The Art of Flying
MACMILLAN, Captain Norman
Published by Duckworth, London, 1929
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Third Impression, revised and enlarged. small octavo, light blue cloth in dust jacket. 175 pp. Duckworth, With a foreword by Air Vice-Marshal, Sir Sefton Brancker, Aviation Air Ministry. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Chipping to edges of jacket which is dust soiled. small octavo, light blue cloth in dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 32130
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Title: The Art of Flying
Publisher: Duckworth, London
Publication Date: 1929
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: Third Impression, revised and enlarged.
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The Art of Flying
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Duckworth, London, 1928
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Seller: Trafford Books PBFA, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Octavo, 159pp. Blue cloth binding with black text to spine and cover, shelf wear to edges and corners, tanned throughout, heavy pencil signature to first free end paper, some corners creased. Publishers note to page 128. Illustrations. Seller Inventory # 5142
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The Art of Flying
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Edwin Valentine Mitchell, Hartford, Connecticut, 1928
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Seller: Rare Aviation Books, Millers Point, NSW, Australia
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Octavo, yellow cloth, 176 pp., 24 plates, illustrated with diagrams. Light spotting on both endpapers and inner boards, otherwise a good copy in dust jacket. Foreword by Air Vice-Maarshal Sir Sefton Brancker, director of civil aviation. A practical account of flying. Seller Inventory # 2961
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THE ART OF FLYING.
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Duckworth, London, 1928., 1928
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Hardcover
Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australia
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8vo, 159pp, black and white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in good dust jacket with damp stain to rear. Edges foxed. Previous owner's name. Seller Inventory # 110455
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The Art Of Flying
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Edwin Valentine Mitchell [1929], Hartford, Connecticut, 1929
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Hardcover
Seller: Parker's Rare Books, Ontario, WI, U.S.A.
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Hardback. Tan cloth, black lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 175 pp. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Foreword by Air Vice-Marshall Sir Sefton Brancker. No marks in book, binding tight. Finger smudges on rear blank endpaper. Two small puncture holes on rear cover. In colorful illustrated dust jacket that shows minor chipping top of spine. Book condition VG in VG DJ. Binding: HB. Edition: Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Seller Inventory # GR6814
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The Art of Flying (SIGNED - ASSOCIATION COPY) Foreword by Air Vice-Marshall Sir Sefton Brancker
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Duckworth 1929, 1929
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Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
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An historically significant Jean Batten ASSOCIATION COPY: dated, signed and inscribed by the AUTHOR in 1931 to VICTOR DOREE, a fellow pioneer WW1 Royal Air Corps pilot, who in 1932 bought JEAN BATTEN her famous 'Gipsy Moth' aeroplane. Thus, it is likely that this copy of this book was a deciding factor in determining that Jean Batten would fly a Gipsy Moth. From the library of Ian Mackersey, Batten's biographer. DESCRIPTION: Scarce in d/w. Small octavo, light blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering to front board & spine, 175pp, illus, VG (slight rubbing to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to eps & page edges, 1cm tear with loss to lower corner half-title page,) in d/w, VG- (top 3cm portion of spine missing, bruising & nicks to lower spine extrem, creasing & nicks to rear upper edge & front lower edge, 1cm untidy tear to rear lower edge & to upper front/flap fold, some soiling). Seller Inventory # 2f25a/1
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