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Clement Ader

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Clement Ader

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Auction Date:2013 Nov 13 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
French engineer (1841–1925) best known for his pioneering work in aviation. Rare ALS in French, signed “Ct Ader,” one page both sides, 4.75 x 6.5, Villa Labourdette letterhead, February 12, 1921. An important letter to Jacques Mortane, an early champion of aviation who wrote about Ader, evoking his awakening to engineering: “I see that the article you plan for ‘La vie au grand air’ is a retrospective interview. I must say that what you ask has happened such a long time ago (about 65 years) and when it happened it did not call much attention and was soon forgotten. I retold this story ten years ago at a dinner. Today, the attention given to this would be much greater and it could become news again, if this is what you are after. I could write about 150 lines and it would make a nice addition in the collection that you propose to gather.” In fine condition.