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BALLONS, DIRIGEABLES ET AÉROPLANES

BALLONS, DIRIGEABLES ET AÉROPLANES

by Berget, A

Paris: Librairie Universelle, 1908. Soft cover. Translated from the introduction; "The problem of air navigation is to provide an apparatus that can sustain in the middle of the air and heading at will through the atmosphere in which it is immersed." 276 pages with photographs and illustrations. Small tears at the head of the spine and half inch chip at the base have been professionally repaired. A very good plus copy. Never read as pages are unopened.
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A$233.12
LES BALLONS DEPUIS LEUR INVENTIONS JUSQU'AU DERNIER SIÉGE DE PARIS

LES BALLONS DEPUIS LEUR INVENTIONS JUSQU'AU DERNIER SIÉGE DE PARIS

by Vaschalde, Henry

Aubenas, France: Imprimerie de Léopold Escudier, 1872. Hardcover. Title translated into English; "Balloons Since Their Invention Until The Last Siege Of Paris." When the brothers Montgolfier launched the first balloon in space, they were far from suspecting the immense services that their invention would make a century later. They knew they had to provided science with a new and powerful way of observation of meteorology and geophysics but they would never have suspected that their... Read more about this item
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A$458.46
The Crowded Sky.  An anthology of flight from the beginnings to the age of the guided missile

The Crowded Sky. An anthology of flight from the beginnings to the age of the guided missile

by Duke, Neville & Lanchbery, Edward [Editors]

London: Cassell. 1959. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Good+ Dustjacket. Dustjacket has some small loss to edges and is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. 421 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$30.00
GRAF ZEPPELIN TO THE BALKINS

GRAF ZEPPELIN TO THE BALKINS

by Duggan, John

Ikenham, UK: Zeppelin Study Group, 2000. Soft cover. Fine. Zeppelin Study Series Handbook No. 5. 44 pages with information and history of the Zeppelin flights, the mail they carried, illustrated examples of mail, values, etc. A fine copy.
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A$38.85
ZEPPELIN-DENKMAL. FÜR DEUTSCHE VOLK AUS ANLASS DES FÜNFUNDZWANZIGJÄHRIGEN JUBILÄUMS DES ERSTEN LUFTSCHIFF-AUFSTIEGS DES GRAFEN ZEPPELIN HERAUSGEGEBEN UNTER MITWIRKUNG DER LUFTSCHIFFBAU ZEPPELIN G.M.B.H. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN A.B.

ZEPPELIN-DENKMAL. FÜR DEUTSCHE VOLK AUS ANLASS DES FÜNFUNDZWANZIGJÄHRIGEN JUBILÄUMS DES ERSTEN LUFTSCHIFF-AUFSTIEGS DES GRAFEN ZEPPELIN HERAUSGEGEBEN UNTER MITWIRKUNG DER LUFTSCHIFFBAU ZEPPELIN G.M.B.H. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN A.B.

by Hildebrandt, Dr. Hans

Stuttgart: Germania-Verlag G.M.B.H., 1925. Large hardcover. Issued on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Zeppelin. XII, 388 pages with numerous photographs and illustrations, several in color. Bound in original dark blue cloth with lettering, border and shield in gilt. Gilt borders worn. A very good copy.
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A$233.12
LA NAVIGATION AÉRIENNE PAR BALLONS DIRIGEABLES

LA NAVIGATION AÉRIENNE PAR BALLONS DIRIGEABLES

by Bouttieaux, [Victor Paul] Commandant

Paris: Librairie Ch. Delagrave, 1909. First edition . Hardcover. 103 pages with photographs and illustrations, plus abbreviated bibliography and contents. Bound in original dark blue cloth with beveled edges and lettering and illustrations in orange. Moderate wear to lower edges and lower corners. A very good plus copy.
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A$388.53
THE GREAT DELUSION; A STUDY OF AIRCRAFT IN PEACE AND WAR

THE GREAT DELUSION; A STUDY OF AIRCRAFT IN PEACE AND WAR

by Neon [Mrs. B. Ackworth, or Mr. Bernard Ackworth, there is a controversy]

New York: Lincoln Mac Veagh, The Dial Press, 1927. First US edition . Hardcover. The preface by Arthur Hungerford Pollen. 288 pages with index. Bound in dark blue cloth with lettering on the spine in gilt. A very good copy.
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A$38.85
MILITARY OBSERVATION BALLOONS (CAPTIVE AND FREE). A COMPLETE TREATISE ON THEIR MANUFACTURE, EQUIPMENT, INSPECTION, AND HANDLING, WITH SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TRAINING OF A FIELD BALLOON COMPANY

