How to Draw Planes (WWII-Era Reprint Edition)

I find this a low quality reprint. Good though for keeping an archive on Aviation Art and it's tecniques, for those who don't want to get the first old prints. Moreover, regarding it's content, it is somehow semplicistic, maybe good for the time it was printed, but nowdays there are more complete books on the matter.

Disappointing. I have a book of his paintings and drawings and it's great-that's why I sent for this book. But this is only fair.

This book was initially a great find on Amazon. In Britain, during the Second World War, a number of books were published on drawing or painting military subjects, written and illustrated by artists whose expertise in the field was beyond question. Frank Wootton, an artist whose work was introduced to me by my father when I was a child, has always been among the greats of those who not just created art from the conflict, but who went where the action was to get subject material for finished pieces. His book on drawing planes was something I had heard about, but only seen once, in the library archives of the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa.What is advertised as a reprint of Frank Wootton's book on Amazon is not what buyers will receive. Many pages of the original are missing from this 'reproduction'. I know this because I have a photocopy of that book in my own archives. I was looking forward to getting a properly presented bound edition to replace the ageing photocopies I made for personal use as an aviation artist in my own right. I was disappointed upon comparing the photocopies with the 'reproduction' to see how much material was left out. Also, the print quality is average at best- surprising considering reproductive techniques available to us in the 21st century. My simple photocopies from 20 plus years ago are better on several pages than the murky reproductions shown in the book. Finally, and to American readers, please do not be offended, but why is a British book about drawing British aircraft by a British artist given as its front jacket cover an image of American P-51 fighters? The original cover, containing a dramatic image and text would have been much more appropriate. When the first edition of HOW TO DRAW PLANES was printed, the P-51, designed to a British specification, was just making its awesome presence felt in the skies over Axis territory the world over.If you have never seen the original, complete book, this will be a reasonable alternative. However, a 'reproduction' or reprint of the original? I not only think... I KNOW it is not.