Looping the Loop Posters of Flight

Villard, Henry Serrano and Willis M. Allen Jr.

ISBN 10: 0967007623 / ISBN 13: 9780967007625

Published by San Diego, CA: Kales Press, 2000, San Diego, CA, 2000

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # 010252

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Looping the Loop Posters of Flight
• Publisher: San Diego, CA: Kales Press, 2000, San Diego, CA
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0967007623
• ISBN 13: 9780967007625
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Transportation and Travel

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Ambassador Villard was an accomplished writer receiving acclaim for several of his books including Contact: The Story of Early Birds and Hemingway in Love and War. Mr. Allen is past president of the International Aerospace Hall of Fame.