London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1962. Octavo, sky-blue cloth, spine printed with gilt lettering, 288 pp., illustrated with 12 double-sided black-and-white plates, three maps and a diagram included, three appendices included. Spine ends, edges and corners of covers a little bumped and rubbed. Spotting on edges of text block, foxing on..... More

Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2006. Octavo, printed wrappers, 268 pp., 16 double sided plates. A very fine copy. Well known industrial historian and author, Rolt, draws from primary source evidence and contemporary accounts in his publication on the history of balloons. From those first nascent flights in 1903 to the heavier-than-air..... More