Around World Days by Piccard Bertrand Jones Brian (34 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.56.

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good +. First Edition. Octavo, 306 pages. Blue boards with silver lettering on spine. Inscribed and signed by both authors on half-title page. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and dust jacket with minor wear. Slightly cocked spine. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by both authors on title page. Dust jacket price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. PUBLISHER: John Wiley and Sons DATE/EDITION: 1999, First edition (1-9) signed by the authors on the half title page BINDING: Hardbound in blue paper covered boards with silver lettering on the spine, 307 pages DUST JACKET: The jacket is priced 24.95 on the front flap and in fine condition, very bright and clean with no rips or chips. BOOK CONDITION: The book was bound with crease in the paper at the bottom third of the spine and the book is otherwise near fine, very clean inside and out and the binding is tight. DESCRIPTION: Illustrated with photographs, many in full color. Signed by Author(s).

Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) An account of this historic round-the-world balloon flight told by the pilots themselves. The pilots took off in the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon in Switzerland on March 1, 1999 and 20 days and 29,000 miles later landed in Egypt. 281 pp. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (corner slightly bumped).

Hardcover. 1st printing. INSCRIBED by Brian Jones. 9.5x6.5", 307 pp., color photographs. VG, clean & tight, in VG dj. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by both authors on the half title page. No other markings. Signed by Both Authors.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Out of print. Illustrated with photographs. Binding is cloth boards.

1999 1ST FINE PB SIGNED.

Softcover. Condition: good condition. In this dramatic and inspiring account, adventurers Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, the pilots of the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon, tell the remarkable story of their record-breaking, first-ever around-the-world balloon flight in March 1999, During their 30,000-mile voyage, they faced many unexpected challenges and near-disasters, including a harrowing six-and-a-half-day trip across the Pacific when the balfoon came dangerously close to plunging into the ocean, Using their logbook and journals, as well as photographs taken on-board, Piccard and Jones have brought their 20-day marathon flight vividly to life, capturing the emotion of their many moments of high tension, as well as the uplifting humor and camgraderie that helped them persevere. This is the tale of a great adventure that shows how two very different characters forged a unique relationship during the greatest challenge ot their lives. 307 p. many color photos.

Condition: Fine in near fine jacket. First printing. Signed first edition of this "dramatic and inspiring" firsthand account of the first ever round-the-world balloon flight. 9.25'' x 6''. Original cerulean paper boards, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($24.95) color photographic jacket by Susan Olinsky.Off-white endpapers. Illustrated in black and white and color. [10], 308 pages. Signed by Piccard and Jones in blue ink to half-title page. Jacket with trace rubbing. Book fresh, clean.

First Edition. F/F. 8vo. original blue textured paper boards in dustwrapper; pp. [x]. 308 (last blank), with illustrations. A fine copy.