John Joseph Montgomery: Father of Basic Flying (Signed by the Author)
Published by University of Santa Clara, California, USA, 1967
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used





Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United KingdomSt Marys Books And Prints
AbeBooks seller since December 18, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 55.04
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St Marys Books is proud to present this 1967 first edition of John Joseph Montgomery 18581911 Father of Basic Flying signed by the author Arthur Dunning Spearman Housed in its original cream dustjacket featuring black ink lettering encircling a black and white photograph of Montgomery operating a flying machine this hardback book is bound in beige cloth with a matching cover design Inside one finds ixx and 241 pages of text peppered with black and white photographs and facsimilies of original documents telling the thrilling story of John Joseph Montgomerys life and contributions to early aviation This copy is in very good condition though the dustjacket has suffered some bumping and a tear towards the bottom of the spine and thus can only be described as good the book itself remains clean and wellpreserved There is a British Gliding Association library pastedown on the front free endpaper and a 1973 newspaper clipping pastedown to the rearfree endpaper but the book remains otherwise virtually asnew John Joseph Montgomery is looking for a new home and would make for the perfect gift for any aviation enthusiastnbsp.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- John Joseph Montgomery: Father of Basic Flying (Signed by the Author)
- Author
- Arthur Dunning Spearman
- Publisher
- University of Santa Clara, California, USA
- Publication year
- 1967
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Book Type
- book
- Binding
- Hardback
- Edition
- First Edition.
St Marys Books And Prints
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