'Handling The Big Jets' was authored by David P. Davies who, for quite sometime, was head of aircraft certification for the UKCAA.
The book was first available 'round about 1968 (that's when I read it) and updated several times over the years.
This is the one you want.
Nothing else compares.
And yes, Capt Davies references to some of the early jet transport aeroplanes was spot on...I flew one of them, and they were not all that easy to fly, compared to more modern types.
In one particular case, Davies told Boeing that they had better modify the rudder power system on the early B707, or it would not be accepted onto the British civil register.
Boeing did as they were told.