The War in the Air by H. G. Wells

Penguin first number 343.  Published September 1941.  Rear cover:  Linovent (underlay for linoleum).
No dustwrapper (as published).          
Covers dusty, spine darkened. The spine has split (c. 1.5cm) and loss (c.0.3cm) at head, loss (c. 1cm) at foot, and rubbed hinges.
Page edges slight foxed, but pages clean with minimal age-tanning.
Inked inscription inside front cover and pencilled name on  half-title.
The photographs form part of this description.