Isbn: 9780850451658 - flight before flying (15 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

(Subject: Aviation - Pre World War II ) Mainly concerned with the 120 years from 1783 to 1903, from the first balloon flights to the first aeroplanes. In between are the experiments with gliders and airships with the early internal combustion engine and with other forms of power, as well as work on kites, rockets and parachutes. (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Osprey Publishing) (ISBN: 0850451655) (Pagination: 191pp illustrations) (Condition: Spine faded ow Good) UL-XXXXXX.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy both in equally fine dust wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 191 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 25 cm. Notes; Facsims. on lining papers. Includes index. Subjects; Aeronautics - History. Flight - History. Flights - (1783-1905). Aeronautics. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes a dust jacket, price unclipped, in Very Good condition. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hardcover. Dust jacket has faded spine. Pages are clean, binding is sound, and text remains clear throughout. T. Used.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy both in equally fine dust wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 191 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 25 cm. Notes; Facsims. on lining papers. Includes index. Subjects; Aeronautics - History. Flight - History. Flights - (1783-1905). Aeronautics. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 191 pages, 740g. Brown cloth boards with slight foxing to first and last few pages only, Very Good in a Very Good d/w with slightly sunned spine. Mainly concerned with the 120 years from 1783 to 1903 covering all forms of flight from Balloons to Airships, and is of conciderable historic and technological interest.…

Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good ++. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Dustjacket Very Good +. First Edition. 191 pages incl. index. Dustjacket ha slight small scuffs to top spine-end/top corners, a slight colour lightening to spine. Book has very light wear to spine-ends, minimal other wear. Illustrated end-papers. Excellent b/w illustrations. Text is very clean and in nice condition. …

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st. First edition hardback, 1974, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 730 grams.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy with only light shelf wear. The jacket is in a clear protective sleeve.

Cloth. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Fine book, unopened; fine unclipped d/w. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Hardback. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. This copy is in near fine, unmarked condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. With plenty of period illustrations, Wragg tells the story of mankind's quest for flight, from the Greek legend of Icarus to the Wright brothers' first powered flight. It is a colourful, chaotic story - hot air jostling with hydrogen, rotary wings with fixed, steam power with clockwork, madmen with geniuses - as reason slowly emerges and eventually triumphs over a constant backdrop of flapping and feathers. Well-informed for his day and highly readable, Wragg is not afraid to add the odd wry touch. Describing one period he comments, "Heroes used the parachute or the balloon, cranks dreamed and spoke of heavier-than-air flight, children played with kites and toy windmills, while idiots tower jumped." Ref Z1.…

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. private library liquidation. Book has some dampstained.

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