The Autogiro
PITCAIRN-CIERVA. The Autogiro. 1 preliminary leaf, 5-31, [1] pp. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Folio, bound in publisher's cloth-backed decorated boards and cardboard slipcase. Philadelphia: Pitcairn- Cierva autogiro Company of America 1930.
The precursor of the helicopter- the autogiro was a modified airplane with a helicopter-like propeller. A splendid piece of art deco book design.
Item nr. 162585
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