The Space History Sale

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Date of the auction: 26.04.2012

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Lot number 1001
PROBLEM OF MANFLIGHT.

MEANS, JAMES. The Problem of Manflight. Boston: W.B. Clarke, 1894. 20 pp. 9 x 5¾ inches. Original...

Bonhams London, 26 Apr 2012
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US$300 - US$500
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Lot number 1002
19TH CENTURY AMERICAN AVIATION POSTER.

WRIGHT, CHARLES HUBBARD, artist. The May Century. Scientific Kite-Flying Described by three Experts...

Bonhams London, 26 Apr 2012
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US$2,000 - US$4,000
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Lot number 1003
TWO GENERATIONS OF PIONEER AVIATORS LINKED.

CHANUTE, OCTAVE. Progress in Flying Machines. New York: M.N. Forney, 1899. [viii], 308 pp. 9 x 6...

Bonhams London, 26 Apr 2012
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US$0
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US$1,187
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Lot number 1004
WRIGHT—SOME AERONAUTICAL EXPERIMENTS.

WRIGHT, WILBUR. Some Aeronautical Experiments. [In: Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the...

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US$500 - US$700
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Lot number 1005
JUNE BUG AND CURTISS NO. 1.

2 black and white photographs, 4½ x 6 inches and 3½ x 5½ inches. The June Bug was designed by...

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US$0
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US$1,875
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Lot number 1006
WRIGHT AT CAMP D'AUVOURS, AUGUST 1908.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, 5 x 7 inches, and smaller. Inkstamps on verso of...

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US$0
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US$3,125
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Lot number 1007
WRIGHT AT AUVOURS, BY MONTAUT.

MONTAUT, ERNEST. Wright au Camp d'Auvours. Paris: M[arguerite] M[ontaut], 1908. Lithograph...

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US$1,500 - US$2,500
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Lot number 1008
DINNER FOR WILBUR WRIGHT AND FRIENDS.

Cover of a menu, "Diner de la marmite," designed by G. Fraipont, 11 inches square, printed specially...

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US$4,000 - US$6,000
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Lot number 1009
PILOT TRAINING, PAU, EARLY 1909.

Group of 5 black and white photographs, largest 7 x 4½ inches and slightly smaller, one cut to an...

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US$0
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US$3,250
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Lot number 1010
FROM CARRIAGES TO FLYING MACHINES.

Black and white photograph, 7½ x 9½ inches, mounted. One of the most extraordinary images in the...

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US$0
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US$9,375
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Lot number 1011
WRIGHT BROTHERS—SIGNED.

Postcard published by Rotary Photographic Series, showing a Wright Flyer being returned to its...

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US$0
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US$10,000
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Lot number 1012
THE FIRST GREAT GATHERING OF AVIATORS.

JOURDAIN, ROGER. Aérodrome de Vichy. Meeting organisé par la Ste. l'Ariel ... Concours Promenades...

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US$7,000 - US$9,000
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Lot number 1013
GLENN CURTISS WINS SPEED RACE, AUGUST 1909.

Group of 3 black and white photographs, approximately 4½ x 6½ inches, plus one photo postcard. Two...

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US$2,000 - US$3,000
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Lot number 1014
CURTISS WINNING THE GORDON BENNETT CUP.

GAMY (MARGUERITE MONTAUT). Coupe Gordon-Bennett, 1909 / Curtiss le gagnant. Paris: Mabileau & Co...

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US$500 - US$700
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Lot number 1015
EUGENE LEFEBVRE AT CHAMPAGNE AIR RACE, 1909.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, approximately 5 x 6½ inches, captions and inkstamps on verso...

Bonhams London, 26 Apr 2012
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US$1,200 - US$1,800
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Lot number 1016
LEFEBVRE SOARS, CHAMPAGNE AIR RACE, 1909.

Black and white photograph, 11½ x 10 inches, mounted. Lefebvre looks effortless, floating over grand...

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US$900 - US$1,200
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Lot number 1017
COMTE DE LAMBERT IN A WRIGHT BIPLANE, 1909.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, approximately 4½ x 6½ inches, printed captions on verso and...

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US$1,200 - US$1,800
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Lot number 1018
CHAMPAGNE AVIATION WEEK, 1909 AND 1910.

3 items, comprising: SABATTIER, LOUIS, artist. Les beaux soirs de 1909: impression de Bétheny (19...

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US$800 - US$1,200
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Lot number 1019
WRIGHT BROTHERS PAMPHLETS.

Group of 4 pamphlets, comprising: BRACKE, A. Construction et Manœuvres de l'Aéroplane Wright. Mons...

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US$600 - US$800
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Lot number 1020
ORVILLE WRIGHT AND THE 1911 GLIDER.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, 4½ x 6½ inches, each with P-J Press Bureau inkstamp on...

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US$2,000 - US$3,000
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Lot number 1021
CURTISS' TAKE ON THE LANGLEY AERODROME.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, 4½ x 6½ inches. Designed by Smithsonian Institution...

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US$0
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US$1,750
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Lot number 1022
LAFAYETTE FLYING CORPS.

[ELLIOTT, CHESTER ARTHUR. 1897-?] "La Fayette [sic] Flying Corps" engraved certificate, 15 x 12...

Bonhams London, 26 Apr 2012
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US$4,000 - US$6,000
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Lot number 1023
ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL AIR RACE POSTER.

WALTER, CARL, artist. Over 200 miles per hour - International Air Races, St-Louis - October 1-2-3...

Bonhams London, 26 Apr 2012
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US$800 - US$1,200
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Lot number 1024
AMERICAN INVENTOR-PIONEERS.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, 3 being sepia-toned, the largest 5½ x 7½ inches, inkstamps...

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US$600 - US$900
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Lot number 1025
FABRIC FROM LINDBERGH'S SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS?

A square fragment of silver-coated textile, 4 x 5 inches, believed to be from the Spirit of St...

Bonhams London, 26 Apr 2012
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US$0
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US$2,000
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Lot number 1026
LINDBERGH PHOTOGRAPHS.

Collection of 35 black and white photographs, various sizes, 10 x 8 inches and smaller, mostly press...

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US$0
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US$2,750
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Lot number 1027
CHARLES LINDBERGH SIGNED MENU, 1927

Signature ("C.A. Lindbergh"), to upper wrap of printed menu, "Dinner in honor of Colonel Charles...

Bonhams London, 26 Apr 2012
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US$0
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US$875
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Lot number 1028
CHESLEY BONESTELL ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION.

Original gouache on artist's board, image 5½ x 4 inches, inscribed below in pencil "Artificial...

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US$0
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US$6,875
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Lot number 1029
METEORITE SPHERE.

Large etched iron-nickel meteorite sphere, from the fragments of meteorite recovered at Campo del...

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US$0
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US$3,500
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Lot number 1030
EARLY CHINESE SPACE POSTER.

[In Chinese:] I am a Planet in the Solar System. [China: 1958.] Color offset lithographed poster...

Bonhams London, 26 Apr 2012
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US$0
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US$500
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