Adventures in the Air Being Memorable Experiences of Great Aeronauts
by Wilfrid De Fonvielle
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Farningham, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Edward Stanford, 1877 Translated from the French by John S.Keltie. Not a complete history of balooning, but a collection of some of the more notable incidents that have marked the progress of the science and practice of aeronautics. For this English edition some French material has been replaced with information bearing mainly on the history of balooning in England. 304pp plus publishers lists. Well illustrated with wood engravings. Gilt decorated cloth prize binding with prize plate to front paste down.
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- Bookseller
- Wadard Books PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16087s67
- Title
- Adventures in the Air Being Memorable Experiences of Great Aeronauts
- Author
- Wilfrid De Fonvielle
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Stanford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1877
- Size
- 185x130mm
- Keywords
- Early Aviation
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Wadard Books PBFA
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Farningham, Kent
About Wadard Books PBFA
The shop of Wadard Books is located in a listed 17th century timber framed building in the historic Kentish village of Farningham. The business is named after Wadard, one of Farningham's Domesday landlords, a henchman of Bishop Odo and featured on the Bayeaux tapestry.
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