World War Two double-sided aerial map depicting Western Europe and the Atlantic Ocean (side 1) and the Eastern Balkans (side 2). Printed on treated canvas from a conical projection at a scale of 1: 400000. Originally published by the Generalstab der Luftwaffe (German Air Force General Staff) in 1940, this.....
John Poole. Crotchets in the Air; or, an (Un)Scientific Account of a Balloon-Trip, in a Familiar Letter to a Friend. London: Henry Colburn, 1838. First edition. Octavo. 98pp + 2pp ads. Publisher's green pictorial cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt, endleaves in yellow.Dickens colleague John Poole's first-hand account of an.....
Weber, Msgr. Francis J. The Spruce Goose: A Challenge and a Victory. San Fernando, CA: Junipero Serra Press, [1983]. First edition, one of 300 copies. Signed by the book’s designer, Francis Braun.Miniature (approx. 2.25 x 2.75 inches). 17pp. Publisher’s white leather, lettered and decorated in gilt to front cover, all edges.....
[Aviation] Paul Wyss (1885 – 1958). Original Segment of Wing Fabric from Plane of Swiss Aviator Paul Wyss, after his Flight Around Lausanne Cathedral on June 15, 1911. Text Typed Directly on Fabric Reads: “Lausanne, le 5 Juin 1911. / This piece of goods comes from / the airoplane.....