Ancient Air

Washington: Smithsonian Inst. Press. Hardcover. 1989. 1st Edition. 8vo 183pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations John Stringfellow of Chard (1799-1883) was the first man to demonstrate that engine-powered winged flight was practicable .

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian, 1989-02-17. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine/Very Good, tight clean and unmarked with NO age toning, book plate of former owner (American poet Nathaniel Tarn) inside front board.

Smithsonian, 1989-02-17. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Dust jacket and book are clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations.

Airlife Publishing., 1988-07-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in.

England, Airlife, 1988.. 8vo; pp. 184; 24 pages of b/w plates, index; original cloth, dustjacket, flecking to page edges and endpapers, adhesive remains to front of dustjacket, otherwise a very good copy.

Used; Very Good. 14-F-15 Airlife Publishing 1988 Hardcover. Text is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light wear. Book Condition; Very Good Jacket Condition; Very Good . 1988. HARDCOVER.

Shrewsbury : Airlife, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Series; An Airlife classic. Physical description; 183 pages : illustrations, 1 map, portraits ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Stringfellow, John (1799-1883). Aeronautics Great Britain… Read more about this item

London : Wrens Park Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition in this form. Hardcover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and suprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 183 pages; Description: 183 p. : ill. , ports. ; 23 cm. ""First published in the United States 1989… Read more about this item

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 183 pages, illustrations, map, chronology, index John Stringfellow of Chard (1799-1883) was the first person in the world to demonstrate that engine-powered winged flight was practicable. The author puts forward evidence that Stringfellow was entirely responsible for the historic 1848 monoplane, the first engine-driven model… Read more about this item

London : Wrens Park Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition in this form. Hardcover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and suprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 183 pages; Description: 183 p. : ill. , ports. ; 23 cm. ""First published in the United States 1989… Read more about this item

Smithsonian. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 087474752X . Light wear to corners and spine tips, o/w VG+; 6.5 X 1 X 9.25 inches .

Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1988. First Edition. . Cloth. Vg/Vg. 183pp. Plates. Size: 8vo

Smithsonian, 1989-02-17. Hardcover. Good.

Smithsonian Books, 1989. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket… Read more about this item

Wolverhampton : Wrens Park, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1989. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 183pp., index, ill., map. Very light wear..

Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989,. Hbk 183pp an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as new

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Press, 1989,. hbk 183 pp., illus. photos ISBN 087474752X excellent in dj as new

The Crowood Press Ltd, 6/12/2000. Paperback, AS NEW.

Airlife Publishing Shrewsbury 1988. Tan cloth with gilt to spine, 183pp illus, VG+, d/w VG+ with v sl internal foxing