Ballooning (49 results)

hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Many reproductions of old illustrations, some in color. 4to, cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Viking, (1971). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 6 pages, illustrated with photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 18 x 25 cms. Category: Pearsons Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 6 pages, illustrated with photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 18 x 25 cms. Category: Pearsons Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 6 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 18 x 25 cms. Category: Pearsons Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 18 pages, illustrations & photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 18 x 25 cms. Category: Harper's Monthly Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 6 pages, illustrated with photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: National Geographic Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 38 pages, illustrated with photographs. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: National Geographic Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 9 pages, illustrated with photographs, 1 illustrated map & graph. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 18 x 25 cms. Category: Pearsons Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated with photographs & illustrations. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 18 x 25 cms. Category: Pearsons Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

First edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. Orange cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering (bright), gilt front board decoration (bright), 12 1/8 x 10 3/8 inches, 197 pp., bibliography, b/w and color illustrations, tipped-in color plates. Book very good. Dustcover very good minus. A beautiful and interesting book. (3214011).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Green illus. wraps; 119 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw, Accompanied a sale held 20 March 1962; 221 lots listed, with annotations; Includes short introductory text about Joseph Michel Montgolfier and Etienne Jacques Montgolfier, the inventors of the hot-air balloon. A little thumbed, with results sheet.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. Bacon describes the scientific applications of balloon ascents, including atmospheric measurement, cloud studies, and the challenges of high altitude observation. 13 Pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: Smithsonian Institution; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. Woodcut engraving. Note; this is an original item separated from the larger volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Image and text area 16 x 23 cms. Category: Graphic Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; PRINTS : Historic News; Vintage Prints. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. Approx page size 27 x 40 cms. Image size 13 x 16 cms approx. : A single woodcut engraving with accompanying short article continuing overleaf. The Illustrated London News burst onto the scene in 1842, revolutionizing the way people consumed news. For the first time, readers could see the world unfold before their eyes, not just through words, but through stunning engravings and illustrations. From royal coronations to scientific breakthroughs, it delivered vivid storytelling that brought global events to life in a way no publication had done before. For over 160 years, this pioneering magazine captured the imagination of its audience, covering wars, discoveries, cultural moments, and historic milestones. With its bold mix of journalism and artistry, it set the standard for illustrated news, leaving an enduring legacy that shaped the future of storytelling. This is a genuine, original piece, carefully removed from the historic volume, not a reprint or reproduction! Category: Illustrated London News; Vintage Prints; PRINTS : Historic News. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. Approx page size 27 x 40 cms. Image size 13 x 23 cms approx. : A single woodcut engraving with accompanying short article continuing overleaf. The Illustrated London News burst onto the scene in 1842, revolutionizing the way people consumed news. For the first time, readers could see the world unfold before their eyes, not just through words, but through stunning engravings and illustrations. From royal coronations to scientific breakthroughs, it delivered vivid storytelling that brought global events to life in a way no publication had done before. For over 160 years, this pioneering magazine captured the imagination of its audience, covering wars, discoveries, cultural moments, and historic milestones. With its bold mix of journalism and artistry, it set the standard for illustrated news, leaving an enduring legacy that shaped the future of storytelling. This is a genuine, original piece, carefully removed from the historic volume, not a reprint or reproduction! Category: Illustrated London News; Vintage Prints; PRINTS : Historic News. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. With 6 Aquatint Plates, Including a Ballooning One. (illustrator). pp316, (ii)Table des matieres; 362, (ii)Table des matieres. Plain cloth, front cover detached. Occasional foxing and browning, o/w a good copy. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 4 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 13 x 20 cms. Category: Annual Register; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid original antique engraving . Mounted - matted - and ready to frame. Very Good. . A very decorative and attractive vintage print . Unusual view - very good condition - shows the preparation for a night ascent of a balloon in Paris.

Condition: Fine. Caracas 1985 1st Fundacion Eugenio Mendoza. In Spanish. Hardcover. Square 4to., 105pp., color photo illustrations of hot air ballooning in gorgeous natural landscapes, cloth. Fine in Near Fine DJ.

12 reproductions of early ballooning prints.

London, Orbis Publishing, 1980, 168 pag., illustrated in colours and b/w, photographic illustrations by Jerry Young, original boards with dustjacket, quarto.

Printed wraps, illus., fold mark mainly affecting covers, mainly v.g. NO estimate or price lists.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A suberb original antique engraving. Mounted - matted - and ready to frame . Very good condition . Printed 1884. A composite illustration consisting of 10 portraits and 14 illustrations portraying 100 years of ballooning, 1784 -1884.

Tall 8vo. 7 x 10.5 in. xxiv, 308 pp. Frontisp. portrait, w/ text woodcut engravings, engravings from photo illustrations, and plates throughout. Elaborately decorated & embossed red publisher's cloth, decorative lettering & borders in gilt, silver & black, a.e.g. (minor bumping to corners, wear to corners, uniform interior light toning, edgewear), still G copy, from library of Otto C. Winzen (1917-1979), pioneering German-American aeronautical engineer, was interned during World War II, and later significantly advanced material and construction of high-altitude balloons after World War II, w/ ownership stamp on front pastedown. Revised edition of this beautifully illustrated book on the history of balloon ascensions by the author and his brother, Gaston, as they were the most renowned balloonists of the Mid-19th-Century. Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899), was a noted chemist, meteorologist, aviator, and editor, whose works focused solely on scientific amusements as a way to encourage and promote scientific learning. He founded and edited the scientific magazine, La Nature, and even managed to escape the 1870 siege of Paris by flying a balloon, and in 1883 created the first powered airship by attaching a Siemens electric motor to an airship. Albert Tissandier (1839-1906) was a noted adventurer, aviator, architect, and archaeologist who collaborated with his brother on the magazine La Nature. See: Sofie Lachapelle, Conjuring Science: A History of Scientific Entertainment and Stage Magic in Modern France (2015).

