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Nenoff | Stephen [Igor Sikorsky]

Two Worlds: U.S.A. – U.S.S.R.

First Edition

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Description

Inscribed to aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky, Two Worlds: U.S.A. – U.S.S.R. by Stephen Nenoff.

Octavo, 320pp. Maroon cloth, title stamped in gilt. No additional printings on copyright page. Slight lean to text block. Text block with occasional underlining, likely from Sikorsky. Signed on the front free endpaper: “To I.I. Sikorsky, Stephen Nenoff. Chicago, Oct. 29 / 46.” Provenance: From the estate of Susana and Nickolai Sikorsky, the son and daughter-in-law of Igor Sikorsky. Estate sale in West Hartford, CT, May 2021.

Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972) was a Russian-American aviation pioneer, best known for the development of the first viable helicopter. Early in his career in Russia, Sikorsky was successful in designing fixed-wing aircraft. Moving to the United States in 1919, he eventually founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. In the 1930s, the Sikorsky Corporation developed the first flying boats for Pan American Airways to allow for ocean-crossing flights. His most notable achievement came in 1939 with the development of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, the first viable helicopter.

Additional information

Location Published

Chicago

Publisher

Midland Publishing Co., Inc.

Edition

First Edition

Date Published

1946

Binding

Cloth

Condition

Very Good

Author

Nenoff | Stephen [Igor Sikorsky]