Markmann, Dr. Fritz

Deutscher Segelflug [ German Gliding (Gliders) ]

Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. No dj. Slight wear to edges and corners, more so at head and heel of spine. Slight scuffing to covers. Faint dampstain at lower corner of pages near hinge. Bookshop sticker of a NY shop on first pastedown. 50 p. with 44 illustrations, mostly photographs, of gliders, pioneering German glider pilots, air currents, and related activities, including a lovely image of the German Reich's Glider school. An uncommon book in the Institut series (#31), with a pre-war look at the activities and men that shaped the Luftwaffe's glider corps. Very Good. Item #11892

Price: $150.00