Description

Large format paperback, staple bound in stiff pictorial card covers. 13 pages, with page 13 numbered on inside rear cover. First edition. “Describes the history of WWI Italian markings, their inception and their application with over 30 rare photos of a diverse number of types: Bleriots; Capronis; Ansaldos; Nieuports and many more. This comprehensive monograph also includes contemporary sketches depicting 1915 markings orders for Italian and Austro-Hungarian aircraft together with rear cover colour plates by Ray Rimell depicting typical Caproni and SPAD 7 markings-two planforms of SPAD markings complete the picture. For modellers building any WWI Italian aeroplane Gregory Alegi’s unique study is the perfect one-stop resource!” [Publisher’s blurb]. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy with sharp corners and no creases. Fine.