Isbn: 9780589007942 - riddle of richard pearse (6 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. Second Edition. Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1974. SCARCE in the US. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. Spine of the jacket is sun faded but all lettering is still easily legible. Square and tight. Sharp corners. Previous owner's bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Light soil to the botton margin of 5 leaves only. NO text or illustrations are affected. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. With 27 illustrations and 7 diagrams. Map endpapers. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. From the dust jacket: "Pearse was the first British aviator to leave the ground in a powered aircraft. But did he really fly? Did he forestall the Wright Brothers? How sound is the evidence? What of his second, V-STOL aircraft? And of his homemade aero engines. The author has pieced together the strange story of this obscure, neglected pioneer of aviation.". Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xiii, 251pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Reprint. A near fine reprint copy with a gift dedication on the half-title page. The dust jacket is intact, slightly faded at the spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Many b&w illstns, endpaper maps. A tidy copy. The dust jacket is intact, slightly faded at the spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG+. 2nd. It has been claimed that Richard Pearse, a farmer in South Canterbury, NZ, actually flew before the Wright Bros in the US. This has not been confirmed by records, pictures or eye-witnesses. A self- taught engineering genius who built engines for his "flying machines", Pearse was reclusive and made no positive claim to being "the first" and continued his inventive ways almost until his death in 1953. Controversey has surrounded his "flights" and whether,in fact, he was actually able to control his "aircraft." Nevertheless, the story of this remarkable man is important, as Pearse was an undoubted aviation pioneer and it is told with objectivity and based on intensive research. First published in 1973, this second edition in 1974. 251 pages including six appendices, bibliography, index, 27 b/w illustrations, mainly photos with, two artist's impressions, seven diagrams, e/paper maps. Blue hard covers with gilt spine title,VG+ with hint wear lower corners/spine base, internally NF, no inscriptions. Wrap-round colour art DJ is VG+. Photos, drawings, Diagrams, Maps (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. The Riddle of Richard Pearse by Gordon Ogilvie. Published by A. H. A. W. Reed, 1974. 251 page, 27 illustrations. Excellent hardback with jacket, no inscriptions. The jacket has some edge-wear, faded spine, chipping, with a tear to back flap. It has been claimed that Richard Pearse, a farmer in South Canterbury, NZ, actually flew before the Wright Bros in the US. This has not been confirmed by records, pictures or eye-witnesses. A self- taught engineering genius who built engines for his "flying machines", Pearse was reclusive and made no positive claim to being "the first" and continued his inventive ways almost until his death in 1953. Controversy has surrounded his "flights" and whether, in fact, he was actually able to control his "aircraft." Nevertheless, the story of this remarkable man is important, as Pearse was an undoubted aviation pioneer and it is told with objectivity and based on intensive research. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Gut. 2. Auflage. Gordon Ogilvie- The Riddel of Richard Pearse hardcover, 2. Auflage, A. H. & A. W. Reed , 1974, noch guter Zustand , etwas bestoßen, Schnitt nachgedunkelt Pearse war der erste britische Flieger der eine Strecke mit einem Motorflugzeug zurückgelegt hat .War er den Wright Brüdern zuvor gekommen ? Gewicht : 630 g.…