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SHUTE Nevil : SLIDE RULE the autobiography of an Engineer

Heinemann, London, 1954

8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Heinemann 1954 (first impression and printing) VG red cloth hardback, owner's name and address in ink to front and rear paste downs, booksellers stamp to bottom corner of fep with some ink offset to unclipped dust jacket flap, with some minor sunning or browning, Shute writes of his involvement in the airship R100 among other things, closed top edges a dust soiled, fore edge foxed. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Cloth. Jacket: Very Good

First Edition

SHUTE Nevil : SLIDE RULE the autobiography of an Engineer

Heinemann, London, 1954

8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Heinemann 1954 (first impression and printing) VG red cloth hardback with minor rubbing to edges and slight spotting to spine, fep has owners inscription covered over with white correction fluid ( twink, tippex) and booksellers stamp. The dust jacket is from a SECOND IMPRESSION issue, and has been trimmed slightly to top edge so is a few mm shorter than the boards, and the fore edge of the front fold in flap has been trimmed a little, losing the publisher's price. Shute writes of his involvement in the airship R100 among other things, closed top edges a little foxed. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Cloth. Jacket: Good

First Edition

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