Hodgson, J. E.. THE HISTORY OF AERONAUTICS IN GREAT BRITAIN FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE LATTER HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Oxford University Press, London, 1924.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Description: Quarto; 436 pages; G; Bound in Brown cloth with Gilt lettering on spine and gilt decoration on front cover; Bumping and rubbing to corners, open and closed tears along spine edges, spots of discoloration on both covers; Textblock has age toning, foxing to some pages, bookplate on front endpaper, paper attached to front endpaper; Shelved in the Front Case. 1347773. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Hodgson, J. E.. THE HISTORY OF AERONAUTICS IN GREAT BRITAIN From the Earliest Times to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century.. Oxford University Press, London, 1924.

Price: US$137.50 + shipping

Description: 436p, 11" x 7 3/4", cloth, top edge gilt, many illustrations (a few in color), spine browned, bumped corner, good. First edition. One of 1000 copies.

Seller: Bookseller, Inc., Akron, OH, U.S.A.

Hodgson, J.E.. The History of Aeronautics in Great Britain: From the Earliest Times to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press, London, 1924.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Thick heavy quarto. xxii, 436 pp. With 150 illustrations from contemporary sources, chronology, bibliography, etc. Very sharp copy in the original cloth; some small surface imperfections, but much nicer than usual for heavy books in cloth of this vintage.

Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.

Hodgson J.E. [John Edmund Hodgson 1875 -1952]:. THE HISTORY OF AERONAUTICS IN GREAT BRITAIN From the Earliest Times to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century. LONDON : OXFORD University Press, 1924.

Price: US$172.92 + shipping

Description: An excellent copy of the First Edition (limited to 1,000 copies) in a bespoke [home-made] dustwrapper. Large Quarto (11½" x 8"), [xxii], 436.pps. in Original publishers cloth. Top edge gilt with tissue guarded frontispiece and 150 illustrations 13 in colour. An invaluable chronological account recording the lives and characters of the pioneers of ballooning and flight. No ownership marks ( A heavy volume weighing around 2.5 kg. Please enquire for specific shipping costs.)

Seller: John L. Capes (Books) Established 1969, STAITHES, United Kingdom

Hodgson, J.E.. History of Aeronautics in Great Britain From the Earliest Times to the Latter half of the Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press, 1924.

Price: US$185.73 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Limited to 1000 copies. The book is still firmly bound and has been carefully read. The hardcover is has some light edge wear & is slightly faded with a little spotting. Inside the pages are clean and free from foxing. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. Many illustrations in b/w and some colour plates. A large & heavy volume which weighs about 2.5kg with packaging so special postage rates apply for shipping overseas

Seller: Dandy Lion Editions, Beare Green, Dorking, United Kingdom

Hodgson, J.E.. The History of Aeronautics In Great Britain From the Earliest Times to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century. Oxford Univ. Press, London, 1924.

Price: US$185.73 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: xxii, 436pp. 13 col'd plates, 79 half-tones, numerous text illus. Original black buckram, gilt shows Chelsea Library Stamps to front board and faint ink numerals above spine title. Rear board sl. warped at upper corner; earlier stain has been skillfully refreshe. New rear endpapers. Fr. fly sl. scarred; library label to sl. marked front endpaper. plates have small circular blind stamps to margins. Otherwise a good clean copy of this very scare title. Collated. Size: 11.5 x 8."

Seller: Scorpio Books, IOBA, Bungay, United Kingdom

Hodgson, J E. The History of Aueronautics in Great Britain to the latter half of the nineteenth century. Oxford University Press, 1924.

Price: US$191.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: hardback, large thick volume, 11 1/2" x 8", blue cloth lettered gilt to spine, front panel of original dust wrapper has been trimmed and loosely inserted. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. A tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, the cloth faded at the head and foot of the spine, the corner tips of the upper board knocked. Colour frontis, plates, half-tones and b&w illustrations, xxii + 436pp. Published in an edition of 1,000 unnumbered copies.

Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United Kingdom

Hodgson, J.E.. History of Aeronautics in Great Britain: From the Earliest Times to the Later Half of the Nineteenth Century. London: Oxford University Press, 1924. 1st ed. Hardcover. 436 pages., 1924.

Price: US$240.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: With 150 illustrations from contemporary sources, chronology, bibliography. Top edge gilt. Bright gilt title and decoration. Limited edition of 1,000 copies. Much on balloning. B/w photos, drawings & illustrations along with a few color plates. VG/No Jacket. Clean, unmarked. Spine ends/corners lightly bumped. Spine faded to a shade lighter than the boards. Paper at front hinge starting, but binding is solid. Item # B5789.

Seller: Schroeder's Book Haven, League City, TX, U.S.A.

HODGSON, J. E.. The History of Aeronautics in Great Britain from the Earliest Times to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century.. Oxford University Press, London, 1924.

Price: US$375.00 + shipping

Description: xxii, 436 pp. With 150 illustrations from contemporary sources. Folio, publisher's blue gilt-stamped cloth. First edition; one of 1000 copies. Rear hinge cracked but still sound; spine a little sunned; light use to cloth.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Hodgson, J. E.. History of Aeronautics in Great Britain. Oxford University Press, London, 1924.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Ex Libris Charles Henry Bleck Lisbon Book No. 325 Subject Aeronautics Year 1924." Limited edition #325/1000, and signed by this famous aviator "Carlos Bleck Dezembro 1924" on second front free endpage; top edge gilt; 436 pages, 150 illustrations (9 in color). Spine ends and bottom corners very slightly bumped, covers very slightly worn. ; Limited Edition; 8 1/4 x 11 1/2 "

Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.

Hodgson, J.E.. The History of Aeronautics in Great Britain from the earliest times to the latter half of the nineteenth century.. London: Oxford University Press, 1924., 1924.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Description: Quarto. xxii, 436 pp. With 150 plates, thirteen in color. Charcoal cloth with gilt spine, top edge gilt. Binding extremities rubbed, light fraying to spine ends. Spine a bit faded. A good copy, tight and clean. First edition. One of 1,000 copies.

Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Hodgson, J[ohn] E[dmund]. The History of Aeronautics in Great Britain from the Earliest Times to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press, London,, 1924.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: One of 1000 copies. Hardcover, bound in full polished calf, top edge gilt. Toning to the text block, else unmarked.

Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.

Hodgson, J.E.. The History of Aeronautics in Great Britain from the Earliest Times to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press, 1924.

Price: US$505.94 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: With the original dust jacket, remarkable for this title. Very presentable, clean and sound copy. No inscriptions. Dust jacket a little worn at edges, lightly dust stained, lacking a largish chip from the unlettered part of the spine panel just affecting the Oxford device. This hole has been patched ( without adhesives ) with similar coloured paper. xxii + 436 pages, chronology, bibliography, notes, index. Profusely illustrated. Size approx. 11.5" by 8". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Main Picture: Front of jacket. Picture 2: Spine of jacket. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27113.

Seller: Steve Liddle, ABA PBFA ILAB, Bristol, United Kingdom

J.E. Hodgson. The History of Aeronautics in Great Britain, from the Earliest Times to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, London, 1924.

Price: US$864.58 + shipping

Description: The first edition of J.E. Hodgson's richly illustrated study of the history of aeronautics, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. Limited to one-thousand copies, this is the first edition of Hodgson's work, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Hodgson examines the history of British aviation and aeronautics from 'the earliest times to the latter half of the nineteenth century, discussing the invention of the balloon, and the role of the navigable balloon in 'literature, caricature and fashion', the parachute, and the evolution of the airship.He discusses early aeronautics pioneers including Vincent Lunardi and James Sadler.Featuring one-hundred and fifty illustrations, thirteen of which are in colour, and the majority of which are drawn from contemporary sources. Collated, complete.With the inscription of P.W. Brooks to the front free endpaper.A wonderful copy of this work, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Bumping to back strip tail, with a touch of fading to rear board. Inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper back strip a touch age toned, with minor handling marks to front wrap. Significant neat reinforcements to dust wrapper reverse, to back strip head and tail, and flyleaf folds. Small closed tears and minor losses to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom