Punch In The Air: A Cartoon History Of Flying
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the pioneering days of the Wright Brothers to the jet age of mass aviation, Punch in the Air: A Cartoon History of Flying chronicles humanity's most audacious obsession through the razor-sharp wit and pen of Britain's most celebrated comic illustrators. Edited by the legendary David Langdon — himself a titan of Punch magazine — this anthology gathers a century's worth of satirical cartoons that immortalise the triumphs, absurdities, and white-knuckle anxieties of flight, presenting the sky not as a boundless frontier, but as a stage for very human comedy. Drawn entirely from the storied archives of Punch, the world's most famous humour magazine, this collection illustrates how British wit evolved alongside aviation itself — from the goggled daredevil in his open biplane to the harried business traveller crammed into economy class. Langdon's deft editorial eye curates a visual narrative that is as much a social history as it is a comedy, capturing the public's shifting relationship with the miracle of flight. A perfect gift for aviation enthusiasts and lovers of classic British humour alike, it leaves one wondering: did we ever truly conquer the skies, or did the skies simply learn to laugh back at us?
Author: David Langdon
Format: Paperback
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the pioneering days of the Wright Brothers to the jet age of mass aviation, Punch in the Air: A Cartoon History of Flying chronicles humanity's most audacious obsession through the razor-sharp wit and pen of Britain's most celebrated comic illustrators. Edited by the legendary David Langdon — himself a titan of Punch magazine — this anthology gathers a century's worth of satirical cartoons that immortalise the triumphs, absurdities, and white-knuckle anxieties of flight, presenting the sky not as a boundless frontier, but as a stage for very human comedy. Drawn entirely from the storied archives of Punch, the world's most famous humour magazine, this collection illustrates how British wit evolved alongside aviation itself — from the goggled daredevil in his open biplane to the harried business traveller crammed into economy class. Langdon's deft editorial eye curates a visual narrative that is as much a social history as it is a comedy, capturing the public's shifting relationship with the miracle of flight. A perfect gift for aviation enthusiasts and lovers of classic British humour alike, it leaves one wondering: did we ever truly conquer the skies, or did the skies simply learn to laugh back at us?