The Riddle of Richard Pearse
Language: English
Published by A. H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, New Zealand, 1974
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1974. SCARCE in the US. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. Spine of the jacket is sun faded but all lettering is still easily legible. Square and tight. Sharp corners. Previous owner's bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Light soil to the botton margin of 5 leaves only. NO text or illustrations are affected. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. With 27 illustrations and 7 diagrams. Map endpapers. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. From the dust jacket: "Pearse was the first British aviator to leave the ground in a powered aircraft. But did he really fly? Did he forestall the Wright Brothers? How sound is the evidence? What of his second, V-STOL aircraft? And of his homemade aero engines. The author has pieced together the strange story of this obscure, neglected pioneer of aviation.". Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xiii, 251pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. …
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- Title
- The Riddle of Richard Pearse
- Author
- Ogilvie, Gordon
- Publisher
- A. H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, New Zealand
- Publication year
- 1974
- Condition
- Very Good condition
- Dust jacket
- Good dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0589007947
- ISBN 13
- 9780589007942
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Aviation / Aeronautics / Space Travel, History / Biography
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About Books [Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and out of print books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail order catalogue, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of more than 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialities listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you want to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please only between the hours of 8am and 10pm, west coast time. Our phone is a landline that cannot receive texts.…
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