The hurricats

Barker, Ralph : The Hurricats. London : Pelham Books, 1978. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.875"/22.3cm h. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xii pp prelim material, 207 numbered pp, plus five blank; 12 pp glossy b&w plates. List of illus/maps, acknowl, 16 chaps, appendices (sequence of events in firing the catapult; tac notes for Hawker Hurricane engaging Focke-Wulf 200, index. Condition notes: lovely copy of the first impression, with the following flaws: mylar-sheathed dj is price-clipped; spine is cocked; pages lightly tanned. Else excellent, clean, unmarked. Story of Britain's "suicide" fighters, the first to launch by catapult from ships at sea to do battle with German bombers when Britain stood alone. We personally inspect every book we offer.

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ISBN: 0720709946

ISBN-13: 9780720709940

Publisher: Pelham

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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