Buy this book on-line Santos-Dumont, Alberto : How I Became An Aeronaut And My Experience With Air-Ships, Complete in Two PartsS. S. McClure, NY, 1902
8vo. 21pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 12 photographs, including 2 portraits, salvaged from damaged issues of McClure's Magazine, Volume XIX, Nos. 4 and 5, August / September, 1902. From the opening paragraph, "In Brazil, where I was born on July 20, 1873, the sky is so fair the birds fly so high and soar with such ease on their great outstretched wings, the clouds mount up so gaily in the pure light of day, that you have only to raise your eyes to fall in love with Space and Freedom." Illustrations include the author's first spherical balloon, a view inside the workshop, Santos-Dumont No. 1 and its basket, No. 1 in flight, ship No. 4, the crash scene in the courtyard of the Trocadero Hotel of ship No. 5, a close view of ship No. 6, Severo's balloon the Pax, a view of the author circling the Eiffel Tower on July 13, 1901, and portraits of the author at age 19, and of the author's father. Housed in protective mylar report cover.. Magazine. Book Condition: VG. 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 Santos-Dumont, Alberto : How I Became An Aeronaut And My Experience With Air-Ships, Complete in Two Parts. 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 antiquarian books, livres anciens, livres rares, collectables and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |