SILVER PRINT PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FIRST FLIGHT SIGNED BY ORVILLE WRIGHT
A framed grouping of material on the Wright Brothers and the famed 1903 First Flight at Kitty Hawk. WITH A ORIGINAL SILVER PRINT PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FLIGHT SIGNED BY ORVILLE WRIGHT.
The silver print measures 4 x 5.5 inches. Includes a typed statement that the print was taken from the only negative to escape destreucvtion in the 1913 Dayton Flood and was given to H.S. Harris by Orville Wright in 1932. Signed by Orville Wright in ink at the lower left corner.
Also included is the pamphlet THE BEGINNING OF HUMAN FLIGHT p8iublished in 1916 by MIT. This copy is FROM ORVILLE WRIGHT'S PERSONAL LIBRARY and contains the stamp of his estate signed by his newphew and executor Harold S. Miller.
The entire framed grouping measures just under 25 x 19 inches. Fine condition. The silver print came from Cowen Auction in 2002 while the pamphlet came from Miller's estate. This item is sold by Kubik Fine Books Ltd. It is guaranteed authentic under the Code of Ethics and auspices of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. Item #1305252
Price: $10,000.00