SHUTE, NEVIL — Landfall

New York: Ballantine Books, 1972. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a 1st American paperback edition. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is one small crease to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The book covers have some beginning toning. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. "An aeronautical engineer as well as a pilot, he began his engineering career with the De Havilland Aircraft Company. (He used his pen-name as an author to protect his engineering career from any potential negative publicity in connection with his novels. ) Dissatisfied with the lack of opportunities for advancement, he took a position in 1924 with Vickers Ltd, where he was involved with the development of airships, working as Chief Calculator (stress engineer) on the R100 airship project for the Vickers subsidiary Airship Guarantee Company. In 1929 he was promoted to Deputy Chief Engineer of the R100 project under Barnes Wallis and when Wallis left the project he became the Chief Engineer. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .