Middleton, Edgar C. The Kingdom of the Air [early aviation] With presentation inscription to the Author's Mother , London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd., & Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd., 1919.First Edition. Boards. Good/No d/w. Small 8vo, Signed by the Author to his Mother Hardback, 125mm x 193mm tall (5" x 7.75" approx.). Pp vii, 252 + 6 plates. Prelims heavily foxed, otherwise good, in the original grey, paper-covered boards/black titles. SIGNED on the front free endpaper "To Mother - Edgar 26th April 19.". Although undated, this very early work on aviation was published a matter of only a few days before the first Transatlantic flights of 8th-31st May 1919, and, of course, before the first crossing non-stop, of June 14th-15th, 1919. (Book ref. 003623 ) £ 95.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Christopher Baron , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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