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318 p. + Fascinating illustrations and advertisements. Includes: "Programme du Comite de Defense des Interets Nationaux", etc. Mildly XLib. Contemporary full cloth binding, worn at head. Rare review of aviation, before and after the Wright Brothers' flight. FR5
Cover illustration depicts a Belgian and Briton meeting at Ostend - free after four years in Hun hands; Through the Tunnel at Last! - by Lovat Fraser; Cambrai Rescued from the Wrecker's Clutches; The Doom of Sergeant Ramroad, by Hamilton Fyfe; Canadian Chariots Gathered to Capture Cambrai; Deliverance & Trophies from Tunnels & Dug-outs; With Belgium's Armies Advancing to Bruges; Freeing the Soil of France of the Invader - Following up the Line of German Retreat; Sending propaganda pamphlets via balloon; Some of the quarter million taken since July - German Prisoners; Hardy Albanian Highlanders help the Allies; The Lighter Side of Flying, by Night-hawk; Where Saint George Smote the German Michael; Woman and the New Society, by W.L. George; Learning and Mercy as Victims of Vile 'Kultur'; Republic or Limited Monarchy? by Frederic William Wile; Shakespeare and the War. Average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy copy. Book
Due cromolitografie tratte dalla serie “Imagerie d’Epinal”: sono le tavole 6 e 7 (nn. 211 e 212) dedicate agli aerostati: “Les ballons dirigeables” e “Ballons & cerfs volants”. (Cm. 40 x 30).
96 pages. Features: Traitor's Tune - A strange clue links a lonely graveyard behind the enemy lines with the mysterious disappearance of Britain's Greatest Air Fighters; Flight of a President - Two men made foolproof plans for a life and death flight - but each planned a different result; True Story - Naval One - The Amazing Exploits of No. 1 (Naval) Squadron, R.N.A.S. which made air history on 3 fronts; Footlight Ace - The 'Balloon Busters' had no stranger member than Basil Harlow, Actor-Airman; The Last Throw - Deep in the Trackless bush of the Canadian North, a Reckless Air Fighter prepared his bold attempt to Sever a life-line of the Allies; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Book
24 pages. Contents: Venom of Snakes Lends Encouragement to Cure for Disease; How Socialism has Spread Over the Earth in One Century; Too Many Train Wrecks; Blight Hits Elms; Detroit Bank Probe; Admiral Byrd Going South again (with small photo); Split in the German Protestant Church; Lost Canadian Balloon crews found; Death of King Feisal el Husein of Iraq; Cuban Junta Quits with Grau San Martin Provisilnal President; Current Events - with photo of Theodore Roosevelt Jr.; Marion Bergeron of West Haven, CT. crowned Miss America 1933; Photo of Norman Thomas, who has been Socialist candidate for President multiple times; Photo of Senator Bob LaFollette of Wisconsin; Capital Chat - with photo of Senators aboard capital monorail subway train; Photo of King Boris III of Bulgaria; and more. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
66 pages. Features: Railroad news photos; America's wonder train of 1929 - meet Blue Comet; Union Pacific to Canada?; Tractive Effort of the Adjective; Roanoke Alamo for Steam; photo of Vancouver Island's Dayliner in midair; GM's Aerotrain; Balloon stacks and link-and-pin couplers; Argent Lumber Co; Coffe on a shoestring - by latching onto a 1.5:" cable these Brazilians can hoist a 1,000 ton train a half mile through the clouds in 3 hours flat; and more. Small faint date stamp atop back cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
pp. xviii, 556 + 8 Chromoxylographic plates, a folding map and numerous woodcuts. XLib bookplate. Gift of Aaron Rabinowitz. Large 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding. Front board decorated in black with a drawing of mountains, bridge, river and town with a rainbow in gold. Spine decorated and lettered in gold. Beveled edges. Head of spine torn with some loss. Extremities slightly bumped and worn. Binding slightly soiled. Hardbound. Very good. Includes interesting material on: flying machines; balloons; pleasures and perils of aerial navigation; the Great Nassau Balloon; Scientific aerial voyages; the Balloon in War; weather; etc. JUN5 BOX 4. DC/14
218 pages. Colour photography throughout. Features: Traveling in Kolkata - hand-pulled rick-shaws; Migratory birds in Sinhagad Valley; A glimpse into the home life of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan; Vijaypat Singhania's attempt at a hot-air balloon record; What foreign companies look for when partner-seeking in India; Review of the Hyundai Sonata Embera; A ride on the Delhi Metro; Paintings at the 'Dream of an Inhabitant of Moghul' exhibition; Indian textile exhibition; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
88 pagg in ottime condizioni per questo dettagliato elenco delle date e dei documenti anno per anno , di fondamentale complemento alla bibliografia coronelliana - edizione originale. Brossura
Garcet, Ancien ?l?ve de l'Ecole Normale, Agr?g? des Sciences, Professeur de Math?matiques au Lyc?s Napol?on - Cinqui?me ?dition, revue et corrig?e 1 21x13,5 cm., legatura in mezza pelle, piatti marmorizzati, 4 nervi, fregi e titolo in oro al dorso, pagg. VIII, 456, 2 grandi cartine pi? volte ripiegate e 2 tavole a piena pagina, con numerose figure, in lingua francese, bell'esemplare.
