- The Wonder Book of Aircraft

London England, Ward, Lock & Co. Entirely New Edition, Binding: Cloth & Decorative Boards, Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Hadrback Hardback. Foxing to end inside covers. Wear to edges of boards. Picture on front board is of a couple of planes and an Essor petrol tankard. Contents; Half a Century of Flying. Desining and Making an Airliner. From Drawing Board to Test Flight. Power for Propulsion. Instruments. Airliners with Spinning Wings. Keeping Airlines Airworthy. Airliners Past and Present. Airports. Running an Airline. Airlines of the World. The Airline Captain. Aviation as a Career. Some Notable Flights. With 8 Plates in Colour and nearly 300 Illustrations. 256 pp.