The History of the Airships by Clarke Basil - 1961

London: Herbert Jenkins, (1961). First Edition. Octavo, cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 194 pp. Very Good+, with bookplate; in a Very Good dust jacket with darkening to edges. From dust jacket: This fascinating history of lighter-than-air aircraft begins with a brief reference to balloons and the early optimistic attempts to navigate them with the aid of sails and paddles. It then passes on to the early airships, with special mention of the lennox Eagle (1835), and of Giffard’s ship (1852) which was the first to achieve some sort of controlled flight. It describes Tissandier’s airlift out of Paris in 1870 -- the first practical use of the air as a medium of transport -- and the work of Alberto Santos-Dumont, whose habit it was to tether his airships to the lamp-post outside his Paris house. With the passing of the years it shows Germany coming more and more prominently into the field, concentrating on rigid ships whilst France and Britain persisted with the non-rigid. Count Zeppelin was… Read More

St. Martin's Press:, 1961. 194 pages, illustrated in b&w. "This fascinating history of lighter-than-air craft begins with balloons and the early optimistic attempts to navigate them with the aid of sails and paddles. It then passes on to the early airships with speical mention of the Lennox Eagle (1835), and of Giffard's ship (1852) which was the first to achieve some sort of controlled flight." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE- DUST JACKET. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Book. Very Good. No Binding. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in an age-toned but well preserved pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated, 194pp.

Literary Licensing, LLC, 2012-10-27. Paperback. Good.

Literary Licensing, LLC, 2012-10-27. Hardcover. Good.

Literary Licensing, LLC, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. St. Martin's Press, 1961. b/w plates. Red cloth boards in good condition; tight binding; clean text block. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1961. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 194 pages, 435g, Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, FINE in a Very Good d/w with repaired teat to bottom front edge. Illustrated with b/w photographs..

London Uk: Hwerbert Jenkins, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 194 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. First Printing Indicated. Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, No Wear, Bumping To Corners. Dust Jacket Priced 21/-,Lightly Worn, Laminated Covers But Upper 1/2" Not Laminated, Oddly.

New York.: St. Martin's Press. , 1961.. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. As new. . Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

HERBERT JENKINS. First Edition 1961, 8vo, 194pp, Illus with drawings, diagrams, photos, etc, an Ex lib copy - (Marks/stamps to front pastedown and fep, reference stamp on t/p and reverse t/p, remains of old sellotape front and rear, page edges sl. grubby, etc, but N o other marks). D/w not price-clipped. Dw has a few marks to top edge but it is still a Complete and near VG wrap. Overall a Good (working) copy.; s50001 .