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Auction is for 1 book as below and photos.
Book is in Excellent Condition, Dust cover not mint on binding edge as per photos, Most Photos in Black n White but are some in colour
THIS BOOK TELLS THE STORY OF AERIAL TOPDRESSING IN NEW ZEALAND.
IT BEGINS WITH LEN DANIELL WHO TRIED TO INTEREST THE GOVERNMENT IN PROVIDING AN AIRCRAFT FOR TRIALS IN 1926 AND ENDS WITH AN INDUSTRY POISED ON THE BRINK OF CHANGE.
THE TOPDRESSERS EXPLAINS HOW AIRCRAFT AND AVIATORS FLEW OUT ONTO THE FARMS AND FERTILISED VAST AREAS OF UNPRODUCTIVE LAND FROM THE AIR, AN ACHIEVEMENT UN PARALLELED IN MODERN AGRICULTURE, AND SIGNIFICANT IN THE HISTORY OF WORLD AVIATION.
JANIC PROVIDES AN DEPTH PROFILE OF NZ AVIATION IN NEW ZEALAND’S TOPDRESSING INDUSTRY, FEATURING FINE PHOTOGRAPHS OF NEW ZEALANDERS, PILOTS AND THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ASPECT OF NZ’S FARMING ACTIVITY.
This is an extremely Rare book of New Zealand History.
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| Destination & description | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Post > tracked > 1-4 business days | $7.50 | |
| All of NZ > rural > courier | $10.50 | |
| Pick-up available from Napier, Hawke's Bay | Free | |
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