Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947 by Bowers, Peter M - 1979

Putnam, 1979. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. 1979 Putnam (London), 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches tall blue cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and line drawings, [6], 637 pp. Very slight soiling and rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a very good dust jacket which has a couple of small chips to the spine but which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~K~ [3.0P] Curtiss-Wright designed and built aircraft for military, commercial, and private markets. But it was the Wright engine division and the longstanding relationship with the US military that would help the company through the difficult years of the Great Depression. In 1937, the company developed the P-36 fighter aircraft, resulting in the largest peacetime aircraft order ever given by the Army Air Corps.

Putnam, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8x5x1. 1st edition. Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. Jacket is edge worn, chipped and marked. Boards are edge worn, cocked and marked. Previous ownership inscription. Tanning. Minor marks. However, it is in very good condition, excellent binding. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Published by Putnam, 1979. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. A complete history of the pioneer work of Glenn Curtiss and of the subsequent companies which bore his name. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 637 pages. Some browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine.

Published by Putnam, 1979. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A complete history of the pioneer work of Glenn Curtiss and of the subsequent companies which bore his name. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 637 pages. Name in ink to front endpaper which is browned with some creasing. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

Putnam, 1979-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 4.5965 in x 21.5836 in x 14.5889 in. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes a dust jacket, unclipped, in fine condition.. Putnam, 1979. First edition.

London: Putnam, 1979. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper sunned at the spine with a scuff to the foot of the upper panel. Price clipped. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (1.5 kg); 636pp; Index; Includes: Black & white profiles; Black & white photographs (within the text); Top edge dyed Blue; Tables; Frontispiece; ISBN: 0-370-10029-8 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #194833|| Condition:

London: Putnam, 1979. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper sunned at the spine otherwise a very well presented copy. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (1.5 kg); 636pp; Index; Includes: Black & white profiles; Black & white photographs (within the text); Top edge dyed Blue; Tables; Frontispiece; ISBN: 0-370-10029-8 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #194832|| Condition:

Putnam, 1979. Hardcover. Good.

Putnam, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!