MILITARY OBSERVATION BALLOONS (CAPTIVE AND FREE). A COMPLETE TREATISE ON THEIR MANUFACTURE, EQUIPMENT, INSPECTION, AND HANDLING, WITH SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TRAINING OF A FIELD BALLOON COMPANY

by Widmer, Emil J

New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1917. Hardcover. 151 pages with numerous illustrations and two folded plates. Bound in original black cloth flexible cover with lettering stamped in gilt. Ex-library with pocket and War Service Library plate on the front paste-down endpaper, and stamping on the front endpaper and title page. Third folded plate missing from the rear pocket. Light wear at corners and spine ends. A very good copy.
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A$287.51
THE AIR WEAPON 1914-1916: VOLUME II OF WINGED MARS

THE AIR WEAPON 1914-1916: VOLUME II OF WINGED MARS

by Cuneo, John R

Harrisburg, PA: Military Service Publishing Company, 1947. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Traces the development and use of military aviation during the first two years of World War I. A scholarly book of 503 pages with graphs, maps, extensive notes, references and index. Bound in original black cloth with lettering in gilt. Lightly bumped lower corner. Fine in very good price-clipped dust jacket with chips and tears and faded spine panel. The tears are tape mended on the reverse.
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A$116.56
SOUVENIRS ET RÉCITS D'UN AÉROSTIER MILITAIRE DE L'ARMÉE DE LA LOIRE 1870-1871; AVEC UNE LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE DU GÉNÉRAL CHANZY

SOUVENIRS ET RÉCITS D'UN AÉROSTIER MILITAIRE DE L'ARMÉE DE LA LOIRE 1870-1871; AVEC UNE LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE DU GÉNÉRAL CHANZY

by Tissandier, Gaston

Paris: Maurice Dreyfous, Éditeur, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. English translation of the French title; "Memories and Stories of a Military Balloonist, Army of Loire, 1870-1871." Aerial operations and balloon ascensions during the Franco-Prussian War. 356 pages with numerous woodcuts. Bound in original brown pebbled cloth with shield and lettering stamped in gilt and borders stamped in blind. A very good copy.
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A$543.94
HISTOIRE DES ORIGINES DU VOL A RÉACTION

HISTOIRE DES ORIGINES DU VOL A RÉACTION

by Duhem, Jules

Paris: Nouvelles Éditions Latines, 1959. First edition . Soft cover. Text in French. Preface by Gaston Bachelard. 239 pages with 44 illustrated plates in the rear. This copy has never been read as all pages remain unopend. Covers very lightly toned. A near fine, unread copy, in the original delicate tissue dust jacket with short tear and associated crease.
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A$101.02
LES AÉROSTATS

LES AÉROSTATS

by Figuier, Louis

Paris: Jouvet et Cie, 1882. First edition . Hardcover. 268 pages illustrated with 53 woodcuts. Library binding of contemporay black pebbled cloth with boarder on the covers stamped in blind, lettering and illustration and design on the spine and front cover in gilt. Small library stamp on the title page. No other library markings, plates or pockets were ever present. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon place marker. Mild rubbing along the spine. A very good plus, handsome copy.
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A$233.12
HISTOIRE DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE

HISTOIRE DE L'AÉRONAUTIQUE

by Dollfus, Charles, and Henri Douché

Paris: L'Illustration, 1932. First edition . Hardcover folio. The history of flight written in French. 574 pages with numerous photographs and illustrations, many illustrations in color and several as double page, general index proper names of individual geographic locations and subjects, plus four tipped in color plates. Bound in dark blue patterned cloth with areonautic emblem impressed in white, black and gold. Title on spine worn away. Very tiny white specks to the front cover and spots of... Read more about this item
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A$582.79
L'AÉRONAUTE, BULLETIN MENSUEL INTERNATIONAL DE LA NAVIGATION AÉRIENNE: DIRGÉ PAR lE Dr. ABEL HUREAU DE VILLENEUVE. Nineteen issues DÉCEMBRE 1872 THROUGH DÉCEMBRE 1875. The binding title of the two volumes is COTASTROPHE DU ZENITH

L'AÉRONAUTE, BULLETIN MENSUEL INTERNATIONAL DE LA NAVIGATION AÉRIENNE: DIRGÉ PAR lE Dr. ABEL HUREAU DE VILLENEUVE. Nineteen issues DÉCEMBRE 1872 THROUGH DÉCEMBRE 1875. The binding title of the two volumes is COTASTROPHE DU ZENITH

by de Villenuve, Dr. Abel Hureau, editor

Paris: Rédaction et Bureaux, 1872 - 1875. Hardcover. English translation from the French; "THE BALLOONIST, MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIR NAVIGATION, HEADED BY Dr. ABEL HUREAU DE VILLENEUVE." Gaston Tissandier and companions Joseph Crocé-Spinelli, journalist, and Théodore Henri Sivel, naval officer, were able to reach in a balloon, the Zenith, the unheard-of altitude of 8,600 meters (28,000 feet). Both of his companions died from breathing the thin air.... Read more about this item
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A$1,476.40
MUSÉE RÉTROSPECTIF, DE LA CLASSE 34, AÉROSTATION A L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE INTERNATIONALE DE 1900, A PARIS. RAPPORT DU COMITÉ D'INSTALLATION

