Fine book in Good jacket. Dust jacket is chipped and creased at extremities, 1.5x1-inch chip at bottom edge of back panel, creasing to back panel, rubbed. Front panel and spine of jacket are still bright and attractive, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . This is a popularized scientific treatment of the effects of flying on the human body. Chapters include adjustment to temperature, respiration and breathing, Oxygen masks, aeroembolism, pressure suits, changes in speed and direction, positive and negative acceleration, eyes, ears, and much more. Illustrated with photos and drawings. A handsome copy of the first edition, in dust jacket. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 332 pages. K6
Title: Man in the Air The Effects of Flying on the Human Body
Edition: 1st Edition
Location Published: Harcourt Brace & Co.: 1943
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Good dust jacket
Categories: Aircraft and Air Combat, Physics
Seller ID: 25511
Keywords: flight flying effects on human body pilots