The Romance of Flight by G Gibbard Jackson ,grubby boards and some
grubby fingermarks,otherwise a good solid copy.Undated but prize label
states 1931,could be a little earlier. 287 pages.
Lovely old book on the earliest days of flight, via
ballons,air****ps,early commercial planes,Zeppelins etc. Some very nice
photos including some early shots of Croydon Air****t, Stags lane .
Some chapters :- Beginnings of the balloon /Romance of the balloon
/Development of the Air****p /Modern Air****ps /Romance of the Zeppelin
/Some famous Airmen /Aircraft in America / Romance of the glider /Air
conquest of thArctic /Romance of the Seaplane /The Air****t of London
etc.
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