Historical Aviation Album Colllector's Series, Volume X
California: Paul R. Matt, 1971. Quarto, staple-bound, illustrated printed wrappers, 63 pp., three additional leaves at front (unpaginated), illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and detailed to-scale schematics and plans. Light rubbing of covers towards spine, a sticker mark on lower right corner of front cover without loss of text, covers a little worn, small "Clayton Book Distributers" stamp on title page; otherwise a very good copy. First edition.
The Historical Aviation Album Collector's Series offers the reader a comprehensive history of American aviation and aircraft from pre-World War One to the post-World War Two era. Numerous photographs illustrate the informative articles, the majority of which focus on a particular aircraft, including many lesser-known models, or an aviation identity. Each volume also includes an exceptional series of highly detailed schematics for a selection of the featured aircraft, setting these volumes apart from other similar journals.
This volume features the Curtiss PW-8; the Aeronca C-2, C-3 "Collegian" and C-3 "Master"; and the Laird-Turner LTR-14 Racer. Item #4964
Price (AUD): $30.00