Messerschmitt Bf109 by Grinsell, Robert - 1980

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Rikyu Watanabe. First published in 1980 by Wing & Anchor Press, Tokyo. This copy is a first American edition, also 1980; first printing thus. Large, slim hardcover in white boards with blue titling on the spine and a blue line drawing of the aircraft on the front. Illustrated endpapers. Gorgeous art with illustrations in both colour and b&w, including cutaways, detailed line drawings, and spectacular colour drawings on fold-outs well reproduced on heavy paper. Well-labelled cockpit diagram. Double column layout. Historical and technical details as well as appearance notes. Dust jacket lightly faded at the spine. Binding square and firm. Small bump to lower free corner. Minor wear otherwise. Free of markings by any previous owner.