MUSÉE RÉTROSPECTIF, DE LA CLASSE 34, AÉROSTATION A L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE INTERNATIONALE DE 1900, A PARIS. RAPPORT DU COMITÉ D'INSTALLATION

by Renard, Paul, and Albert Tissandier

Saint-Cloud, France: Belin Frères, 1900. Soft cover. Approximate translation of the French title into English; "Retrospective Museum, Class 34, Ballooning at the International Universal Exhibition of 1900 in Paris. Installation Committe Report." A French history and catalogue of the exhibition. 69 pages with illustrations and several plates. Bound in original gray paper covers printed in black. Spine heavily chipped and worn. Binding loose. A fair but intact copy, in tissue dust... Read more about this item
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A$147.64
A NARRATIVE OF TWO AERIAL VOYAGES

A NARRATIVE OF TWO AERIAL VOYAGES

by Jeffries, John

New York: Arno Press & The New York Times, 1971. Facsimile reprint . Hardcover. Originally published in London in 1786. 61 pages describing the author's balloon flights, one of which was over the English Channel. A book in the publishers' Physician Travelers series. A fine and bright copy, issued without dust jacket.
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A$38.85
CROTCHETS IN THE AIR; OR, AN (UN)SCIENTIFIC ACCOUNT OF A BALLOON-TRIP IN A FAMILIAR LETTER TO A FRIEND

CROTCHETS IN THE AIR; OR, AN (UN)SCIENTIFIC ACCOUNT OF A BALLOON-TRIP IN A FAMILIAR LETTER TO A FRIEND

by Poole, John

London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1838. First edition . Hardcover. Poole's eccentric humorous account of a balloon ascension conducted by famous aeronaut Charles Green. 98 pages plus two pages of ads in the rear. Bound in dark blue cloth with lettering and illustration stamped in gilt. Front and rear hinges professionally repaired. Light moisture staining to the cover edges, the endpapers and a few of the initial and final pages. The text is unaffected. An about very good copy.
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A$699.34
THE STUBBORN DIRIGIBLE AND OTHER STORIES

THE STUBBORN DIRIGIBLE AND OTHER STORIES

by Wadsworth, Wallace

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1935. Hardcover. Ruth Eger. Bound in colorful illustrated covers. Toning to the left side of the title page. Light wear to the lower corners. A very good copy.
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A$147.64
The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

by Mooney, Michael M

London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon. 1973. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 278 pages. A gripping minute by minute account of the final flight of the German airship. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$20.00
THROUGH THE AIR: A NARRATIVE OF FORTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE AS AN AËRONAUT. COMPRISING A HISTORY OF THE VARIOUS ATTEMPTS IN THE ART OF FLYING BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME...

THROUGH THE AIR: A NARRATIVE OF FORTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE AS AN AËRONAUT. COMPRISING A HISTORY OF THE VARIOUS ATTEMPTS IN THE ART OF FLYING BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME...

by Wise, John

New York: Arno Press, 1972. Facsimile reprint . Hardcover. Continuation of the extended title reads; "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." An expanded edition of "System of Aeronautics," first published in 1850. This Arno issue reprints the 1873 To-Day Printing and Publishing Company edition. Wise... Read more about this item
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A$209.80
THE AIR MAIL COLLECTOR, AIR MAIL STAMPS AND FLOWN COVERS; VOL. I, NOs 4, 5, 6; FEB, MAR, APR, 1929

THE AIR MAIL COLLECTOR, AIR MAIL STAMPS AND FLOWN COVERS; VOL. I, NOs 4, 5, 6; FEB, MAR, APR, 1929

by Dworak, A.V., editor

Holton, KS: The Gossip Printery, 1929. Printed wrappers. Fine. Three issues. Information on new air mail routs, official and simi-official cachets, airport dedications, aero shows, and numerous ads, some with illustrations. Nos. 4 & 5 are 52 pages including covers. No. 6 is 60 pages including covers. Each is in near fine condition.
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A$46.62
FERDINAND GRAF VON ZEPPELIN; DIE GESCHICHTE EINES ABENTEUERLICHEN LEBENS

FERDINAND GRAF VON ZEPPELIN; DIE GESCHICHTE EINES ABENTEUERLICHEN LEBENS

by Rosenkranz, Hans

Berlin: Im Verlag Ullstein, 1931. First edition . Soft cover. The German title translated into English; "Ferdinand Count Zeppelin; The Story of a Adventurous Life." 206 pages with photographs, plus one page of ads in the rear. Bound in plain stiff paper wrappers. A very good copy.
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A$46.62
The Achievement of the Airship: a History of the Development of Rigid,  Semi-Rigid and Non-Rigid Airships

The Achievement of the Airship: a History of the Development of Rigid, Semi-Rigid and Non-Rigid Airships

by Hartcup, Guy

London: 101 Productions. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. 0858851938 . Review copy complete with original publishers review slip. Fine blue cloth hardcover, no Inscriptions. The dustjacket is sunned to the spine and is unclipped. ; Black & white photographs and drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages .
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A$9.80