Five limitations pages from a limited edition Pioneer Edition of The World in the Air, 8 x 11, signed by the author and publisher as well as by seven noted pioneers of aeronautics on the following presentation pages, including Glenn Curtiss who made the first public flight in America; Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the "Graf Zeppelin," who made the first airship flight around the world; Louis Bleriot who made the first airplane flight across the English Channel; Dr. Claude Dornier, German designer and builder of multi-engined aircraft; Henri Farman who made the first distance flight in Europe; Major G. H. Scott, commander of the first Trans-Atlantic voyage in an airship in 1919; and Lieut. Arthur Whitten Brown, co-commander of the first nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic in 1919. In fine condition, with mild edge toning to all pages. An impressive collection of important aviation signatures. RRAuction COA.
