Published By: W. H. Allen & Co.
St Mary's Books is proud to present this stunning 1887 edition of "My Life and Balloon Experiences with a supplementary chapter on military ballooning" by Henry Coxwell. This hardback book is bound in a lovely turqoise cloth featuring a charming black ink and gold gilt illustration of two men in a balloon on the cover. Inside, past the grey ink leaf pattern on the free endpapers and the frontispiece photograph of Henry Coxwell, one finds 228pp. with 48 pages of contemporary advertisements to the rear. This charming book details Coxwell's experiences from his boyhood fascination to aviation to his life as a pioneering victorian balloonist.This edition is in very good condition, though the covers are slightly bumped and there is an ex-libris paste down and some offsetting on the front free endpapers - this remains a clean and readable copy with few other notable imperfections, remarkable for a book of this age. This stunning book is looking for a new home and would make for a perfect gift for any ballooning enthusiast.
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: Henry Coxwell
Binding: Hardback
Ref: 122503
Price £185.00
