1501
Bruel, Histoire Aeronautique, Amelia Earhart's Cop
Estimate:
$1,000 - $1,500
Sold
$1,000
Live Auction
January 27th, 2024 Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, and Fine Rugs
Category
Description
Francois-Louis Bruel, HISTOIRE AERONAUTIQUE, Par les Monuments Peints, Sculptes, Dessines et Graves des Origines a 1830 (Paris: A. Marty, 1909) #173/325, with presentation on flyleaf, "To Miss Amelia Earhart. In recognition of her courage shown & successfully achieved Atlantic Flight - June 27. 1928. Kathleen de Landa." (de Landa, a British socialite and art patron, was known as "The Flying Countess" for her pioneering flights.) Folio, later binding in red morocco, with linen boards.
Condition
Binding has some staining and light water damage, not affecting the text