Description

Large format paperback, staple bound in white pictorial covers. 36 pages plus covers. Illustrated with rare black and white photographs and close-up detail images; detailed 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings by C.A. Owers and three color profiles and a Sopwith Company transfer by Ray Rimell on rear cover. “Colours and Markings essay by Ray Rimell and Appendices round out this issue. First edition. A chronically under-rated fighter, in part due to its late entry into the war (Feb. 1918), Bruce’s Datafile monograph “finally places the Sopwith Dolphin story in true perspective.” [Foreword]. An excellent resource for the scale-modeler and airplane enthusiast. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked copy with bright covers and no creases, near as new. Near fine.