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Annals of British and Commonwealth Air Transport, 1919-1960
by Stroud, John
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- first
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London; (1962): Putnam. First Edition. Octavo. 675 pages, index, maps. A remarkable through history of the first transport flights across the English Channel to those over Europe, Africa and the Pacific rim. Winston Churchill, who was the first Secretary of State for Air just after World War I told the major shipping operators that they would not receive financial subsidies to support competition with subsidized French operators which some historians note must go down in history as one of the most short-sighted decisions this great statesman ever was to make in the whole of his distinguished career. The book has all the folding maps in fine condition, a fine copy bound in blue cloth, spine letterong gilt, top edge blue, in a near fine unclipped dust jacket showing only minor wear to head. A very nice copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031498
- Title
- Annals of British and Commonwealth Air Transport, 1919-1960
- Author
- Stroud, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- London; (1962)
- Keywords
- British Air Transport 20th Century; Churchill as First Secretary of Air
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War II; Military History;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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