Description: Aircraft Year Book, 1929, published by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, Inc.; First Edition (Jan. 1, 1929). Hardcover. This rare volume is richly illustrated with photographs and line drawings from the early days powered flight when a surge in public acceptance and interest drove the development of aviation. Hardcover. Condition: good. Gray boards, bottom right corner shows some impact that also left impact to inside pages (see photos); foxing and sunning to spine; black letters on spine and cover with black and red insignia on cover; previous price on flyleaf in pencil; inside of back cover contains small sticker from Washington D.C., bookshop (G. David Pearlman’s). There is a quarter-inch tear in the right margin of an early unpaginated page that shows a photo of Orville Wright. The image is intact. The book is 9” x 6.4”; including appendix, there are 484 pages; the text block and illustrations are clean and unmarked. The folding plates are in good condition. First Edition, First Printing. Publisher's cloth boards. Profusely illustrated, with several folding maps. The trade group that published the year book, the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, formally organized with 100 charter members on Dec. 31, 1921, with the mission to support the advancement of aeronautics. From 1919 into the early 1960s, the group published the Aircraft Year Book. This is an excellent gift for an aviation enthusiast, a pilot, a history buff or anyone with an interest in transportation and commerce in the United States at the end of the Roaring ‘20s, just after Lindbergh’s history-making flight across the Atlantic. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS. From a pet-free, smoke-free home. Please refer to the photos, which show actual item offered for sale. Note: see related aviation book: https://www.ebay.com/itm/276620185995 **** Seller’s inventory box B.
Price: 35 USD
Location: Austin, Texas
End Time: 2024-11-26T20:08:50.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.13 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York City
Signed: No
Publisher: Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1929
California Prop 65 Warning: NA
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Illustrator: Photographs, Line Drawings
Special Attributes: Illustrated, 1st Edition
Author: Samuel Stewart Bradley, editor
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Aviation
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
Character Family: Historical Figures
