General View of Japanese Military Aircraft in the Pacific War
Tokyo: Kantosha Co., Circa 1956-1958. Two-volume set, octavo, red hardcover, spines and covers embossed with gilt lettering, front endpapers illustrated with maps. Original mailing box included.
Japanese volume (1956): 324 pp., four leaves of advertising at front (unpaginated), one single-sided and two double-sided fold-out detailed diagrams, 28 double-sided black-and-white plates, numerous black-and-white silhouettes throughout, some other diagrams included, two double-sided fold-out tables included.
English volume (1958): 128 pp., two double-sided fold-out tables included. Japanese volume: top end of spine bumped, very light spotting on top and fore-edge of text block, light foxing on back of single-sided fold-out diagram. English volume: top of spine bumped, some rubbing on top-left of cover, gilt lettering on cover a little faded, very light spotting on edges of text block. Mailing box: edges of spine a little rubbed, corners a little bumped, small green Dymock's sticker on the lower-left front corner, a little light general wear overall. Otherwise, near-fine copies in a very good mailing box. Japanese text: fourth edition; English text: third edition. Scarce.
A very comprehensive two-volume set of detailed information on all Japanese military aircraft active, or tested, during World War Two. This set was created by the Japanese publisher to leave an authoritative historical record of the "Imperial Wild Eagles" - The Imperial Japanese Army Air Service and the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Item #4739
Price (AUD): $90.00