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1997 signed first edition, J.W. McDonald (Windom, Kansas), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall spiral bound (black plastic comb), copiously illustrated with 936 detailed line drawings, detailed index, 275 pp. Very slight rubbing and edgewear to covers. Nicely signed and dated by the author / editor, artist, U.S. Marine and private pilot John W. McDonald (1928-2012), on the title page. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this rare issue. OCLC (No. 43851968) locates only one copy at institutions worldwide - at the Library of Congress. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP24~ [2.5P] 936 drawings of American aviation. airships, autogiros, balloons, biplanes, flying boats, gliders, civilian light planes, civilian commercial, military through World War II, all with original captions. The material in this book represents 27 years of Aircraft Year Book drawings, captions and charts. The work was collected, sorted, restored, indexed by year and manufacturer, reduced to 72% of the originals and in many cases the white spaces reduced in order to print four drawings to a page and have a manageable size book while the drawings remain unchanged except for size. The Aircraft Year Book series is highly acclaimed by aviation historians and are at times the only source of information on some of the rarer aircraft. Seller Inventory # SP24-0822-12889
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