This popular and highly-acclaimed series includes an abundance of photos, accurate line drawings, fascinating evaluations of aircraft design, and complete histories of aircraft manufacturers.
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This popular and highly-acclaimed series includes an abundance of photos, accurate line drawings, fascinating evaluations of aircraft design, and complete histories of aircraft manufacturers.
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Very Good. Size: 10x8x1; Naval Institute Press; Annapolis, 1992. Hardcover. Book is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. A Very Good, blue binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, bit of crimping to spine edges, some rubbing to board and spine edges, dent bottom spine edge/bottom front joint, few small soiled spots top text block edge, some scattered foxing on fore-edge, very small tear top edge pages 65-74, some sunning to page margins, mild warping/waving to pages along fore-edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear with few small tears/creases along edges, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 448pp., indexed, appendix, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Naval Institute Press, 1993. Quarto. Blue cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. A fine copy of this guide to British Fighters since 1912. 448 pages. ISBN: 9781557500823. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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Very good in Very good jacket. 448 pages. Oversized book, measuring 10-3/4 inches by 8 inches. Includes Introduction, Acknowledgments, Appendix, Glossary, and an Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Topics covered include The First World War and the Origins of Air Combat; After the Somme; Post-War Austerity; Biplanes at their Zenith; The First Generation Monoplanes; The Monoplane supreme; The Dawn of the Jet Age; Technology for the Cold War. This book, an outstandingly detailed survey of 80 years of fighter development, is almost certainly the most detailed study of the entire development of the British fighting airplane. Nearly 400 types of airplane are fully described, along with their development and operational histories. The author, a recognized authority on British military aviation has divided his subject into nine sections, from the First World War and the Origins of Air Combat, through to The Dawn of the Jet Age, and Technology for the Cold War. In addition, he records the deployment of Fighter squadrons at various periods from July 1916 to January 1991.
