Author: Charles Dollfus; Henri Bouche Title: Histoire de L&Apos;Aeronautique
Description: Paris, L'Illustration, 1938. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated French history of flight, written by record-breaker Charles Dollfus. Beginning with ancient legends of flight, and covering such important figures as da Vinci, Louis Bleriot, Charles Lindbergh.Written by aeronaut and prolific aeronautical historian, Charles Dollfus. He also held several world records in ballooning, including for the first stratospheric flight in France.Vividly illustrated throughout with in-text illustrations and photographs, monochrome plates and four tipped-in illustrations in colour.A later edition of this work, which first appeared in 1932.In the French language.A splendid and richly detailed history of aviation, lavishly illustrated. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally generally smart, with a little bumping to the extremities and the occasional mark to the spine and boards; front hinge is starting slightly as a result of the book's size. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are just a touch age-toned to the edges. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Charles Dollfus Aviation French Aviation History of Aviation Aviation Charles Lindbergh Henri Bouche Not Stated
Price: GBP 175.00 = appr. US$ 249.90 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 790R56
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