The book, A History Of Passenger Aircraft tells the story of civil aviation, from the early 1900s when airships and biplanes were used to establish the first services, through the pioneering decades when global routes were opened up, to the jet airliners of the modern age of mass air travel.  "A History Of Passenger Aircraft" also chronicles the evolution of the airliner, from crudely converted World War I bombers to the complex aircraft of the 1970s.  The long ago extinct airships and flying boats, the great piston-engine aircraft of the 1950s and the dawn of the jet age late in the decade are described in great detail.  The Anglo-French effort that produced the world's only supersonic airliner, the Concord, is examined in detail along with projects, which never achieved commercial success.  The long relationship between aircraft manufacturers and airlines is explored, with special emphasis on the economic and political decisions, which helped America's aviation industry attain its dominant market position in the 1980s.  Throughout "A History Of Passenger Aircraft" airline passengers are documented, contrasting the spirit of adventure of early airline travel with the sophisticated mass-transport systems, which most now take for granted.  The major sections of "A History Of Passenger Aircraft" are as follows: 1) Introduction; 2) The Fledgling Industry; 3) America Surges Ahead; 4) The Great Piston Airliners; 5) A New Sound in the Sky; 6) Jet Set; 7) Bus Stop; 8) The Supersonic Adventure; 9) Jumbo; 10) High Industry; 11) Airlines of the Future and 12) Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, "A History Of Passenger Aircraft" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 250 black and white photographs; 2) About 83 color photographs; 3) 2 black and white illustrations; 4) 1 three-view Airspeed A.S.4 Ferry black and white illustration; 5) 1 three-view deHaviland D.H. 91 Albatross black and white illustration; 6) 1 three-view Auro 688 Tudor IV black and white illustration; 7) 1 three-view Saunders-Roe SR. 45 Princess black and white illustration and 8) 1 three-view Bristol Type 167 Brabazon black and white illustration.  This book is 255 pages and is in good condition.  The author is William Sweetman.  Edition published in 1979.