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Bridge Across the Sky: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift, 1948-1949
by Collier, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0333178025
- ISBN 13
- 9780333178027
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Macmillan, London, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. chronology, the eyewitnesses, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. Map frontispiece, showing air corridors over Germany during Berlin blockade. The text is illustrated with contemporary black and white photographs. Brown 1/4 cloth spine and 3/4 tan boards with gilt coloured titles to the spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing an aircraft flying over the ruins of Berlin, with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and spine. The history of the "The Berlin Blockade" ...." But now the Russians want to drive their wartime colleagues from the former capital and take control of the politically strategic area for themselves.", and how through using aircraft the allies bring supplies to a starving city." – from the front fold over panel blurb. Slight bumping to the corners and shelf wear to the bottom edges of the book. Spine somewhat cocked and there is slight fading to the extreme edges of the spine. Previous owners name on the free front end page. The dustwrapper is rubbed and faded and there is chipping to all four corners. The spine has been sunned causing fading of the writing. Chipping and increasing to the top dustwrapper edges. The dustwrapper is price clipped on the front fold over, lower right-hand corner. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 240 pages, last blank. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; History; Germany; 1940s; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0333178025. ISBN/EAN: 9780333178027. Inventory No: 0101624. . 9780333178027
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0101624
- Title
- Bridge Across the Sky: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift, 1948-1949
- Author
- Collier, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0333178025
- ISBN 13
- 9780333178027
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BZDB2 The Berlin Blockade -- History -- 1948 - 1949, Political History -- Europe -- Post 1945, Berlin -- History -- Post World War II Politics & Government; History; Germany; 1940s; Military & Warfare. Unbranded ISBN: 0333178025 EAN: 97803331780
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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