Aviation

1921 · 355490720769 — Paris 1921. First Edition. Paris: Imp Ch. Bernard 27 Rue Des Cloys 1921. First Edition. A softcover not issued with a D/W. In French. A "Publie´ sous le patronage du Sous-se´cre´tariat d'e´tat de l'ae´ronautique du Comite´ franc¸ais de propagande et de l'Ae´ro-club de France." A tiny closed tear and associated crease to the bottom edge of the front panel otherwise a fine copy. Passengers guide to the regular services then linking the two cities : The plane represented on the front cover is the Farman passenger aircraft. 4to. 267 x 182 mm. 61 XV pp. Original wrappers. Preface by M Laurent Eynac. Louise Faure-Favier 1870-1961 French writer and aviator once record holder for the flight between Paris and Dakar. Laurent Eynac 1886-1970 served with the French air forces during world war I and later became minister of air transportation. On the rear cover an epitaph over another French aviation pioneer Jules Vedrines who managed to land an aeroplane on the roof of department store Lafayette in Paris in 1919 three months before he fatally crashed after an engine failure. Photographs/scans available upon request. paperback