Description
Signed first edition of The Wright Brothers by Fred C. Kelly, inscribed by Orville Wright on the half title.
Octavo, [10], 340pp. Blue cloth, title in white print on spine. Faint offsetting to endpapers, dust remnant to top edge of text block. Illustrated with 16 black and white photographic inserts. In the publisher’s first state, $3.50 on front flap, wear at edges, light soiling to rear panel, a very good example.
Inscribed by Orville Wright on the half title: “To Miss Marie C. H_, with regards. Orville Wright. Nov. 16, 1944.”
Orville Wright (1871-1948), together with his brother Wilbur, was an American aviation pioneer credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first successful motor-operated airplane. They made their first powered flight on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville worked with Fred C. Kelly on this book, reviewing the manuscript and enhancing the historical account.
