Parakites: A Treatise on the Making and Flying of Tailless Kites for Scientific Purposes and for Recreation

  • Decorative Cloth
  • New York: G.P. Putnam, 1896
By Gilbert Totten Woglom
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1896. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Wonderful late 19th century study of "Tailless" kites. 1st edition, 1896. Well-preserved and VG in its decorative mustard-yellow cloth, with light soiling to the panels. Quarto, 91 pgs. Crisp black-and-white photography thruout, including several 'bird's eye" views of New York City.

Details

Title

Parakites: A Treatise on the Making and Flying of Tailless Kites for Scientific Purposes and for Recreation

Author

Gilbert Totten Woglom

Binding

Decorative Cloth

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

G.P. Putnam: New York

Date

1896

Edition

1st


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