Michael Prince:Crash Course. The World of Air Safety
- edition reliée, livre de poche 1997, ISBN: 9780246135773
Zurich: Kunstanstalt Brunner & Cie. , 1902. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover edition in good condition. Missing ffep, front hinge has been repaired. Text clean, binding secure. Questions… Plus…
Zurich: Kunstanstalt Brunner & Cie. , 1902. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover edition in good condition. Missing ffep, front hinge has been repaired. Text clean, binding secure. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience., Kunstanstalt Brunner & Cie., 1902, 2.5, UK,12mo promotional p/back,1st edn. [A SHE (women's UK magazine) promotional p/back,came with magazine as a freebie.Complete number line,1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.Originally and first published by same publisher,UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn in 1995.] FINE. No owner inscrptn,no printed price - as a promotional item.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy colour photographic illustrated covers - identical to UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn - with capitalised lettered author name,with capitalised title below and critics' capitalised lettered quote to bottom edge to front card cover,spine/ backstrip with no reading creases and with similarly coloured+lettered title and author name as the front,rear panel with synopsis and critics' reviews. Negligible shelf-wear - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges with age-acquired but light toning - no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - unread,other than my own collation.UK,12mo promotional p/back,1st edn,9-252pp [paginated] includes 26 chapters; plus [unpaginated]half-title with author's potted biography,title page,Acknowledgements and an ironic dedication: 'To Chelsea fans everywhere,in deepest sympathy: God knows,you need something to cheer you up.' Bonus to the rear,an [unaginated] Prologue of next novel 'THE WIRE IN THE BLOOD',3 adverts with synopsis for 'THE MEMAIDS SINGING', 'BLUE GENES' and 'CRACK DOWN',and a b/w illustrated advertisement for the then forthcoming book THE WIRE IN THE BLOOD',as last page. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 25+ year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral promotional p/back. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. Manchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan is not amused when thieves have the audacity to steal a Monet from a stately home where she's arranged security. She's even less thrilled when the hunt for the thieves drags her on a treacherous foray across Europe as she goes head to head with organized crime. And as if that isn't enough, a routine industrial case starts leaving a trail of bodies across the Northwest,giving Kate more problems than she can deal with. Cleaning up the mess in 'Clean Break' forces Kate to confront harsh truths in her own life as she battles with a testing array of villains in a case that stretches love and loyalty to the limits. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **, LONDON.HARPERCOLLINSPUBLISHER,1997., 5, Hampshire, UK: Kenneth Mason. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0859371670 . Blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. The book has a very slight 'lean' due to storage, and the very top and bottom edges have a thin line of fading but overall are VG. In the Original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is NOT price clipped. The page fore-edges are VERY slightly foxed. NO Inscriptions or Marks. 116 pp. Illustrated in b/w. Overall, apart from the minor faults mentioned above, this is an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'Fine' copy in its Original dustjacket. " "Bombing up" a Catalina flying boat. I was "promoted" to deck hand on bomb scow 34. During bad weather aircraft were towed into the shelter of the harbour mouth and moored to replenish depth charges. On one such occasion scow 34 was completing delivery of four charges under the instruction of two bomb armourers. As the charge was winched and secured to its rack under the aircraft's wing, the fusing device was connected. This looked like a large wire paper clip. When the charge was released, a plunger in the shape of a car piston and piston rod was left hanging under the wing on the end of the paper clip, the charge falling seaward fully armed. Moments before the last charge was secured in the rack it slipped off the winch wire onto the chest of an attendant armourer. The crew watched charge and armourer disappear over the side with a splash and became aware of the piston rattling loose overhead. They cringed for a few seconds awaiting the expected explosion beneath their feet. ......" ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall ., Kenneth Mason, 1979, 3, London England: Grafton Books, 1990. Hardback. First Edition. Very slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. The author's hard-hitting and frequently hair-raising investigation into the perils of air travel discloses - with a welath of inside information - what can go wrong and what must be done to improve air safety. In the course of his research, the author talked to pilots, airline officials, maintenance engineers, manufactureres, air-traffic controllers, investigating officers, regulation board officials, and intelligence agents. He has examined every aspect of air-safety - from the terrorist threat to industrial sabotage, geriatic aircraft to crowded sky-lanes, alcoholic pilots to overworked air-traffic-controll staff. he has analysed why 'aircrew error' is the single most common factor in airline accidents, and looks at the pros and cons of deregulation. While this book mercilessly exposes the frailties of the air travel business, it also demonstrates how safety and security measures can be improved all round and how greater public awareness of the issues would force airlines to act. By being better informed, each one of us - as passengers - can contribute to the cause of safety. Illustrated. 216 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hadrback., Grafton Books, 1990, 4<
