Looping the Loop Posters of Flight

Villard, Henry Serrano and Willis M. Allen Jr.

ISBN 10: 0967007623 / ISBN 13: 9780967007625

Verlag: San Diego, CA: Kales Press, 2000, San Diego, CA, 2000

Beschreibung

Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. First. Folio - (about 13" tall). Small nick in bottom edge of each board, lower edges of corners rubbed, slight 3" scratch on front board, publisher's price written in ink on top corner of front endpaper. D/j has 2 1/2" horizontal straight slit in middle of front panel near spine, light curling along top front edge. 102 Color Plates. Foreword by Jack Rennert. (Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution's exhibition Looping the Loop: Posters of Early Flight. Organized by the National Air and Space Museum, the Allen Airways Flying Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service). Blue/gray cloth with silver lettering on spine and front cover.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 010252

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Looping the Loop Posters of Flight
• Verlag: San Diego, CA: Kales Press, 2000, San Diego, CA
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0967007623
• ISBN-13: 9780967007625
• Einband: Hard Cover
• Auflage: First
• Zustand: Very Good+
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Transportation and Travel

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Inhaltsangabe

Looping the Loop tells of the passion for flight with an array of 102 rare posters spanning the years of Early Flight, World War I, The Golden Age of Aviation, and World War II. Originally published in Fall 2000 in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service companion exhibition, these vibrant, colorful, hallmark designs each on their own full page, provide an artistic and historical retrospective. The late Ambassador Henry Serrano Villard (1900û1996), a statesman, philanthropist, and scholar, is considered to have been one of the world's leading authorities on early aviation. The book is based largely on Mr. Villard's never-before-published personal accounts from attending worldly early aviation events. Through his eloquent, graceful writing, he leaves a legacy of love and understanding of man and flight. 102 full-color illustrations with accompanying historical text.

Reseña del editor

Looping the Loop tells of the passion for flight with an array of 102 rare posters spanning the years of Early Flight, World War I, The Golden Age of Aviation, and World War II. Originally published in Fall 2000 in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service companion exhibition, these vibrant, colorful, hallmark designs each on their own full page, provide an artistic and historical retrospective. The late Ambassador Henry Serrano Villard (1900u1996), a statesman, philanthropist, and scholar, is considered to have been one of the world's leading authorities on early aviation. The book is based largely on Mr. Villard's never-before-published personal accounts from attending worldly early aviation events. Through his eloquent, graceful writing, he leaves a legacy of love and understanding of man and flight. 102 full-color illustrations with accompanying historical text.