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Flight and the Aircraft Engineer
C M Poulsen [ed.]
1942-43
Flight Publishing Company : London
12" by 8"
722; 676; x, 728pp.
SUMMARY
A scarce collection of three continuous numbers from the wartime aeronautical weekly 'Flight.'
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 4.49
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DESCRIPTION
A collection of three consecutive numbers of 'Flight' weekly aeronautical and engineering wartime publication, vol. XLII-XLIV, from July 1942 to December 1943. The first aeronautical weekly in the world, it was first founded in 1909. Each volume was edited by C M Poulsen.
A weekly dedicated to aeronautical engineering and to the ongoing war. These publications comprise articles on the Convoy Battle and the British loss of Cyrenaica, the R. A. F. Regiment, the evolution of the German fighter, modern French designs, types of aircrafts and characteristics, service and industrial news from the inside of Axis and enemy-occupied countries, some correspondence, Americans bombing of the Ruhr, the American Pacific offensive, and more on interesting, contemporary events.
Ex-library.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The front and rear joints have slightly cracked to vol. XLIII and XLIV, tape repaired to the spine. With library stamps to the front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound, the hinges professionally cloth repaired to the boards of each volume. The pages are very clean throughout with some age toning, as usual. Illustrated in text throughout.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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