The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation 1783-1784: With a Word on the Importance of Ballooning for the Science of Heat and the Art of Building Railroads
This vividly illustrated book introduces the reader to the brothers Montgolfier, who launched the first hotair balloon in Annonay, France on 4 June 1783. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the ...
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This vividly illustrated book introduces the reader to the brothers Montgolfier, who launched the first hotair balloon in Annonay, France on 4 June 1783. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Fine- in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 210 pages, illustrated in b&w and color "With a word on the importance of ballooning for the science of heat and the art of building railroads. The best book published to date on the invention of the balloon, this work is a case study illuminating some very serious scientific issues and at the same time a very readable narrative treatment of an extraordinary romantic subject." FINE-HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD DUST JACKET.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0691083215. Illustrated. First edition. Light foxing on top edge, else near fine in a near fine, price clipped dust jacket.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1983. First edition, 1983. Light blue hardcover with dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped is but is in otherwie fine condition with no chips or tears. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall.
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Near fine in near fine jacket. Black & white illustrations. xi, 210 pages. 4to, turquoise cloth with a black spine label, pictorial d.w. (price-clipped). Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1983). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. With a Word on the Importance of Ballooning for the Science of Heat and the Art of Building Railroads.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Large hardback in near fine condition with a very good dust jacket. small closed tear on dj. Dust jacket is in a clear protective mylar sleeve.
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Fine/NF; no blemishes, but jacket is price-clipped. Tiffany blue boards with black title block with gilt letters on spine. Turquoise dj with color illus. and black lettering. 210 pp. with 11 color plates and 77 bw illus. Gillispie introduces the reader to the brothers Montgolfier, who launched the frist hot-air balloon in Annonay, France, on June 4, 1783. A vividly-illustrated narrative of their Jules Verne-like adventures. With a word on the importance of ballooning for the science of heat and the art of building railroads. Fascinating!
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