Could pass as new but is not, No obvious damage to the cover or dust jacket, Pages are clean without writing or markings of any kind. May have name or inscription inside cover, Email with questions STOCK PHOTOS MAY VARY FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM. ACTUAL PHOTOS AVAIL. UPON REQUEST. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Form inside cover "From bird-men in chicken-feather wings to spacemen in capsules, this is the story of how man strggled for years to get himself off the ground. It is an enthrallling story of a succession of bizare machines, and how they took shape. Still more, it is the story of strange exils, the men themselves who for countless generations fought with an invisible enemy--the sky; how they tried to fly, and died trying; how they tried again, got aloft, and crashed, and got up again, and stayed up. Moreover, there are more than 200 illustrations which convey the thrills and excitment of flying through the ages. For excample, they include rare photographs, engravings and other illustrations of King Bladud who jumped off the Temple of Apollo in 852 BC. About the John W R Taylor is the editor of Jane's All the World Aircraft and author of more than hundred books on flying.