Wings In the Sun

Orlando, Florida: Tyn Cobb’s Florida Press, 1951. First Edition. One of an edition of 2000. Octavo, orange cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 310 pp. Near-Fine, with slight sunning to spine and foxing (age darkened spotting) to endpapers. From Preface: ...For countless centuries Florida has been then natural habitat of creatures with wings. Man, in the… Read more about this item

Orlando, Florida: Tyn Cobb’s Florida Press, 1951. First Edition. One of an edition of 2000. Octavo, orange cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 310 pp. Near-Fine, with slight sunning to spine and foxing (age darkened spotting) to endpapers. From Preface: ...For countless centuries Florida has been then natural habitat of creatures with wings. Man, in the… Read more about this item

Orlando, Florida: Tyn Cobb's Florida Press, 1951. [viii], [311]pp ---- Inscribed: To my good friend Bevo Howard / William C. Lazarus January 6, 1952 ---- [about 1/3 of page 3/4 torn away and missing, with resultant loss of text, else Very Good] From the library of Beverly "Bevo" Howard, world champion pilot and aviation pioneer from the… Read more about this item

This harcover book is a very nice and clean/tight copy. The jacket has some very small chips missing on the upper spine and lower back edge. The cover has very original drawings of Florida themes and airplanes. Very bright colors. It has a removable mylar cover. "Florida is a land where favorable climate, excellent terrain and startegic position on the world… Read more about this item