Author: OLIVER, DAVID
Title: Wings over Water: A Chronicle of the Flying Boats and Amphibians of the Twentieth Century
Description: Edison, NJ: Chartwell, 1999. Hardcover. ISBN: 0785810439. Color & B/W Illustrations; 10 3/4 x 11 1/2"; 128 pages; Hard cover has blue spine with silver lettering. Light rubbing and corner bumping to boards. DJ has light rubbing, scuffing. Pages are clean and tight. Lavishly illustrated with color and b/w photographs. 'Wings over Water is a stunning showcase celebrating the role of flying boats, seaplanes, and amphibians. It is packed with informative features, aircraft biographies and specifications, and cutaway illustrations. Seaplanes and amphibians are photographed in their wartime roles, and as peacetime rescue vessels. ' Oversized/3#. Index.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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