Seaplanes hold a special place in our memory of the wonderful aircraft of aviation's golden age. Streamlined by necessity, they were magnificent and beautiful machines that caught and held the eye and the imagination. In this magnificent album, aviation historian Bill Yenne has assembled a marvelous collection of photographs of the great Supermarine racers, the Pan American Clippers that pioneered the air routes across the Atlantic and Pacific, the fighting flying boats of World War II, and the post-war jet seaplanes.This ...
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Seaplanes hold a special place in our memory of the wonderful aircraft of aviation's golden age. Streamlined by necessity, they were magnificent and beautiful machines that caught and held the eye and the imagination. In this magnificent album, aviation historian Bill Yenne has assembled a marvelous collection of photographs of the great Supermarine racers, the Pan American Clippers that pioneered the air routes across the Atlantic and Pacific, the fighting flying boats of World War II, and the post-war jet seaplanes.This book is illustrated with carefully selected color and black white photographs from the world's most important aviation historical archives. These are complemented by authoritative descriptive text and over a dozen exquisite cutaway paintings by John Batchelor, the dean of the world's technical aviation illustrators.
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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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Fine. Book Silver laminate boards with seaplane illustrations to front and rear, no jacket, 4to. 176pp. Index. Color and B/W photos throughout on glossy pages. Arranged chronologically by model. Fine. Vdery mild spine slant, light stress crease near upper corner rear board, all with no effect either to overall appearance or integrity. Otherwise as new: bright, tight, sharp and unmarked.
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Barchelor, John. Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 176 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. First Glance Books, Cobb, CA, 1997. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 200+ COLOR & B/W Photos, Ill (illustrator). First Edition. Size=9.5"x12". (full book description) 176pp, Clean, tight & bright. NO ink names, bookplates, DJ tears etc. AB61
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Like New. Hardcover. First edition thusfine/near fine DJ Free of any markings and no writing. Minor shelf-wear. For Additional Information or pictures, Please Inquire.