Shrader Welman Ed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Oversized ex-library volume of 6 softcover Journals bound in cloth. Stamp and pocket to ffep and stamp to cover of first journal. Binding is a bit loose but holding. Journals are clean and lightly worn. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall.

4to. 409, [1] pp. (i.e. 420). With over 200 pages of illustrated manufacturers advertisements, most in colour, along with price lists, etc., some leaves printed on colour-tinted paper. Pebbled-blue publisher's cloth, Art Deco lettering & cover design in silver, silver on spine (slight shelfwear, very slight bumping to couple corners), still NF copy. Third edition, revised & expanded, of this invaluable catalogue tracing the changeover of the aviation industry from World War II production to civil airlines in the Post-War era. Companies include Aerojet from Azusa, CA touting their rocket propulsion jets; Allison Division of GM their jet propulsion engines, such as the engine for the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star; Edison Aeronautical Equipment; B.F. Goodrich airline wheels and brakes; Hardman Manufacturing "Siesta Seats" for passenger airliners; the United States Rubber Co. airline upholstery fabrics; and even Warner Aircraft Engines. Last half is a detailed directory of all manufacturers listing over 2000 aviation parts. …