Frida Brackley (14 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 695pp. Plates, maps. Inscribed on Dedigaction Page "To Cedric with sincere regards", David. Brackleys son ws David (possibility the inscrip. was by him) Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Blue boards with gilt titles to the spine. Clean pages. First edition stated on the copyright page. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging and dust jackets are placed in removable protective covers.

Condition: Fair. 1952. First Edition. 695 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Flat signed by author to title page. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards. Boards are bowed.

First edition, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt wings to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xv + 695pp, illus,VG (some fading to spine extrems & board upper edges, some foxing to page edges & eps, owner's name & date in ink to half-title page verso, sporadic light foing) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing to spine extrems & upper edges, sellotape repairs to rear upper edges & upper flap folds, some staining).

Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and tape repairs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. the book is shelf rubbed, a bit edge worn. legible. some usage marks. ownership plate and inscription. sound binding. may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cloth. No Jacket. First Edition. Very Good, binding firm pages white , blue cloth has a faded spine and discolouration to the covers, usual ex library stamps of the nashville & dividson county . PP 695, endpaper maps , frontis, illustrated throughout Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with facsimile of original DJ, wrapped in protective mylar. Bound in blue cloth over boards with gold lettering and insignia on front cover. Minor rubbing to edges, corners and crown and foot of spine. Binding sturdy. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 1952. Stated first edition. 695 pages. Black and white plates throughout. Pages lightly toned; clean with no marks or tears. FFE signed by Chris Sterling. Title page signed by Frida H. Brackley. Overall very good condition. This volume comes from the Aviation collection of Prof. Chris Sterling. Sterling spent his lifetime teaching, writing, and collecting books on civil and military aviation. We are proud to house his Aviation collection, part of the extensive library which is his legacy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. Signed by Author(s).

Fine. Condition: Very good. Hardcover book First Edition 695 pages with dustjacket. Signed by Yoskyl Brackley. Biography of Air Commodore Herbert George Brackley one of the pioneers in civil air passenger transport with B.O.A.C. and B.S.A. A. a Fine copy in a Very good-near fine dustjacket which has very minor edge rubbing. signed by Yoskil R Brackley. Nice copy. Not price clipped. Pictures available.

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback First Edition Signed by Frida H Brackley to the title page with several signatures to the dedication page unknown as to who they are Complete with a dust jacket in good condition despite a little edge wear Not price clipped Underneath lie rich navy cloth boards with gilt insignia to the front The boards show very little wear however the spine has faded with some discolouration to the top and base The pages within are toned although clean pp xv 695 Overall a very good copy The biography of Air Commodore Herbert George Brackley compiled by his wife shortly after his death in 1949nbsp. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Brackley, Frida H. Brackles : memoirs of a pioneer of civil aviation / compiled by Frida H. Brackley ; with a foreword by Admiral the Lord Mountevans. N. S. B. Miller, November 1952. First edition. Hardback, Good, no dustjacket. Blue cloth, bumped to corners, sunned to spine and edges, with the ghost of a label to the base of the spine. Gilt decoration to the front, a little faded, gilt lettering to spine. Binding strong. Endpapers illustrated with maps. small number written in the top corner of ffep. Signed inscription by the author to verso of ffep. A few foxing spots to prelims. Frontispiece b/w portrait photograph. Author signature to title page. xv,695pp., b/w photographs. Light foxing to rear endpapers. Contents clean and bright. Herbert G Brackley (1894-1948) was a pioneer of civil aviation during the first half of the twentieth century. After his death from drowning, his wife Frida compiled this memoir from his correspondence and other records. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Signed by Author(s).

xvi+696pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Numerous b/w plates. An excellent copy of the first edition.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A bright first edition of this affectionate biography of pioneer of civil aviation, Herbert George Brackley by his wife Frida. The first edition of this affectionate biography of Herbert G. Brackley, a pioneer of civil aviation during the first half of the twentieth century.A narrative compiled by Frida Brackley, George's wife, through fascinating letters, intimate diary entries, and the author's comments. An intimate insight into the man and his life work in aviation.With a foreword by Admiral the Lord Mountevans, introduction, and epilogue.In the price clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with numerous full page plates and maps. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, with a gilt stamp to he front board. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The dust wrapper is very sound with some shelf wear and chipping, and a minor loss to the tail of the spine; internally tape repaired by a previous owner to the spine and extremities. Price-clipped. Internally, the book is firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with numerous full page plates and maps. Collated, complete. Fine. book.

First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo. Bound in full vellum over boards by Bain, London. Spine, front & lower covers with borders in gilt, gilt lettering on spine, marbled paper endpapers, top edges gilt. Pp [i] - [viii], 1-126, [127], [128: blank]. Vellum moderately soiled, light chaffing to spine edge near base of spine; Very Good. Rare. Letters to her grandmother by Frida Helena Brackley include accounts of her visits to Canada, California, Hawaii, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia & New Zealand. Frida took the 'Empress of Britain' from England to Quebec, then trans-Canada Toronto to Vancouver via the CPR; then through the Gulf Islands to Victoria, BC "with its green cliffy golf links and English aspect". A rare book, Worldcat lists only 4 copies: Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Alexander Turnbull Library - National Library of New Zealand; State Library of New South Wales; and University of Melbourne Libraries.