Man's timeless attempts to mimic the birds and conquer the air are documented in a history of aeronautics and the development of the airplane from the balloon and the glider to the rocket
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 39210196-6
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_456658698
Seller: Darby Jones, Helena, MT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is Strong Very Good with very light shelf edge and corner wear. Jacket is Very Good with very light shelf wear. Very light top edge lift. some light spine ends wear and tiny edge tears. 4 inch tear back ocer bottom edge up to middle. Interior is unmarked with clean white pages. Seller Inventory # ABE-1655756868324
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. the complete story of man's conquest of the air. from the beginning to the late 1970's. Seller Inventory # 021309
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
[0-7064-0879-9] [1978]. (4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 253pp. Illustrated endpapers, frontispiece, black and white and color photographs, black and white and color illustrations, diagrams, index. Contributors include Basil Arkell (Vertical Flight), Cliff Barnett (Sporting Aviation), Hugh Field (General Aviation), Kenneth W. Gatland (Beyond Planet Earth), Bill Gunston (War in the Air), Clive Hart (From Myth to Reality), Mike Hirst (Air Navigation), Andrew Hofton (From Principles to Practice), John Stroud (Airports), John Stroud (Mature Growth), John Stroud (The Pioneers), John Stroud (The Turbine Era). (Transportation, Airports, Ballooning, Bomber Aircraft, Civil Aviation, Fighter Aircraft, Gliders, Kites, Military Aviation, Rocketry and Space Travel). Seller Inventory # 118613