Lost Flights of Gustave Whitehead

RANDOLPH, Stella

Published by Places, Inc, Washington, DC, 1927

About this Item

First Edition, First Issue without the blubs on back panel. octavo, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. x, 11-(96)pp. Places, Inc, Illustrated with photographs. From Wikipedia: ".Whitehead's work remained mostly unknown to the public and aeronautical community after 1911 until a 1935 article was published in Popular Aviation magazine, co-authored by educator and journalist Stella Randolph and aviation history buff Harvey Phillips. Randolph expanded the article into the book Lost Flights of Gustave Whitehead, published in 1937. She sought out people who had known Whitehead and had seen his flying machines and engines, and she obtained 16 affidavits from 14 people and included the text of their statements in the book. Four people said that they did not see flights, while the others said that they saw flights of various types, ranging from a few feet to hundreds of feet to more than a mile.". This copy is neatly inscribed by Randolph on the front free endpaper: "September 23, 1937 With all good wishes Stella Randolph". Tiny smudge on title page, top edge of text block a bit dusty, jacket has several very small chips and is dusty but is not clipped. A very near fine, clean book. octavo, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket First Edition, First Issue without the blubs on back panel. Seller Inventory # 32564

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lost Flights of Gustave Whitehead

Publisher: Places, Inc, Washington, DC

Publication Date: 1927

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition