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Brattleboro VT: The Stephen Greene Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1962. 1st American Trade Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [modest wear and very light soiling along top and bottom edges of book's covers; the jacket is lightly age-toned and has a handful of short closed edge-tears, a bit of wear at the extremities, and some minor damage at the spine ends]. (full-color drawings) Oversize oblong volume (approx. 19" x 14"), with beautiful full-page illustrations of a dozen vintage aircraft, each accompanied by a discussion of its history and technical aspects. "Each plate has been drawn to scale with absolutely accuracy, and depicts an individual plane as it looked at a specific period -- for instance, the Fokker D-VII is that flown by Goering when commander of the Richthofen 'circus' during the last months of the war." Edition limited to 500 copies, ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this large and heavy volume, and ALSO NOTE that because of… Read More