Elstob Peter 1915 2002 (3 results)

Book Club Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if somewhat foxed and edge-nicked dust-wrapper, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Not price clipped. Edges and prelims somewhat foxed. Remains a well-preserved copy overall, with particularly sharp corners. Physical description; 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. Notes; With a foreword by Lord Brabazon of Tara. Account of the first transatlantic crossing by balloon, undertaken by Arnold Eiloart and his son Tim in 1958. Subjects; Eiloart, Arnold (b. 1907). Elstob, Peter (b. 1915). Small World (Balloon). Balloon ascensions History 20th century. Transatlantic flights History 20th century. Balloonists Great Britain Biography. Aeronautics Records. 1 Kg. …

Book Club Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if somewhat foxed and edge-nicked dust-wrapper, now housed in a mylar sleeve. Not price clipped. Edges and prelims somewhat foxed. Remains a well-preserved copy overall, with particularly sharp corners. Physical description; 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. Notes; With a foreword by Lord Brabazon of Tara. Account of the first transatlantic crossing by balloon, undertaken by Arnold Eiloart and his son Tim in 1958. Subjects; Eiloart, Arnold (b. 1907). Elstob, Peter (b. 1915). Small World (Balloon). Balloon ascensions History 20th century. Transatlantic flights History 20th century. Balloonists Great Britain Biography. Aeronautics Records. 1 Kg. …

orig. boards. 20x13cm, 350 pages., Inscribed by author on flyleaf to the East German writer & historian Heinz Kamnitzer [1917-2001]. Novel concerning the Spanish Civil War. Author was a volunteer with Republican forces. Minor wear. Some wear and a tear to dustwrapper. Good.