The De Havilland Canada Story
by Hotson, Fred W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0969070322
- ISBN 13
- 9780969070320
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Canada: Canav Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969070322 . "A story of people and airplanes. Charts the progress of the company through good times and bad - it came close to shutting down as sales dwindled during the depression - and through changes of ownerhhip from de Havilland to Hawker Siddeley to the Canadian government. Legendary figures are here, including Geoffrey de Havilland, Phil Garratt, Punch Dickins, C.D. Howe, Leigh Capreol, as well as many that are less well known, such as the Polish engineers who made an important contribution in the years during and immediately after the war. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, profiles, diagrams and cutaway drawings, this is a book to delight any aviation enthusiast." - dust jacket. 244 pages. Index and bibliography. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Dust jacket opening between front panel and lower half of spine side has been taped. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this informative history; 4to .
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 761j0477
- Title
- The De Havilland Canada Story
- Author
- Hotson, Fred W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0969070322
- ISBN 13
- 9780969070320
- Publisher
- Canav Books
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- 0969070322, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Limited - history, Phil Garratt, Punch Dickins, C.D. Howe, Leigh Capreol, Geoffrey de Havilland, Dash 8, Dash 7
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation;
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