Geoffrey Dorman (30 results)

Condition: VERY GOOD. 1950. Original binding. Blue cloth hardcover. Dust jacket now protected in clear plastic Brodart protector. Original price Sterling to front endflap. 166pp. VERY GOOD in jacket. Text-block appears clean. Binding sound. Owner's stamp. Jacket has minor edgewear.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Edition Not Stated. G+, Shelfwear, spine crease, spine lean, dealer sticker, browning/G, Price-clipped, edgewear, tears, internal tape repairs, abrasion, scuffing. In Hutchinson's Boys' Adventure Series. Photo on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Blue cloth covers, edges and spine are a little faded. Corners and spine ends are rubbed. Light foxing to end-papers and prelims. Pages are otherwise clean and free from annotation. Sound binding. Contains black and white illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 77020084017. All our books are sent by tracked mail. …

HC. 346pp This is the story of half a century of aviation. The author begins the story from the formation of the Royal Aero Club in 1901, before the world's first flight, through the days when aeroplanes staggered dangerously off the ground to the smooth take-off of the Comet. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). 35 B&W ill. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dj has large closed tears, rubbing, chipping and a piece missing on the top back edge, now in a protective sleeve. Spine faded, signed by the author with a dedication on the front end page. End pages are browned. Aircraft. Signed by Author(s).

hard cover with dustjacket. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. ill. ; 19 cm 176 pages G/G. Light soiling, shelf wear and short closed tears to price-clipped dust jacket, light foxing and browning to outer pages and page edges, overall good book in good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Forbes Robertson 1951. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Ex-library. 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.…

Condition: Fair-good. No Jacket. London: Forbes Robertson, 1951. 343 pages includes index and list of abbreviations. Figures and facts of famous flights, records and races of the past (pre 1951) Lifht blue cloth on boards binding has a bump to top corner and slight bends to back corners, a bit of fading to spine. a few dots of discolouration. Former owner's bookplate on inside front cover with name typed in. Text has a few faint smudges. A great copy for reading and reference. Presumed First. Hard Cover. Fair-good/No Jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. jacket is worn and torn. some edge wear on boards. foxing. gift inscription. all pages clear and legible. binding is intact. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

1st ed. 1st edition, 1951. Dust jacket a little worn at edges; free end papers slightly browned; binding tight Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dustjacket.

1st ed. Free endpapers lightly browned; binding tight; spine spottily faded & discoloured, with dull gilt title; dust jacket worn & a little stained, with loss at head of spine. Used - Good. Good hardback in Fair price-clipped dust jacket Used - Good. Good hardback in Fair price-clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This book is bound in bright brown boards with bright black letters on the spine & front cover. There is very, very light wear on the edges. The contents are clean, bright & unmarked. The bright dust jacket is price clipped with small chips off the top edge of the back cover and some age darkening on the back cover.…

HB RED BOARDS NEAR FINE PP176 DW VERY GOOD 8VO Cold War intrigue.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback. No dust jacket. Undated.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Blue cloth hard cover - bumped/Good. In illustrated DJ - wear to all edges and chips particularly around spine ends/Fair. 165pp., with additional b/w illustrations. Some light foxing. Content Good. (303g) Photo on request. All proceeds from the sale of this book go to charity.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 300 grams.

Hardback. Condition: Good. No DW. 1st Edition. Fairly clean tight book but text edges bit spotted and spine faded. Lettering on spine more or less illegible.So just a reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. DJ - not price clipped - has edgewear. Internally very clean & bright - no inscriptions.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original tan paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 176 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated frontispiece. Damp staining to the upper edges of the front and rear panels, age tanning to the end papers and page edges. Good condition book in near Very Good condition illustrated dust wrapper with surface rubs and staining to the covers, not price clipped 6/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 176 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hutchinson, London, No date. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have mild soiling. Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name ink-stamped. Prominent brown marks from adhesive tape on front and rear endpapers. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; Inventory No: 18040293.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Signed Edition, Hardback, d/j has some wear, small tear at bottom of spine and front cover, small nick at top of front cover, bumped spine and corners, o/w internally good. Signed with an inscription. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. (Ref. GG4) Blue cloth boards. DJ looks like it has been glued onto boards and also under laminate. Some loss to front right corner, head of DJ spine and corner. Some small patches of loss at top rear of cover. Also cover in yellowed tape at edges. Very poor looking. Book is otherwise well-bound. Library stamp to first page and last page. No other markings inside.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pillar box red cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 176 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Cheap paper browning to the margins, old dry damp stain around the spine. Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with similar stain to the edges of the rear cover, not price clipped 6/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.…

Condition: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pillar box red cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 176 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Cheap paper browning to the margins. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with repaired closed tears to the spine edges, chips to the corners, not price clipped 6/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.…

1st edition orig. cloth Very Good octavo 346pp., frontis., b/w pls., index, Wright Brothers to Comet. History of Aviation from the early claims of Ader to the Wonderful De Havilland Comet. Nice copy.

Condition: Good. No jacket. Light wear & marks to hardcover, very faded. Bumped corners. Tanned textblock edge. Content is in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Blue d/j with bits missing and edgewear, illustrated, white title to spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

1st edition dust jacket Near Fine octavo 346pp., frontis., b/w pls., index, Wright Brothers to Comet. History of Aviation from the early claims of Ader to the Wonderful De Havilland Comet.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published by Forbes Robertson of London, England in May 1951. Hardcover. 1st edition. Author has signed the book and inscribed it to a Julia Bradary dated 28th February 1952. Additionally within the book is a typed list of corrections to the book with annotations within the book. This may be the Author's original copy. No Dust Jacket. Book condition: Fair to good. Light blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. The boards are marked, especially to the edges and the boards do have some stains. Inside pages are in good order. As I have said earlier there are some corrections to the text and the pages do have some age related issues. See photograph. Dims: 220mm x 145mm x 28mm. 346 pages. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. This 1951 First Edition copy provides a comprehensive review of the first halfcentury of aviation history Written from the perspective of an author who was personally involved in the field for much of that time The narrative begins with the start of the formation of the Aero Club in 1901 and follows the evolution of flight through to the introduction of the de Havilland Comet the worlds first jet airliner Our copy is complete with its unclipped dust jacket which although generally is in good condition does show some edge wear especially along the bottom edge The blue cloth boards underneath are faded although still present well with hardly any wear The inscription on the title page is signed by Geoffrey Dorman and dated 29551 The pages within are lightly toned especially to the front and rear endpapers although very clean throughout Illustrated with several black and white photographic plates pp xv 346 Overall a good copy a must for any aviation enthusiastnbsp. book.…