1925 Aviation Almanac

Almanach letectví 1925 [The 1925 Aviation Almanac] Prague: Svaz československých pilotů,1925. Printed by Dr. Ed. Grégr and Son. Original blue cloth, gilt vignette and lettering on front cover. 218 pp. + advertisements. 19.5 × 14 cm. Numerous technical line drawings, aircraft specifications, portraits, and tables; includes a 2-page map. In Czech. VG condition. Light rubbing to boards and extremities, corners a little bumped; internally clean and sound. 4-cm closed tear to map. Overall a very good copy. Issued by the Union of Czechoslovak Pilots. Includes detailed technical data and three-view drawings of contemporary Czechoslovak and foreign aircraft (e.g. Aero A.18, Avia B.H.6 Hispano-Suiza 300 HP), as well as reports on aviation achievements, competitions, and developments in the early 1920s. An invaluable reference on early European aeronautics, documenting the formative years of Czechoslovak aviation after World War I. Inv. H10