West Germany Fritz Majer & Sohn, Publisher 1978 Limited First Edition Hard Back VG- in VG jacket Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardback book bound in turquoise cloth-covered boards with white decoration on the front and white title on the spine. Only defect to note on the book is damp stain on lower back cover (does not appear on book pages); clean, tight and unmarked interior. The dust jacket has light edge wear. This is #1341 of a Limited First Edition. Book reports that history shows that Gustave Whitehead predated the aerial ventures of the Wright Brothers and thus was first to fly. Numerous black and white photos of early aircraft and pilots. 344 pages including the General Index for Documents.

ISBN10: 3922175007, ISBN13: 9783922175001, [publisher: Fritz Majer & Sohn, Publisher, West Germany] Hardcover First Edition Hardback book bound in turquoise cloth-covered boards with white decoration on the front and white title on the spine. Only defect to note on the book is damp stain on lower back cover (does not appear on book pages); clean, tight and unmarked interior. The dust jacket has light edge wear. This is #1341 of a Limited First Edition. Book reports that history shows that Gustave Whitehead predated the aerial ventures of the Wright Brothers and thus was first to fly. Numerous black and white photos of early aircraft and pilots. 344 pages including the General Index for Documents. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[Bella Vista, AR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
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ISBN10: 3922175007, ISBN13: 9783922175001, [publisher: Fritz Majer, Leutershausen] Hardcover First Edition B&W Photographs; facsimile documents; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 344 pages; HC/DJ in original publisher issued box with pictorial title design and limitation mumber. 1st edition of a limited edition of numbered copies (of an unstated total) ; this copy numbered 1081. Uncommonly seen original publisher issued box houses the book and is complete with the same limitation number printed on the spine edge of the box. Soundly bound and clean in original color pictorial dust jacket. Spine slightly cocked from prior reading and just a little shaken in the spine. Light handling evidence to jacket edges and mild shelf evidence to jacket surfaces. Prior owner's small name/address label to the front flyleaf and a blank area of the title page. Primary text addresses the first powered flight controversy advocating for Whitehead. Scarce in box. VG/VG
[Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1978]
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