The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Aircraft

Hamlyn, 1978. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good - in Very Good DJ. DJ slightly ruffled at the edges. Price Clipped. Leans slightly.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper ). Physically 11¾” x 9” (1.9 kg); 320pp; Index; The first fully international guide to list all the world’s manufacturers of military and civil production aircraft, this encyclopaedia provides the general reader with an authoritative and clear account of almost 1500 companies and the thousands of aircraft they have built to the present day. The aviation expert, too, will find this book an invaluable source of easily accessible basic information; the A-Z directory will certainly become a standard research tool and aid. Contents: The Story Of Flight; Man Becomes Airborne; Pioneers Of Powered Flight; The First War In The Air; The Conquest Of The Globe; The New Airborne Armies; World War In The Air; Keeping The Balance Of Power; Universal Transport; The A-Z Of The World’s Aircraft ISBN: 9780600303787 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #160321|| Condition: