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Father and Faster Aviation's Adventuring Years, 1909 - 1939
Sydney: Allem & Unwin, 1991. Octavo, blue hardcover, xviii, 334 pp., illustrated. A near-fine copy. First Australian edition.
Faster and Faster chronicles the golden age of aviation from the perspective of the dual goals of speed and distance, describing the airplane's practical advances: first regarded primarily as a novelty, it gained recognition as an effective tool of war and, finally, as an accepted vehicle for public transportation. Item #2313
Price (AUD): $40.00
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