Lot 637

"Spitfire A Documentary History" by Alfred Price VINTAGE 1979 Illustrated Hardcover Guide To The Famous British Spitfire Fighter Of WWII 1st American Edition 1st Printing In DJ

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"Spitfire A Documentary History" by Alfred Price VINTAGE 1979 Illustrated Hardcover Guide To The Famous British Spitfire Fighter Of WWII 1st American Edition 1st Printing In DJ

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by The Book Barn
August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
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353 Indian Village Road
Shapliegh, ME, US 07076

VINTAGE 1979 Illustrated Hardcover Guide To The Famous British Spitfire Fighter Of WWII 1st American Edition 1st Printing In Dust Jacket. "Spitfire A Documentary History" by Alfred Price. HARDCOVER 1979 Charles Scribner's Sons 1st American Edition 1st Printing with "First American Edition…1979", numbers 1-20, & with no additional printings on copyright page. Nice Collectible 1st American Edition 1st Printing hardcover copy in Dust Jacket. Exactly as shown in listing scan(s).

"A detailed history of the famous Spitfire fighter, from the Mark 1 through the Mark 24. The most accurate account of the evolution of the Spitfire, describing several little-known aspects of the Spitfire's operational career, including the non-stop flights from Gibralter into besieged Malta over a distance as great as that from London to Leningrad. Also describes the highest altitude air combat of all of WWII & the operations of the Mark 21 Spitfires just before the war ended, during one of which a German midget submarine was sunk."

Profusely Illustrated with photos. Previous owners raised embossed seal on the half title page, o/w internally tight & unmarked. Exterior Binding: all lettering/decoration bright. Light edge wear to SELDOM PRESENT $15 unclipped DJ. NO REMAINDER MARK; NOT X-LIBRARY. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED, NOT DEFECTIVE, & GENUINE.

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