CROTCHETS IN THE AIR; OR, AN (UN)SCIENTIFIC ACCOUNT OF A BALLOON-TRIP IN A FAMILIAR LETTER TO A FRIEND
de Poole, John
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1838. First edition . Hardcover. Poole's eccentric humorous account of a balloon ascension conducted by famous aeronaut Charles Green. 98 pages plus two pages of ads in the rear. Bound in dark blue cloth with lettering and illustration stamped in gilt. Front and rear hinges professionally repaired. Light moisture staining to the cover edges, the endpapers and a few of the initial and final pages. The text is unaffected. An about very good copy.
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- Librería
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 40407
- Título
- CROTCHETS IN THE AIR; OR, AN (UN)SCIENTIFIC ACCOUNT OF A BALLOON-TRIP IN A FAMILIAR LETTER TO A FRIEND
- Autor
- Poole, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
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- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Henry Colburn, Publisher
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1838
- Palabras clave
- ballooning, balloons
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Talent, Oregon
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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