Empires of the Sky The Politics, Contests and Cartels of World Airlines
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1984. Tall octavo, dark charcoal-grey hardcover, spine embossed with gilt lettering, 245 pp., some black-and-white graphs and tables included. Top end of spine slightly bumped, light spotting on top edge of text block, dust-jacket slightly worn; otherwise a fine copy in a very good dust-jacket. First edition.
Journalist and author Anthony Sampson examines who really runs the major airlines of the world (at time of writing) – British Airways, Pam Am, JAL – and what effect the cut-throat competition of the aviation industry has had on flying. Item #4938
Inscribed on the front free endpaper in black ink is: "Christmas + New Year Wishes Peter 1985-86 Frances Bally [?]"
Price (AUD): $50.00