by 7 1/2 inches, 191 pages, illustrated. Jacket has inch by inch piece missing from rear cover, two half inch tears on front cover and lesser wear. Binding and contents have very little wear.

unbound. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Cloth, Gilt Titles. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. Examination of the period from the first balloon flight to the first aeroplane flight, 1783 to 1903. Early experiments in the road to flight. 191pp, photo illustrated, illustrated endpapers. Book is clean and tight. Dustjacket has a number of closed tears and edge wear. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00 for weights up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - new, considerably lower Trans-Canada rates for many markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for Overseas destinations. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight age tone. DJ with some edge wear, a few tears and creasing.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy both in equally fine dust wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 191 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 25 cm. Notes; Facsims. on lining papers. Includes index. Subjects; Aeronautics - History. Flight - History. Flights - (1783-1905). Aeronautics. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes a dust jacket, price unclipped, in Very Good condition. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hardcover. Dust jacket has faded spine. Pages are clean, binding is sound, and text remains clear throughout. T. Used.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy both in equally fine dust wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 191 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 25 cm. Notes; Facsims. on lining papers. Includes index. Subjects; Aeronautics - History. Flight - History. Flights - (1783-1905). Aeronautics. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 191 pages, 740g. Brown cloth boards with slight foxing to first and last few pages only, Very Good in a Very Good d/w with slightly sunned spine. Mainly concerned with the 120 years from 1783 to 1903 covering all forms of flight from Balloons to Airships, and is of conciderable historic and technological interest.…

Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good ++. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Dustjacket Very Good +. First Edition. 191 pages incl. index. Dustjacket ha slight small scuffs to top spine-end/top corners, a slight colour lightening to spine. Book has very light wear to spine-ends, minimal other wear. Illustrated end-papers. Excellent b/w illustrations. Text is very clean and in nice condition. …

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st. First edition hardback, 1974, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. First edition,size 7.5" x 9.8" tall,photographic dustjacket,brown hardcover with gold stamped title and author to spine,spine has slight rubbing to bottom edge,aviation tables to pastedowns and endpapers,191 pages all clean with black and white illustrations and photo's thoughout,not price clipped.…

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. Jacket present with minimal wear. Price unclipped. I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy with only light shelf wear. The jacket is in a clear protective sleeve.

Hardback. No Statement Of Later Printing On Copyright Page. Tight Sound Unmarked Copy In Very Good Condition in a Very Good Condition Dustjacket with Minor chips and Creases around It's Edges. ISBN 0-8119-0233-1.

dj. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good book in a Good dust jacket.

Cloth. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Fine book, unopened; fine unclipped d/w. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good.

Hardback. 1st. book.

Hardback. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. This copy is in near fine, unmarked condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. With plenty of period illustrations, Wragg tells the story of mankind's quest for flight, from the Greek legend of Icarus to the Wright brothers' first powered flight. It is a colourful, chaotic story - hot air jostling with hydrogen, rotary wings with fixed, steam power with clockwork, madmen with geniuses - as reason slowly emerges and eventually triumphs over a constant backdrop of flapping and feathers. Well-informed for his day and highly readable, Wragg is not afraid to add the odd wry touch. Describing one period he comments, "Heroes used the parachute or the balloon, cranks dreamed and spoke of heavier-than-air flight, children played with kites and toy windmills, while idiots tower jumped." Ref Z1.…

Condición: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Quarto. 10½'' x 8¼''. ISBN 0850451655. Contains 192 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs to the spine tip and upper corners, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. AVIATION & AERONAUTICS.…

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. private library liquidation. Book has some dampstained.

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