Rare Aviation Books

Diamonds in the Sky A Social History of Air Travel

HUDSON, Kenneth and PETTIFER, Julian

London: The Bodley Head, 1979. Quarto, dark blue cloth, gilt spine lettering, 240 pp., six double-sided plates in colour and black and white. Rubbed at spine ends, light spotting on endpapers, otherwise a good copy. First Edition. Diamonds in the Sky is about the passengers who for sixty years have taken their courage in both hands and decided to fly. This is a highly readable account of the ways in which flying has ministered to human needs, whims and follies. Item #3182

Price (AUD): $45.00