AIRLINES OF THE U S. by R. E. G. Davies - 1988

Smithsonian Books, 1982. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Smithsonian, 1982-12-17. Hardcover. Good.

Fair, Good Smithsonian Institution Press revised printing, 1982 8VO, 746 pgs., Photos & Illus, Hardcover: Hardcover: Blue cloth boards with title on spine in silver. Fore edges lightly water marked. Water mark to interior paste downs and endpapers front and rear, very noticeably to rear. Text pages are clean, margin edges wavy. Blue photo illustrated dust jacket shows edge wear and soil/ watermarks. Looks good in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

Smithsonian, 1982-12-17. Hardcover. Good/Good-. . 8x5x1. GOOD/GOOD-. Blue photo illustrated dust jacket, dust jacket in archival plastic protector. Approx. 8.5" x 6". 746pp. Bumps/chips to edges and corners. Rub wear, dust markings and light scratches to covers. Creases to middle of spine. Black dirt markings around the edge of back cover..<p> Once Read Books, cover scan available - just ask, OnceReadBooks com<p> Orders shipped via USPS.

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x8. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Minor sticker adhesive on rear jacket panel, ink note on front free endpaper. 1982 Hard Cover. xiii, 746 pp. "The world's first scheduled air service began operation before World War I - with flying-boats in Florida. From the mid-1920s, passenger airlines were built up and the U.S. aircraft industry produced outstanding aircraft such as the Ford Tri-Motor, the Boeing 247, and the Douglas DC-3. These great airplanes and their successors established the U.S. as the leader in world air transport and led to today's domination of the world's air routes. 'Airlines of the United States Since 1914' traces the whole story from those first tentative steps in 1914 up to the present when the U.S. air transport system carries half of all air passengers outside the USSR. Every development in airline progress is covered. There are chapters… Read More

C2a. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1982. Xiv, 746 pgs. Illustrated with black and white photos throughout. 29 Maps and charts. Signed and inscribed by R E G Davies on the half-title page. Revised Edition. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with gilt titles. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A comprehensive history of commercial airline flight in this country. Traces the story from the first tentative steps with flying boats in Florida in 1914 up to the present day. There are chapters on the exploratory pioneer days before the Air Mail Act of 1925, the adventurous years of the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Air Mail Scandal of 1934 and the era of the DC-3, culminating in the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, and the establishment of the basic framework of the airline industry as we know it today. There… Read More

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x8. Signed by author. Revised edition. Signed by author without inscription on half-title page. Curl to rear jacket flap from being used as a bookmark, otherwise an excellent copy. 1982 Hard Cover. xiii, 746 pp. "The world's first scheduled air service began operation before World War I - with flying-boats in Florida. From the mid-1920s, passenger airlines were built up and the U.S. aircraft industry produced outstanding aircraft such as the Ford Tri-Motor, the Boeing 247, and the Douglas DC-3. These great airplanes and their successors established the U.S. as the leader in world air transport and led to today's domination of the world's air routes. 'Airlines of the United States Since 1914' traces the whole story from those first tentative steps in 1914 up to the present when the U.S. air transport system carries half of all air passengers outside the USSR. Every… Read More

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1983. Hardcover in near fine condition with near fine dust jacket.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Smithsonian, 1982-12-17. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!