This has to be the most expensive book that I ever bought, atleast in terms of Rupees per Cubic cm of volume!. But well worth it. Published in 1946 by the Directorate of Public Relations, the book is a pinbound volume with about 120 pages of text and photos. Colour plates showcase water color paintings by Henry Sheldon.Among my collector friends (some of them with very deep pockets) , no one has a copy. So I solemnly declare that this is the only copy known to be in the wild. Even USI is said to have only a photocopy.
I am listing the copies with other Libraries here. Let me know if you run into any stashed away anywhere.
Oh btw. I owe you one - eBay!
Catalogue Searches: (Zero, Zilch, Nada)
Amazon.com : Not Listed , Amazon.co.uk : 0 , Amazon.ca : Not Listed , Abebooks : 0 , Bookfinder : 0 , WorldCat.org : 0
Known Copies:
1. Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA http://lccn.loc.gov/47022977
2. British Library, UK Link
Let me know if you find more
30 November 2013 Update : Roughly four years after i made the above post, I am glad to mention that a SECOND copy of the above book has been spotted in the wild - in the hands of another Indian Aviation Enthusiast. Vinayak Dutt Shukla has one copy in his collection too - and he sends proof! Its actually in better condition than my copy..
Congratualations on the great acquisition - Now guard it with your life VDS!
30 November 2013 Update : Roughly four years after i made the above post, I am glad to mention that a SECOND copy of the above book has been spotted in the wild - in the hands of another Indian Aviation Enthusiast. Vinayak Dutt Shukla has one copy in his collection too - and he sends proof! Its actually in better condition than my copy..
Congratualations on the great acquisition - Now guard it with your life VDS!
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I am an archival processor for the University of British Columbia Archives. I happen to know who wrote this book. His name was John Laurence Russell Meredith (1907 - 1990). He was a United Press International Reporter in London before and after WW2. During World War 2 he joined the RAF. After recovering from a horrific accident during an experiment flight, in which only his skull and pelvis were NOT broken, he was assigned to Mountbatten's command in Ceylon as a Squadron Leader.
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