Lot 244
Aviation.- Chanute (Octave Alexander) Gliding Experiments, offprint from Journal of the Western Society of Engineers, vol. 2, No. 5, October 1897, first edition, [Chicago, Western Society of Engineers], 1897.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000
Description
Aviation.- Chanute (Octave Alexander) Gliding Experiments, offprint from Journal of the Western Society of Engineers, vol. 2, No. 5, October 1897, first edition, signed presentation inscription from James Means to Francis Blake dated 1897 to upper cover, original printed wrappers, light vertical crease to wrappers and text, 8vo, [Chicago, Western Society of Engineers], 1897.
⁂ Rare first edition of this seminal work in the history of aviation, a remarkable association copy between two great early American pioneers of aviation and technology.
James Means (1853-1920), industrialist and aviation pioneer.
Francis Blake Jr. (1850-1913), engineer and inventor who partnered with Alexander Graham Bell in the invention of the telephone.
Description
Aviation.- Chanute (Octave Alexander) Gliding Experiments, offprint from Journal of the Western Society of Engineers, vol. 2, No. 5, October 1897, first edition, signed presentation inscription from James Means to Francis Blake dated 1897 to upper cover, original printed wrappers, light vertical crease to wrappers and text, 8vo, [Chicago, Western Society of Engineers], 1897.
⁂ Rare first edition of this seminal work in the history of aviation, a remarkable association copy between two great early American pioneers of aviation and technology.
James Means (1853-1920), industrialist and aviation pioneer.
Francis Blake Jr. (1850-1913), engineer and inventor who partnered with Alexander Graham Bell in the invention of the telephone.
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