Click for full-size.
Sky saga -- a story of Empire Airmen
by White, Sir Thomas Walter KBE DFC (26 April 1888 - 13 October 1957)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hutchinson of Australia, Melbourne, 1943. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 200 g; 96 pages, with the first leaf and the last leaf being stiffened card, (the pagination assumes that the first blank page inside the jacket is page 1!) There is an attached jacket with fold over flaps and a decoration to the front panel. Sunning of the top edges and spine, and rubbing of the lower part of the rear panel/spine crease. In original bookseller's stamp to the lower left-hand corner of the free end page. Telling the epic story of Air Force service, recording the many faces of training for Empire airmen, and operational service with coastal, fighter, and bomber commands. (And doing it in verse, for better or worse). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Poetry; Poetry. Inventory No: 0226592. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0226592
- Title
- Sky saga -- a story of Empire Airmen
- Author
- White, Sir Thomas Walter KBE DFC (26 April 1888 - 13 October 1957)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hutchinson of Australia
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- BZDB2 poetry, air force, RAF Military & Warfare; Poetry; Poetry. Unbranded White, Sir Thomas Walter KBE DFC (26 April 1888 - 13 October 1957) Sky saga -- a story of Empire Airmen
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
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
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Arkham House
Learn about collecting the iconic horror and fantasy publisher that produced books by the likes of Ray Bradbury, August Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft.
Using and Collecting Bookmarks
Bern Marcowitz warns against paperclips and other inappropriate page-savers, and offers a bit of advice on using and collecting bookmarks.
