1975, ISBN: 0690001037

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780690001037], Near Fine, [PU: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York], AVIATION HISTORY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FLIGHT AIRPLANE INVENTION AERONAUTICS AMERICANA BIOGRAPHY SIGNED INSCRIBED … More...

[EAN: 9780690001037], Near Fine, [PU: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York], AVIATION HISTORY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FLIGHT AIRPLANE INVENTION AERONAUTICS AMERICANA BIOGRAPHY SIGNED INSCRIBED AUTOGRAPHED PHILATELIC FIRST DAY COVERS POSTAGE STAMPS, Technology|General, Jacket, Number line 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, only -- the second printing. Author has dated (28 October 1978), inscribed and signed a 3X5 card which is taped to FFE. Also laid in is a signed autograph letter from the author to the previous owner, same date. Additionally laid in are two first-day covers related to the Wright Brothers, one bearing a block of four, 31-cent airmail issues stamped "First Day of Issue" and postmarked Dayton, Ohio Sep 23, 1978; the other bearing a 10-cent Air Mail stamp postmarked Kitty Hawk Dec 17, 1968 and then again marked Dec 19 Lakewood, N.J. Walsh debunks the official versions of the story (promulgated in the Orville Wright-approved Kelly biography) -- that the brothers played equal roles, or that Orville dominated. While Orville certainly deserves credit as a stout fellow who was willing to share equally in the risks of financing and actually piloting these early contraptions, the researcher, experimenter, and assiduous craftsman who should get majority credit for inventing the airplane (and probably the "wind tunnel") was Wilbur Wright -- helping explain why their firm introduced no new aerodynamic breakthroughs after Wilbur's premature death. Aviation history. 305 pp. including index. Reduced from $62., Books<

ISBN: 0690001037

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ISBN: 9780690001037

Ty Crowell Co. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the marking… More...

Ty Crowell Co. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included., Ty Crowell Co<