BAMBOO TO BOMBERS (SIGNED) by Washburn, Stanley (Jr.) and (Illustrated by) Edward A. Wilson) - 1941

Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman & Co, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus in Good Plus Dustjacket. Edward A. Wilson. Folio (9 1/2 in. x 6 3/4 in.). Blue cloth-covered boards. Spotty discoloration loss of color to boards particularly along spine and edges, but generally present. This copy boldly SIGNED by author to front free endpaper, which also shows the illustrator Edward A. Wilson's personal library ownership stampg, in red. 42 lovely, bold and brightly-colored drawings to illustrate each type of craft or aeronautic innovation. Dustjacket a wee bit sunned and shows some light edgewear, and several closed tears along seams. Now well-protected in mylar. A handsome and informative 80+ year-old book. An offering by publisher Albert Whitman Publishers in ther New Junior Press Publications.

Follows technological evolution of human flight from Leonardo da Vinci, through the Wright Brothers, up through (then/1941) modern daytrailblazers, barnstormers, exploration craft, bombers and various combat craft, smokejumpers, shipboard fighters, amphibious planes, gliders, even the "roadable autogiro" Follows technological evolution of human flight from Leonardo da Vinci, through the Wright Brothers, up through (then/1941) modern daytrailblazers, barnstormers, exploration craft, bombers and various combat craft, smokejumpers, shipboard fighters, amphibious planes, gliders, even the "roadable autogiro"