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softcover. Condition: Good. American edition. Originally published by George Ronald Press in England. Quarto, color card covers, 112 pages. Includes black and white illustrations. Small stain on front cover, some scuffing along spine, Good. 122615C.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 1950 1st edition. 128pp. Good/Poor. Blue cloth boards, slightly bent, minor rubbing to edges/spine, minor patchy fading/browning. Contents clean and tight but for minor browning mainly yo endpapers. DW quite worn with some loss. B&W photos throughout. Some adverts. A comprehensive guide to British motor cars in production in 1950/51, with photographs of each. Sadly, few companies still exist and few cars are now produced in the UK. Includes adverts for British Aluminium, Langley Alloys, Tecalemit, Mond Nickel and Hiduminium etc. Scare in DW.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 104pp. HARDCOVER Very clean copy internally. No inscriptions. This copy actually has a dustwrapper! D/w is present & complete, but has edgewear & 2 or 3 closed tears. D/w will be improved where possible & supplied in protective sleeve. Will appear smart when work completed. **The cloth of the book itself is in excellent condition because it has been protected by this dustwrapper. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Spine age-toned. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Our copy also includes a considerable number of related material, loosely inserted. It came from the library of notable Australian military aviation author. 88 pages. As well of the history of each plane also includes photographs and specifications. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front cover. 4to. 11'' x 9''. Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil, Somerset. Formed as a separate company by separation from Petters Limited just before the start of the Second World War, Westland had been building aircraft since 1915. During the war the company produced a number of generally unsuccessful designs, but their Lysander would serve as an important liaison aircraft with the Royal Air Force. After the war the company focused on helicopters, and was merged with several other British firms to create Westland Helicopters in 1961. Contains 104 pp with monochrome photographs and illustrations, many detailed fold-out diagrams throughout. Corners soft, light marks to the boards, else in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. AEROPLANES.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front cover. 4to. 11'' x 9''. Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil, Somerset. Formed as a separate company by separation from Petters Limited just before the start of the Second World War, Westland had been building aircraft since 1915. During the war the company produced a number of generally unsuccessful designs, but their Lysander would serve as an important liaison aircraft with the Royal Air Force. After the war the company focused on helicopters, and was merged with several other British firms to create Westland Helicopters in 1961. Contains 104 pp with monochrome photographs and illustrations, many detailed fold-out diagrams throughout. Corners soft, light marks to the boards, else in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. AEROPLANES.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Blue cloth hard cover - bottom corners bumped/spine fading/overall Good. 104pp., including many b/w illustrations and some fold-out pages. This book is like a scrap book with additional illustrations and cigarette cards, some loose and some extra pages pasted in. Content Good. No date. (478g) Photo on request. As Books that Benefit gives the proceeds from the sale of this book to charity correct postage will be asked for when more than default price quoted.…

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue cloth covers, gilt title to the spine and the upper panel. Folio. 11'' x 9''. Contains 88 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout. Slight sun fading down the spine, a little mottling to the front panel. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. AEROPLANES.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. [1945], 88pp., numerous diagrams and photographs, blue cloth boards with gilt titles, dustwrapper. In excellent condition, with just a little wear, loss and closed tears to the dustwrapper edges. A richly illustrated book presenting the history of Miles Aircraft followed by specifications, descriptions and diagrams for 29 different Miles aircraft. A section at the back also provides details of Miles staff and future projects. The books is undated, but an advert at the back lists publications released in 1945, so we assume the book dates to around then. A super book in excellent condition, hard to find in its wrapper. Miles Aircraft Limited was founded in the 1930s as Phillips & Powis Aircraft and took the name Miles in 1943. After the war it ran into serious financial difficulties and in 1947 it entered receivership following which the company was broken up. Lukins also compiled books on Bristol Aircraft and Westland Aircraft, both of which we have in stock.…