Buy this book on-line WARD, ARTHUR: : THE BOY'S BOOK OF AIRFIX - WHO SAYS YOU EVER HAVE TO GROW UP?LONDON.EBURY PRESS,2009. ISBN 9780091928988.
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but possible removal of same,leaving a horizontal, rectangular cut-out of approx ¾" deep x 1½" long to top corner of front free endpaper,but no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with red+black letters to front and spine,rear panel with white+yellow lettered James May quote: 'This is a very important book. No-one should underestimate the importance of Airfix in turning British boys into well-rounded men they are today.'; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges or corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,glazed,sharp-cornered boards with repeated dw/dj design and immaculate plain navy blue endpapers - rectangular cut-out excepted.UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,6-192pp [paginated] includes an introduction,7 chapters, profuse colour photographs of assembled kits and their boxes,magazine adverts and other period ephemera illustrations etc., appendices (4: Full kit catalogue,What Hot,What's Not,Top tips for a better Kit and Personal Favourites),and an index; plus [unpaginated] half- title,title page with colour photographic models illustrated frntis to its reverse,and contents list/table.
From the first Airfix kit - a model tractor - right up to today's exciting Doctor Who releases,it tells the dramatic story of the twists and turns of the Airfix saga.
Founded in 1939 by Hungarian Nicholas Kove,Airfix holds a unique appeal for boys (and girls) of all ages and has been part of the fabric of childhood for generations.Packed with photos of the kits from the 1950s to the present,this book is a nostalgic look at one of the greatest brands ever.In addition to the history behind the models.In 2006 it looked as if the great name might disappear forever when it languished in receivership,only for the company to be rescued by Hornby.
If you hung the planes from cotton on the bedroom ceiling,were responsible for horrible paint jobs,torn transfers,broken or missing bits of model and the creme de la creme: sending an Airfix Messerschmidt to a fiery doom from your bedroom window, spewing flames and acrid black smoke,then this book is for you! A heavy tome!
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