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VOYAGES AERIENS
Written by Camille Flammarion.
Stock no. 818628
1881.
Almost very good condition.
Second Edition. Air Voyages. Impressions and Studies. Log Book of Twelve Scientific Voyages by Hot Air Balloon. Yellow paperwraps. Text in French. Cover edges worn and slightly chipped. Scattered foxing throughout else contents clean. A nice presentable copy of a scarce work.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HOT AIR BALLOONS
- ANTIQUARIAN
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
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HISTOIRE DE MES ASCENSIONS
Written by Gaston Tissandier.
Stock no. 818623
Circa
1888.
Very good condition.
Account of 24 air voyages. 6th Edition. Three-quarter brown leather binding, gilt title to spine. Brown marbled paper boards. Marble paper endpapers. B/w illustrations. Text in French. Leather corners of binding missing leaving just slight marks on marbled paper boards. Front board has surface paper loss not really detracting from the beauty of the book. Front hinge pulled. Some scattered foxing but generally a very nice copy of an antiquarian book. REDUCED FROM £120.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HOT AIR BALLOONS
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
- ANTIQUARIAN
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KATALOG DER BALLONHISTORISCHEN SAMMLUNG OBERST V. BRUG IN DER BIBLIOTHEK DES DEUTSCHEN MUSEUMS
No author listed.
Stock no. 818595
1985.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Catalogue of the Historical Hot Air Balloon Collection of Colonel V. Brug in the Library of the German Museum. Large format. Text in German. Blue cloth, light blue title label to spine with gilt title and small vignette, white title to front. Colour & b/w illustrations. A very nice, clean copy.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HOT AIR BALLOONS
- COLLECTING
- ANTIQUES
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- GERMAN
ADVENTURE ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Written by F.V. Monk; H.T. Winter.
Stock no. 816509
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1936.
Very good condition.
A summary of mankind's aerial achievements. With Eight Half-tone Plates and Diagrams. Red cloth boards, black titles. 224 pages. Top corner of front cover has a diagonal crease. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HOT AIR BALLOONS
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SOME MILESTONES IN AVIATION
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 810251
Published by John Hamilton.
1st
1935.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth, black title to spine. No catalogue to rear. 32 numbered illustrations/photos. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Some foxing to outer page edges and a few pages internally. All photo plates/illustrations are present.
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A COMPENDIUM OF AVIATION AND AEROSTATION
Written by H. Hoernes; J.H. Ledeboer.
Stock no. 809859
Published by Charles Griffin & Co. Ltd..
1st
1911.
Almost very good condition.
Balloons, Dirigibles and Flying-Machines. 54 b/w plates. Small format. Grey cloth, white title to front cover. Scratched inscription on verso of frontis else contents very good. Corners bumped and rubbed. Title to front cover lightly rubbed. REDUCED from £200.
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- AVIATION
- HOT AIR BALLOONS
- AIRSHIPS
TRANSPORT PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 809035
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st
1972.
Fine condition.
From supersonic aircraft to trains. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0500100136.
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- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- RAILWAYS
- AVIATION
THE BOY'S STORY OF LINDBERGH THE LONE EAGLE
Written by Richard J. Beamish.
Stock no. 380157
Published by The Boy's Own Paper.
1st
1928.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine and large pictorial onlay to front cover. 320 pages. B/w photos. The story of the first man to fly from New York to Paris. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Large but neat inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins but contents generally clean.
THE SKY'S THE LIMIT
Written by Wendy Boase.
Stock no. 595756
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
1979.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Women Pioneers in Aviation. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850453186. Wrapper slightly unevenly faded.
BOX KITES AND BEYOND
Written by E.G. Roberts.
Stock no. 595531
Published by The Hawthorn Press.
1st
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
The author's life as a airman during and between the two world wars. B/w photos. ISBN: 0725601787. SIGNED by author. Wrapper price-cut, worn and internally repaired (crudely with green tape).
BRITAIN'S AIR PERIL
Written by Charles C. Turner.
Stock no. 593088
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd..
1st
1933.
Slightly better than good condition.
The Danger of Neglect, Together with Consideration on the Role of an Air Force. Green cloth, gilt titles. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good. Covers lightly rubbed.
FIGHTING PILOTS
Written by Patrick Pringle.
Stock no. 586570
Published by Evans Brothers Limited.
1st
1961.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The history of air warfare. B/w photos. Wrapper price-cut and slightly edge-chipped.