[HOUDINI.] The Aero, Incorporating ‘Flying’ (Established 1902) and ‘The Airship

[HOUDINI.] The Aero, Incorporating ‘Flying’ (Established 1902) and ‘The Airship’. London: Iliffe & Sons Limited, [1910-1913.] Vols. 1-7, 4to (265 x 216mm and 329 x 248mm.) Photographic illustrations. (Browning.) Original blue cloth, vols. 6-7 in green cloth (scuffed, fading, wear to spine of vol. 6-7). Note: issue 28 of vol. 1 for 28th December 1909 contains a full-page article about Houdini’s flight in his Voison biplane in Germany. It also makes reference to Houdini’s plan to ship the plane to Australia where, on March 18th 1910, he became the first person to fly an aircraft over Australian soil (5).

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