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The Great Delusion; a Study of Aircraft in Peace and War, by Neon [Pseud.]with a Preface by Arthur Hungerford Pollen Neon Published by Ernest Benn Limited, 1927
A Study Of Aircraft In Peace And War by renowned military commentator, Arthur Pollen Black half leather, marbled endpapers, binding is edgeworn, toned etc. Leather was dry and was treated after photos with leather conditioner. P 288, errata, ft notes, appendices, index, Preface by Arthur Hungerford Pollen. The author argues that airships can never be safe or practical as commercial long-distance vessels, and that they are useless in war, and that airplanes can never be made to pay as passenger or freight carriers and that they are unreliable and ineffective in war. There is much material comparing airships and aircraft.

HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICOPrescott, William H.Edited by John Foster Kirk,Published by Bickers & Son., London, 1878Hardcover. Condition: Good. New & Revised Edition. full blue polished calf, gilt decorated spine, red leather spine label, 5 raised bands, marbled end-papers, marbled edges, tooled edges, pp., xxiv, 713., 2 full page black & white maps, one page facsimile, index, A school prize book.
Leather is damp mottled, pages are a little wavy. Binding is very tight, have not tried to crack it open. A few pages stuck together. a handsome tome.