The Space History Sale including Aviation

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Date of the auction: 25.03.2013

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Lot number 1
TWO EARLY OCTAVE CHANUTE PUBLICATIONS.

1. Aerial Navigation. New York: Railroad and Engineering Journal, 1891. 36 pp. 7½ x 4½ inches...

Bonhams London, 25 Mar 2013
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US$0
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US$1,750
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Lot number 2
CHANUTE AND THE FIRST AIRCRAFT SOLD TO FRANCE.

CHANUTE, OCTAVE. 2 Autograph Letters Signed ("O. Chanute"), 2½ pp recto and verso, in French, 11 x...

Bonhams London, 25 Mar 2013
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US$5,000 - US$6,000
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Lot number 3
WRIGHT—SOME AERONAUTICAL EXPERIMENTS.

1. Some Aeronautical Experiments. December, 1901. 489-510 pp. 11 half-tone illustrations, 8 after...

Bonhams London, 25 Mar 2013
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US$0
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US$3,500
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Lot number 4
FABRIC FROM THE KITTY HAWK FLYER, 1903.

1. Swatch of fabric, 1½ x 1¼ inches, mounted on a printed certificate signed by Lester D. Gardner, a...

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US$0
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US$33,750
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Lot number 5
BEGINNING OF HUMAN FLIGHT—ORVILLE'S COPY.

The Beginnings of Human Flight. New York: [the Wright Company, 1916]. 9 x 6 inches. 4 pp brochure...

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US$0
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US$2,500
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Lot number 6
CHARLES TAYLOR—MAKER OF FIRST WRIGHT ENGINE.

2 letters relating to Charles E. Taylor [1868-1956], who built the 12hp engine of the 1903 Wright...

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US$500 - US$800
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Lot number 7
WRIGHT BROTHERS AT HUFFMAN PRAIRIE.

1. Black and white photograph, 6 x 11 inches, touched up for publication, inkstamp of agency Pacific...

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US$3,500 - US$4,500
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Lot number 8
WILBUR SOARS AT HUNAUDIERES, LE MANS.

Tinted black and white photograph, 9¾ x 23½ inches. A large and rare vintage panoramic photo of...

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US$0
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US$2,750
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Lot number 9
WRIGHT AT HUNAUDIERES, AUGUST 1908.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, 5 x 7 inches, 3 with inkstamped credits on verso of M. Rol...

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US$2,500 - US$3,500
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Lot number 10
WRIGHT AT CAMP D'AUVOURS, AUGUST 1908.

Group of 8 black and white photographs, 4 x 5 inches and smaller, mounted on 2 album leaves. An...

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US$0
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US$2,750
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Lot number 11
WRIGHT AT CAMP D'AUVOURS, 1908.

Group of 15 black and white photographs, 5 x 7 inches and other sizes, inkstamps on verso of Rol...

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US$3,000 - US$5,000
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Lot number 12
ORVILLE CONVINCES THE ARMY HE CAN FLY.

Black and white photograph, 3½ x 9½ inches, with inkstamped credit on verso of Harris & Ewing and...

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US$0
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US$812
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Lot number 13
WRIGHT'S RECORD FLIGHT, OCTOBER 10, 1908.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, 5 x 7 inches, with inkstamped credits on verso of M. Rol...

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US$2,500 - US$3,500
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Lot number 14
1908 PARIS DINNER MENU—SIGNED BY WILBUR.

Single-sheet menu, "Diner offert par l'Aéro-Club de France en l'honneur de Wilbur Wright," 12 x 9½...

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US$0
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US$5,625
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Lot number 15
WRIGHT FLYER AT THE PARIS AIR SHOW, 1908.

2 black and white photographs, 7 x 9 and 7 x 5 inches, the larger with inkstamp on verso of M. Rol...

Bonhams London, 25 Mar 2013
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US$1,000 - US$1,500
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Lot number 16
1908 PARIS AIR SHOW REPORT.

Rapport sur le Premier Salon de l'Aéronautique, Grand Palais, Paris, Décembre 1908. Paris: Librairie...

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US$800 - US$1,200
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Lot number 17
FOR THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR.

LUPIN, artist. Pour la Conquête de l'air. For the Conquest of the Air. Paris: L. Monroqc, [1908...

Bonhams London, 25 Mar 2013
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US$500 - US$700
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Lot number 18
WILBUR WRIGHT EN PLEIN VOL.

SEROUGART, A., artist. L'aéroplane de Wilbur Wright en plein vol. [N.p.: c.1908.] Color offset...

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US$500 - US$700
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Lot number 19
JUNE BUG AND CURTISS NO. 1.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, 4½ x 6½ inches and smaller. Provenance: the first from the...

Bonhams London, 25 Mar 2013
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US$2,000 - US$3,000
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Lot number 20
SILVER DART, 1908.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, 4½ x 6½ inches and smaller. The Canadian-born Douglas...

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US$1,500 - US$2,500
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Lot number 21
ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION OF CURTISS IN FLIGHT.

RUDAUX, HENRI EDMOND. Large depiction of Glenn Curtiss in profile winning the Gordon Bennet Cup in...

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US$3,000 - US$5,000
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Lot number 22
BLERIOT CHASES CURTISS—1909 BENNETT CUP.

2 large black and white photographs, each approximately 10 x 12 inches, mounted. Detailed and...

Bonhams London, 25 Mar 2013
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US$1,500 - US$2,500
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Lot number 23
GLENN CURTISS COLLECTION.

A substantial collection of photographs, documents and ephemera relating to Glenn Curtiss. images...

Bonhams London, 25 Mar 2013
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US$0
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US$3,500
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Lot number 24
WORLDS COLLIDE AT PAU, 1909.

Black and white photograph, 7½ x 10 inches, mounted. Wilbur Wright and a passenger soar over hay...

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US$0
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US$2,250
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Lot number 25
PAU 1909: A MAN AND HIS FLYING MACHINE.

Black and white photograph, 7 x 9½ inches, mounted. A crowd of fascinated spectators watch Wilbur...

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US$1,500 - US$2,500
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Lot number 26
WRIGHT AND A ROYAL DISPLAY.

Black and white photograph, 6 x 9 inches, laid on board and irregularly trimmed. SIGNED and dated by...

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US$3,000 - US$5,000
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Lot number 27
THE WRIGHTS AT PAU, 1909.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, 4½ x 7 inches or similar, 3 with inkstamped credits on verso...

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US$0
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US$3,875
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Lot number 28
PILOT TRAINING, PAU, EARLY 1909.

Group of 4 black and white photographs, 5 x 7 inches, 3 with inkstamped credits on verso of M. Rol...

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US$2,500 - US$3,500
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Lot number 29
WILBUR WRIGHT TO PAUL TISSANDIER.

"YOU WILL BE RECORDMAN OF THE WORLD!" Autograph Letter Signed ("Wilbur Wright"), 4 pp recto and...

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US$35,000 - US$45,000
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Lot number 30
AN ITALIAN WRIGHT PILOT TO ANOTHER.

CALDERARA, MARIO. Autograph Letter Signed ("Mario Calderara"), in French, 8 pp recto and verso...

Bonhams London, 25 Mar 2013
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US$3,000 - US$4,000
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