Testing Time: The Story of British Test Pilots and Their Aircraft
by Babington-Smith, Constance
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York, Harper & Brothers, 1961, hardcover, xi-224 pp, first American edition, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, tiny nick to heel of spine. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, rubs, chips to head and heel of spine, in new Brodart sleeve. An account of British test flying, written especially for young readers, from its beginnings around 1913 to the date of publication. Illustrated with 24 pages of historic black-&-white plates. Appended bibliography and acknowledgments, index.
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- West of Eden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8729
- Title
- Testing Time: The Story of British Test Pilots and Their Aircraft
- Author
- Babington-Smith, Constance
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Air pilots; Airplanes; Flight testing; Great Britain
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