AIR MAIL ITALY BRESCIA RALLY 1909 REPRINT rare book

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IL CIRCUITO AEREO DI BRESCIA SETTEMBRE 1909
Official Guide of the 1909 Brescia Air Rally

REPRINT OF THE 1909 Guide, now a bibliophile rarity
184 pages 5″ x 8″, plus fold out maps and aerial view of the rally – IN ITALIAN –
used, in good condition, with minimal shelf wear and fine over all
LAST COPY IN STOCK

NOT PHILATELIC IN NATURE BUT VERY USEFUL FOR SPECIALIST
Gives a very interesting CONCISE HISTORY OF MANNED FLIGHT
MANY HISTORIC PICTURES OF ZEPPELIN, AND PIONEERING AVIATORS – a goldmine of photos
EARLY TYPES OF AIRPLANES
CARICATURES OF PIONEERS SUCH AS SANTOS DUMONT, LATHAM, BLERIOT, PELTERIE
VERY GOOD CHAPTER ON ITALIAN AVIATORS: Calderara, Cobianchi, Miller, Cagno etc.
WORLD RECORDS
REGULATIONS OF THE AIR RALLY
VERY USEFUL BOOK