About this title: Seaplanes hold a special place in our memory of the wonderful aircraft of aviation's golden age. Streamlined by necessity, they were magnificent and beautiful machines that caught and held the eye and the imagination. In this magnificent album, aviation historian Bill Yenne has assembled a marvelous collection of photographs of the great Supermarine racers, the Pan American Clippers that pioneered the air routes across the Atlantic and Pacific, the fighting flying boats of World War II, and the post-war jet seaplanes.
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Description: Acceptable. Dust jacket has a few marks/spots. Corners are a little bent/rounded on cover. Cover has some light wear and tear on the edges. Dust jacket has a litt. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: First Glance Books
Date Published: 1997-08
ISBN-13:9781885440075ISBN:1885440073
Description: Good. A former library book in protective mylar cover with the usual library markings. (Even though we list all former library books as only good, most are Good+ or VG condition! ) No writing or highlighting noted inside. Good Binding. read more
Description: Yenne, Bill., pub. by First Chance Books, nd, c1997, illus. boards, illus. end papers, small label & name on 1/2 title page o/w fine w/dj (back panel wrinkled), 176 pp w/index, B & W/color photographic illus. w/drawings by John Batchelor, 4to. Batchelor, John. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: First Glance Books, Cobb, CA
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781885440075ISBN:1885440073
Description: 200+ COLOR & B/W Photos, Ill. Fine/Fine. W/Dust Jacket 176pp(Index) Clean, tight & bright. NO ink names, bookplates, DJ tears etc. ISBN 1 885440 07 3. read more
Edition: Apparent First
Binding: Pictorial Laminated Boards
Publisher: O. G. Publishing, San Francisco
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781885440075ISBN:1885440073
Description: Batchelor, John (illustrator) Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-8 3/8" x 111/4" 176pp, index, hundreds bw & col ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Jacket has moderate edge wear and a short tear at spine. Prev owners name on 1/2 title page. Album charting the history of the seaplane by providing concise overviews of its most important aircraft, from the early float planes through the great Supermarine and Macchi racers of the Schneider Cup era, to the great Pan American Airways Clippers that ... read more
Description: Fair. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. Hardcover. Used, acceptable. Cover has some edge wear. Cover has some rubbing. Dust jacket in Acceptable condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: First Glance Books, Cobb, California
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781885440075ISBN:1885440073
Description: Binding tight. Text very good. No names, notes, underlining, highlighting. Hardcover in very good condition, very good dust jacket. Dustjacket bottom edge is lightly creased. 1997. ISBN: 1885440073. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: FIRST GLANCE BOOKS
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781885440075ISBN:1885440073
Description: Published by First Glance Books in 1997. Hardback with Dust jacket. Number of pages: 176. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Ex-library book (usual stamps and marks). With Index. Illustrated. With photographs. Hinges cracked internally. Spine creased. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
"Bill Yenne presents a feast of beautiful passenger-carrying aircraft that took off and landed on the sea. The book is a delight to hold and behold; however, I must agree with the previous reviewer that some types have been omitted or underrepresented. I would have like to have seen more on the mighty Empire-class flying boats that served the British Empire before World War II. The Saunders-Roe Princess and its proposed jet-powered successor certainly deserved mention, as did the Vought-Sikorsky VS-44A, of which a beautifully restored example resides at the New England Air Museum. Also lacking are the many Soviet Beriev amphibians, along with the highly unusual Soviet Ekranoplan designs, aircraft that float on a cushion of air. Were this book more complete, it would have earned five stars; nevertheless, with these shortcomings, this is a book worth having."
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