Flight : great planes of the century
1985, First Edition. Viking Penguin, New York. Near fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Remains remarkably well-preserved overall. Item #461949
ISBN: 0670805858
Summary; "Full color illustrations throughout book. This is a great pop-up book of aircraft, with a superb 3-D model that explodes from every center-spread - the 8 pop-ups themselves are of the Wright Flyer, the Bleriot XI, Fokker Triplane, Lindbergh's Ryan monoplane 'Spirit of St Louis', a Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat, a Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109, a TWA Constellation, and Concorde. As well as the pop-ups, each spread has images of contemporary aircraft, with accompanying text." Physical Description; 16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. Subjects; Aeronautics. Aeronautics History. Aeroplanes, to 1975 - For children. Airplanes. Airplanes History. History. Illustrated works. Juvenile literature 20th century. Pop-up books. Pop-up books Specimens. Specimens. Toy and movable books. Toy and movable books Specimens.
Price: €12.95