Soviet Aircraft and Aviation: 1917-1941

London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1997. Reprint. Quarto (27.5cm); navy blue with titling stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-360pp; black-and-white photographic halftones and illustrations throughout. This copy is from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), with his pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. A Near Fine copy. Dustwrapper, unclipped (priced £40.00), with trivial surface wear, else Near Fine. Explores military and civil aviation, aircraft production, and major and minor types of aircraft. [87295].