Forty Years On … 1909 – 1949
London: Handley Page Ltd., 1949. Octavo, navy-blue boards with covered spine, front cover embossed with brown lettering and Handley Page logo, 96 pp., illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, some diagrams included. Spine ends and corners of covers a little bumped, foxing on endpapers, spotting on top edge of text block; otherwise a very good copy. First edition, with a forward by Sir Frederick Handley Page, C.B.E., Hon. F.R.Ae.S., Chairman and Managing Director of Handley Page Ltd.
A pictorial history of the first forty years of Handley Page, the first company to be established in the United Kingdom for the exclusive design and manufacture of aeroplanes. This loving tribute covers Handley Page's contributions to both civil and military aviation. The company was founded in 1909 by Frederick Handley Page at a time when there were very little aviation facilities available. It went on to produce essential aircraft used in the Third Afghan War and both World Wars, as well as aircraft for domestic use in the interwar period.
Inserted loosely in the volume is a Marshall Airways ticket intended for use at Mascot Aerodrome. Marshall Airways operated from N.S.W. between the 1930s and 1960s. Item #4707
Price (AUD): $170.00