Birth of a Spitfire - the story of the MAP and the Spitfire Funds.

1941 1st ed. ' Birth of a Spitfire ' by Gordon Beckles. 160pgs outlining the story of Lord Beaverbrook and the Ministry of Aircraft Production and the involvement of the Spitfire Funds. Details fund raising efforts, scrap drives, construction and the issuing of a Spitfire. Illustrated throughout b/w photographs. Good, used condition with a lightly marked d/w with minor chips, tears, creasing etc but under a protective cover.