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A completely revised edition of World War I Aviation Books in English: An Annotated Bibliography (Scarecrow, 1987), this work contains annotated listings of aviation books in French, German and Italian as well as a greatly expanded section of books in English covering the period from 1914 to 1994. Contains 4,217 listings and many previously unpublished photographs.
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Expanded from the 1987 World War I Aviation Books in English: An Annotated Bibliography to include about 1,000 books in other European languages and to extend the coverage to 1994. The arrangement is first by language then by author. The annotations are mostly descriptive but occasionally critical. Among the 4,217 listings are privately printed books, limited editions of rare books, and reprints and different editions of the same work. Also includes a listing of government publications, a price checklist of selected books compiled from dealer's catalogs, collectors' evaluations, and a few photographs. Of interest to book collectors as well as historians. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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