American Wings. Modern Aviation for Everyone.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1938,
First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (215)pp. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., Item #16054
Foreword by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. An informal account of the history, experiences, and achievements of aviation in the U.S. from parachute diving to aerial photography. The author presents a hypothetical attack on an imaginary town showing the Army Air Corps in action, a description of the "West Point of the Air" at Randolph Field, hypothetical attacks on New York City, the first mail flight, stratosphere experiments, commercial aviation, etc. Illustrated with official U.S. Army, Navy and Coast Guard photographs including a chart of the Scheduled Airways Operations of all air lines. Price clipped dust jacket worn and chipped. Pastedown endpapers foxed.
Price: $30.00