Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Since 1913 by Oliver Tapper - 1973-04-01

Published by Putnam, 1973. 1ST edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Describing in detail the great variety of aircraft which bore the Armstrong Whitworth name. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Top edge blue. B/w photos. Light knocks to top and tail of spine. Page edges are browned, with a few marks. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased; small nick to top of spine. Browning to panels, fading to spine.

Lon: Putnam. nice copy . Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 1973.

Putnam, 1973., 1973. 1st ed. 390p. Photos. Line drawings. Blue cloth. Page edge foxing. Near Fine Copy. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine. Book.

E-55: Putnam Publishing Group. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Putnam. 1973. 390 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present (foxing present). Bound in cloth boards with gilt titles present. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A comprehensive hitory of the Armstrong Whitworth company with a lot of behind-the-scenes information about the aircraft of this historic company, especially those projects, which for one reason or another, never saw completion. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft was established as the Aerial Department of the Sir W. G Armstrong Whitworth & Company engineering group in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1912, and from c. 1914 to 1917 employed the Dutch aircraft designer Frederick Koolhoven (hence the "F. K." models). E-55; 8vo 8" -… Read More

London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1973 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue cloth-textured boards, gilt titles on spine, vii, 390 pp, numerous photos, drawings, index. DJ introductory price is clipped, but regular British price is still present under an American price sticker, else fine; in Brodart cover. Armstrong-Whitworth was already a successful shipbuilding and armaments company when it began producing aircraft in 1913. The company produced military aircraft and the best of Britain's airships in WW1, and thereafter produced a mix of civilian and military aircraft. After various amalgamations, it survived as part of Hawker-Siddeley until all divisional identities were elminated in 1965. This is a complete catalogue of the company's production as well as its incomplete development projects. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Near Fine. 22½ X 14 cm.