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Paris: Andr� Marty, 1909. First Edition, one of 325 copies. Large thick 4to. 206 Reproductions en noir et en couleur, iv, 93, 4 pp. Handsomely bound in full dark blue morocco, upper cover gilt with rococo design, panelled spine similarly tooled, t.e.g., others uncut, by Hatchards of Piccadilly. Rebacked, preserving original spine, else a FINE copy. ¶ Lavish iconography of the early history of flight��the plates are magnificent facsimiles, either tipped-in, on different papers or on satin, some hand-colored, some on stubs. A wonderful compilation from five different sources, including the collection of Paul Tissandier, Sir David Salomons and Baron Carl de Vinck. A sumptuous production

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