Walker Morrow Carl Fritsche (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Blue cloth hardcover with silver titles and cover illustration. A good+ copy with all wear being external. A bump at the head of the spine column, minor corner bends at the lower corners, and some crimping at the spine tips. A bright and beautiful cover. Contents are clean and unmarked. Facsimile signatures from some of the project engineers on the front endpaper (dated from 1930 before the book was published). 16 pages of text by Morrow, and 32 pp. of the original press work from 1929. Filled with black and white photos and insights from Morrow who worked for Hill and Schlosser (ZMC engineers) at the Stout Metal Airplane Company in the 1920s. Yes - Blimps CAN be cool.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. very clean 1987 hardcover. several signatures of engineers in book printed on blank cover page. W.C. Morrow actual signature dated 1987 on same page. clean text. no marks. solid binding. very light wear. ISBN matches listing Fast service with confirmation, no international or priority orders over 4lbs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Tall Hardcover, Facsimile Reprint, with related ephemera 1987 Walter C. Morrow 16-page introduction of text plus 32-page facsimile reprint of 1929 promotional publication. Near Fine, no DJ - as issued. Deep blue cloth boards with silver titles and design accents - corners sharp. Modern text by Walker C. Morrow. Historical text by Carl B. Fritsche. Front endpaper is imprinted with the following: Signature of Walker C. Morrow and signature of Carl B. Fritsche - one of the faithful gang; signatures of Edward J. Hill, Ralph Upson, Arthur G. Schlosser, W. A. Klikoff, and Vladimir H. Pavlecka, all engineers or designers on the project. Author worked for Aircraft Development Corp starting in 1926 at the age of 23. Includes 11 charts and tables, 1 small b/w map, 2 b/w illustrations, 25 b/w photos, many showing manufacturing stages. The ZMC-2 (Zeppelin Metal Clad) was the world's first and only metalclad airship, constructed for the US Navy between 1927 and 1929 by the Detroit Aircraft Corporation and in service until 1941. The 16 page introduction is a great short history of the men involved in its creation. Truly a labor of love and very well done. Laid in is an article from The Detroit News date Jan 3, 1997 titled: Zeppelin's comeback is no flight of fancy by Terrence Perry. Also included is a 4 page newsletter of the Grosse Isle Historical Society that devotes the inside two pages to the ZMC-2 of this book. Highly recommended for any Aircraft enthusiast. A superb multi-signed Association copy with scarce and related ephemera. LOC SSS-09. Signed.