The Romance of Aeronautics An Interesting Account of the Growth Achievements of All Kinds of Aerial Craft
London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912. Octavo, original blue cloth with embossed illustration of an aeroplane and steamboat on front cover, embossed illustration of the Eiffel tower and hot air balloon on spine, gilt spine lettering, 314 pp., an additional 23 pp. at the back with publisher's catalogue of books for young people, frontispiece, 23 plates, illustrated with in-text diagrams. label on inner front board with previous owner's inscription 'The Lawn Clevedon Som 'Honour Before Honours' Prize for History 7 Geography Phyllis Lobbett Form V Date July 3rd 1913', some foxing throughout, rubbed at spine ends, localised flecking on right top edge of front cover, otherwise a good copy. First edition. A history of aeronautics in twenty-one chapters from the story of the Montgolfiers to some ballooning adventures to the North Pole. One chapter is dedicated to the stories of Santos-Dumont, the Wright brothers and the beginning of a new era in the aeronautics from 1901 to 1910. Item #3922
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