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Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1330560760ISBN 13: 9781330560761
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from The Pirates of the Sky. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Published by Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg, 2003
ISBN 10: 3933257964ISBN 13: 9783933257963
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 8.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.
Published by Aca Publishing Limited, 2008
ISBN 10: 0955585430ISBN 13: 9780955585432
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 312 pages. 7.48x5.51x0.63 inches. In Stock.
Published by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1915
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Leon D'Emo (illustrator). First Edition. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Blue pictorial cloth, 351 pages plus 1 page of ads. Bleiler [Science Fiction The Early Years page 271 "Air piracy. Chicago and somewhere in the Andes, probably in the near future. The Air Pirates strike American cities. Powerful bombs fall, a gigantic aeroplane swoops down and lands in the streets, and masked men raid the nearby banks."]. Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 78]. Reginald 05704. Blue pictorial cloth, 351 pages plus 1 page of ads at the rear, illustrated. Spine slanted, shaken, some spot staining sporadically throughout text, edge wear, rubbing and soiling to covers. See photos. clphE.
Published by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1915
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo. Hardcover, no dj, decorative blue cloth. Good condition overall. Exterior soiled w/ board extremities lightly rubbed, rear hinge paper splitting, but rear board still well-attached; plates & their surrounding pgs. well-foxed, with occasional mild foxing or finger-smudge to other pgs., contents otherwise clean, no markings, binding tight. viii, 351 p., illus. w / full-pg. plates.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1915 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 374 Language: English Pages: 374.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1915 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 375 Language: English.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0483200298ISBN 13: 9780483200296
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Book
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. D'Emo, Leon (illustrator). First Edition. 1st printing, 1915. Blue coth with black and white pictorial stamped on front board and lettered in white on spine. In Bleiler's checklist. Spine has darkened slightly; corners show wear; pages have darkened; original owner's stamp of ffep.
Published by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1915
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-viii [1-2] 3-351 [352: ad], three inserted plates with illustrations by Leon D'Emo, original pictorial blue cloth, front panel stamped in black and white, spine panel stamped in white. First edition. Boys' science fiction adventure novel of near future aerial piracy by a society of international anarchists who attack and loot major American cities with an advanced aircraft. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 830. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 321. Bleiler (1978), p. 78. Reginald 05704. Hanna, A Mirror for the Nation 1348. Cloth worn at spine ends and corner tips, a sound, good copy. (#173412).
Published by George G. Harrap & Company, London, 1916
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Leon D'Emo (illustrator). First edition. A scarce first U.K. edition science fiction adventure novel by Stephen Gaillard, illustrated with plates by Leon D'Emo. The scarce first U.K. edition, the scarce U.S. edition was published the previous year in Chicago.'The Pirates of the Sky' is an early Young Adult novel, following a pilot and a reporter as they try to defeat an anarchist conspiracy to hit the Pax Aeronautica. This science fiction adventure novel features a giant armoured black hovercraft which has a wingspan of 200 feet, fit to devastate America.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates, by Leon D'Emo.Written by Stephen Gaillard, a U.S. author, who is thought to be a possible pseudonym, though it is unknown of who.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with a few small marks to the boards and spine. Light rubbing to the spine and front board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is a little discoloured. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with scattered spots to the first few pages. Very Good Indeed. book.
Published by George G. Harrap & Company, London, 1916
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Leon D'Emo (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce smart first U.K. edition of this sci-fi adventure novel by Stephen Gaillard, a nice copy with illustrations by Leon D'Emo. The very scarce first U.K. edition, the scarce U.S. edition was published the previous year in Chicago.Review copy, with a blind stamp to the title page, 'For Review With Compliments'.'The Pirates of the Sky' is an early Young Adult novel, following a pilot and a reporter as they try to defeat an anarchist conspiracy to hit the Pax Aeronautica. This science fiction adventure novel features a giant armoured black hovercraft which has a wingspan of 200 feet, fit to devastate America.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and two plates, by Leon D'Emo.Written by Stephen Gaillard, a U.S. author, who is thought to be a possible pseudonym, though it is unknown of who. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Only a few light marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only a few scattered spots to the first few pages. Very Good Indeed. book.
Published by Rand McNally and Co, Chicago, 1915
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Scarce Bleiler listed fantasy novel of "Sky Pirates". "To amass a fund for the financing of a 'Cause' a cultured foreign exile becomes the leader of a band of sky pirates. In seemingly invincible aerial craft they are the terror of the Untied States. Attacks are made upon cities rich in loot; fair maidens are kidnapped. A newspaper owner secures the services of a famous aviator and an intrepid reporter to trace the pirates to their stronghold and there do battle with them." Near Fine, bright cover art, innocuous previous owner stamp exhorting borrowers to return book after 5 days at front endpaper and front pastedown, in the very scarce dustjacket lacking most of the top half of the spine, paper tape at verso at lower spine and top edge.