Rare Aviation Books

Airspeed Aircraft since 1931

TAYLOR, H.A.

London: Putman, 1970. Octavo, blue cloth, x, 206 pp., illustrated. Cover slightly rubbed on spine ends, moderate foxing around the edges; overall, a near-fine copy in dust jacket. First edition.

An account of the history and thinking behind the design of aircraft and other projects - some fifty in all - using photographs and general arrangement drawing. It describes some of the long-forgotten incidents involved in development flying and supports these narratives with a detailed, human history of the Airspeed company and its earlier and later vicissitudes and problems. Item #1946

Price (AUD): $75.00