Eckenere, Hugo and Rolf Brandt

Vzducholodi Graf Zeppelin Do Ameriky

Praha, Vydal Dr. Eduard Gregr a Syn, 1929. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Illustrated blue and orange wraps, protected by a stiff Mylar jacket. Moderate wear to wraps, clean, tightly bound, clean, unmarked interior. Many black-and-white photographic plates of Eckener and the Graf Zeppelin, in its hangar and out, on the ground and in the air. [8], 9-111 pp. Polish language text. According to a Wikipedia entry about him, Hugo Eckener (10 August 1868 – 14 August 1954) "was the manager of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin during the inter-war years, and also the commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin for most of its record-setting flights, including the first airship flight around the world, making him the most successful airship commander in history." He was also a prominent anti-Nazi and was persecuted for it.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 348495

Catalogue: Aviation and Space Travel

Keywords: Hugo Eckener blimp|navigation aviation|Led Zeppelin Graf Zeppelin Rolf Brandt

Peterson, Houston

See Them Flying, Houston Peterson's Air-Age Scrapbook, 1909-1910

New York, Richard W. Baron, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall. A fabulous and visual primer in early aviation, both flights and pilots. Handsomely bound exemplar in a textured black cloth, with silver and red lettering inside a red border. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn and a bit chipped along edges, price-clipped, protected by a plastic coat. Bound in a small folio format, measuring 11 1/4" tall and wide. Plentiful black-and-white photographs, diagrams, charts, illustrations. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 261 pp..Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,

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Book number: 355759

Catalogue: Aviation and Space Travel

Keywords: Houston Petersen aviation airplanes W.W.I.

Villard, Henry Serrano

Contact! Story of the Early Birds

New York, Bonanza Books, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sub-title on front cover adds "man's first decade of flight from Kitty Hawk to World War I. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "a" in "number" line present. Big, tall, quarto format hardcover copy, pale green sailcloth over boards, sharp and distinct green lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderate wear and creasing to inside of front flap, else little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Foreword by S. Paul Johnston, Director of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Several score black-and-white illustrations. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Frontis matter, 2-263 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 355757

Catalogue: Aviation and Space Travel

Keywords: Henry Serrano Villard S. Paul Johnston aviation Kitty Hawk Wilbur Wright Orville Wright