Buy this book on-line Mouillard, L. P. / Louis-Pierre Mouillard : Gliding Flight in The Cosmopolitan MagazineThe Cosmopolitan Publishing Company, NY, 1894
8vo. Entire issue, February, 1894, in original printed wraps, light general wear, minor chipping at edges, spine mostly chipped away, faults noted in pictures, contents clean and bright. Article is 8-pages, and illustrated with several figure-drawings by Beard after sketches by the author. Mouillard, 1834 - 1897, a French pioneer in the science of gliding flight, was in the early 20th century considered the father of aviation. Wilbur Wright called him one of the greatest missionaries of the flying cause, and Mouillard reportedly inspired later pioneer aviators including Octave Chanute and Otto Lilienthal. His seminal work, L'Empire de l'Air, had been published in France in 1881. Very scarce.. Illustr.: J. Carter Beard. Magazine. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Mouillard, L. P. / Louis-Pierre Mouillard : Gliding Flight in The Cosmopolitan Magazine. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, used books, libri antichi, collectables and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |