UP IN THE AIR

London: Humphrey Milford, 1935. colour illustrations. 4to. The stiff card covers show wear, especially at the edges. Corners are a bit turned. Inscribed in pencil on front cover. Covers partially detached. The eight full-colour illustrations depict 'Passengers going aboard an air line' (tri-motor plane); 'In time of war: a long-distance bomber and an observation balloon'; 'Flying over Everest - the highest mountain peak in the world' (two biplanes); 'A naval seaplane being launched into the air by means of a catapult'; 'Taking mail from a Post-Office air mail car to an air liner'; 'A glider - an aeroplane that has no engine'; 'At four hundred miles an hour - a racing seaplane'; 'Men of the Royal Air Force making practice parachute descents'. Coloured prints suitable for framing. Eight coloured plates (six by Eyles, two by Mays), two b&w images (inside covers - not identified), coloured outer covers.