The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Commercial Aircraft
by Bill Gunston; Editor in Chief
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0896730778
- ISBN 13
- 9780896730779
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Exeter Books, 1980 Exeter Books, New York. 1980. Hardcover. Stated First Published in the USA in 1980. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumped tail; slight shelf wear. DJ: Near Fine; light edge bumps on top edge. Black tweed boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 326 pp 4to. A broad reorganization within the aircraft industry following WWII caused a fast-paced expansion into the commercial aircraft market. This book offers a complete record of all the major types of aircraft in their varied commercial roles. Detailed technical specifications of each aircraft, its powerplant and performance are augmented with a history of its background and development and with many outstanding illustrations, many in color, including cutaways, angle views, and photographs. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006092
- Title
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Commercial Aircraft
- Author
- Bill Gunston; Editor in Chief
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0896730778
- ISBN 13
- 9780896730779
- Publisher
- Exeter Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, encyclopedia, jetliners, jet airplanes, Boeing 747, Concorde, deHavilland Comet, turboprop, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, helicopters, crop spraying, aerial survey
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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