Famous Planes and Famous Flights.
New York: The Platt & Munk Co., [1940]. Hardcover. Illustrations by Irvin L. Holcombe. Wide 8vo. Burgundy cloth with large color plate to front board, pictorial dust jacket. Numerous full-page color plates, with text entirely in blue. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear; front flyleaf ownership signature. Item #43125
Tight and quite nice first edition of this charmer, with delightful large color plates illustrating noteworthy planes ranging from the Wright Brothers earliest effort and the Ryan Monoplane (Spirit of St. Louis) to the Grumman Fighter and Boeing Stratoliner. Uncommon.
Price: $50.00
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