Isbn: 9780723233626 - the new observer's book of aircraft (new observer's pocket s.) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Mass market paperback. Zustand: Good. Small, pocket-sized paperback. 4 x 6 inches. 256 pages. 247 illustrations (as stated on the title page--all black and white). Technical Data. Index. Covers worn around the edges. Small stains on front cover. Spine creased. Includes technical profiles for 142 civil and military aircraft in service or under development around 1986. High-quality black-and-white photographs paired alongside Dennis Punnett's highly accurate three-view identification silhouettes. Each entry provides a concise history, engine specifications, performance metrics (speed, range, ceiling), and physical dimensions. This is the 35th edition of this series popular with aviation historians, book collectors, and scale modelers. The Observer's Book of Aircraft, compiled by William Green, is a popular, long-running series of illustrated aviation reference books that provide detailed information, photographs, and silhouettes of various aircraft models. Published by Observer's Books (Frederick Warne & Co.), editions were released from the 1950s through the 1970s and beyond, making them collectible guides for aviation enthusiasts. The Author, William Green (19272010), was a prolific aviation author who edited many editions, making the series a significant part of his legacy. William Green (1927 2 January 2010) was an aviation and military author. During service with the Royal Air Force, he wrote for the Air Training Corps Gazette, later to become Air Pictorial. Green was technical director to the RAF Flying Review, then editorial director when it became Flying Review International. In 1971 he and Gordon Swanborough jointly created the monthly Air International, of which he remained managing editor until late 1990. Green edited numerous editions of Observer's Book of Aircraft and spent most of his adult life doing research and writing on aircraft and aviation. His work Warplanes of the Third Reich is seen as a classic aviation publication. Along with Gordon Swanborough, he wrote several books, including The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of the Worlds Commercial Aircraft, Illustrated Anatomy of the World's Fighters, The Complete Book of Fighters and Flying Colours. 1986 Edition/35th Edition (Stated). Presumed first printing thus. Dennis Punnett (Silhouettes) (illustrator).…