{"product_id":"the-aeronauts-a-history-of-ballooning-1783-1903-by-l-t-c-rolt-1966-1st-edition","title":"THE AERONAUTS: A History of Ballooning 1783-1903 by L.T.C. Rolt 1966 1st edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE AERONAUTS: A History of Ballooning 1783 - 1903\u003cbr\u003e\nby L.T.C. Rolt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket  \u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Longmans, Green and Co. 1966, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 155 w x 230 h x 30 h\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 267\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2407\/0613\/B909\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA complete history of balloons and the intrepid men who flew in them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo travel in a balloon in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was the equivalent of braving the unknown of today's voyages in space. The author describes the first manned ascents, the first navigable balloons, steam, electric and petrol-engined, and the use of balloons in war.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome drawn illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with wear on dust jacket and faint spots on end papers and page edges, otherwise clean, stamped. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450940178724,"sku":null,"price":48.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/115063.jpg?v=1783742411","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-aeronauts-a-history-of-ballooning-1783-1903-by-l-t-c-rolt-1966-1st-edition","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}