Features: Mike Beach's little S.E.5a; By Handley Page to India 1918/19; French Mountain airmen; Lockheed Starfire; Cranwell C.L.A.4; Hair-raising Whitley flight; Radar War; Austin A.F.B.1; D.H. Humming Bird; Double Eagle-transatlantic balloon. Light wear. Nice copy. Magazine
Padova, Cedam, 1932. In 4° gr., pp. LXXI + 854 n. Con XVI tavole f.t, + 1 ritratto all’antiporta. Dall’indice: Meteorologia, climatologia e glaciologia, oceanografia, idrografia continentale e morfologia, fisica del globo, etc. etc. Bella legatura moderna in mezza tela di canapa, con titoli in oro al dorso su tassello.
<p>27,5x16,5 cm, folio con 30 righe stampate che celebrano il volo di Marcheselli, Zambeccari e Andreoli. Restauro a metà foglio</p>
Stampa antica ed originale con testo al retro
1 cartella 25x17 cm., in mezza tela, contenente 2 tavole formato aperto 64x 49 cm., circa pi? volte ripiegate, su carta robusta, la prima con tutti i dati principali sul Globo e l'altra sull'Italia, in italiano, buone condizioni.Della seconda ? editore lo stesso Autore.
291 p. + Half-tone photo illustrations. Blind stamp on the title page for the Societa Italiana Degli Autori e Editori. Italian text. Large 8vo. 255 mm. Buckram binding. Hardbound. Very good. Manuscript ownership inscription of: "Ralph Spencer Walker, Lt (jg) U.S.N.R. Bought at Palermo, Sicily Jan. 2. 1945." POLAR 2
In 8 (26x20) Legatura in tela con titolo in oro al dorso e al piatto; pp. XVI-555 con 7 carte a colori, 77 cartine in nero e 341 illustrazioni nel testo; Ottimo
Mm 170x240 Volume in copertina rigida, sovraccoperta illustrata a colori con leggeri segni d'uso, 228 pagine, illustrazioni in nero nel testo. Ottimo stato. Spedizione entro 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the original edition ('Airships Past and Present') of 1908. The author was Captain and Instructor in the Prussian Balloon Corps.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 64 pages in very large format (9/14" x 12 3/4") with a full page, full color print every (R) page with a description of the times on the (L) page. From Icarus to the moon landings
Collana Guide Compact De Agostini - Nuova edizione a cura di Angelo Ramella 1 23x14 cm., legatura editoriale cartonata illustrata a colori, pagg. 320, con un sottile filo di cornice interrotta ai margini per annotazioni su fondi colorati, riccamente illustrata a colori, glossario, in italiano, buone condizioni. Una guida esauriente per esplorare il cielo e avvicinarsi alle teorie e agli strumenti dell'astronomia - Tutte le costellazioni del cielo con le indicazioni e le cartine per poterle individuarle - Oltre 200 voci, 600 fotografie e disegni a colori
pp. (1) [Publisher's catalogue], vii, 304, 22 [Publisher's catalogue], (1) + Plus Frontis and full page drawings. Lacks first fly leaf. Age stained. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding embossed in blind. Gilt decorated and lettered spine. Binding soiled and worn. Hardbound. Captain Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883) was an Irish-born novelist, adventurer and traveler. He lived in the United States from 1840-1849, and served in the Mexican War. Allibone II, 1766-7. TRAVEL/7
pp. 108-148. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Removed with original over-sewing retained. Offprint from the Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. LIX, No. 5. XLib. John Wise (1808-1879?) was a pioneer in the field of ballooning. His first balloon ascension was May, 2, 1835. He perfected his flights over much of Lancaster County. His major fame came from his observations for the Union Army in the Civil War. He made over 400 flights during his lifetime and was responsible for several innovations in balloon design. Wise is also famous for the first official airmail delivery run for the US Post Office in 1859. PA GER ENG BOX 017
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 157 pages. Many b&w photos. "The array of exhibits in this book extends on and on, from the Zeppelins right up to the Navy's autogyros. And the early flying machines are presented by author Palmer with considered opinions of failures and successs."