Isbn: 9780395282168 - kill devil hill: the epic of the wright brothers, 1900-1909 (14 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 1st Printing. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. 1st Printing. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: DJ Good (edgeworn). 1st Printing. Dust jacket price clipped. Jess Smithback (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 6.5 X 1.5 X 9.5 inches; 389 pages; B&W photographs and illustrations. Minor, faint smudges on the exterior edges of textblock. Light bump on back cover's bottom edge. Personal stamp from previous owner on front free endpaper. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with stamp on bottom page ends and spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is very good.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is mildly rubbed at spine tips and corners. 389 pages with index, bibliography, and a few drawings plus 70 illustrations.

Zustand: good, fair. First Printing. 24 cm, 389, illus., appendices, bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, torn, and chipped. Foreword by Neil Armstrong. How two obscure brothers achieved in four years what the great minds of the world had failed to accomplish.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. private library liquidation very good previous owners signature and stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. xx, 389 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm ISBN 9780395282168, 0395282160 OCLC 5196980 LCCN 79009362 LC TL540.W7 C65 Dewey 629.1300924 ; green cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; An account of the Wright Brothers' design and construction of their early engine-powered airplane and of their eventual success and fame. ; Contents: The dunes -- Charmed by the how and why -- To get at something that interested us -- Man and machine fall to the ground -- I wish to avail myself of all that is already known -- The secret of the Wrights -- Afflicted with the belief that flight is possible -- You will find a hospitable when you come among us -- You're off -- Like learning the secret of magic from a magician -- Permission to allude to your experiments -- It would not be within our lifetime -- The newspapers are full of accounts of flying machines -- Well digging -- And she balanced up perfectly too -- 5 blankets and two quilts -- Success assured keep quiet -- Two folks parting who weren't sure they'd ever see each other again -- Flight -- Longest 57 seconds -- Most unmitigated impudence -- We certainly have been "Jonahed" this year -- As you rise the objects become closer -- If it is your desire to enter the exhibition business -- If you don't hurry -- Il Voile! Il Voile! -- Undreamed of, even by yourselves -- As a result of his trust in our machine -- Princess and millionaires are thick as fleas -- Quite short, well-proportioned men of infinite patience -- Jas. Whitcomb Riley came after noon, and others -- The senate adjourned ; ownership stamp on front dustjacket flap ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG+. 389 pages, plus 32 pages black and white photographs. Green cloth covers with gold titles, corners lightly bumped, endpapers and text are clean, binding is tight, Near Fine. Decorated blue and green dust jacket with black and red titles, very light wear to edges, top and base of spine lightly bumped with a few very small tears and chips, VG+. Book.…