The conquest of the air : the romance of aerial navigation
1902, First Edition. London : S. W. Partridge & Co. Very good copy in the original gilt- and colour- illustrated red cloth boards, now lightly dust-dulled and scuffed. Covers show some rubbing at the panel edges and endbands. Endpapers lightly foxed, with text block clean, if somewhat age-toned. Some tiny marginal tears to some preliminary leaves; text block cracked before frontispiece, with mull holding secure. A well-preserved copy overall. Item #461077
Physical description; 160 pages, [7] leaves of plates : frontispiece (portrait), illustrations ; 19 cm. Notes; With preface by Sir Hiram S. Maxim. "Ex libris Albert Tissandier." Blue boards with design printed in black and grey; embossed lettering on cover title printed in gold and black. Publisher's catalogue at end: S. W. Partridge & Co.'s catalogue of popular illustrated books. Subjects; Alexander, John. Aeronautics History. Airships History. Balloons History. Flight History. Aeronautics Biography. Maxim, Hiram S. (Hiram Stevens) 1840-1916. Tissandier, Albert 1839-1906.
Price: €45.00