Flying Legends: A Photographic Study of the Great Piston Combat Aircraft of WWII

Holmes, Tony; Dibbs, John M.

ISBN 10: 0681074825 / ISBN 13: 9780681074828

Published by Motorbooks Intl, Ann Arbor, MI, 1998

About this Item

243 pp. Tightly bound. Tips of lower corners are lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. This copy published by MBI for Lowe and B. Hould. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flying Legends: A Photographic Study of the Great Piston Combat Aircraft of WWII
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl, Ann Arbor, MI
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0681074825
• ISBN 13: 9780681074828
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

Represented in this splendid volume are the images of the aircraft that help the Allied powers defeat Germany and Japan in World War II. The award-winning air-to-air photography of John Dibbs is completed by breathtaking archival images from the conflict which illustrate the spirit and humanity of these "flying legends". 267 photos, 182 in color .