Through the Air: A Narrative of Forty Years' Experience as an Aeronaut. Comprising a History of the Various Attempts in the Art of Flying by Artificial Means from the Earliest Period Down to the Present, with an Account of the Author's Most Important Air-Voyages and His Many Thrilling Adventures and Hairbreadth Escapes, Also, An Appendix in Which are Given Full Instructions for the Manufacture and Management of Balloons
by Wise, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Light foxing throughout, more so to margins of plates, frontis tissue guard and title page browned and foxed. A wide margined co
- Seller
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: To-Day Printing and Publishing Company, 1873. Revised edition, first printing. Light foxing throughout, more so to margins of plates, frontis tissue guard and title page browned and foxed. A wide margined copy in a fine, but simple modern binding.. Modern butterscotch calf-backed marbled boards.
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- Bookseller
- The Hermitage Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 192378
- Title
- Through the Air: A Narrative of Forty Years' Experience as an Aeronaut. Comprising a History of the Various Attempts in the Art of Flying by Artificial Means from the Earliest Period Down to the Present, with an Account of the Author's Most Important Air-Voyages and His Many Thrilling Adventures and Hairbreadth Escapes, Also, An Appendix in Which are Given Full Instructions for the Manufacture and Management of Balloons
- Author
- Wise, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Light foxing throughout, more so to margins of plates, frontis tissue guard and title page browned and foxed. A wide margined co
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised edition, first printing
- Publisher
- To-Day Printing and Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Ballooning, Early Aviation, Aeronautics.
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The Hermitage Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Hermitage Bookshop
Biblio member since 2006
Denver, Colorado
About The Hermitage Bookshop
The Hermitage Bookshop was established in 1973 and has been under one owner since its inception. We are a full service rare and used bookshop and our stock is limited to hardbacks in excellent condition. We have been a member of both the ABAA and ILAB since 1980.
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- Fine
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