first edition Large Hardcover
1974 · New York
by Foxworth, Thomas G
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8x6x1. First edition. A few small tears to jacket edges. Ink stamp and pencil note on rear free endpaper verso. 1974 Large Hardcover. xi, 560 pp. This is a book about aeroplanes and speed... but primarily it is a book about the men who were inspired by speed's insistent call. With its unique tables of aircraft and engine performance data complementing scrupulously researched text, this extensively illustrated book is a magnificent chronicle of one of aviation's brightest eras.
(Inventory #: 2315313)