Fred C. Kelly
The Wright Brothers: A Biography Authorized by Orville Wright
Farrar, Straus and Young, New York, 1950. Revised Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 22cm x 15cm. [x], 340 pages, black and white illustrations. Blue cloth, white lettering, lettered jacket. The first printing of the revised edition of Kelly's biography of Wilbur and Orville Wright. This copy inscribed to Chas. Bateman from the Hawthorn Hill Guest House, the former home of Orville Wright, which after his death was owned and used as a guest house by the NCR Corporation. A monogrammed paper napkin and postcard of Hawthorn Hill laid in. Very Good Condition in Good Jacket. Minor discolouration to cloth edges. Minor to moderate foxing to edges, endpapers, and jacket verso. Jacket creased, chips and tears to edges, especially at crown, a few tape repairs to verso. Shipped Weight: .55 kilos.
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Keywords: BZDB407 Aviation; Biography & Autobiography. Unbranded Fred C. Kelly The Wright Brothers: A Biography Authorized by Orville Wright Biography & Autobiography