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Harcourt, Brace and World, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harcourt, Brace and World, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Arno, 1980. First Arno PressEdition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/No dust jacket. Octavo, [22cm/8..75inches], full gilt-embossed Norman-blue cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 178, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones &tc. ^ [ines of text are underliedPlease feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Wiki notes: The heir of a wealthy family of coffee producers, Santos-Dumont dedicated himself to aeronautical study and experimentation in Paris, where he spent most of his adult life. In his early career he designed, built, and flew hot air balloons and early dirigibles, culminating in his winning the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize on 19 October 1901 for a flight that rounded the Eiffel Tower. He then turned to heavier-than-air machines, and on 23 October 1906 his 14-bis made the first powered heavier-than-air flight in Europe to be certified by the Aéro-Club de France and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. It was also the first powered… Read More

Harcourt Brace & World, 1963. 278pp. Blue cloth hardback, no DJ, VG, index, appendix, b&w photos, Biography of Alberto Santos-Dumont, who was a Brazilian inventor and aviation pioneer, one of the very few people to have contributed significantly to the development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft, . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Putnam, 1962-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good condition without dust jacket, showing wear and marking.

New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1963. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First American edition, 1963, hardcover, octavo, 278pp., illustrated in b&w. Book near fine with mild edgewear, binding tight, previous owner's signature to front pastedown, otherwise text clean and unmarked. DJ good with edgewear that includes some tears and related creases, rubbing, mild toning.

Putnam. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1962. First British Edition. Hardcover. Paper over board copy in tatty dust jacket with a dent to fore-edge of rear board and corresponding tear to jacket. Heavy tanning to pages and several closed tears to various pages. .

London: Putnam Memorial Fund, 1962. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 278pp.incl.index; HB green w/blk.; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ white&brwn.w/blk.&red-pic.cover; slight rub. Bio. of Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator & first man to fly in Europe. illus.

Good. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963. Stated First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 ½ x 8”. 278 pp. Very good in a good dust jacket. Moderate rubbing and soiling to the dust jacket with creases and short closed tears to the extremities. The interior appears unmarked. The binding is solid.

London: Putnam & Company. 1962. Octavo Size [approx 14x22cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. Stamp of a corporate library to front paste-down. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 278 pages. Alberto Santos-Dumont was one of the most extraordinary, the most flamboyant, the most publicised, yet the most secretive of the pioneers of aviation. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Harcourt, Brace & World 1963. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

New York: Harcourt Brace and World, 1963. first american edition. Hardcover. Very good/good +. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; very clean, minimal wear. Binding tight. Stamps on lower text edge. Text unmarked. DJ is GOOD+ ; clean but a bit foxed, edges worn and chipped. Av. Stax.

Harcourt, Brace & World. Stated First American Edition. Unclipped DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1963.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1963. First American Edition. fair to good, fair. 278, illus., bibliography, appendix, index, small rough spot inside fr bd, some foxing to fore-edge, DJ worn & soiled: small tears. Small pieces missing along DJ edges. Between 1898 and 1910, Alberto Santos-Dumont designed and built a series of aircraft, including balloons, airships, gliders, helicopters, monoplanes, and biplanes.

New York: Harcourt, Brace World, 1963 First American edition. The true story of a pioneer aeronaut, world-famous in his day, whose daring captivated turn-of-the century Paris. Association copy of George Page Jr. and Stanley Vaughan - both notable members of the Early Bird Club. Stanley Vaughan built the Strobel airship in 1908. Page had his first solo flight at Long Island in 1913. "To STAN VAUGHAN with great appreciation and best wishes George Page Oct. 1964" on flyleaf with blue pen. Signed by Page. Also George Page's Reynoldsburg, Ohio address label attached to bottom of title page. 8vo Blue cloth stamped in silver on spine. 278 pages. 30 photographs printed on slick paper. Dust jacket. Fine/ Good. .

New York, Harcourt, Brace & World [1963, C1962], 1963. Stated First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 278 pages; Description: 278 p. Illus. 21 cm. Includes bibliography. Subjects: Santos-Dumont, Alberto, 1873-1932. Aviation - History.