4TO, 270 pgs., B/W Photos Hardcover: Black cloth binding with title on spine in gold. Minor edgewear.Page edges are clean but slightly foxed. This story begins with the first balloon flight in 1783, but the 'life' of the lighter-than - air craft seems to have ended in 1962. Wherever possible the word of the men themselves have been used to tell the whole extraordinary story. Illustrated. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Edgewear and chipping throughout. Some old 'tape' repair on top front edge. Rubbed along outside edges. Covers are slightly rubbed. Color illustrated front cover. Author's photo on back. In protective mylar.

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