Published By: Librairie Aeronautique
Co-authored by Alexandre Dumas, a prominent French aviation journalist / engineer of the era, and not the famous novelist, and R.Desmons. The book is a technical study with dimensioned drawings of the main aircraft of 1914-1915. It remains a rare French historical document with no official version in English. This copy has been bound in quarter red leather with marble paper sides. The original front cover has been bound in and the original spine has been placed onto a strip of card and bound in at the rear of the book. There is some fading to the leather spine with a little off-setiing to the front and rear. However, the binding remains in very good condition. The pages are clean with the exception of the front cover which displays some discolouration. profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and of course, amazing technical drawings, including one folding. Adverts of the time to the front of the book. An amazing volume and a must for any aviation enthusiast.
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: Alexandre Dumas and R. Desmons
Ref: 123485
Price £180.00
