The Quick and the Dead The Story of a Chief Test Pilot
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd., London, 1956
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United KingdomSt Marys Books And Prints
AbeBooks seller since December 18, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 34.49
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The Quick and the Dead The Story of a Chief Test Pilot is a highly candid controversial autobiography written by Second World War veteran SquadronLeader WA Waterton It offers a blistering behind the scenes expose of the British aviation industry and the Air Ministry during the early postwar jet age This copy published in 1956 is complete with its pictorial dust jacket The dust jacket displays a little edge wear especially to the spine although it remains in a good clean condition The navy cloth boards underneath are in excellent condition while the pages are clean Illustrated with several historic black and white photographs pp x 237 A lovely book and a must for any aviation enthusiastnbsp.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Quick and the Dead The Story of a Chief Test Pilot
- Author
- Squadron-Leader W.A. Waterton
- Publisher
- Frederick Muller Ltd., London
- Publication year
- 1956
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Book Type
- book
- Binding
- Cloth
- Edition
- First Edition.
St Marys Books And Prints
Stamford, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since December 18, 1998
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