INTO THE WATER BARRIER
Campbell, Donald
Published by Oldhams Press Ltd, 1955
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Hardback
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1st 1955. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. The author's attempts at the water speed record, the greatest success story of any young Englishman since the war. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spine browned with a few foxspots, gilt title faded. Top edge of boards lightly faded. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge creased with a closed tear to top front corner, spine faded, rear panel scuffed. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 1823858
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Title: INTO THE WATER BARRIER
Publisher: Oldhams Press Ltd
Publication Date: 1955
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First edition.
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Into The Water Barrier
Published by
Odhams Press Limited, London, 1955
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
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Hardback. Octavo Size. Goodcondition, no dustjacket. Blue Boards rubbed and marked. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 239 pages. The story of Campbell's successful water speed record attempt on Ullswater in 1955. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Seller Inventory # 212689
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Into The Water Barrier
Published by
Beacon Books, London, 1958
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Soft cover
Seller: Rokewood Books, Rokewood, VIC, Australia
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. London: Beacon Books, 1958. 1st edition thus. Soft cover. 223 p; b & w photos. Very Good: spine has creases and chips, but the rest of the book is in very good condition - unread?? The story of his extraordinary ambition and efforts to regain the world's speed record on water. Seller Inventory # 000551
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Into the Water Barrier
Published by
odhams press london [nd]
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
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first edition 239pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,edges sl.soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in GOOD+ dustwrapper (rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,ink prices to front cover,spine sunned,price-clipped). Seller Inventory # r34/137
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Into the Water Barrier (Beacon books)
Published by
Odhams P
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Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fair. 1958. Unknown Binding. Good clean copy. Tear on spine and other shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KSG0001528
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Into the Water Barrier
Published by
Odhams Press, London, 1955
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Good ++. No Jacket. B/W Advertisements (illustrator). First Edition. The author is the son of Sir Malcolm, from whom he inherited the first version of Bluebird - both father and son were speed merchants. Both enjoyed Leo Villa as mechanic. By 1964 the author would hold world speed records for both land and water. These 239 pages tell of his speed trial on Ullswater in 1955 where he achieved 205 mph. Unthinkable at the time. TEXT assisted by 32 b/w photos and one map. Learn more about : Lake Coniston, spray-baffles, skin friction, Betty Colley Reid Railton, and Povey Cross. Cond : Boards are blue with gilt lettering - spine only. All edges have light wear. D.J. is missing. End-papers are white. No tears, names nor marks. B/W frontispiece has been re-glued. Spine half-cocked but binding sound. Minimal soiling. EXCELLENT reading copy. Quote (p. 47) : " With the exception of Verneuk Pan, Harry joined father's team for every attempt on the world speed record. During the First World War he had served with airships and he was in the ill-fated R101 as a member of the crew when she ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 007289
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Into the Water Barrier
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Beacon Books / Odhams Press (1958), London, 1958
Used
Softcover
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Softcover. Condition: Good+. Rubbing to edges of spine.; Paperback reprint. 224 pages + 7 illustrations on 2 plate leaves. Page dimensions: 177 x 110mm. Colour illustration on of the Bluebird II on front cover. "The story of these first failures, frustrations and disappointments and how they spurred him on to spend every penny he owned - even mortgaging his house - to build Bluebird II, the world's first all-metal, turbo-jet hydroplane in which, travelling at 202.32 m.p.h. over Lake Ullswater in 1955, he successfully regained the world's speed record for Britain, is the greatest success story of any young Englishman since the war." - from blurb on rear cover. Seller Inventory # 23231
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Into the Water Barrier (Beacon books)
Published by
Odhams P, 1958
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Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
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Condition: Fair. 1958. Unknown Binding. Good clean copy. Tear on spine and other shelf wear. . . . . Seller Inventory # KSG0001528
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Into the Water Barrier
Published by
Odhams Press Limited, Long Acre, London, 1955
Used
Hardcover
Seller: 3 R's Used Books/Hannelore Headley Old &, Port Robinson, ON, Canada
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good-. No Jacket. Ex library with markings one might expect. Blue cloth boards with faded spine, upon which darkened gold gilt lettering spells out the title. Quite worn at edges. Worn right through at top and bottom of spine. Text is in lovely condition with many pictures. Interesting fact: The page facing the title page has a black and white photo of the author, Leo Villa, and his large black dog, referred to as a 'labradoodle' This is 1955. I didnt think the term was in existence then. Any picture found beside this listing may NOT actually be a picture of this book but a stock photo used by the listing site. 3 R's Used Books and Hannelore Headley Old & Fine Books, Inc. are committed to saving the trees one leaf at a time. Seller Inventory # 021129
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Into the Water Barrier
Published by
Odhams Press (1955), London, 1955
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Owner's signature. Moderate browning and spotting to pag edges. Moderate rubbing to edges of boards. Some masking tape repairs to verso of dust wrapper. Adhesive tape stains at margins of dust wrapper. 1" chip at head of dust wrapper spine. Creasing and rubbing to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 239, [1] pages + frontis + 32 illustrations. Blue cloth covers with gilt titles on spine. "After his father's Bluebird was wrecked, when it hit a submerged log at 170 m.p.h., and John Cobb had been killed on Loch Ness, he spent every penny he owned - even mortaging his house - to build a turbo-het hydroplane. // [.] a new world record of 202.32 m.p.h. was established on 23rd July. // Donald thus became the first man to travel at this speed and live to tell the story." - from dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo. Seller Inventory # 4305
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INTO THE WATER BARRIER
Published by
Odhams Press Ltd London, 1955
Used
Hardcover
Seller: E.J Morten Booksellers BA, MANCHESTER, United Kingdom
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Hb In Dw 239pp, Frontisplate, Illustrations World Water Speed Record On Ullswater In 1955. A Vg Copy In Rubbed Vg Dw. Seller Inventory # 4669
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