The Genesis of Flight The Aeronautical History of Colonel Richard Gimbel
Los Angeles: Perpetua Press for the University of Washington Press and The Friends of the United States Air Force Academy Library, 2000. Quarto, dark teal-blue cloth, spine embossed with silver lettering, front cover embossed with silver motif, xi, 372 pp., illustrated endpapers, generously illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs and images throughout, one appendix included, a CDROM included at back. A fine copy. First edition. A superb catalogue of the personal collection of Colonel Richard Gimbel, published in conjunction with The Friends of the United States Air Force Academy Library. Gimbel's astonishing library, devoted to collecting works on humankind's dreams of flight, contains thousands of treasures of which those featured here are a mere taste. The stunning imagery of early conceptions of flight (shown through Gimbel's collection of 5000-year old carved seals) to early aircraft experiments, through to France's ballooning adventures, makes this gorgeous volume a feast for the eyes and the imagination. Item #4775
Price (AUD): $90.00