Published by Little, Brown & Company, Boston, Ma, 1979
ISBN 10: 0316553603 ISBN 13: 9780316553605
Seller: Foxtrot Books, Yankton, SD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good Condition hard cover 278 pages 1st edition.
Published by Little, Brown, Boston, 1979
Seller: Kollectible & Rare Books, Bartlesville, OK, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition. Good clean tight copy. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Small chips and/or tears along edges of jacket. Some ruibbing to jacket.
Published by Little, Brown & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1970
ISBN 10: 0316553603 ISBN 13: 9780316553605
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Stated. 278 Pages. Front boards have some light edge and spine wear and prevous owner's seal embossed on the front endpaper. Blue dust jacket has unclipped price of $12.95 and some edge and corner wear. Endpapers are maps showing flight paths. Sixteen color photographs in the center.The true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. The 1978 voyage by three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque is a tale of great courage, endurance and ingenuity. Sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost. No one who had once attempted this flight had ever wanted to try again, however this trio did try again after being forced to ditch near Iceland on their first voyage. In this book the authors chronicle the initial attempt made by Abruzzo and Anderson in 1977, which ended in bitter fialure, and the second triumphant voyage in Double Eagle II a year later. McCarry draws incidisve portraits of the fascinating and complex heroes, revealing both he tensions they endured and the comradeship they shared in the tiny gondola that drifter 1000s of feet above the surface. Here, are descriptions of the otherwolrdly beauty of the skies and of the strange exhilarating sensations of balloon travel. Also detailed are the meticulous meteorological calculations, the technical wizardry, and the remarkable coordinating efforts of Double Eagle's ground crew, who advised the ballonists as they struggled against storms and cold, and ballasted against deadly downdrafts. On their first voyage, Abruzzon and Anderson were caught by storms and blown off course; with Abruzzo near death from exposure, they ditched three miles off the coast of Iceland. Undaunted, even more determined to be the first balloonists to cross the Atlantic, they tried again in 1978 with Newman. This time better prepared, the three men successfully rode a high pressure ridge from Presque Isle, Maine, to a barley field near Miserey, France, in six days. There they were mobbed by a throng of euphoric French and were catapulted into intermaiton fame.
Published by Little, Brown & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1970
ISBN 10: 0316553603 ISBN 13: 9780316553605
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Back. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Stated. 278 Pages. Blue dust jacket has unclipped price of $12.95. Dust jacket front has edge wear and front has 1 1/2 inch tear, Front endpaper has a birthday inscription Endpapers are maps showing flight paths. Sixteen color photographs in the center.The true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. The 1978 voyage by three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque is a tale of great courage, endurance and ingenuity. Sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost. No one who had once attempted this flight had ever wanted to try again, however this trio did try again after being forced to ditch near Iceland on their first voyage.
Published by Little, Brown & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1970
ISBN 10: 0316553603 ISBN 13: 9780316553605
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Stated. 278 Pages. Blue dust jacket has unclipped price of $12.95. Dust jacket front has chipping and creases with a 1 inch tear at the bottom. Dust jacket back has some edge wear. Front endpaper has a birthday inscription Endpapers are maps showing flight paths. Sixteen color photographs in the center.The true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. The 1978 voyage by three self-made businessmen from Albuquerque is a tale of great courage, endurance and ingenuity. Sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost. No one who had once attempted this flight had ever wanted to try again, however this trio did try again after being forced to ditch near Iceland on their first voyage.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1979
ISBN 10: 0316553603 ISBN 13: 9780316553605
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Jacket edges lightly rubbed. 1979 Hard Cover. viii, 278 pp. ".the riveting, true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon. One of the world's most dangerous physical challenges, the transatlantic balloon voyage was a goal that defied success--all sixteen previous attempts had failed, with five lives lost."--jacket.
Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1979
ISBN 10: 0316553603 ISBN 13: 9780316553605
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover with dustjacket.