Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1940 de Grey, C. G. (editor) and Bridgman, Leonard (editor) - 1941

E-068: Sampson Low, Marston. Good. 1941. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Sampson, Low and Marston, London, UK. 1940. 300 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Bound in cloth boards with gilt titles present. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. It is all that can be expected of the Jane's yearlies at the close of WW2. It covers the Allies well, as good a job as probably could have been done for their enemies, and good coverage of the neutrals. The quality of the photos leaves something to be desired, many look as if this volume was done by scanning the original pages with a pixal-ly deficient copier. On the other hand, it has reasonable views of such well known aircraft as the Gotha Go345 transport, the Faucett F-19 and the Swedish J-22. There is also a good section on the world's aircraft engines. As is well known, the secret to designing a good plane is to start with a good powerplant. It is much easier to understand the aircraft if one knows something about the engines. The descriptions here are very useful. E-068; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 300 pages .