The Story of the Airship / Hugh Allen

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The Story of the Airship / Hugh Allen

Entry/Object ID

2017.11.5

Description

[4], 96 p. : ill., maps Illustrated with black and white photos, maps, diagrams, tables, etc. Published annually, beginning in 1925. Promotional literature from the early aviation industry.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Airships, 1930s

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

Hugh Allen

Edition

Eighth

Publisher

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Place Published

City

Akron

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1932

Binding

Binding Type

Publishers' Binding- Onlay

Binding Notes

Bound in blue pebbled cloth with a paste onlay illustration of a silver US Navy zeppelin hovering, and one parked within a hangar, set against a yellow background.

Notes

Owner's name on front flyleaf: F. M. Strout Arlington, Vermont

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Gordon Bennett Balloon Races

Exhibition

Making their Mark: Decorating and Finishing.