By Keith R. Greenaway
Ottawa   Arctic Research: Defence Research Board
10" by 6.5" [8], 138pp.
A scarce copy of this first edition guide to polar air navigation, complete with folding maps to rear pocket.
By Keith R. Greenaway

1951 Arctic Air Navigation

Ottawa   Arctic Research: Defence Research Board
10" by 6.5" [8], 138pp.
A scarce copy of this first edition guide to polar air navigation, complete with folding maps to rear pocket.
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: 0.75kgs / : 844A10

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First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

A manual on arctic air navigation by Keith R. Greenaway, with much useful information on direction, the use of magnetic compass, the Asco-Gyro system, flight planning, and much more. 

The first edition of this work, a scarce volume in all editions, rarely seen on the market.

With a coloured frontispiece and a folding Sunrise, Sunset and Twilight Nomogram as well as a graph showing declination of sun and correction to apparent time loosely inserted to rear pocket. Collated, complete.

Condition

In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, titles to front board and spine faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.

Very Good Indeed

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