Jane's All The World's Airships 1909
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the dawn of powered flight, when the skies were the final frontier of human ambition, Fred T. Jane compiled what would become one of the most historically significant aeronautical records ever produced — a comprehensive census of every airship known to man in 1909. Jane's All the World's Airships 1909 chronicles the entire global fleet of dirigibles, balloons, and early aerial craft of the era, presenting detailed specifications, illustrations, and performance data that captured a world on the cusp of an aviation revolution. Supplemented by a dedicated chapter on Aerial Engineering by Charles de Grave Sells, this volume presents a uniquely technical yet accessible portrait of an industry in its absolute infancy. This work stands as a foundational document in the history of aviation literature, a direct predecessor to the legendary Jane's All the World's Aircraft series that would define aeronautical reference publishing for over a century. Jane's meticulous, data-driven style — precise, authoritative, and encyclopaedic — set the gold standard for military and civilian aerospace intelligence. Republished by David & Charles Reprints, this facsimile edition places an irreplaceable primary source back in the hands of historians, engineers, and aviation enthusiasts alike. For anyone seeking to understand how humanity first dared to conquer the skies, this is the definitive starting point.
Author: Fred T. Jane
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, David & Charles Reprints
Genre: Transport & automotive
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the dawn of powered flight, when the skies were the final frontier of human ambition, Fred T. Jane compiled what would become one of the most historically significant aeronautical records ever produced — a comprehensive census of every airship known to man in 1909. Jane's All the World's Airships 1909 chronicles the entire global fleet of dirigibles, balloons, and early aerial craft of the era, presenting detailed specifications, illustrations, and performance data that captured a world on the cusp of an aviation revolution. Supplemented by a dedicated chapter on Aerial Engineering by Charles de Grave Sells, this volume presents a uniquely technical yet accessible portrait of an industry in its absolute infancy. This work stands as a foundational document in the history of aviation literature, a direct predecessor to the legendary Jane's All the World's Aircraft series that would define aeronautical reference publishing for over a century. Jane's meticulous, data-driven style — precise, authoritative, and encyclopaedic — set the gold standard for military and civilian aerospace intelligence. Republished by David & Charles Reprints, this facsimile edition places an irreplaceable primary source back in the hands of historians, engineers, and aviation enthusiasts alike. For anyone seeking to understand how humanity first dared to conquer the skies, this is the definitive starting point.