The Conquest of the Air : The Romance of Aerial Navigation
Author(s):
Alexander, John
; Maxin, Sir Hiram
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 5 - 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | S W Partridge and Co |
| Publication Year: | 1902 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 003555 |
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| Categories: | Technology and History of Technology , Transportation , Travel, Exploration and Topography |
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160pp, plus 24pp publisher's catalogue bound in at rear. Black and white plate frontispiece and several black and white illustrations. Brown cloth-covered boards with 3 colour and gilt decoration and lettering on spine and front. Generally worn, slight bumping to head and heel of spine, corners a little rubbed and rounded. Pages slightly tanned. Published the year before the Wright Brothers' famous successful flight, this volume presents a history of early aviation attempts, including chapters on early ballooning, long distance flight records, air ships, etc. Concluding chapter assesses the prospects for successful aviation, gathering opinions from some of the early pioneers such as Sir Hiram Maxim and Santos-Dumont. 12mo
Keywords:
Aviation
History of Flight
Planes
Flying
Pilots
Hot Air Balloons
Ballooning
Airships
Maxim
Pictorial Cloth
