first edition Hardcover
1961 · London
by Higham, Robin
London: G. T. Foulis & Co Ltd, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 426pp. Octavo [23 cm] Navy blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Boards just a little warped. Inscription (perhaps by the author?) on the dedication page. In the dust jacket, with a small open tear to the top edge of the front panel, creasing and two small creased tears to the top edge of the rear panel, and a bit of bubbling to the jacket's veneer. With the folding map at the rear. A comprehensive work detailing the efforts of those with technical insight, daring, and imagination, to create a machine that would sail unconcernedly and serenely through the skies. (Inventory #: 68138)
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