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Ballooning Books & Ephemera

Astra Castra: Experiments and Adventures in the Atmosphere. [Including ballooning]

Astra Castra: Experiments and Adventures in the Atmosphere. [Including ballooning]

by Turnor, Hatton

London: Chapman & Hall. G: in Good condition without dust jacket. Rebound with new endpapers. 1865. First Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 145mm (9" x 6"). xxiii, 530pp. 40 b/w plates & numerous vignettes. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
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A$351.95
Lunardi

Lunardi

by Gardiner, Leslie

Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 1984. Reprint. Blue hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 192pp. .
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A$18.77
Throw Out Two Hands

Throw Out Two Hands

by Smith, Anthony

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1963. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ is a little edgeworn with an interior sticky-tape repair to rear spine edge. Illustrated with Colour photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 272pages. . 2nd Impression. Hardback.
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A$12.00
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
A Light History of Hot Air

A Light History of Hot Air

by Doherty, Peter

Melbourne Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. 2007. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 302 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$15.00
La Navigation Aérienne. Histoire Documentaire et Anecdotique

La Navigation Aérienne. Histoire Documentaire et Anecdotique

by Lecornu, J

Paris: Librairie Nony. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Presumed rebind. Light edgewear with loss at corners. First and second front end papers torn at lower right hand. Browning at edges. 1903. First Edition. Half-leather hardback with marbled boards. 320mm x 230mm (13" x 9"). vii,484pp + ads. B/W plates and illustrations within text. French text throughout. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
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A$430.17
Flying. The Memoirs of a Spanish Aeronaut

Flying. The Memoirs of a Spanish Aeronaut

by Herrera, Emilio; Ladd, Elizabeth [trans.]; Glick, Thomas F [ed.]

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1984. Reprint. Illustrated laminated card cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 231pp. .
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A$12.90
Balloon Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-11A [Revised & Updated]

Balloon Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-11A [Revised & Updated]

by [Federal Aviation Administration]

New York: Skyhorse Publishing. 2012. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with colour photographs and drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Unpaginated. . Revised and Updated Edition. Softcover.
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A$16.00
THE FLIGHT OF THE SMALL WORLD

THE FLIGHT OF THE SMALL WORLD

by Eiloart, Arnold and Peter Elstob

W. W. Norton. Very Good in Good dustjacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Voyage over the Atlantic in hot air balloon. ; 255 pages .
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A$23.12
Daffodil and Golden Eagle: The Saga of Two Balloons Crossing the Sahara

Daffodil and Golden Eagle: The Saga of Two Balloons Crossing the Sahara

by Yeatman, Jonathan

Henley-on-Thames: Aidan Ellis Publishing Limited. 1972. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Colour photographs by Jon Gardey. Maps to endpapers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 165 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$15.00
The Wizard of the Winds

The Wizard of the Winds

by Van Orman, Ward T. as told to Hull, Richard

St. Cloud, MN: Northern Star Press. F. 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition bound in blue cloth with silver spine lettering. Pictori al endpapers and black & white illustrations. A Fine copy in a Near Fi ne dust jacket. Light tanning to the book's page margins. The dust jac ket has a 3/4" long closed tear at the front fold's upper right corner . Rubs to the folds and to the head and heel of the spine. Mild dust s oiling to the jacket's rear panel. Scarce book. .
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A$154.63
The Silken Canopy. A History of the Parachute

The Silken Canopy. A History of the Parachute

by Lucas, John

Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing Ltd. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 1997. Reprint. Blue hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 173pp + plates. B/w plates. .
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A$12.90
The Dangerous Sort : The Story of a Balloon

The Dangerous Sort : The Story of a Balloon

by Smith, Anthony

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1970. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Two black & white maps. 158 pages. The story of the famous ballon 'Jambo' by her owner the noted explorer and travel writer. Photograhs selected and arranged by Douglas Botting. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$30.00
Autographed Letter in French Signed by the Ballooning Pioneer

Autographed Letter in French Signed by the Ballooning Pioneer

by GODARD, Louis

Paris, 1907. unbound. 1 page, 11 x 8 inches, on his highly ornate letterhead with an engraving and photo of his balloons, Grands Ateliers Aerostatiques de Paris de Louis Godard, Aerostation Civile et Militaire, Paris, April 1907. This rare letter was written to the director of the Societe Fermiere des Annuaires, declining a solicitation to advertise in a newsletter, translated in part: "I received your offer to advertise in the newsletter of the French Astronomical Society. I have gone over my... Read more about this item
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A$1,468.98