The Air Show at Brescia 1909
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. Octavo, white hardcover, xi, 254 pp., illustrated. Inscription on front free-endpaper, dust jacket a little rubbed at spine ends and corners, otherwise a near-fine copy. First edition.
The author elucidates Kafka's subtle ambiguities about the consequences of flight, d'Annunzio's lust for power in aviation, Puccini's enthusiasm for speedy escapes, and Curtiss's modest heroism. Item #2260
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