Author: DEREK NELSON; DAVE PARSONS
Title: Hell-Bent for Leather: The Saga of the a-2 and G-1 Flight Jackets
Description: USA: Motorbooks International, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0879384387. 160 pages. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "Tells the complete story of the A-2 and G-1 and other famous jackets, like the B-3, B-6, B-10, B-15, WEP and British Irvin. Covers the origin and development of these jackets, their role in war and peace and the movies, and the paintings and patches that decorated them. Explores the booming market for original and replca jackets, including a detailed look at the jacket manufacturers, past and present." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Small clipping from top corner of front free endpaper. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this sensational reference.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Flight Jackets - United States - History, United States - Armed Forces - Uniforms - History - 20th Century. Good in Good dust jacket .

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