Spitfire, Classic Aircraft No.1,
Their History and How to Model Them, Cross, Roy;
Scarborough, Gerald
Published by Patrick Stephens, London, 1971 in association
with Airfix Products, Ltd.,
ISBN 0 85059 082 5.
First published: November 1971 (stated in book)
Condition: Hard cover, picture cover, no dj. Very Good.
Corners bumped. Wear along top edge of front cover. Some
separation at the top of the exterior of back cover and the
spine. Interior pages are very clean, no markings, folds or
tears.
Size: 7 ¼" x 9 ¾", 104 pages, b/w illustrations (photos and
diagrams).
This book was the first in the joint PSL/Airfix production
of "Classic Aircraft, Their history and how to model them".
The series was centered upon Airfix's new series of 1:24
model planes, which were very good. These books were even
better, they took far less space and were very good value
for money. Seven of the chapters deal with the Spitfire
history and the final three chapters deal with the model
itself, plus eventual conversions you might want to make.
All this you get with lots of photographs, both of the
actual plane and, in the last three chapters, from the
model. The endpapers are different design sheets from the
Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) production drawings
dated June 12, 1936. The writer of this part doesn't act as
the marketing team of Airfix, but gives his honest opinion
as to the do's and don'ts. Out of print. $95.00 plus
s/h/ins. |
