George dowty (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sir George Dowty (1901-1975) was a noted inventor and businessman, who pioneered many components used in the aviation industry before, during, and after the Second World War, and founded a string of companies which bore his name. He was a major employer in the Cheltenham and Tewkesbury area of Gloucestershire (as his successor companies still are), a prominent and respected figure in the world of engineering, and a generous supporter of causes in Gloucestershire and elsewhere. His typescript autobiography, dictated shortly before his death, was discovered recently by his son, and is now published for the first time. It offers a unique insight into the drive and enthusiasm of an exceptional man, and of the fledgling aircraft industry of which he played a major part.…

Zustand: New.

1952 1st edition with numerous B&W illustrations; tightly bound in very slightly discoloured boards with raised white lettering to front; pages stitched inside; a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket).

Newman Neame (Vol. I) and Leo Cooper (Vol. II). 1962 and 1973. In two volumes. Hardbacks in DW. Both volumes are first editions. PRESENTATION COPY FROM GEORGE DOWTY, "To my dear and most kind hearted friend Bill Chaffel with kindest regards George Dowty. May 22 - '65" A clean set. illustrated, in slightly worn and faded wrappers.…