matthews birch (69 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Reginald Birch (illustratore). 6pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 1 drawing, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Magazine, Volume 86, No. 2, June, 1913. Word-play and punning. From the text, "The art of punning has had few practitioners more accomplished than Charles Lamb and Oliver Wendell Holmes." Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Reginald Birch (illustratore). 6pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 1 drawing, faded water-staining at page bottoms, salvaged from a damaged issue of Century Magazine, Volume LXXXIV, No. 4, August, 1912. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. First. An interesting look at the sport of air racing from a historical and social perspective. As air racing became more competitive, companies worked to refine and improve everything from engoine horsepower to aerodynamics. Fine copy with slight bumping on bottom of spine and very good DJ.

Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good.

Octavo, stapled wrappers, 46 pp. Very Good+ with former owner signiture. Contents: Introduction; Speech in the Kindergarten; First Grade; Speech Improvement in the Second Grade; Speech Development in the Third Grade; Speech Improvement in the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades; Speech Improvement in the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grades; Speech Improvement in the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Grades; Speech Disorders Found in School Children; References. Speech & Hearing, Teaching, Speech, Language, Communication, Disorder, Therapy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover copy in good plus condition, scuff to cloth at spine tail, else very good. DJ in very good condition with mild edge wear, now in protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. 8.82 X 0.96 X 11.35 inches. 208 pages. Dust jacket spine is sunned . Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing. 272pp. Sl wear, a little soil, very good+ in dust jacket with slight wear.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. The P-51 in its post-WWII racing capacity up to the present - emphasizing engine design, speed, modifications, and personalities. 180 b/w & colour photographs The P-51 in its post-WWII racing capacity up to the present emphasizing engine design, speed, modifications, and personalities. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Schiffer Military History, Atglen, PA. 1997. 272 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Here is a unique, revealing, one-of-a-kind book about many of the personalities, pilot, and aircraft involved in major transcontinental races across the United States from 1928-1970. Cross-country unlimited class events-including non-stop air derbies of the late 1920s, the famous Bendix Trophy Races of the 1930s and 1940s, and modern Reno Harolds Club Trophy to 1970-produced some of the most exciting and heartbreaking tournaments on record. Written by the co-author of Mustang: The Racing Thoroughbred, this companion volume is an extensive history and assessment of many factors involved in the isolated, lonely environment of long distance air racing. Although the history is seasoned with technical lore-the history of aviation weather forecasting and wireless radio transmission, major engine manufacturing, detailed histories of the Marcoux-Bromberg r-3, and the Granville Brothers Gee Bee-the human element is by no means neglected. The trials, ordeals and mishaps of many famous pilots include Jimmy Doolittle, Art Grobel, Benny Howard, Earl Ortman, Joe Debona, Charley Tucker, Ed Lunken, and Mike Carroll, and are remembered in context with the planes they flew. EB; 9.25 X 1.25 X 11.75 inches; 272 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. first edition, dedicated, inscribed, and signed by the author on the title page. near fine copy in dj.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Here is a unique, revealing, one-of-a-kind book about many of the personalities, pilot, and aircraft involved in major transcontinental races across the United States from 1928-1970. Cross-country unlimited class events-including non-stop air derbies of the late 1920s, the famous Bendix Trophy Races of the 1930s and 1940s, and modern Reno Harolds Club Trophy to 1970-produced some of the most exciting and heartbreaking tournaments on record. Written by the co-author of Mustang: The Racing Thoroughbred, this companion volume is an extensive history and assessment of many factors involved in the isolated, lonely environment of long distance air racing. Although the history is seasoned with technical lore-the history of aviation weather forecasting and wireless radio transmission, major engine manufacturing, detailed histories of the Marcoux-Bromberg r-3, and the Granville Brothers Gee Bee-the human element is by no means neglected. The trials, ordeals and mishaps of many famous pilots include Jimmy Doolittle, Art Grobel, Benny Howard, Earl Ortman, Joe Debona, Charley Tucker, Ed Lunken, and Mike Carroll, and are remembered in context with the planes they flew. 250 b/w & colour photographs Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 272pp. Over sized light brown cloth hardback, no DJ, slight crease in three pages, index, bibliography,appendices, b&w and color photos, one-of-a-kind book about many of the personalities, pilots, and aircraft involved in major transcontinental races across the United States from 1928-1970,

