A CHRONOLOGY OF MICHGIAN AVIATION, 1834-1953
Michigan Dept of Aeronautics: (Lansing, MI), 1953. Paperback. Very Good. Item #22-1003
Photos, 9 x 6", pict stapled wraps, 64pp, covers a little rubbed and darkened, staples a little rusty, scattered red pencil underlining throughout, else a nicely preserved copy; with the "Distributed by Mich. Dept. of Aeronautics, Lansing, Michigan" inkstamp on front cover. SCARCE. Sample: 1906-first dirigible constructed; 1915- first aeronautics debuts at the Univ. of Michigan; 1917- Selfridge Field opens; 1921- Aeromarine Flying boat delivers a Ford auto from Detroit to Cleveland; 1928- Lindbergh flies Ford flivver plane. Robert S. Ball was a reporter and editor for the Detroit Free Press who wrote informative articles on space and aviation. The collection of his papers are housed in the Wright State University Library in Dayton, Ohio.
Price: $35.00