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c1932 Die Eroberung der Luft II Folge: Ausland
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
A German volume exploring the 'Conquest of Air' through a collection of Garbáty's cigarette cards, which illustrate various plane models in colour. Volume II of two, lacking volume I, on models from abroad.
Some of the models included are from the USA Sport series, with the Alexander Eaglerock A-12, the Emsco B-7, the Granville Gee Bee III; the USA military, with the Boeing 202, Douglas B-7; models from mid-America such as the Curtiss CS 2-B, and the Vought V-56; England, such as De Havilland DH71 Tiger Moth, the Short Crusader and the Supermarine S-6-B; and many others fro South America, Italy, France, Austria, Asia, and more.
Collated, complete with two-hundred and sixteen illustrations of models, each accompanied with a brief explanation.
Condition
In the original publisher's illustrated stiff wraps. Externally smart with some shelf wear and edge wear, with a minor soiling to the covers. With a minor loss to the tail of the spine, tape repaired by a previous owner. Previous ownership inscription internally to the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean, most of the volume is printed on thick green paper. Collated, complete with two-hundred and sixteen colourful cigarette cards of the plane models, each accompanied with a brief explanation.
Very Good
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