1953-6 A History of Flying, and Friends of the People: The Centenary History of Lewis's

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first editions. 

Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, monochrome plates and five colour plates to 'Friends of the People', and a monochrome frontispiece and one hundred and sixty-one illustrations, including vignettes and monochrome plates to 'History of Flying'.  Collated, complete. 

A two volume set. 

This set features two historical works, including; 

'Friend of the People' by Asa Briggs, which provides a historical account of the popular former department store chain 'Lewis's', covering the growth of the business and its social standing. 

and 

'A History of Flying' by C. H. Gibbs-Smith', a fascinating account of the history of aviation, from the development of gliding and ballooning, to the airships and aeroplanes. 

In the publisher's original cloths with the original unclipped illustrated dust wrappers.