Hardback. Condizione: New. The P-51 in its post-WWII racing capacity up to the present - emphasizing engine design, speed, modifications, and personalities.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Dj has many indentation marks on front and more on the back and a closed tear. Here is a unique, revealing, one-of-a-kind book about many of the personalities, pilot, and aircraft involved in major transcontinental races across the United States from 1928-1970. Cross-country unlimited class events-including non-stop air derbies of the late 1920s, the famous Bendix Trophy Races of the 1930s and 1940s, and modern Reno Harolds Club Trophy to 1970-produced some of the most exciting and heartbreaking tournaments on record. Written by the co-author of Mustang: The Racing Thoroughbred, this companion volume is an extensive history and assessment of many factors involved in the isolated, lonely environment of long distance air racing. Although the history is seasoned with technical lore-the history of aviation weather forecasting and wireless radio transmission, major engine manufacturing, detailed histories of the Marcoux-Bromberg r-3, and the Granville Brothers Gee Bee-the human element is by no means neglected. The trials, ordeals and mishaps of many famous pilots include Jimmy Doolittle, Art Grobel, Benny Howard, Earl Ortman, Joe Debona, Charley Tucker, Ed Lunken, and Mike Carroll, and are remembered in context with the planes they flew. 250 b/w & colour photographs. U.S.A. Aircraft.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Here is a unique, revealing, one-of-a-kind book about many of the personalities, pilot, and aircraft involved in major transcontinental races across the United States from 1928-1970. Cross-country unlimited class events-including non-stop air derbies of the late 1920s, the famous Bendix Trophy Races of the 1930s and 1940s, and modern Reno Harolds Club Trophy to 1970-produced some of the most exciting and heartbreaking tournaments on record. Written by the co-author of Mustang: The Racing Thoroughbred, this companion volume is an extensive history and assessment of many factors involved in the isolated, lonely environment of long distance air racing. Although the history is seasoned with technical lore-the history of aviation weather forecasting and wireless radio transmission, major engine manufacturing, detailed histories of the Marcoux-Bromberg r-3, and the Granville Brothers Gee Bee-the human element is by no means neglected. The trials, ordeals and mishaps of many famous pilots include Jimmy Doolittle, Art Grobel, Benny Howard, Earl Ortman, Joe Debona, Charley Tucker, Ed Lunken, and Mike Carroll, and are remembered in context with the planes they flew.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Cobra! is a comprehensive, meticulously researched and fully documented history of Bell Aircraft Corporation and their piston engine fighters built during the Great Depression and through World War II. While the story centers on techincal aspects of the various fighters, significant attention is also devoted to those key individuals who conceived, built and flew these innovative designs. In addition to aircraft development, Cobra! surveys the combat use of the P-39 and P-63 fighters in the hands of American, French, Italian, and Soviet pilots. The story continues after World War II when a number of Bell surplus fighters were successfully modified for air racing. Birch Matthews is also the author of Wet Wings & Drop Tanks: Recollection of American Transcontinental Air Racing 1928-1970, and Mustang: The Racing Thoroughbred(with Dustin W. Carter). Both books are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.). 700 colour & b/w illustrations Cobra! is a comprehensive, meticulously researched and fully documented history of Bell Aircraft Corporation and their piston engine fighters built during the Great Depression and through World War II. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Hardcover; Hardcover in dust jacket. Very nice maroon cloth boards with title in black on front board and spine. Light edge wear, lightly bumped corners. Light foredge soil. Text pages are clean. Very nice color photo illustrated dust jacket shows some edge wear and scuffing, spine lightly sunned. Looks nice when placed in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; B/w Phot & Ill; 4TO.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. 416 pages. 4to, (11 1/4" tall). Illustrated with black & white period photos, some color plates, aircraft plans, and tables. Dust jacket protected in new mylar, not price clipped. Dust jacket and book are in excellent condition, like new. No previous owner's names or marks. A very high quality book, handsomely produced.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Aircraft.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Fine in a Fine dj.