Aviation

1919 · 59998 — New York: Manufacturers Aircraft Association Inc. 1919. Tall 8vo. 398 pp. Frontisp. photo. numerous illustrations photo montage plates photo plates 3 large folding colour maps. Blue publisher’s cloth blue & red lettering red & blue lozenge badge on front cover printed spine label minor shelfwear slight rubbing & dustsoiling w/ d.j. tears spine perished edgewear still VG/Fair copy from the library of Otto C. Winzen 1917-1979 pioneering German-American aeronautical engineer was interned during World War II and later significantly advanced material and construction of high-altitude balloons after World War II. First edition of the first volumeof this excellent aviation year book providing an invaluable early history of the early two decades of flight the development of World War I fighter aircraft technical development of international air navigation. There is a section devoted to the development of balloons and balloon ascents. In addition with article by Orville Wrigh this work includes illustrated accounts of such early Aircraft manufacturers such as Aeromarine Plane and Motor Co. Burgess Co. Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Copr Dayton Wright Airplane Co. Glenn L. Martin Co. St. Louis Aircraft Corporation Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation and lists of American British French Italian and German Aces. Very scarce with original jacket. Manufacturers Aircraft Association, Inc., hardcover