Verlag: Hyperion Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0786866594 ISBN 13: 9780786866595
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
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Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Verlag: Hyperion Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0786866594 ISBN 13: 9780786866595
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
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Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Verlag: Hyperion Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0786866594 ISBN 13: 9780786866595
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
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Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Verlag: Hachette Books, 2003
ISBN 10: 0786866594 ISBN 13: 9780786866595
Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Verlag: Hyperion, 2004
ISBN 10: 0786885718 ISBN 13: 9780786885718
Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Verlag: Hachette Books, 2003
ISBN 10: 0786866594 ISBN 13: 9780786866595
Zustand: As New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.
Verlag: Fourth Estate Limited, 2003
ISBN 10: 1841153680 ISBN 13: 9781841153681
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good.
Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London, 2003
ISBN 10: 1841153680 ISBN 13: 9781841153681
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. From the author of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, winner of the prestigious Rhone-Poulenc science award: the history of aviation told through the extraordinary story of Alberto Santos-Dumont, the forgotten man who battled to be the first to free himself from the confines of the earth. Ask most people who flew the first aeroplane and you'll get the same response: Orville and Wilbur Wright. But ask a Brazilian the same question and you will get a different answer: Alberto Santos-Dumont, the man they have crowned the 'father of aviation'. Fearless Alberto Santos-Dumont was a slight and wiry man who built flying machines that could hold no one heavier than himself and required a daredevil dexterity to stay aloft. Never before or since has there been an aeroplane in which the pilot has had to stand up for the whole flight (he had to perfect the rumba in order to get his Bird of Prey into the air at all). Nor has anyone else had a personal flying machine a small powered balloon that he kept tied to a lamp post outside his apartment when he was not bar-hopping, handing the reins of the airship to the doorman at his favourite night spot. His genius and charisma led him to be celebrated in Paris, London and New York: he dined with the Cartiers, the Rothschilds and the Roosevelts, and fast became the darling of the press. With his blithe faith in the future of technology, Santos-Dumont did not foresee the destructive power of his beloved machines. Yet his indomitable spirit was slowly crushed as competition grew and the skies became full of hazardous aircraft. With the dawn of World War I, he saw their potential for devastation and began to blame himself for every fatality. The guilt placed too great a weight on his mind, and as he became distracted from his aeronautical dream, family and friends began to fear for his sanity. On his last attempt to fly he glued feathers to his arms and tried to launch himself through a window in a sanatorium. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Harper Perennial 06/12/2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 1841153699 ISBN 13: 9781841153698
Anbieter: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
Verlag: Hachette Books, 2003
ISBN 10: 0786866594 ISBN 13: 9780786866595
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: USED_FINE.
Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London, 2004
ISBN 10: 1841153699 ISBN 13: 9781841153698
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. From the author of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, winner of the prestigious Rhone-Poulenc science award: the history of aviation told through the extraordinary story of Alberto Santos-Dumont, the forgotten man who battled to be the first to free himself from the confines of the earth. Ask most people who flew the first aeroplane and you'll get the same response: Orville and Wilbur Wright. But ask a Brazilian the same question and you will get a different answer: Alberto Santos-Dumont, the man they have crowned the 'father of aviation'. Fearless Alberto Santos-Dumont was a slight and wiry man who built flying machines that could hold no one heavier than himself and required a daredevil dexterity to stay aloft. Never before or since has there been an aeroplane in which the pilot has had to stand up for the whole flight (he had to perfect the rumba in order to get his Bird of Prey into the air at all). Nor has anyone else had a personal flying machine a small powered balloon that he kept tied to a lamp post outside his apartment when he was not bar-hopping, handing the reins of the airship to the doorman at his favourite night spot. His genius and charisma led him to be celebrated in Paris, London and New York: he dined with the Cartiers, the Rothschilds and the Roosevelts, and fast became the darling of the press. With his blithe faith in the future of technology, Santos-Dumont did not foresee the destructive power of his beloved machines. Yet his indomitable spirit was slowly crushed as competition grew and the skies became full of hazardous aircraft. With the dawn of World War I, he saw their potential for devastation and began to blame himself for every fatality. The guilt placed too great a weight on his mind, and as he became distracted from his aeronautical dream, family and friends began to fear for his sanity. On his last attempt to fly he glued feathers to his arms and tried to launch himself through a window in a sanatorium. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Fourth Estate 16/06/2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 1841153680 ISBN 13: 9781841153681
Anbieter: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
Verlag: Fourth Estate, 2003
ISBN 10: 1841153680 ISBN 13: 9781841153681
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Zustand: VeryGood. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Verlag: Hyperion, 2004
ISBN 10: 0786885718 ISBN 13: 9780786885718
Anbieter: medimops, Berlin, Deutschland
Zustand: USED_VERYGOOD. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Verlag: Hachette Books, 2003
ISBN 10: 0786866594 ISBN 13: 9780786866595
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
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hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. FIrst edition.
Verlag: Fourth Estate, 2003
ISBN 10: 1841153680 ISBN 13: 9781841153681
Anbieter: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. . ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Verlag: Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 2004
ISBN 10: 1841153699 ISBN 13: 9781841153698
Anbieter: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Soft cover. Zustand: USED_VERYGOOD. 2nd Edition. WITH 384 PAGES , ILLUSTRATED , VERY GOOD CONDITION.
Verlag: New York: Theia., 2003
ISBN 10: 0786866594 ISBN 13: 9780786866595
1. ed. 8°. IX, 369 S., sw-Abbildungen auf Tafeln, Halbleinen (Kapital unten leicht bestossen; gut erhalten) Sprache: englisch.
Verlag: THEIA, 2003
ISBN 10: 0786866594 ISBN 13: 9780786866595
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnFrom the author of the acclaimed The Man Who Loved Only Numbers comes a book that is at once the biography of an eccentric Brazilian aviator, Alberto Santos-Dumont, and the story of the thrilling early days of flight. 16-page ph.