Hawker, One of Aviation's Greatest Names Aviator, Designer and Test Pilot (A Biography of Harry Hawker) Tapa dura - 1990

David Bateman Ltd, Auckland, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 232 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Traces the life of Harry Hawker, his early life in Moorabbin, Victoria, his move to England, introduction to flying, his role in WW1, founding his company which produced Schneider Trophy-winning aircraft between the wars and the Hurricane of WW2. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; 20th century; Aviation. ISBN: 0949135275. ISBN/EAN: 9780949135278.… Leer más

David Bateman, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG hardcover in VG jacket. 1990. Pages all clean/unmarked. Photos throughout. LIght scuffs. Binding solid. Jacket bright and clean with lightest scuffs. 232 pp..

New Zealand: David Bateman. Good. Hardcover. 1990. clean tidy copy .

n/a, 1990-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with no marking inside. Tight binding. DJ unclipped with one-inch closed tear in back.

n/a, 32874. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

Glenfield, David Batgeman Ltd. first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Australian pilot Harry Hawker's name ranks alongside, Lockheed, McDonell-Douglas, Boeing, and Avro - but few people know its origin. This book traces Hawker's life, his move to England, his introduction to flying, and his role during World War I. It covers his record-breaking exploits and his early, sad death in an accident that was mysteriously covered up. 242 x 150mm., pp. 232, b/w plates, index. Dust jacket, rubbed/creased top/bot. spine, laminate on back is ""crinkled"". AUTHOR SIGNED. VG+/VG ISBN: 0949135275

Auckland: David Bateman, 1990. 232pp, index, bibliography, bw ills + enclosed letter from Hawker de Havilland to Air Vice Marshall re Harry Hawker Collection. Or blue cloth in jacket. Very slight fading to spine. Biography of Harry Hawker. Leaving school at 12 he came to play a key role in Sopwith, and later founded his own company which produced Schneider Trophy winning aircraft between the wars, and the Hurricane of WWII. Offers insights into the problems faced by pioneer aviators.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.