Edition: 1st Edition
Published By: Verlag für Flugsport
Publication Date: 1909
A scarce and historically significant collection of the renowned German aviation journal Flugsport, founded and edited by aviation pioneer Oskar Ursinus, one of the most influential figures in early aviation publishing. The journal was published from 1909 to 1944 and became a leading source for aviation technology, aircraft development, gliding, and aeronautical engineering. Comprising: Individual Issues 15 October 1909 (single issue, from the journal's inaugural year) Two issues from 1929 Two issues from 1930 One additional issue from 1938 Bound Volumes 1937 Part I 1937 Part II 1938 1939 1942 (partial/incomplete) 1943 wartime volume. Official institutional library copies bearing shelf marks I.c.96, consistent with cataloguing practices associated with German aviation authorities and libraries connected with the Reich Air Ministry (RLM). Flugsport was among the most important and technically sophisticated aviation periodicals of the interwar and wartime eras. Issued at regular intervals and extensively illustrated, it provided detailed coverage of both civil and military aviation, including aircraft design, aerodynamics, engines, airframe construction, gliding, model aviation, patents, and international aeronautical developments.The journal is particularl valued for its:Detailed scale drawings and aircraft plans.Structural cutaways and engineering analyses.Contemporary reports on German and international aircraft development.Glider and sailplane research.Technical documentation of engines, airframes, propellers, and aeronautical innovations.Coverage of Luftwaffe aircraft and aviation developments during the Second World War. For aviation historians, researchers, restorers, and model makers, Flugsport remains one of the most important primary-source references for the study of German aviation and aircraft technology during the critical years immediately preceding and during the Second World War. Particularly noteworthy is the inclusion of the scarce 1943 wartime volume, issued during a period of increasing wartime restrictions, paper shortages, reduced print runs, and widespread destruction of archives and libraries. Surviving examples are considerably less common than pre-war volumes.Equally desirable is the 15 October 1909 issue, dating from the publication's first year. Early issues from the pioneering era of aviation are seldom encountered, especially when preserved alongside substantial interwar and wartime holdings. The combination of a first-year 1909 issue, pre-war material from 1929-30, major bound volumes from 1937-39, wartime 1942 material, and the scarce 1943 volume creates an unusually broad and valuable research collection spanning the development of German aviation from the dawn of powered flight through the height of the Second World War. A genuinely scarce opportunity to acquire a long-span Flugsport run with institutional provenance. Collections combining an inaugural-year issue, interwar material, and late-war volumes rarely appear on the market and are highly desirable for specialist aviation collections, military history libraries, museums, and researchers.Bound volumes and individual issues with institutional library markings and shelf classifications. Further condition details available upon request. A rare surviving run extending from 15 October 1909 to 1943, documenting more than three decades of aviation history through one of Germany's most important aeronautical journals. The presence of the scarce 1943 volume and the exceptionally early 1909 issue substantially enhances its collectability and research value.
Book Condition: Good
Author: Oskar Ursinus
Binding: Hardback
Price £950.00
