Author: HOLMES, RICHARD (1945-)
Title: Falling upwards: how we took to the air / Richard Holmes
Description: New York : Pantheon Books 2013. 1st U.S. edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xii. 404 p.: ill. maps; 25 cm. Contents; Voices overhead -- The falling dream -- Fiery prospects -- Airy kingdoms -- Angel's eye -- Wild west wind -- Spies in the sky -- Gigantic voyages -- Vertical explorations -- Mariners of the upper atmosphere -- Paris airborne -- Extreme balloons -- Epilogue -- Classic balloon accounts. Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-377) and index. Subjects; Ballooning--History. Weight in Kg appr.:

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