Lorne Irving (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 227 pages. Slight age toning to the page edges. The spine is darkened. The jacket, now in a new mylar covering, shows some edge wear, chipping and the spine is dark. Not price clipped (18s net). Stated Second Edition, 1957. A VERY GOOD book in a GOOD jacket.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Third Printing. Ink name on front endpaper. DJ has light chipping and wear at edges. ; 227 pages fmc2%262D.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Second Edition. The authors have taken a foremost part in the development of British sport gliding. 227 pages, with diagrams and photographs. Rear bottom cover has maximum 1 1/4" darker portion. DJ price clipped, top edge has 1/4" tear, a little rubbing (in mylar sleeve). ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 " Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd. dj w/lite wewar, unclipped price, in mylar; blue c w/white titles; 227 clean, unmarked pages/index; owner's name. B/W Phtos; Diagrams (illustrator).

Condition: Good. 2nd Ed. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with a mild tone. Complete DJ with some edge wear/nick tears and a little surface toning.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. hardback, 2nd edition, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a lightly rubbed pictorial dust wrapper that has darkened to spine, previous owner details on front free endpaper, the text is clean and is unmarked, 227pp.

Condition: Good. 1957. Second Edition. 227 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. 305 pages. Ex-Govt Library. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. This Book Is Largely Concerned With Technology, For The Glider Is Essentially A Product Of This Technological Age. The Pilot Must Therefore Learn The Appropiate Mechanical Skills Which,as We Try To Show, Probably Encompass A Greater Proportion Of The Process Of Soaring Than The Newcomer To The Sport Might Imagine. …

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket worn around edges, and lightly grubby, though otherwise well preserved. Binding in very good condition; contents clean and sound throughout. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd revised edition. H/B 305 pages condition is very good, an owners name and address to the flyleaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Copy in blue cloth on boards with white title on cover and spine. Spine is sunned. Boards have clear protective wrapper. Very slight crack in front hinge. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with b/w plates and diagrams.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pub by John Murray, 1970, stated 2nd Revised Impression. NOT exLib. VG or cond. hardcover w/ VG uclipped pict dustjacket now in clear protective cover. Blue cloth over bds w/ bright gilt lettering on spine. Light soiling to edges. Illustrated in b&w. 305pp incl index. Square, straight, tight & clean, overall VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good dj. First Published.

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Moderate wear and scuffing to boards and dust jacket due to age and use. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. All pages are intact and otherwise clean, binding is sound. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery. …

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

1st ed. 1st edition, 1955. Some light foxing; dust jacket (not price-clipped) a little browned, especially on spine; small loss to back panel. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 227pp with b/w photos and illustrations - blue cloth - lightly soiled - dealer's stamp to front pastedown - endpapers and content edges lightly foxed - dustwrapper is lightly rubbed and soiled - moderate wear and chipping to edges - price-clipped.…

Hardback. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Revised Edition. 297pp. Soaring combines advanced technology, physical dexterity and the fascination of a complicated puzzle. Good clean copy, not inscribed, fair jacket, only a little used at the extremities, that`s all. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Publisher: John Murray, 1955, FAIR, HB, 227 pp., EX-LIB. spine faded, text off white. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprinted second edition hard cover book in good condition with price-clipped dust jacket in good- condition. Browning to spine of both jacket and book. Jacket generally grubby with shelfwear to all edges. Bumps to head and tail of spine. Extensive spotting to all edges of text block. Pages lightly tanned. 8vo. 227pp. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 227pp. Blue cloth w white title to spine which is lightly sunned. Dust-jacket lightly foxed w a few chips along top edge. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHORS to ffep. Clean, tight and bright, a lovely copy. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A hardback volume in Good condition, edges rather grubby, interior quite clean and bright, in an Acceptable dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…

[1957], 2nd edition. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 227pp. Photographs, illustrations by the authors, tables, graphs, appendices, index. The dust jacket has minor edgewear and chipping and the spine is very slightly cocked. (Transportation, Gliding, Soaring).

Hardback. Condition: Good. dw good,SOME Wears AND TEARS. WITH DW, SOME WEAR AND SLIGHT LOSS.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Welch, Ann and Lorne ; and F. G. Irving. The soaring pilot. First edition. London: John Murray, 1955. Hardback, Good, no dustjacket. Blue cloth, sunned to spine and lightly so the edges, a little bumped to corners. White illustration and lettering to front and spine. Binding solid but starting to separate along inside front gutter. Loosely inserted British Gliding Association Handbook on Competition Flying, dated April 1967. ix, 227pp., b/w photographs and diagrams. Contents clean and bright. 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.…

1st edition. This issue*s Norman Rockwell color cover portrays a Boy Scout feeding a hungry caged dog. Contains a serial, four stories plus articles & departments. A bright clean copy of rare vintage anniversary issue. 10-1/2 x 14, 50 pp, b/w photos & illus, ads. VeryGood++ unmarked, bright wraps, very little wear. Magazine in color illus wraps (Norman Rockwell), saddle-stapled. …