AIRCRAFT AND AVIATION STAMPS - A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE. [TRANSPORT PHILATELY SERIES.]

UK,slim 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-removal from rear board.Bright,crisp, clean, sharp-corneredmatt,paper-covered boards with colour pictorial assorted aircraft/aviation stamps illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised brown,black+blue-lettered titles,and capitalised,black-lettered author name to front board; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered series title; capitalised black+brown-lettered part-title, capitalised white-lettered author name,colour thumbnail illustration from front,and publisher's b/w lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with white-lettered synopsis and author potted biography. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks, tears or splits present,immaculate plain white endpapers. Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6-126pp [paginated] includes an Introduction,9 sections/chapters with profuse colour illustrations/photographs throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a Contents list/table,and to the rear,single page of colour photographic advert for titles in the series of narrow Guage+ Mainline Railway Stamps. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness.An essential addition for all collector's in this field. The author has combined his two greatest interests: Transport and Stamp Collecting and brought them together in this series of books looking at the way postage stamps have led him to increase his knowledge of our world via his interest in all forms of transport world-wide. Philately (the collecting of stamps) itself is a fascinating hobby looking at the development of postal services in all its forms, designs of stamps that have evolved the Victorian Penny-Black to today's creations, often artistic but dependant more and more on photography with greater or lesser degrees of digital manipulation.In his quest he has covered many unusual places that have only become more accessible with the advent of cheap air travel but has still found it necessary to use his own contacts, library of related books and more recently the internet to research his subject. Like all books in this series, they been laid out as global tour starting naturally in the UK and then travelling in an easterly direction through every continent - without, it should be added, crossing the International Date Line! Readers will not find every country included but a differing selection in each volume. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **