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.

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.

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.

Item #812

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