Octavo, 48 pages. Stapled. In faded original orange printed wraps. Nine pages of illustrations, including three on wraps. Good, on aged high-acidity paper. Wraps a little stained. Unobtrusive ownership inscription at head of front wrap. Illustrations include two full-page balloons and 'A modern sea-plane: the Burgess-Dunne type'. Twelfth illustration (diving English biplane) on front wrap. Scarce: no copy on Copac.

8vo. [6], 237, [3] pp. With 44 photo plates and text illustrations, 3 text maps, 2 large folding maps at rear. Publisher's illustrated softcovers, illustrated borders of Icarus flying in a balloon over the German landscape (minor edgewear, rubbing), still VG uncut, and largely unopened copy, former ownership stamps on endpapers, from the library of Otto C. Winzen (1917-1979), pioneering German-American aeronautical engineer, was interned during World War II, and later significantly advanced material and construction of high-altitude ballons after World War Ii. First edition of this excellent early memoir on lighter-than-air travel through Germany, Poland, and Russia at the beginning of the 20th Century. Poeschel (1855-1936) was a noted sport balloonist, and rector of St. Aframeissen Church who undertook balloon training via correspondence courses, earned his ballooning license in 1905, and would later publish his Einfuhrung in die Luftfahrt (Introduction to aviation) in 1925.

Tall 8vo. xvi, 389, [1] pp. Photo frontisp., numerous photo plates, maps. Blue cloth, illust. & lettered in silver on front cover, silver lettering on spine (minor shelfwear), w/ d.j. beautiful Art Deco cover art of balloon in gilt against backdrop of eagle & lettering in white, blue & orange (minor scuffing, minor chipping foot of spine, minor toning), still a VG/VG- copy [together with] 8vo. pp. 401-412, VII pp. of plates, disbound laid-in, w/ pencil annotation indicating from Smithsonian Annual. First edition, second printing, of this famed work about the tragic Polar expedition by balloon which resulted in the death of the three Swedish explorers. Perhaps the most significant result of the discovery in 1930 of the bodies, diaries, and equipment were the amazing photographs by Strindberg which managed to survive the elements for 33 years.

Unbound. Condition: Good. First Edition. Single sided printed hand bill, approximately 95mm x 265mm in size. Browned, trimmed quite closely, some creasing and a couple of tiny nicks. The printer was probably [Giles] Balne (fl.1799-1838) of Gracechurch Street, London (BBTI). The 'Mr. Green' was almost certainly Charles Green (1785-1864), a professional balloonist between 1821 and 1840, this being his two hundred twenty-fourth aerial voyage. Later that year (November 1836), Green, with Mason and Holland, flew from Vauxhall Gardens London in the 'Royal Vauxhall'. The flight covered a record distance (until 1907) of 480 miles, landing in Germany after eighteen hours. Green was the first to use "coal-gas" for lift (1821), the first to use a drag rope for ballast and he made five cross-channel attempts, with three being successful, and two ending in the sea (information from ballooninghistory). Admission was two shillings and sixpence, with the Coldstream and Quadrille bands also attending. See Altick, 'The Shows of London', page 322 Size: 4to. Ephemera.

4to. [6], 94 pp. Illustrated title, frontisp., woodcut engraved plates & illustrations, 2-colour lithographs, and etchings. Brick-red pictorial publisher's cloth over beveled boards, cover art illustration of the "chair" and the balloon blown by wind, lettering in black & gilt, black, decorative pattern back cover, a.e.g. (minor dustsoiling, edgewear, slightly shaken), still VG bright copy, sold from "The Grolier Club" w/ bookplate on front pastedown. First edition of this cheeky and satirical semi-autobiographical memoir by the superstar actress documenting her adventures in an escaped balloon over the L'Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878 with her lover, Clairin (1843-1919), who had painted the famed salon Portrait of Bernhard (1844-1923). Lured back in 1878 to the Comedie Francaise, the brilliant star with a chancy temper had been requested by the balloon's owner to make the maiden voyage ascent, but a storm ripped it from its moorings, and they eventually landed outside Paris. Subsequently, she refused to pay the 100 Francs fine as she had left Paris without permission. See: Claudine Hemingway, Episode 23 -- Sarah Bernhardt (Oct. 26, 2020); Victoria Larson, Across Oceans, Mountains, and Spaces: Sarah Bernhardt's American Tour (June 8, 2010).

First edition. Small octavo. 128 pages. Recently recased in unlettered cloth-backed paper boards, endpapers renewed. A very scarce account of ballooning by a man probably better remembered as the author of A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia (1876) and On Horseback Through Asia Minor (1877). An adventurer and British Army intelligence officer, the very picture of a Victorian imperialist hero, he met his end in hand-to-hand fighting at the Battle of Abu Klea.Some spotting to title-page and last page of text. Very good.