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NICHOLL, G. W. R.: : THE SUPERMARINE WALRUS - The Story of a Unique Aircraft

LONDON.FOULIS,1966.

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UK,8vo HB+protected+lined dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy colour photograph of H.M.A.S. SYDNEY catapulting her aircraft in Alexandria harbour,illustrated front panel+spine of dw/dj,with capitalised,red-lettered title+author's name; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author+title as front and publisher's capitalisedred-lettered name,all with a degree of ubiquitous sunning/ fading,publisher's b/w colophon illustration to foot of same,rear panel with bright,clean white background with publisher's black-lettered advertisement for 3 other aeronautical titles with respective synopses. Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no major nicks,tears or splits present,though some miniscule rubbing at head+foot of spine/ backstrip.Top edges with faint,light,sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges cleaner without foxing/spotting; contents bright,crisp,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate repeated 'cutaway' b/w drawing of the aircraft Seagull V (the original name of the Supermarine Walrus),illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn,vi-xipp+3- 211pp [paginated] includes Prologue (verse from Lewis Carroll's narrative poem in 'Through the Looking-Glass') with Acknowledgements to its reverse,separate Contents+Illustrations lists/tables,a Foreword by Caspar John,Admiral of the Fleet,an epigram (remark of Director of Technical Development,Air Ministry,when inspecting the prototype hull of the aircraft) with a blank reverse,19 chapters with 12pp contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book, detailed Appendices (1-4),a 2pp Bibliography,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 57-year-old age.It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness,brightness and also it's scarcity. The development and operational history of one of the most versatile aeroplanes ever built,the VICKERS SUPERMARINE WALRUS. Designed by R. J. Mitchell,famous for the immortal Spitfire and the Schneider Trophy winners of the early '30s,its service life must be amongst the longest and it certainly performed a greater variety of military tasks in WW2 than any other aircraft. A true amphibian,it was catapulted from ships,lurched aloft off breaking seas or staggered into the air from jungle strips,landed on lagoons,icefloes and scrubland; it dive bombed,reconnoitered,fought and achieved an astonishing record of rescue work. This lively tribute to the old "Shagbat" by a man who is not only an accomplished writer but actually flew them himself for eight years and comanded 700 Squadron,will warm the hearts of service men and ex-service men throughout the world who remember with real affection this "noisy old crate". Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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