Buchan John M P (16 results)

Soft Cover/Stiched. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. Unstated. Text/VG; Near New w/faint margin discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/NF. No publication date; Preface dated 1933. Adventur/expedition. Chronicle of the first successful flight over Everest. The early 1930's marked a historic era of aviation 'firsts'. Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing and Byrd's reach to the poles sparked the race to fly over Everest. This is the story of how England earned that fame. Funded by Lady Houston, the acheivement is known as the Houston-Mount Everest Expedition. 10 chapters: I, First Over Everest; II, Preliminary Steps in Technical Planning; III, Oxygen on the Everest Flight; IV, Air Photographic Survey; V, The Flight to India; VI, Nepal; VII, The Flight to Everest; VIII, The Flight Over Kangchenjunga & the Second Flight to Everest; IX, Filming the Flight; and, X, The Authors' Appreciation of Those Who Contributed to the Success of the Expedition, followed by 2 appendices, the 2nd of which describes the "Bristol" Pegasus S.3 Engine.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 264 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly rubbed; spine ends bumped. Illust. from b/w photos. Contents nice.

2nd rpt. Very Good- pp279. with 57 illus. from photos, diagrams and maps. with 3D glasses in e.p. part dw-.

1st. Very Good- pp279. with 57 illus. from photos, diagrams and maps. with 3D glasses in e.p. sp. faded as usual.

Condition: New.

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition, fourth printing. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (very light shelf wear, book plate). 264 pps.

EX-LIBRARY, Super octavo hardcover (G+), scruffy: spine shakey, segments lost, cracked, viewing glasses in pocket at rear): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. …

Condition: New.

Hardcover/Pappeinband. 1.-5. Aufl. 299 Seiten : 46 Flugbilder u. 6 Kt., Pl. u. Tab. ; 8 Einband etwas lichtrandig und gebrauchsspurig. Buchschnitt und die Seiten papierbedingt gebräunt. Trotz dieser genannten Mängel in einem durchaus noch recht guten Erhaltungszustand.Bitte keine Kreditkartenzahlung oder Pay-Pal bei diesem Buch auch Versand nur innerhalb Deutschlands, kein Versand ins Ausland! VR1/26/2 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 744.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition, First Thus. Stated First American Edition. Text/Bright, clean As New. Gilt embossed black linen boards/VG; Strong & sound w/light rubs to corner tips & upper/lower spine, and fading to spine. DJ/None. PO label to front cover verso, and name & date to fEP. Photographs of the two participating Westland aircraft to endpapers. Frontispiece: Photo taken 100 feet above Everest. Chronology of the Everest Flight precedes text. Aircraft used were the original PV-6 prototype, registered G-ACBR (and also known as the Houston-Wallace) along with the Westland PV-3 G-ACAZ. Both airplanes were modified to inclued heating and oxygen equipment, fully enclosing the rear cockpits and using highly supercharged Bristol Pegasus IS.3 engines. Text, supported by photos, in 10 chapters: I, The Challenge of Everest!; II, Strategy & Preliminary Tactics; III, Final Tactics & Objectives; IV, The Flight to Indian; V, Flights Across India; VI, Nepal, Land of Mystery & Contrasts; VII, The Flying House-Party at Purnea; VIII, The Great Adventure; IX, The Flight Over Kangchenjunga; and, X, The Second Assault of Mout Everest. 3 appendices follow: I, Oxygen, Special Masks & Clothing; II, Duties of the Observers; and, III, The "Bristol" Pegasus S.3 Engine. Fine copy less dust jacket. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 46pp. Beige boards w black title to spine and front panel. Contents clean, tight and bright, a lovely copy.

Oln. 1.-5. Aufl. 299 S. : 46 Flugbilder u. 6 Kt., Pl. u. Tab. ; 8 Einbanddeckel fleckig Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in burgundy cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 399pp. Gold gilt top page edges. B/w portrait frontispiece, b/w photographic plates and maps throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, crease to front board. (42/4).…

Condition: Good. Usado.

1st. Near Fine- pp279. with 57 illus. from photos, diagrams and maps. with 3D glasses in e.p. Rare in this condition, but a little chipped and nicked unpc dw.