Description
Scarce first edition of Principles and Design of Aeroplanes by Herbert Chatley. Twelvemo, 78pp, [6pp ads]. Green cloth covered boards, title printed on front cover. Light shelf wear to top edge of front board, some fraying of cloth. Overall size is 15 cm by 9.5cm. Complete with 7 illustrations of airplane mechanics and two-fold frontispiece portrait of a full airplane concept. An exceptionally scarce first edition which details the principles of flight mechanics and the technology needed to develop a fully functional aircraft.
Comments: Herbert Chatley authored numerous books on early aviation, including: The Problem of Flight, The Force of the Wind, and Stresses in Masonry.
