Search Results: Titles starting with X from Pullet's Books

Seaforth Publishing, 2012. Very good/Very good. 4to. 255 x 190mm, 192 pages. B/w photos, detailed line drawings, sketches. Book condition: Very good, clean green boards, tight binding, no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Very good, clean, bright, not faded, not creased, not price-clipped, small repair to upper corner, will be protected in removable clear sleeving upon sale. Comments:The fascinating story of the design and construction of a heavily armed, deep diving, powerful submarine between the Wars. It was revealed at a time when British diplomats were calling for such craft to be banned internationally? As such the craft was quietly removed from the Royal Navy's fleet, ironically at a time when other nations (US, France, Japan, Germany) were starting construction of similar boats, in fact the Germans had a project, the Type X1 U-boat!!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Speciality Press, 1983. Very Good/Good. 285 x 220mm, 192 pages. B/w photos, detailed line drawings. Book Condition: Very good, clean red embossed boards, tight binding. Jacket Condition: Good, clean, bright, not faded, not creased, minor edge/corner rubbing, faint 'score' to front cover(see photo), will be protected in removable sleeving prior to sale. Comments: An excellent history and study of the American X-Planes (X for Experimental). These aircraft were used to test all aspects of high speed, high altitude flight, the prime example being the X-15 rocket powered plane which was 'dropped' from a B-52 bomber and on one occasion achieved an altitude of 67 miles and a speed of just over 4000 mph !!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Spain: Museo del Hierro, Castellon Good/Pictorial boards. 4to. 275 x 235mm, 62 pages. Colour and b/w photos. Book condition: Good, clean pictorial boards, bright, not faded, tight binding, no inscriptions, marked 'Good' due to upper corner bumping. Pictorial boards. Comments: A fascinating review of the artist and sculptures by Xander Spronken, mastered entirely from forged iron, covering the period 1989-2004.. Hard Cover. Good/Pictorial Boards. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.