Quill, Jeffrey with Cox, Sebastian, — BIRTH OF A LEGEND : THE SPITFIRE.

Quiller Press, London, 1986, 2nd imp., 160pp, half tone photo pictorial frontis, 8pp coloured ills., diagrams, line drawings and numerous half tone photo ills. in text, large format (10 x 7 inches approx.), light blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial montage dustwrapper, written by one of the test pilots of the prototype Supermarine Spitfire, the author relates the events leading up to the birth of the famous marque, of its development, design changes and growth, with comparative performance charts and specifications, details of RAF Expansion Schemes F, J, K, L and M, and a list of the production Spitfire and Seafires marques, lightly rubbed at tips, eleven line ink quotation and inscr. front free endpaper, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, a little creased at folds, very good in a very good dustwrapper,