Edward Lanchbery (125 results)

Condition: Good. 1964. First edition thus. 380 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light r…

Condition: Good. 1953. 2nd Edition. 117 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards hav…

Condition: Good. 1954. Second Edition. 120 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf we…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Reissue. G, Edgewear, tears, chips, creases, abrasion, soiling to rear cover, thumb-size stain to inner front cover, browning. 'Brilliant research & personal bravery went to solve the barrier to progress'. Illustrated with 16 pages of photographs. Panther No. 516. Cover by Gordon. Photos o…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust jacket with nicks. Beaumont (1920-2001) was a jet engine test pilot who flew the first English Electric P.1 and flew the Canberra jet bomber through its paces. His flying career took in the Battle for France and the Battle of Britain with Hurricanes, then tested the Typhoon before taking on the f…

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition first edition…

Condition: Good. 1954. Second Edition. 120 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End papers are more notably tanned. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Sil…

Condition: Good. 1954. Sixth edition. 129 pages. Pictorial jacket over dark cloth. Black and white photographs and diagrams. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. All diagrams are coloured in, but the photographs ar…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Edition. 120pp, with monochrome illustrations throughout. Blue cloth-covered boards with silver lettering on the spine (boards a little rubbed around lower edge, rounded at spine ends). The front free endpaper has been neatly removed, else internally neat, clean, bright…

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Boards have some light edge rubbing and a small patch of discolouration near the bottom of the rear panel. Pages edges are browned and spotted. Endpapers and pages are browned with some spotting to the half-title page and the equivalent page at the back o…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. insect damage on page edges-not affecting the text. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. A large piece of the bottom panel is missing and there are other tears and creases. Now protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our ord…