(Washington, Government Printing Office, 1915). 8vo. As extracted from ""the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution"". A fine and clean copy. Pp. 209-216.
First printing of Orville Wright's speech on the longitudinal equilibrium, or how to keep the stability of aeroplanes, thus being one of the very first manuals on how to fly an aeroplane. ""Although in learning to fly the beginner finds most difficulty in mastering the lateral control, it is his lack of knowledge of certain features of the fore-and-aft equilibrium that leads to most of the serious accidents"". (From the introduction to the present speach). The Wright brothers were early on aware of the importance of longitudinal control. Most of the early airplanes - the ones that could actually lift off ground - had the decisive flaw of having bad, in some cases non-existing, longitudinal control which eventually caused the airplanes to crash. In the summer of 1910, the Wright Company introduced what would become their most popular aircraft - the Wright Model B. The Model B was a pusher biplane with wing warping to control roll, like their earlier aircraft. But unlike earlier aircrafts it also had a conventional tail assembly, which gave it better longitudinal stability, and it rested on wheels rather than skids, doing away with the need to launch the aircraft from a rail. This model was produced from 1910 through 1914. In 1911 the U.S. Congress made its first appropriation for military aviation. Four airplanes were ordered and numbers 3 and 4 were Wright Model B's. Both were accepted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on April 17, 1911.The two brothers were also investigating automatic stability systems. They devised a mechanism that could sense changes in attitude and longitude which would make compensating adjustments to keep the aircraft flying evenly in the desired direction. It consisted of a pendulum, which sensed and controlled roll or yaw, and a vane, which sensed the aircraft's pitch. They applied for a patent for this automatic stabilizing system on February 8, 1908.""The culmination of the Wrights’ achievements came with Wilbur’s two flights at New York in 1909. On 29 September, taking off from and landing at Governors Island, he made a circuit of the Statue of Liberty"" on 4 October he flew a twenty-one-mile course to Grant’s Tomb and back. After their triumph the brothers quietly turned to teaching others to fly and to directing the Wright Company. They now had many imitators and rivals, and were forced to defend their pioneer patent in the courts."" (DSB).
Gallimard 1979 collection 1000 soleils. Paris. in8. 1979. Cartonné avec sa jaquette. 329 pages. Bon Etat intérieur propre
MALCOM DE CHAZAL. MILLER (Henry). BONNEFOY (Yves). WRIGHT (Richard). PESSOA (Fernando). NIN (Anaïs). MORAES (Dom). RAO (Raja). GOODMAN (Mac). TEMPLE (Frédéric-Jacques). WEBER (Jean-Paul). HIGGINS (Brian). SAVATIER (Paul). ANSELM (Félix). BEILES (Sinclair).
Reference : 45222
Paris, directeur: Jean Fanchette. Un volume 13,5x21,3cm broché de 96 pages. Bon état. Créée par le poète et psychanalyste originaire de l’île Maurice, Jean Fanchette, Two cities reçut le soutien de Anaïs Nin. La revue compte en tout 9 livraisons parues entre le printemps 1959 et l’automne 1964. Le projet était de faire connaître d’une rive à l’autre de l’Atlantique, les meilleurs écrivains français et anglophones. Tous les textes sont en langue originale.
DOUASSOT (Jean). LAM (Wilfredo) - WRIGHT (Richard). CELA (Camilo José). METRAUX (Alfred). MABILLE (Pierre). PAPAZOFF (Georges). NADEAU (Maurice).
Reference : 45103
Paris : Lettres Nouvelles, 1958. Directeur : Maurice Nadeau. Un volume broché (14,3x22,7 cm), 160 pages avec quatre dessins originaux de Wilfredo Lam.
Animé par l’éditeur Maurice Nadeau, le plus grand découvreur de talents littéraires français et étrangers de la seconde moitié du XXème siècle. Première série qui comprendra 68 numéros de 1953 à 1959.
Flammarion 2001 20x2x26cm. 2001. Relié jaquette. 127 pages. Très bon état
STEIN (Gertrude) - CALDWELL (Erskine) - CHENEY (peter) - HEMINGWAY (Ernest) - MAC COY (Horace) - FAULKNER (William) - MILLER (Henry) - RUNYON (Damon) - SAROYAN (William) - WOLFE (Thomas) - WRIGHT (Richard) -
Reference : 42346
Lyon : L'Arbalète, août 1944 - grand in-8 (19,4x28cm) broché sous couverture bleue illustrée, 315 pages - tirage à 2150 exemplaires sur papier pur fil Johannot à la forme (n°493) - exemplaire en bon état - Joint les feuillet d'annonces de Chants secrets de Jean Genet et Dessins, par Jean Martin -
Numéro d'anthologie de littérature américaine en traductions inédites par Marcel Duhamel, Henri Fluchère, R.N. Raimbault, etc.
Éd. de l'Olympe 1998 23x32. 1998. relié éditeur. 128 pages. Très bon état
Editions Harlequin 2007 12x18x3cm. 2007. Broché. 448 pages. Très bon état
McDonald Colm Wright Padraig Schulze Katja Murray Robin
Reference : 110347
(2005)
ISBN : 1841845027
Presses de la Cité 1980 in8. 1980. Broché. 402 pages. Bon Etat
Müchen langer-mûller in4. Sans date. Reliure editeur+jaquette. 249 pages. envoi suivi pour la France et l'étranger Etat Correct Jacke sehr beschädigt Innenraum sehr sauber der Preis berücksichtigt den Zustand des Buches
Actes Sud 2004 in8. 2004. Broché. 426 pages. envois en suivi pour la france et l'etranger Bon Etat
De vecchi 1980 in8. 1980. Broché. 165 pages. envois en suivi pour la france et l'etranger Bon Etat intérieur propre
Soline (1 janvier 1990). In-4 relié (36 x 25,3 cm), jaquette imprimée en couleurs, 160 pages, richement illustré en couleurs. On joint le livre "Porsche" par fabien Sabatès (éditions Ch. Massin, 1985, 64 pages, illustré).-2060g.C. - Très bon état.
The Historical Association. The Friendship Network of Gregory VII - Distraint of Knighthood: The Last Place, 1625-41 - Labour and the Lessons of 1931. Very good condition.
The Historical Association. Language Literacy and Nationality in Wales - Haldane's Army Reforms 1906-8: The Deception of the Radicals - The British Government and Japanese Military Assistance 1914-8. Very good condition.
Paris, Garnier Frères, sd. In-8 (215x145mm) relié en demie toile verte, XXXIII - 490 p. 238 gravures en noir in.t. Quelques rousseurs mais très bon état intérieur. Petits frottements sur la reliure. Bon exemplaire.
London, Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd, 1932 - 8vo, hardcover, XI+415 pp. - very good condition
[Richard Wright] - Bradley, Will. : Martin Clark, Tim Ingold, Richard Wright et al
Reference : 124945
(2023)
ISBN : 9780847873791
Bradley, Will. : Martin Clark, Tim Ingold, Richard Wright et al: Richard Wright. 2023. 362 pages, illustrated in colour throughout. Hardback. 31 x 25cms. Signed.
Signed.