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Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. private library liquidation. A New.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Landscape style pictorial hardback in pictorial presentation box. Complete with all facsimile documents together with photographs and text relating to the history of flight. Book Condition Very Good, Box Fair - has a small indent to back edge, otherwise general to light wear. ** 1300g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Condición: Very Good. From the very first flights in balloons and gliders to the launch of a spacecraft to the moon, mankind has been fascinated by the challenge of taking to the skies above us. In this beautifully illustrated book, the history of flight is presented from a global perspective. From early pioneers such as the Wright brothers, Alcock & Brown and Louis Blà riot; to more recent innovators, such as the highly skilled engineers and technicians that brought Concorde to the world. Their stories are woven together to tell of the daring exploits and dangerous challenges which have formed the long arc of development from the amazing hot air balloons of the Montgolfiers to the complex technology of military jets, through to the high-tech wizardry that has seen man soar through the Earth's atmosphere and out into space. The Story of Flight looks at the spread of aviation throughout the world, how it developed as a new means of military combat and how it became the leading mode of international travel, all in the space of less than 100 years. This book contains 15 facsimile items ranging from George Cayley's 1849 design for a glider, to the log book kept by Arthur Whitten Brown during the first ever transatlantic flight, and the Apollo 11 mission report of the moon landing.