History by contract: The beginning of motorized aviation, August 14, 1901 : Gustave Whitehead, Fairfield, Conn - Hardcover
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History by Contract accurately reveals that there is a real legal contract between the heirs to the Orville Wright estate and the Smithsonian Institution, which forbids the Smithsonian from recognizing anyone else as flying first. This contract has paralyzed early aviation history research in the USA. The book is a must read, and well done, with loads of original documents and information confirming that Gustave Whitehead of Bridgeport and Fairfield, CT, actually flew before the Wright Brothers by two years. The book explains in detail how the Smithsonian has fought the evidence, due to the contract.
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History by Contract: The Beginning of Motorized Aviation, August 14, 1901 : Gustave Whitehead, Fairfield, Conn
Published by
Fritz Majer & Sohn, Publisher, West Germany, 1978
ISBN 10: 3922175007
ISBN 13: 9783922175001
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Seller: K. L. Givens Books, Bella Vista, AR, U.S.A.
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Hard Back. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Limited First Edition. Hardback book bound in turquoise cloth-covered boards with white decoration on the front and white title on the spine. Only defect to note on the book is damp stain on lower back cover (does not appear on book pages); clean, tight and unmarked interior. The dust jacket has light edge wear. This is #1341 of a Limited First Edition. Book reports that history shows that Gustave Whitehead predated the aerial ventures of the Wright Brothers and thus was first to fly. Numerous black and white photos of early aircraft and pilots. 344 pages including the General Index for Documents. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 013144
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History by Contract; The Beginning of Motorized Aviation, August 14, 1901 : Gustave Whitehead, Fairfield, Conn
Published by
Fritz Majer, Leutershausen, 1978
ISBN 10: 3922175007
ISBN 13: 9783922175001
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Hardcover
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Seller: DogStar Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcovers in box. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; Limited edtion. B&W Photographs; facsimile documents; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 344 pages; HC/DJ in original publisher issued box with pictorial title design and limitation mumber. 1st edition of a limited edition of numbered copies (of an unstated total) ; this copy numbered 1081. Uncommonly seen original publisher issued box houses the book and is complete with the same limitation number printed on the spine edge of the box. Soundly bound and clean in original color pictorial dust jacket. Spine slightly cocked from prior reading and just a little shaken in the spine. Light handling evidence to jacket edges and mild shelf evidence to jacket surfaces. Prior owner's small name/address label to the front flyleaf and a blank area of the title page. Primary text addresses the first powered flight controversy advocating for Whitehead. Scarce in box. VG/VG. Seller Inventory # 36051
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HISTORY BY CONTRACT. The Beginning of Motorized Aviation: August 14, 1901, Gustave Whitehead, Fairfield, Connecticut
Published by
Fritz Majer & Sohn, Leutershausen, Germany, 1978
ISBN 10: 3922175007
ISBN 13: 9783922175001
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This may prove to be the most procative indictment against American avaition historians and the Smithsonian's National Air Museum for clamping the lid shut on the true facts concerning achievement of man's first powered flight by Gustave Whitehead. With meticulous care the authors take the reader behind the scenes at the Smithsonian and with irrefutable documented facts, details the longest cover-up in aviation history. Included are photographs, an appendix, and a general index for documents. This copy is clean, solid, and has shelfwear to the dust jacket. This is #1042 of a limited edition. This is an important reference work for the aviation history library. Seller Inventory # 000958