First To Fly; The Story Of The Lafayette Escadrille, The American Heroes Who Flew For France In World War I
by Flood, Charles Bracelen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2015. First Printing of the First Edition. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 266 pp., brown end papers. Illustrated with photographs and one map. Owner's blindstamp on ffep and title page only marks in book, binding tight. In a nice illustrated, unclipped dust jacket. Book condition VG in VG DJ.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MP8063
- Title
- First To Fly; The Story Of The Lafayette Escadrille, The American Heroes Who Flew For France In World War I
- Author
- Flood, Charles Bracelen
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2015
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War I;
Terms of Sale
Parker's Rare Books
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
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Glossary
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...