Piet's Eye in the Sky by Geoff Conly - 1986: The Story of New Zealand Aerial Mapping

Wellington NZ: Grantham House, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Collectible Very Good/Good. First edition, inscribed by Cyril Whitaker, one of the pilots in book. Solid hardcover, crisp and clean text. Slight wrinkle to front & back fly. Dust jacket has light edge wear, 1" closed tear back upper corner, otherwise very nice still.

Grantham House 1986. Ex-library, imperial octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Grantham House, Wellington, NZ, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 188pp; Rounded corners; Minor bumping on the base of the spine; Pages are tight and clean; Gift inscription on the title page; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: Travel & Places; ISBN: 1869340078. ISBN/EAN: 9781869340070. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 102782. . 9781869340070 Additional shipping charges may apply.

Wellington: Grantham House, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very clean copy. The Story of New Zealand Aerial Mapping. Piet van Asch was ahead of his time when in 1936 he established NZ Aerial Mapping Limited as the first private enterprise 'eye in the sky' to map new Zealand from the air. Some tentative aerial survey had been undertaken by the Air Force but, when war intervened in 1939, it was left to NZAM to fly the vital fortress areas for the Armed Forces and from there to go on to city, rural, river, mountain and coastal vertical photography to meet the needs of farmers, developers, engineers, town planners, surveyors, prospectors, irrigators and foresters. NZAM is the oldest aviation company in New Zealand to boast a record of continuous operation under its one name.