Aerial Russia The Romance of the Giant Aeroplane with twenty illustrations
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1916. Octavo, green original cloth with gilt spine lettering, Russian insignia motif on front board, xvi, 154 pp., frontispiece, 17 plates. One plate missing, internally in good order. First edition. A scarce copy.
An account of Russian aviation with chapters highlighting Russian military flying schools, the Imperial all Russia aeroclub, as well as the Imperial Russian Technical Society. It also discusses the prototype of Zeppelin, the various constructors, aviators and workmen as well as famous Russian airmen and the position of foreign aviators in Russia during the Great War. Other sections are dedicated to General Baron Kaulbars and I. I. Sikorsky. Item #2956
Price (AUD): $200.00