King, J[ames]. T[homas]. and N[orval]. W[ilfred]. Leslie

Aeroplane Construction and Assembly

Minneapolis: Press of the William Hood Dunwoody Industrial Institute, (1918). Black and white halftones, diagrams. Cloth over boards. Octavo. 116 pages. Bound in original green cloth over boards with pictorial title label laid onto upper board. Ex-library with catalogue number in gilt at heel of spine, bookplate on front pastedown, a few blind-embossed stamps, and pocket on rear pastedown. Slight extremity rubs.

World War I era instruction manual for aviation mechanics aimed at a practical understanding of airplane construction and rigging. Also includes a section on the theory of flight. Illustrated with photographs and fold-out plans.

Item #812

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