{"product_id":"the-pictorial-history-of-air-battles-burton-graham-1974","title":"The Pictorial History of Air Battles by Burton Graham","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pictorial History of Air Battles (Illustrated 1974 Aerial Warfare History in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lavishly illustrated survey of the aircraft, airmen and battles that changed the way wars are fought\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Pictorial History of Air Battles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burton Graham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marshall Cavendish, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0856850837\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published 1974 by Marshall Cavendish, a Golden Hands book.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark blue cloth-covered hardcover boards, spine lettered in gilt with the Golden Hands Books logo. Issued with an illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large, heavy quarto-format illustrated volume with full-page photographs and captioned text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The plain dark blue cloth boards beneath the jacket are clean, with no visible damage. The illustrated dust jacket shows some darker marks and rubbing on the upper front panel and across the aircraft image, and the back panel shows scuffing and whitish speckled wear. The jacket spine appears intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and bright, and the binding is tight. The only mark is a bookseller's pencil note at the top of the title page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bookseller's pencil price note at the top right of the title page. No signatures or bookplates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The illustrated jacket, with a Stuka dive-bomber photograph, shows surface wear, darker marks to the front and scuffing to the back panel. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in London in 1974 as part of the Golden Hands series from Marshall Cavendish, The Pictorial History of Air Battles is a large-format illustrated account of aerial warfare. It looks at the aircraft, the airmen and the key air battles that changed the way wars are fought, including the Battle of Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Burton Graham, the book is arranged around individual battles and is built around full-page photographs with detailed captions. It covers the aircraft's several military roles and draws on both the First and Second World Wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome, visual reference for readers of military aviation history, offered in its illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Burton Graham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurton Graham wrote on military and wartime subjects. With Frank Smyth he co-wrote A Nation Grew Wings (Melbourne, 1946), an account of RAAF Beaufort squadrons in New Guinea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also wrote Escape from the Swastika, issued by Marshall Cavendish in its Golden Hands series in 1975, and Escape from the Nazis (Castle Books, 1975).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epictorial history of air battles · Burton Graham air battles · Battle of Britain illustrated book · military aviation history book · Marshall Cavendish Golden Hands 1974 · Stuka dust jacket aviation book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marshall Cavendish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58773542469935,"sku":"TCB-000252","price":120.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/the-pictorial-history-of-air-battles83389_cover_1.jpg?v=1793703380","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/the-pictorial-history-of-air-battles-burton-graham-1974","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}