The book, Early Airplanes: Aviation's Heroic Age In 100 Illustrations chronicles through photographs and illustrations manned flight from the inception of heavier than air flight at the beginning of the 20th century up through the all metal monoplanes of the early 1930s.  Important personalities in early aviation along with the aircraft they designed and flew are reviewed in detail.  The major sections covered in "Early Airplanes: Aviation's Heroic Age In 100 Illustrations" are as follows: 1) Sir George Cayley; 2) Clement Ader; 3) Lilienthal, Pilcher and Chanute; 4) The Wright Brothers; 5) Langley and Ferber; 6) Engine Development; 7) More Pioneers; 8) The Channel Flight; 9) Early Biplanes in Europe; 10) The Big Meetings; 11) Early Hydroplanes; 12) The Flying Displays; 13) Three Famous Biplanes; 14) A Look Ahead; 15) Some American Pioneers; 16) Military Beginnings; 17) The Early Tasks; 18) The First of the Fighters; 19) The Giants; 20) "For Valour"; 21) The Night Bombers; 22) The Two-seater War; 23) The Fighting Scouts; 24) The Sea Flyers; 25) The Dividends; 26) The Balloon Busters; 27) Transition to Peace; 28) The Explorers; 29) Commercial Dawn; 30) The First Light Aircraft; 31) Fast and Safe; 32) The Atlantic Pioneers; 33) Commercial Success; 34) Power to Fly; 35) A Dream for the Future; 36) Airline Revolution; 37) The Man from Seattle and 38) Reaching for Space.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Early Airplanes: Aviation's Heroic Age In 100 Illustrations" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 57 black and white vintage photographs; 2) About 19 color photographs; 3) 6 black and white illustrations and 4) Approximately 31 color illustrations.  This book is 80 pages includes a dust cover and is in very good condition.  The author is John Blake.  Edition published in 1985.